Country size comparison

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Michigan is about 8 times bigger than Belgium.

Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 721% larger than Belgium. Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.8 million people (2.0 million fewer people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Belgium vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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