Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 21 times bigger than Belgium.
Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 2,036% larger than Belgium. Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.8 million people (26.5 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Make 31.8 times more money in Belgium
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