Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 1.4 times bigger than United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 44% larger than United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (16.0 million more people live in North Korea).
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