Country size comparison
compared to
Syria is around the same size as Missouri.
Missouri is approximately 178,414 sq km, while Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, making Syria 5% larger than Missouri. Meanwhile, the population of Missouri is ~6.0 million people (15.6 million more people live in Syria).
This to-scale comparison of
Missouri
vs.
Syria
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