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New Caledonia is about 9 times smaller than Washington.
Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 10.78% the size of Washington. Meanwhile, the population of Washington is ~6.7 million people (6.4 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
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