Country size comparison

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North Carolina is about 1.8 times bigger than Ireland.

Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 80% larger than Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people (4.3 million more people live in North Carolina).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ireland vs. North Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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