Country size comparison

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Northern Mariana Islands is about 2,627 times smaller than South Africa.

South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Northern Mariana Islands is approximately 464 sq km, making Northern Mariana Islands 0.04% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (57.5 million fewer people live in Northern Mariana Islands).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Africa vs. Northern Mariana Islands uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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