Country size comparison
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New Caledonia is about 35 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 2.85% the size of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the population of Afghanistan is ~38.3 million people (38.0 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
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Make 94.4% less money in Afghanistan
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