Country size comparison
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French Polynesia is about 3 times smaller than Connecticut.
Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 33.21% the size of Connecticut. Meanwhile, the population of Connecticut is ~3.6 million people (3.3 million fewer people live in French Polynesia).
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