Country size comparison
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Maldives is about 1.7 times bigger than District of Columbia.
District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, while Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, making Maldives 68% larger than District of Columbia. Meanwhile, the population of District of Columbia is ~693,645 people (163,969 fewer people live in Maldives).
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