Country size comparison
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Burkina Faso is about 1.5 times bigger than Syria.
Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 46% larger than Syria. Meanwhile, the population of Syria is ~21.6 million people (371,589 more people live in Burkina Faso).
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