State size comparison

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North Dakota is around the same size as Washington.

Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, while North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, making North Dakota 4% larger than Washington. Meanwhile, the population of Washington is ~6.7 million people (6.1 million fewer people live in North Dakota).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Washington vs. North Dakota uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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