Country size comparison
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Maldives is about 281 times smaller than United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, making Maldives 0.36% the size of United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (9.5 million fewer people live in Maldives).
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