Country size comparison
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Washington is about 6 times bigger than Belgium.
Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 465% larger than Belgium. Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.8 million people (5.1 million fewer people live in Washington).
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