Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is about 8 times bigger than South Carolina.

South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 699% larger than South Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of South Carolina is ~4.6 million people (829,169 more people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Carolina vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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