Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 1.6 times smaller than Senegal.
Senegal is approximately 196,722 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 61.27% the size of Senegal. Meanwhile, the population of Senegal is ~17.9 million people (8.0 million more people live in North Korea).
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