Country size comparison
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French Polynesia is about 7 times smaller than Lesotho.
Lesotho is approximately 30,355 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 13.73% the size of Lesotho. Meanwhile, the population of Lesotho is ~2.2 million people (1.9 million fewer people live in French Polynesia).
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Make 86.6% less money in Lesotho
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