Beijing is about 12 times bigger than Brisbane.

Brisbane is approximately 1,343 sq km, while Beijing is approximately 16,411 sq km, making Beijing 1,122% larger than Brisbane.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Brisbane vs. Beijing uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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