Country size comparison
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Burkina Faso is about 1.9 times bigger than Illinois.
Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 90% larger than Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (9.1 million more people live in Burkina Faso).
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