City size comparison

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Washington is about 1.6 times bigger than Lisbon.

Lisbon (map shows its 24 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 100 sq km, while Washington is approximately 158 sq km, making Washington 58% larger than Lisbon.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Lisbon vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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