Country size comparison
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Madagascar is about 1.4 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Madagascar is approximately 587,041 sq km, making Madagascar 45% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (9.1 million fewer people live in Madagascar).
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