Country size comparison
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Syria is about 194 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, making Syria 19,344% larger than Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~217,164 people (21.3 million more people live in Syria).
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