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Arizona is larger than Florida in area but not in population.
Yes and No. Israel is smaller than 152 of the world's other countries, but it does not border the Persian Gulf.
It is slightly smaller than Israel
Arizona is slightly smaller than Italy
At 20,770 square km (according to the CIA World Factbook), the area of Israel is slightly larger than Massachusetts, and slightly smaller than New Jersey.
Colorado is smaller ranking at #8 among the states while Arizona is ranked as #6. What Colorado lacks in area it makes up for in elevation.
Ancient Israel was significantly smaller than ancient Egypt, but Ancient Israel was actually wider than Ancient Egypt was since the deserts on either side of the Nile River could not be easily cultivated.
New Mexico is slightly larger than Poland. Arizona is slightly smaller.
Phoenix has a larger population then Rhode Island but has a much smaller area,
Yes, it is the 153rd in size. The great majority of countries smaller than Israel are island-nations.