Country size comparison
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Saudi Arabia is about 5 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Saudi Arabia is approximately 2,149,690 sq km, making Saudi Arabia 432% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (1.9 million fewer people live in Saudi Arabia).
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