Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 6 times bigger than Senegal.
Senegal is approximately 196,722 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 520% larger than Senegal. Meanwhile, the population of Senegal is ~17.9 million people (39.6 million more people live in South Africa).
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