Country size comparison
compared to
Arkansas is around the same size as North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Arkansas is approximately 134,856 sq km, making Arkansas 12% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (23.0 million fewer people live in Arkansas).
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