City size comparison

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Memphis is about 1.3 times bigger than Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Memphis is approximately 750 sq km, making Memphis 27% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Memphis uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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