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1.
Area: Arabian Peninsula or Alaska or Algeria
Arabian Peninsula: 3.2m km² Alaska:1.7m km² Algeria: 2.4m km²
2.
Pop: Baja California or Bosnia or Bali
Baja California: 3.8m Bosnia: 3.3m Bali: 4.4m
3.
Area: Cyprus or Cantabria or Connecticut
Cyprus: 9k km² Cantabria: 5k km² Connecticut: 14k km²
4.
Pop: Dublin or Durango or Djibouti (country)
Dublin: 1.4m Durango: 1.8m Djibouti: 974k
5.
Area: Egypt or Ethiopia
Egypt: 1m km² Ethiopia: 1.1m km² Fun fact: the ratio of areas is very similar to the ratio of Egypt's and Ethiopia's populations
6.
Area: Finland or France
Finland: 338k km² France: 644k km² Don't be fooled by the distortion of the Mercator projection
7.
Pop: Guangdong or Gujarat or Germany
Guangdong: 113m Gujarat: 63m Germany: 83m Guangdong has the largest urban agglomeration, centered on Guangzhou
8.
Pop: Hong Kong or Hokkaido or Hungary
HK: 7.5m Hokkaido: 5.3m Hungary: 9.8m
9.
Area: Ivory Coast or Idaho or Italy
Ivory Coast: 322k km² Idaho: 216k km² Italy: 301k km²
10.
Pop: Java or Japan
Java: 145m Japan: 126m Java is much smaller but has a much higher pop. density; Java is 1000 people per km², Japan is 347 per km²
11.
Area: Kyrgyzstan or Korean Peninsula or Kansas
Kyrgyzstan: 200k km² Korea: 219k km² Kansas: 213k km²
12.
Pop: Lebanon or Libya or Liberia
Lebanon: 6.86m Libya: 6.78m Liberia: 4.9m Close, but the little guy pulls it off
13.
Area: Morocco (inc. W Sahara) or Mauritania or Mozambique or Mali or Madagascar
Mor: 711k km² Maur: 1m km² Moz: 802k km² Mali: 1.2m km² Madagascar: 587k km²