City size comparison

compared to

Amsterdam is around the same size as District of Columbia.

District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, while Amsterdam is approximately 166 sq km, making Amsterdam 93.65% the size of District of Columbia.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of District of Columbia vs. Amsterdam uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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