Country size comparison
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Botswana is about 1.7 times bigger than Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, while Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, making Botswana 70% larger than Republic of the Congo. Meanwhile, the population of Republic of the Congo is ~5.5 million people (3.2 million fewer people live in Botswana).
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