Country size comparison
compared to
West Virginia is around the same size as Latvia.
Latvia is approximately 64,589 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 96.55% the size of Latvia. Meanwhile, the population of Latvia is ~1.8 million people (10,768 more people live in West Virginia).
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