State size comparison
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Virginia is about 38 times bigger than Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, making Virginia 3,690% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (6.9 million more people live in Virginia).
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