Country size comparison
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Libya is about 1,825 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while Libya is approximately 1,759,540 sq km, making Libya 182,425% larger than Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~240,254 people (7.2 million more people live in Libya).
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