Country size comparison
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Netherlands is about 91 times bigger than Palau.
Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 8,951% larger than Palau. Meanwhile, the population of Palau is ~21,695 people (17.4 million more people live in Netherlands).
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