Country size comparison
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Somalia is about 1.9 times bigger than Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, while Somalia is approximately 637,657 sq km, making Somalia 86% larger than Republic of the Congo. Meanwhile, the population of Republic of the Congo is ~5.5 million people (6.8 million more people live in Somalia).
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