Country size comparison
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Illinois is about 5 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea is approximately 28,051 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 413% larger than Equatorial Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Equatorial Guinea is ~1.7 million people (11.2 million more people live in Illinois).
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