Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 6 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 527% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (17.2 million more people live in North Korea).
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