Country size comparison
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New Caledonia is about 6 times smaller than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while New Caledonia is approximately 18,575 sq km, making New Caledonia 15.41% the size of North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (25.7 million fewer people live in New Caledonia).
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