Country size comparison

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South Korea is about 60 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 5,912% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. South Korea uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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