State size comparison
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Maryland is about 9 times bigger than Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, making Maryland 835% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (4.7 million more people live in Maryland).
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