State size comparison
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Arizona is about 2.3 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Arizona is approximately 294,312 sq km, making Arizona 133% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (3.1 million fewer people live in Arizona).
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