Providence is about 82 times smaller than Melbourne.

Melbourne (the 27 councils of metropolitan Melbourne, without the Yarra Ranges, Cardinia, Mornington Peninsula and Nillumbik) is approximately 3,915 sq km, while Providence is approximately 48 sq km, making Providence 1.22% the size of Melbourne.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Melbourne vs. Providence uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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