Country size comparison
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Central African Republic is about 1.4 times bigger than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 35% larger than Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (4.1 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
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