Country size comparison
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Papua New Guinea is about 8 times bigger than Croatia.
Croatia is approximately 56,594 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 718% larger than Croatia. Meanwhile, the population of Croatia is ~4.2 million people (5.4 million more people live in Papua New Guinea).
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