State size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is around the same size as Louisiana.
Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 12% larger than Louisiana. Meanwhile, the population of Louisiana is ~4.5 million people (5.0 million more people live in North Carolina).
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