Country size comparison
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New York is about 29 times bigger than French Polynesia.
French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, making New York 2,835% larger than French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (19.1 million more people live in New York).
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