Country size comparison
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Yemen is about 1.3 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Yemen is approximately 527,968 sq km, making Yemen 31% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (6.3 million fewer people live in Yemen).
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