Country size comparison

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Botswana is about 1.9 times bigger than Italy.

Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, making Botswana 93% larger than Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~61.1 million people (58.7 million fewer people live in Botswana).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Italy vs. Botswana uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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