State size comparison
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North Carolina is about 1.2 times bigger than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 23% larger than Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (1.5 million more people live in North Carolina).
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