Country size comparison

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Washington is about 2.2 times smaller than Japan.

Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 45.6% the size of Japan. Meanwhile, the population of Japan is ~123.4 million people (115.4 million fewer people live in Washington).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Japan vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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