State size comparison
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West Virginia is about 5 times bigger than Connecticut.
Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 397% larger than Connecticut. Meanwhile, the population of Connecticut is ~3.6 million people (1.7 million fewer people live in West Virginia).
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