Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is around the same size as Malawi.
Malawi is approximately 118,484 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 6% larger than Malawi. Meanwhile, the population of Malawi is ~20.8 million people (11.3 million fewer people live in North Carolina).
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