Country size comparison
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Mauritania is about 10 times bigger than Kentucky.
Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, while Mauritania is approximately 1,030,700 sq km, making Mauritania 902% larger than Kentucky. Meanwhile, the population of Kentucky is ~4.3 million people (177,442 fewer people live in Mauritania).
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Make 8.0 times more money in Kentucky
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