Country size comparison
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United Kingdom is about 1.4 times bigger than Washington.
Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, while United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, making United Kingdom 41% larger than Washington. Meanwhile, the population of Washington is ~6.7 million people (61.1 million more people live in United Kingdom).
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