City size comparison

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London is around the same size as Saint Petersburg.

Saint Petersburg is approximately 1,439 sq km, while London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, making London 9% larger than Saint Petersburg.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Saint Petersburg vs. London uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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