Is Philippines bigger than California?

I really want to know if Philippines is bigger than California cos someone is telling me different.To me Cali is bigger but the person i'm arguing with wont do his research so plz,which is bigger?

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Google->Wikipedia->area by sq km->compare

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@Sci_Fi_Rulez:

California is bigger...

California is also bigger than Japan which Japan is bigger than the Philippines.

The Philippine Islands is around the same size as Arizona so no, California is much larger in area than the Philly Isles.

Is this a joke?

Philippines with prep wins.

@jeanlucpicard: Why would it be a joke?

@0n1zuka: Cuz it doesn't make a lot of sense to ask which is bigger, when you have the information at your finger tips.

@jeanlucpicard: True, but it happens every now and then.

California has a larger area

@TheSheepHerder said:

The Philippine Islands is around the same size as Arizona so no, California is much larger in area than the Philly Isles.

well if you look at the world wide map California is bigger.did my research,Cali 155,959 sq miles while the PI is only 115,830 sq miles, separation of of islands does not make PI bigger

Let me get out my ruler.

This might take a bit.

California is estimated 156,000 sq miles only if you count the area flat...

But if you count all other masses like the dimensions of a mountains then the number increases to estimated 164,000 square miles.