Country size comparison
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Washington is about 1.5 times bigger than Benin.
Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 53% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (7.0 million fewer people live in Washington).
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