Country size comparison
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Djibouti is about 5 times smaller than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Djibouti is approximately 23,200 sq km, making Djibouti 19.25% the size of North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (25.0 million fewer people live in Djibouti).
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