Country size comparison

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France is around the same size as Yemen.

Yemen is approximately 527,968 sq km, while France is approximately 551,500 sq km, making France 4% larger than Yemen. Meanwhile, the population of Yemen is ~41.8 million people (26.9 million more people live in France).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Yemen vs. France uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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