Country size comparison

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London is about 6,105 times smaller than China.

China is approximately 9,596,960 sq km, while London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, making London 0.02% the size of China.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of China vs. London uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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