Country size comparison

compared to

Chicago is about 1.3 times bigger than Palau.

Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 29% larger than Palau.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Palau vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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