City size comparison

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Fort Lauderdale is about 9 times smaller than New York City.

New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, while Fort Lauderdale (excluding the city's 9.9 sq km of water area) is approximately 90 sq km, making Fort Lauderdale 11.52% the size of New York City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New York City vs. Fort Lauderdale uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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