State size comparison
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Washington is about 9 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 797% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (2.1 million fewer people live in Washington).
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