Country size comparison
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Sierra Leone is about 3.7 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, making Sierra Leone 273% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (99,288 fewer people live in Sierra Leone).
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