Country size comparison
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Panama is about 8 times smaller than Central African Republic.
Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, while Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, making Panama 12.11% the size of Central African Republic. Meanwhile, the population of Central African Republic is ~5.5 million people (1.1 million fewer people live in Panama).
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