Country size comparison
compared to
Nicaragua is around the same size as North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, making Nicaragua 3% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (3.2 million fewer people live in Nicaragua).
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