Country size comparison
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Niger is about 3.1 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, making Niger 214% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (12.8 million fewer people live in Niger).
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