Country size comparison
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Italy is about 4.8 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, making Italy 383% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (59.2 million more people live in Italy).
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