Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 1.2 times bigger than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 18% larger than Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (18.0 million more people live in North Korea).
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