Central African Republic is about 5 times bigger than North Korea.

North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 417% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.6 million people (21.1 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of North Korea vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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