Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is around the same size as Botswana.

Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 7% larger than Botswana. Meanwhile, the population of Botswana is ~2.4 million people (3.1 million more people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Botswana vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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