Country size comparison
compared to
Nevada is around the same size as New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Nevada is approximately 284,448 sq km, making Nevada 6% larger than New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (2.4 million fewer people live in Nevada).
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