Illinois is about 35 times bigger than French Polynesia.

French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 3,355% larger than French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (12.5 million more people live in Illinois).
This to-scale comparison of French Polynesia vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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