Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 2.4 times bigger than Gabon.
Gabon is approximately 267,667 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 144% larger than Gabon. Meanwhile, the population of Gabon is ~2.3 million people (36.0 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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