State size comparison

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North Carolina is about 149 times bigger than San Diego.

San Diego is approximately 844 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 14,848% larger than San Diego.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Diego vs. North Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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