Country size comparison
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French Polynesia is about 4.9 times smaller than Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 20.52% the size of Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (6.2 million fewer people live in French Polynesia).
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