Country size comparison
compared to
West Virginia is about 1.5 times bigger than Netherlands.
Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 50% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (15.5 million fewer people live in West Virginia).
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