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California is the 3rd largest state by area, not sure how that's "small".
California is the 3rd largest state by area, not sure how that's "small".
It represents 12% of the population but only 4% of the land, not all of which is arable or habitable.
I think that grandparent meant that CA represents a "smaller" fraction of the area of the US (~4.3%) than it does of the population (~12.1%).