Country size comparison
compared to
Netherlands is around the same size as Taiwan.
Taiwan is approximately 35,980 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 15% larger than Taiwan. Meanwhile, the population of Taiwan is ~23.6 million people (6.2 million fewer people live in Netherlands).
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