Country size comparison
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Louisiana is about 2.4 times smaller than New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, making Louisiana 41.97% the size of New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (519,632 fewer people live in Louisiana).
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