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Virginia vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 1.5 times (52%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.8 times (77%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Rogers is 3,049 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Virginia's population is 10.2 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Virginia's population density is 7.1 times (611%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Virginia Beach's population is 5.7 times (472%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 40.8 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 79 years.
Virginia vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 21.6 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (110%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
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