Country size comparison
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Laos is about 1.9 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 88% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (1.8 million fewer people live in Laos).
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