Country size comparison
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French Polynesia is about 14 times bigger than Maldives.
Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 1,298% larger than Maldives. Meanwhile, the population of Maldives is ~390,164 people (90,808 fewer people live in French Polynesia).
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