Palestine is 66% larger than Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Area: 5,860 km2 World Factbook
Population: 2,731,052 (July 2014) World Factbook
The State of Palestine, is a sovereign state in the Levant that is recognized by the United Nations. Its independence was declared on 15 November 1988 by the Palestine Liberation Organization and its government-in-exile in Algiers. Wikipedia
Area: 3,529 km2 calculated
Rapides Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,613. The parish seat is Alexandria. Rapides is the French spelling of "rapids". Rapides Parish is included in the Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wikipedia