Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is around the same size as New Mexico.

New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 9% larger than New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (3.5 million more people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Mexico vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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