Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is about 3.4 times bigger than South Korea.

South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 243% larger than South Korea. Meanwhile, the population of South Korea is ~51.8 million people (46.3 million fewer people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Korea vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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