State size comparison
compared to
Florida is around the same size as North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Florida is approximately 139,670 sq km, making Florida 11% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (9.3 million more people live in Florida).
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