Country size comparison
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North Dakota is about 4.3 times bigger than Netherlands.
Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, making North Dakota 330% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~18.1 million people (17.3 million fewer people live in North Dakota).
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