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Republic of the Congo is about 2.4 times bigger than Iowa.
Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 136% larger than Iowa. Meanwhile, the population of Iowa is ~3.0 million people (2.5 million more people live in Republic of the Congo).
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