State size comparison

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District of Columbia is about 1.4 times bigger than Boston.

Boston is approximately 124 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 43% larger than Boston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Boston vs. District of Columbia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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