State size comparison
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Louisiana is about 637 times bigger than District of Columbia.
District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, while Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, making Louisiana 63,643% larger than District of Columbia. Meanwhile, the population of District of Columbia is ~693,645 people (3.9 million more people live in Louisiana).
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