State size comparison

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Alaska is about 11 times bigger than Alabama.

Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, making Alaska 1,027% larger than Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (4.1 million fewer people live in Alaska).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Alabama vs. Alaska uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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