District of Columbia is about 2 times bigger than Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale (excluding the city's 9.9 sq km of water area) is approximately 90 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 97% larger than Fort Lauderdale.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Fort Lauderdale vs. District of Columbia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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