City size comparison

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Detroit is about 1.3 times bigger than Geneva.

Geneva (including the canton) is approximately 282 sq km, while Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, making Detroit 27% larger than Geneva.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Geneva vs. Detroit uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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