Country size comparison

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Houston is about 5,786 times smaller than China.

China is approximately 9,596,960 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 0.02% the size of China.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of China vs. Houston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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