Country size comparison
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Namibia is about 2 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Namibia is approximately 824,292 sq km, making Namibia 104% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (34.5 million fewer people live in Namibia).
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