Country size comparison
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Washington is about 15 times bigger than Qatar.
Qatar is approximately 11,586 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 1,388% larger than Qatar. Meanwhile, the population of Qatar is ~2.5 million people (4.2 million more people live in Washington).
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