Country size comparison

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North Carolina is about 3 times bigger than Netherlands.

Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 204% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (7.9 million fewer people live in North Carolina).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Netherlands vs. North Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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