Country size comparison

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South America is about 1.8 times bigger than United States.

United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, while South America is approximately 17,840,000 sq km, making South America 81% larger than United States.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of United States vs. South America uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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