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Asia · 238th largest of 242

Macao at its true size

It sits near the equator, so Mercator barely stretches it: 1.17×.

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How big it really is

23.0 km²True area
238 / 242By area
1.17×As Mercator draws it
1,320,435 timesFits into Africa
640,445People
27,845People per km²

How Mercator draws it

The middle of Macao is at about 22° N. Mercator stretches each place by the same amount across and up, more the further it is from the equator, so here every area comes out 1.17× its true size.

At the equator nothing is stretched. At 60° north or south, everything is drawn at four times its true area. The poles never fit on the map at all.

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