Country size comparison
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California is about 6,621 times bigger than San Marino.
San Marino is approximately 61 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 662,002% larger than San Marino. Meanwhile, the population of San Marino is ~34,682 people (37.2 million more people live in California).
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