Country size comparison
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Eritrea is around the same size as Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, while Eritrea is approximately 117,600 sq km, making Eritrea 1% larger than Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the population of Pennsylvania is ~12.7 million people (6.5 million fewer people live in Eritrea).
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Be 4.0 times more likely to have internet access in Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania is 7.4 times more expensive than Eritrea overall
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