Country size comparison

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South Korea is about 278 times bigger than Detroit.

Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 27,653% larger than Detroit.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Detroit vs. South Korea uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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