Country size comparison
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Central African Republic is about 32 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 3,143% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (3.3 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
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