Country size comparison

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United Kingdom is about 46 times bigger than Istanbul.

Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, while United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, making United Kingdom 4,459% larger than Istanbul.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Istanbul vs. United Kingdom uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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