Country size comparison

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United Arab Emirates is about 1.2 times smaller than Virginia.

Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 81.52% the size of Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (1.9 million more people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Virginia vs. United Arab Emirates uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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