Country size comparison
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Washington is about 7 times bigger than Rwanda.
Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 554% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (6.4 million fewer people live in Washington).
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