Country size comparison
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New Caledonia is about 8 times smaller than Illinois.
Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 12.9% the size of Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (12.5 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
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