State size comparison
compared to
North Dakota is about 8 times smaller than Alaska.
Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, while North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, making North Dakota 12.06% the size of Alaska. Meanwhile, the population of Alaska is ~710,231 people (37,640 fewer people live in North Dakota).
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