State size comparison
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Nevada is about 2.2 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Nevada is approximately 284,448 sq km, making Nevada 125% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (6.8 million fewer people live in Nevada).
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