Country size comparison
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Burkina Faso is about 2.2 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 117% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (12.4 million more people live in Burkina Faso).
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