Country size comparison

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Mali is around the same size as South Africa.

South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Mali is approximately 1,240,192 sq km, making Mali 2% larger than South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (36.8 million fewer people live in Mali).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Africa vs. Mali uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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