Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 6 times bigger than El Salvador.
El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 500% larger than El Salvador. Meanwhile, the population of El Salvador is ~6.6 million people (3.0 million more people live in North Carolina).
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