Country size comparison
compared to
South Korea is about 1.6 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 60% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (50.0 million more people live in South Korea).
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