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Holy See (Vatican City) is about 2,770,659 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Holy See (Vatican City) is approximately 0 sq km, making Holy See (Vatican City) 0.0% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (57.5 million fewer people live in Holy See (Vatican City)).
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