Country size comparison

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Pakistan is about 2 times bigger than California.

California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Pakistan is approximately 796,095 sq km, making Pakistan 97% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (205.7 million more people live in Pakistan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of California vs. Pakistan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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