Notably, the GTA San Andreas map is the biggest among all titles in Grand Theft Auto's 3D Universe. It is also the second biggest in the entire series, bested only by GTA 5's map, which features a ...

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had plans for three separate maps, with cities connected by trains and planes. Developers shifted to one map after a decisive meeting at Rockstar.

The GTA San Andreas map has three different cities — Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas. These were based on Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, respectively.