Country size comparison
compared to
Virginia is around the same size as South Korea.
South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, while Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, making Virginia 3% larger than South Korea. Meanwhile, the population of South Korea is ~51.8 million people (43.8 million fewer people live in Virginia).
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