Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 4.8 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 376% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (20.2 million more people live in North Korea).
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