Country size comparison
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Central African Republic is about 17 times bigger than Taiwan.
Taiwan is approximately 35,980 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 1,631% larger than Taiwan. Meanwhile, the population of Taiwan is ~23.6 million people (18.1 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
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