Country size comparison
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Central African Republic is about 1.9 times bigger than Malaysia.
Malaysia is approximately 329,847 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 89% larger than Malaysia. Meanwhile, the population of Malaysia is ~33.9 million people (28.4 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
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