Country size comparison
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New Zealand is about 2.6 times bigger than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 162% larger than Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (2.9 million fewer people live in New Zealand).
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