State size comparison
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Washington is about 7 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 581% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (950,988 more people live in Washington).
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