Country size comparison
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Massachusetts is about 87 times smaller than Libya.
Libya is approximately 1,759,540 sq km, while Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, making Massachusetts 1.15% the size of Libya. Meanwhile, the population of Libya is ~7.1 million people (590,302 fewer people live in Massachusetts).
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