Country size comparison
compared to
Illinois is about 1.2 times bigger than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 19% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (13.1 million fewer people live in Illinois).
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