State size comparison
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Alabama is about 7 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 584% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (4.0 million fewer people live in Alabama).
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