North Carolina is around the same size as North Korea.

North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 5% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (16.4 million fewer people live in North Carolina).
This to-scale comparison of North Korea vs. North Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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