Maryland has an area of 12,406.68 square miles (32,133.2 km 2) and is comparable in overall area with Belgium (11,787 square miles (30,530 km 2)). It is the 42nd largest and 9th smallest state and is closest in size to the state of Hawaii (10,930.98 square miles (28,311.1 km 2)), the next smaller state.The next larger state, its neighbor West Virginia, is almost twice the size of Maryland …

