Country size comparison
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Turkey is about 1.9 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Turkey is approximately 783,562 sq km, making Turkey 94% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (45.8 million more people live in Turkey).
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