Country size comparison

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Illinois is about 1.7 times bigger than United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 72% larger than United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (2.9 million more people live in Illinois).
This to-scale comparison of United Arab Emirates vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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