Country size comparison
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Eritrea is about 6 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Eritrea is approximately 117,600 sq km, making Eritrea 512% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (2.6 million fewer people live in Eritrea).
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