Country size comparison
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Washington is about 19 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 1,793% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (3.6 million more people live in Washington).
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