Country size comparison
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Pennsylvania is about 2.8 times bigger than Netherlands.
Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, making Pennsylvania 179% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (4.7 million fewer people live in Pennsylvania).
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