Country size comparison
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Central African Republic is about 15 times bigger than Netherlands.
Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 1,400% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (11.9 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
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