Country size comparison
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New Caledonia is about 20 times smaller than Japan.
Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 4.92% the size of Japan. Meanwhile, the population of Japan is ~124.2 million people (123.9 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
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