Country size comparison
compared to
Washington is about 1.4 times bigger than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 43% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (19.2 million fewer people live in Washington).
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