Country size comparison
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Washington is about 2.7 times bigger than Latvia.
Latvia is approximately 64,589 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 167% larger than Latvia. Meanwhile, the population of Latvia is ~1.8 million people (4.9 million more people live in Washington).
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