Country size comparison
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California is about 1.9 times bigger than Guyana.
Guyana is approximately 214,969 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 88% larger than Guyana. Meanwhile, the population of Guyana is ~789,683 people (36.5 million more people live in California).
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