Country size comparison
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France is about 9 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while France is approximately 551,500 sq km, making France 784% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (66.5 million more people live in France).
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