State size comparison
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Nebraska is about 1.6 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Nebraska is approximately 199,099 sq km, making Nebraska 58% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (7.7 million fewer people live in Nebraska).
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