Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 6 times bigger than Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 494% larger than Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (19.4 million more people live in North Korea).
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