City size comparison

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Washington is about 10 times smaller than London.

London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, while Washington is approximately 158 sq km, making Washington 10.07% the size of London.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of London vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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