Country size comparison
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New Caledonia is about 7 times smaller than Alabama.
Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 14.13% the size of Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (4.5 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
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