Country size comparison

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Detroit is about 1,535 times smaller than France.

France is approximately 551,500 sq km, while Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, making Detroit 0.07% the size of France.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of France vs. Detroit uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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