Country size comparison
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United Arab Emirates is about 2.8 times smaller than Laos.
Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 35.3% the size of Laos. Meanwhile, the population of Laos is ~7.7 million people (2.2 million more people live in United Arab Emirates).
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