Country size comparison
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United States is about 24 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, making United States 2,335% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (300.1 million more people live in United States).
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