Country size comparison
compared to
Japan is around the same size as Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 11% larger than Republic of the Congo. Meanwhile, the population of Republic of the Congo is ~5.5 million people (118.7 million more people live in Japan).
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