City size comparison

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Chicago is about 2.1 times bigger than Geneva.

Geneva (including the canton) is approximately 282 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 109% larger than Geneva.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Geneva vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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