State size comparison
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Virginia is about 5 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, making Virginia 434% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (790,870 fewer people live in Virginia).
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