City size comparison

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Chicago is around the same size as Columbus.

Columbus is approximately 574 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 3% larger than Columbus.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Columbus vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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