Country size comparison
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Nevada is around the same size as Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, while Nevada is approximately 284,448 sq km, making Nevada 4% larger than Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the population of Burkina Faso is ~21.9 million people (19.2 million fewer people live in Nevada).
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