Country size comparison

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United Arab Emirates is about 1.7 times smaller than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 58.07% the size of Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (2.9 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. United Arab Emirates uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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