Americans, Know Thy World: The Size of a Country (Part One: A-L)
Published February 15, 2007

B
Bahamas is larger than Juneau, Alaska but smaller than Sitka, Alaska. Bahrain is the size of Austin, Texas. Bangladesh is the size of Louisiana. Barbados is slightly larger than Montgomery, Alabama. Belarus is slightly smaller than Kansas. Belgium is approximately the size of Maryland. Belize is about the size of New Hampshire. Benin is about the size of Tennessee. Bhutan is half the size of Indiana.
Bolivia is slightly smaller than California and Texas combined. Bosnia and Herzegovina is about half the size of Kentucky. Botswana is twice the size of Arizona. Brazil is the size of the United States without most of Alaska. Brunei is about the size of Delaware. Bulgaria is the size of Tennessee. Burkina Faso is slightly larger than Colorado. Burma (see Myanmar). Burundi is slightly larger than Massachusetts.
C
Cambodia is the size of Missouri. Cameroon is the size of Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri combined. Canada is larger than the United States. Cape Verde is slightly larger than Rhode Island. Central African Republic is twice the size of New Mexico. Chad is about 85% the size of Alaska. Chile is the size of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota combined. China is the size of the United States without Minnesota. Colombia is the size of Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming combined.
Comoros is smaller than Jacksonville, Florida. Congo, Republic of, is three times the size of Pennsylvania. Congo, Democratic Republic of, is one-fourth the size of the United States. Costa Rica is more than twice the size of New Hampshire. Côte d'Ivoire is a little larger than New Mexico. Croatia is twice the size of Massachusetts. Cuba is about the size of Virginia. Cyprus is about one and half times the size of Delaware. Czech Republic is slightly smaller than South Carolina.

D
Denmark is half the size of South Carolina. Djibouti is slightly larger than New Jersey. Dominica is slightly larger than Lexington, Kentucky. Dominican Republic is the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
E
Ecuador is about equal in size to Nevada. East Timor is slightly larger than Connecticut. Egypt is nearly one and half times the size of Texas. El Salvador is slightly smaller than New Jersey. Equatorial Guinea is twice the size of Connecticut. Eritrea is about the size of Pennsylvania. Estonia is about twice the size of New Jersey. Ethiopia is almost three times the size of Montana.
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Fiji is about the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Finland is twice the size of Florida. France is twice the size of Colorado.
- Americans, Know Thy World: The Size of a Country (Part One: A-L)
- Published: February 15, 2007
- Type: Opinion
- Section: Culture
- Filed Under: Culture: Society, Sci/Tech: Science
- Writer: Diana Hartman
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Amazing! That was very interesting and must have been a lot of work. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Great job,
Just a small correction, Diana. Israel is the size of New Jersey, Delaware and New York City combined. This includes Judea and Samaria (where I live) and the Heights of Golan.
"Judea and Samaria" is code for "illegally militarily occupied Palestine." "Heights of Golan" means a part of Syria.








Fascinating stuff Diana, looking forward to part 2.