Continent size comparison

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Africa is about 211 times bigger than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Africa is approximately 30,365,000 sq km, making Africa 20,993% larger than Illinois.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. Africa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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