Country size comparison
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California is about 1,355 times bigger than Maldives.
Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 135,431% larger than Maldives. Meanwhile, the population of Maldives is ~390,164 people (36.9 million more people live in California).
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