State size comparison

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District of Columbia is about 2 times smaller than Detroit.

Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 49.26% the size of Detroit.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Detroit vs. District of Columbia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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