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It's about as big as Florida
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The size of Florida is about 170,303.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 170,303.6 sq. km in total area. Florida has 1,067 km (663 mi) of oceanfront beaches and 1,926.38 km (1,197 mi) of coastline total.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as big as New York
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The size of New York is about 141,299.40 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 141,299.4 sq. km in total area. Adirondack Park, a 24,700 sq. km area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about four-fifths as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 213,096 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 213,096.0 sq. km in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about three-fourths as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 225,170.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 225,170.6 sq. km in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 1,544.5 sq. km (596.3 sq. mi) segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about two-thirds as big as Michigan
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The size of Michigan is about 250,493.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 250,493.6 sq. m in total area. According to some studies, there is no point in Michigan that is more than 9.66 km (6 mi) from a lake or 136.79 km (85 mi) from a Great Lake.
It's about two times as big as The Island of Ireland
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The size of The Island of Ireland is about 84,421 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Éire, a.k.a. Airlann)
The island of Ireland - split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - covers 84,421 sq. km. The island has been populated for over 9,000 years.
It's about half as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 348,000 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 348,000 sq. km. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about two times as big as Lake Superior
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The size of Lake Superior is about 82,100 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Lac Supérieur, a.k.a. Gitchigumi, a.k.a. Gitche Gumee) (surface area)
Both the largest of North America's Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Superior has a total area of 82,100 sq. km. It borders the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
It's about two-fifths as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 380,838.07 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 380,838.07 sq. km in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 496 sq. km.
It's about two-fifths as big as California
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The size of California is about 423,969.580 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 423,969.58 sq. km in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about three times as big as Lake Huron
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The size of Lake Huron is about 59,600 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Lac Huron) (surface area)
The second largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Huron has a total area of 59,600 sq. km. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about three times as big as Lake Michigan
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The size of Lake Michigan is about 57,800 square kilometers.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 57,800 sq. km. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about one-fourth as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 695,621.130 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 695,621.13 sq. km in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about five-and-a-half times as big as Vancouver Island
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The size of Vancouver Island is about 31,285 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 31,285 sq. km. The island is home to the Comox Glacier, which reaches 1,960 m in height.
It's about five-and-a-half times as big as Belgium
The size of Belgium is about 30,528 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Kingdom of Belgium, a.k.a. Koninkrijk Belgi&, a.k.a. Royaume de Belgique, a.k.a. K&nigreich Belgien)
Belgium measures 30,528 sq. km in total area. Contrary to their name, french fries were developed in Belgium (known at the time as the Southern Netherlands) in the late 17th century.
 
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