State size comparison
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Maine is about 4.2 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Maine is approximately 79,931 sq km, making Maine 316% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (7.5 million fewer people live in Maine).
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