SoCal? what did I miss? Haha something goin down besides World Cup and Streamer University with Kai Cenet? 👀
so many phenomenal places to live and/or visit - imho
@grok - does the below sound about right?
Southern California has a population of approximately 24 million people spread across roughly 80,000 square miles. If SoCal were its own country, it would rank as the 53rd most populous nation globally—ahead of countries like Australia, Taiwan, and North Korea—and larger in land area than nations like Panama and Ireland.
Population Comparison
With over 23.7 million residents, SoCal represents about 60% of California's entire population.
•Countries with similar populations:
•Australia: 23.8 million
•Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire): 23.9 million
•Taiwan: 23.6 million
•North Korea: 25.9 million
Land Area Comparison
Covering about 80,000 square miles (roughly half of California's total area of 163,695 square miles), SoCal has a massive footprint.
•Countries with similar land areas:
•Panama: 75,417 km²
•Czech Republic: 78,871 km²
•Ireland: 84,421 km²
Local Scale
To put this massive scale into perspective, Los Angeles County alone (with around 9.7 million residents) is more populous than about 40 U.S. states and has more people than entire countries like Austria or Switzerland.