Country size comparison
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Somalia is about 1.6 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Somalia is approximately 637,657 sq km, making Somalia 58% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (24.9 million fewer people live in Somalia).
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