City size comparison

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Brisbane is about 2.3 times bigger than Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Brisbane is approximately 1,343 sq km, making Brisbane 128% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Brisbane uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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