State size comparison
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Maine is about 1.3 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while Maine is approximately 79,931 sq km, making Maine 28% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (524,633 fewer people live in Maine).
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