Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is around the same size as Louisiana.
Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 7% larger than Louisiana. Meanwhile, the population of Louisiana is ~4.5 million people (21.4 million more people live in North Korea).
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