Country size comparison
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Gambia is about 1.7 times smaller than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Gambia is approximately 11,300 sq km, making Gambia 58.82% the size of New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (6.4 million fewer people live in Gambia).
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