Dominican Republic is about 1.9 times bigger than Maryland.

Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Dominican Republic is approximately 48,670 sq km, making Dominican Republic 92% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (4.9 million more people live in Dominican Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Maryland vs. Dominican Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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