State size comparison
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Washington is about 1.3 times bigger than Arkansas.
Arkansas is approximately 134,856 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 28% larger than Arkansas. Meanwhile, the population of Arkansas is ~2.9 million people (3.8 million more people live in Washington).
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