Country size comparison
compared to
California is around the same size as Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is approximately 390,757 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 3% larger than Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, the population of Zimbabwe is ~15.1 million people (22.1 million more people live in California).
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