Country size comparison

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Detroit is about 12 times smaller than French Polynesia.

French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, making Detroit 8.62% the size of French Polynesia.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of French Polynesia vs. Detroit uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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