Country size comparison
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United Arab Emirates is about 1.6 times smaller than Alabama.
Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 63.61% the size of Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (5.1 million more people live in United Arab Emirates).
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