Country size comparison
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California is about 1.9 times bigger than Belarus.
Belarus is approximately 207,600 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 95% larger than Belarus. Meanwhile, the population of Belarus is ~9.4 million people (27.8 million more people live in California).
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