City size comparison

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Madrid is around the same size as Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Madrid is approximately 604 sq km, making Madrid 2% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Madrid uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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