Country size comparison
compared to
California is about 1.2 times bigger than Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 18% larger than Republic of the Congo. Meanwhile, the population of Republic of the Congo is ~5.5 million people (31.7 million more people live in California).
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