City size comparison

compared to

Washington is around the same size as Saint Petersburg.

Saint Petersburg is approximately 160 sq km, while Washington is approximately 158 sq km, making Washington 98.9% the size of Saint Petersburg.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Saint Petersburg vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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