City size comparison

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Riyadh is about 1.4 times bigger than Rome.

Rome is approximately 1,287 sq km, while Riyadh (map shows its 9 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 1,798 sq km, making Riyadh 40% larger than Rome.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rome vs. Riyadh uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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