City size comparison

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Washington is around the same size as Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is approximately 166 sq km, while Washington is approximately 158 sq km, making Washington 95.51% the size of Amsterdam.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Amsterdam vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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