Country size comparison
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California is about 97 times bigger than French Polynesia.
French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 9,592% larger than French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (37.0 million more people live in California).
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