Country size comparison
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Somalia is about 33 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Somalia is approximately 637,657 sq km, making Somalia 3,219% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (3.6 million more people live in Somalia).
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