Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is around the same size as France.

France is approximately 551,500 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 13% larger than France. Meanwhile, the population of France is ~68.3 million people (62.9 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of France vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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