Country size comparison
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Somalia is about 3.7 times bigger than Washington.
Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, while Somalia is approximately 637,657 sq km, making Somalia 270% larger than Washington. Meanwhile, the population of Washington is ~6.7 million people (5.7 million more people live in Somalia).
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