Country size comparison
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San Marino is about 1,976 times smaller than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while San Marino is approximately 61 sq km, making San Marino 0.05% the size of North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (25.9 million fewer people live in San Marino).
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