Country size comparison
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California is about 18 times bigger than Belize.
Belize is approximately 22,966 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 1,659% larger than Belize. Meanwhile, the population of Belize is ~412,387 people (36.8 million more people live in California).
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