Country size comparison
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Japan is about 392 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 39,103% larger than Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~240,254 people (123.1 million more people live in Japan).
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