State size comparison
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Idaho is about 1.7 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Idaho is approximately 214,314 sq km, making Idaho 70% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (8.0 million fewer people live in Idaho).
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