Country size comparison
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Peru is about 3.2 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Peru is approximately 1,285,216 sq km, making Peru 218% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (5.0 million fewer people live in Peru).
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