Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is around the same size as Italy.

Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 13% larger than Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~61.1 million people (55.5 million fewer people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Italy vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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