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North Carolina vs Russia Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 130.0 times larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 122.7 times larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 11.5 times longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 7.9 times (691%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 11,836 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Russia Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 13.2 times larger than North Carolina's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- North Carolina's population density is 9.8 times (884%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 14.0 times larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 202 years.
North Carolina vs Russia Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 3.0 times (203%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 4.4 times (336%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 4.1 times (311%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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