Country size comparison
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French Polynesia is about 356 times smaller than Alaska.
Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 0.28% the size of Alaska. Meanwhile, the population of Alaska is ~710,231 people (410,875 fewer people live in French Polynesia).
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