Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is about 1.5 times bigger than California.

California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 54% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (31.8 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
This to-scale comparison of California vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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