Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 6 times bigger than Kentucky.
Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 534% larger than Kentucky. Meanwhile, the population of Kentucky is ~4.3 million people (34.0 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Make 25.1 times more money in Kentucky
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