Country size comparison
compared to
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).
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