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Marshall Islands is about 2,231 times smaller than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Marshall Islands is approximately 181 sq km, making Marshall Islands 0.04% the size of California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~39.4 million people (39.3 million fewer people live in Marshall Islands).
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