Country size comparison

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Washington is about 1.9 times bigger than Portugal.

Portugal is approximately 92,090 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 87% larger than Portugal. Meanwhile, the population of Portugal is ~10.2 million people (3.5 million fewer people live in Washington).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Portugal vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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