Country size comparison
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Lesotho is about 1.6 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Lesotho is approximately 30,355 sq km, making Lesotho 58% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (6.6 million fewer people live in Lesotho).
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