Country size comparison

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South Africa is about 2,017 times bigger than Madrid.

Madrid is approximately 604 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 201,633% larger than Madrid.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Madrid vs. South Africa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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