Country size comparison

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Houston is about 2.5 times smaller than French Polynesia.

French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 39.81% the size of French Polynesia.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of French Polynesia vs. Houston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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