Country size comparison
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French Polynesia is about 4 times smaller than Hawaii.
Hawaii is approximately 16,635 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 25.05% the size of Hawaii. Meanwhile, the population of Hawaii is ~1.4 million people (1.1 million fewer people live in French Polynesia).
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