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).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of French Polynesia vs. California uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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