Country size comparison
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United Arab Emirates is about 1.5 times smaller than New York.
New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 68.37% the size of New York. Meanwhile, the population of New York is ~19.4 million people (9.5 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
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