Country size comparison
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Washington is about 1.7 times bigger than Iceland.
Iceland is approximately 103,000 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 67% larger than Iceland. Meanwhile, the population of Iceland is ~357,603 people (6.4 million more people live in Washington).
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