Country size comparison
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Venezuela is about 2.3 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Venezuela is approximately 912,050 sq km, making Venezuela 126% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (7.5 million fewer people live in Venezuela).
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