City size comparison

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San Jose is around the same size as Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is approximately 166 sq km, while San Jose is approximately 180 sq km, making San Jose 9% larger than Amsterdam.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Amsterdam vs. San Jose uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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