Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is around the same size as Bulgaria.
Bulgaria is approximately 110,879 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 14% larger than Bulgaria. Meanwhile, the population of Bulgaria is ~6.9 million people (2.7 million more people live in North Carolina).
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