Country size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is around the same size as Kuwait.
Kuwait is approximately 17,818 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 8% larger than Kuwait. Meanwhile, the population of Kuwait is ~3.1 million people (5.7 million more people live in New Jersey).
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