Country size comparison
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California is about 2 times bigger than Senegal.
Senegal is approximately 196,722 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 105% larger than Senegal. Meanwhile, the population of Senegal is ~17.9 million people (19.3 million more people live in California).
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