Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is about 15 times bigger than Switzerland.

Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 1,409% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (3.1 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Switzerland vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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