Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is about 1.6 times bigger than Japan.

Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 65% larger than Japan. Meanwhile, the population of Japan is ~124.2 million people (118.8 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Japan vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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