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British Indian Ocean Territory is about 320 times smaller than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.31% the size of New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~9.5 million people (9.5 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).
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