State size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 5 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 398% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (3.8 million more people live in North Carolina).
This to-scale comparison of
Maryland
vs.
North Carolina
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