Country size comparison

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Laos is around the same size as Minnesota.

Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 15% larger than Minnesota. Meanwhile, the population of Minnesota is ~5.3 million people (2.4 million more people live in Laos).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Minnesota vs. Laos uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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