Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 1.4 times bigger than Portugal.
Portugal is approximately 92,090 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 37% larger than Portugal. Meanwhile, the population of Portugal is ~10.2 million people (706,598 fewer people live in North Carolina).
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