Country size comparison

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Chicago is about 1,606 times smaller than Tanzania.

Tanzania is approximately 947,300 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 0.06% the size of Tanzania.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Tanzania vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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