State size comparison
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North Dakota is about 9 times bigger than Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, making North Dakota 780% larger than Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (5.9 million fewer people live in North Dakota).
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