Country size comparison
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California is about 22 times bigger than New Caledonia.
New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 2,074% larger than New Caledonia. Meanwhile, the population of New Caledonia is ~297,160 people (37.0 million more people live in California).
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