Country size comparison
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California is about 1.5 times bigger than Gabon.
Gabon is approximately 267,667 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 51% larger than Gabon. Meanwhile, the population of Gabon is ~2.3 million people (34.9 million more people live in California).
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