Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is about 6 times bigger than Benin.

Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 453% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (8.3 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Benin vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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