Country size comparison
compared to
Iowa is about 3 times bigger than Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic is approximately 48,670 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 197% larger than Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, the population of Dominican Republic is ~10.7 million people (7.6 million fewer people live in Iowa).
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