Country size comparison

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Senegal is around the same size as Syria.

Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, while Senegal is approximately 196,722 sq km, making Senegal 5% larger than Syria. Meanwhile, the population of Syria is ~21.6 million people (3.6 million fewer people live in Senegal).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Syria vs. Senegal uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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