State size comparison
compared to
Connecticut is about 71 times bigger than District of Columbia.
District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 6,989% larger than District of Columbia. Meanwhile, the population of District of Columbia is ~693,645 people (3.0 million more people live in Connecticut).
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