Country size comparison
compared to
Gabon is about 2.1 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Gabon is approximately 267,667 sq km, making Gabon 112% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (7.2 million fewer people live in Gabon).
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