Country size comparison
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Washington is about 2.3 times bigger than Panama.
Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 129% larger than Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (2.4 million more people live in Washington).
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