Country size comparison
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United Arab Emirates is about 4.8 times smaller than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 20.7% the size of California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (27.3 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
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