Americans, Know thy World: The Size of a Country (Part Two: M-Z) - Page 3

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Qatar is about twice the size of Delaware.

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Romania is slightly smaller than Wyoming. Russia is almost one and three-quarters larger than the United States. Rwanda is slightly larger than Vermont.

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South Korea is slightly larger than Indiana. St. Kitts and Nevis is the size of Boulder City, Nevada. St. Lucia is the size of Chicago, Illinois. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the size of Birmingham, Alabama. Samoa is smaller than Rhode Island. San Marino is about the size of Powhatan Creek, Virginia. São Tomé and Príncipe is slightly larger than Dallas, Texas. Saudi Arabia is one-fifth larger than Alaska. Senegal is slightly smaller than South Dakota.

Serbia is slightly smaller than Indiana. Seychelles is a little smaller than Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sierra Leone is half the size of Illinois. Singapore is smaller than Forth Worth, Texas. Slovakia is about the size of New Hampshire and Vermont combined. Slovenia is the size of New Jersey. Solomon Islands is slightly larger than Vermont. Somalia is slightly smaller than Texas. South Africa is nearly three times the size of California.

Spain is about the size of Arizona and Utah combined. Sri Lanka is slightly larger than West Virginia. Sudan is about one-fourth the size of the United States. Suriname is slightly smaller than Wisconsin. Swaziland is larger than Connecticut, but smaller than New Jersey. Sweden is twice the size of Minnesota. Switzerland is about the size of Connecticut and Massachusetts combined. Syria is slightly larger than North Dakota.

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Taiwan is slightly larger than Massachusetts and Connecticut combined. Tajikistan is slightly smaller than the state of Illinois. Tanzania is three times bigger than New Mexico. Thailand is about twice the size of Oregon. Togo is more than twice the size of Vermont. Tonga is about the size of Lexington, Kentucky. Trinidad and Tobago is about the size of Anchorage, Alaska. Tunisia is twice the size of South Carolina. Turkey is more than twice the size of Montana. Turkmenistan (formerly Turkmenia) is about twice the size of Oregon. Tuvalu is slightly smaller than Hastings, Minnesota.

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