State size comparison
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Maryland is about 1.3 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, making Maryland 32% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (3.0 million fewer people live in Maryland).
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