Country size comparison
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Republic of the Congo is about 1.4 times bigger than Laos.
Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 44% larger than Laos. Meanwhile, the population of Laos is ~7.7 million people (2.2 million fewer people live in Republic of the Congo).
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