Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 1.3 times bigger than South Korea.
South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 27% larger than South Korea. Meanwhile, the population of South Korea is ~51.8 million people (42.3 million fewer people live in North Carolina).
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