Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is about 18 times bigger than New Jersey.

New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 1,680% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (3.2 million fewer people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Jersey vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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