State size comparison
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Washington is about 1.7 times bigger than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 68% larger than Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (1.3 million fewer people live in Washington).
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