Virginia is about 1.6 times bigger than Svalbard.

Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, while Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, making Virginia 65% larger than Svalbard. Meanwhile, the population of Svalbard is ~2,926 people (8.0 million more people live in Virginia).
This to-scale comparison of Svalbard vs. Virginia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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