City size comparison

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Athens is around the same size as Detroit.

Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, while Athens is approximately 412 sq km, making Athens 15% larger than Detroit.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Detroit vs. Athens uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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