State size comparison
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Alabama is around the same size as Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 13% larger than Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the population of Pennsylvania is ~12.7 million people (7.9 million fewer people live in Alabama).
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