Country size comparison
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French Polynesia is about 15 times smaller than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 6.68% the size of West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (1.6 million fewer people live in French Polynesia).
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