Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is about 14 times bigger than Maryland.

Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 1,251% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (227,245 fewer people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Maryland vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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