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It's about 0.0000002 times as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 15,057,142,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 15,057,142,000 square perches in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 19,610,283 square perches.
It's about 0.0000001 times as big as California
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The size of California is about 16,762,426,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 16,762,426,000 square perches in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about 9,000,000 times as big as a Playing Card
The size of a Playing Card is about 0.00022 square perches.
(ISO 216 B8 size)
A single ISO 216 B8-size playing card measures 0.00022 square perches. Although this size is the most common playing card, many casinos use the smaller "bridge size" card — 0.0001 square perches smaller.
It's about 9,500,000 times as big as a Post-it® Note (3M)
The size of a Post-it® Note (3M) is about 0.00021 square perches.
(3M) (generically sticky notes, a.k.a. repositionable notes, a.k.a. repositional notes)
A Post-it® Note measures 0.00021 square perches in total area. In September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo swept through Charleston, South Carolina with winds up to 230 kph (140 mph), uprooting eight oak trees in Mr. Bruce Brakefield's yard, but leaving in place a Post-it® note attached to his front door.
It's about 0.00000008 times as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 27,502,676,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 27,502,676,000 square perches in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about 0.00000003 times as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 67,918,567,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 67,918,567,000 square perches in total area. Alaska is home to over 100,000 glaciers — half of the world's total — including the Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border of Alaska, which covers 230,499,900 square perches.
It's about 65,000,000 times as big as a Secure Digital (SD) card
The size of a Secure Digital (SD) card is about 0.0000300 square perches.
A Secure Digital (SD) card measures 3.2 cm by 2.4 cm for a total area of 0.0000300 square perches. SDXC Cards, the latest standard for the technology, will allow the cards to hold up to 2 terabytes of data.
It's about 100,000,000 times as big as a Postage Stamp
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The size of a Postage Stamp is about 0.0000200 square perches.
(average; United States dimensions)
A typical postage stamp measures an average of 0.0000200 square perches. One of the most prized stamps among collectors is the US-issued "Inverted Jenny" stamp printed in 1918, which features an upside-down image of Curtiss JN-4 ("Jenny") airplane; a single stamp sold for $977,500 at a 2007 auction.
It's about 100,000,000 times as big as a US Quarter
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The size of a US Quarter is about 0.000018270 square perches.
(United States quarter-dollar coin) (a.k.a. Quarter dollar, a.k.a. Washington quarter, a.k.a. two bits)
The George Washington quarter, in circulation in various forms since 1932, has a diameter of 24.26 mm (0.955 in) and an area of 0.000018270 square perches.
It's about 150,000,000 times as big as a US Nickel
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The size of a US Nickel is about 0.000013970 square perches.
(United States five-cent coin) (a.k.a. Jefferson nickel)
The nickel, in its current design since 1938, has a diameter of 21.21 mm (0.835 in) and an area of 0.000013970 square perches.
It's about 0.000000006 times as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 336,651,500,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 336,651,500,000 square perches in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about 200,000,000 times as big as a US Penny
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The size of a US Penny is about 0.00001130 square perches.
(United States one-cent coin) (a.k.a. Lincoln penny, a.k.a. Cent, a.k.a. One cent piece)
The Lincoln penny, in its current design since 1909, has a diameter of 19.05 mm (0.75 in) and an area of 0.00001130 square perches.
It's about 0.000000006 times as big as China
The size of China is about 379,433,700,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. People's Republic of China, a.k.a. 中华人民共和国, a.k.a.中華人民共和國 , a.k.a. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghég) (UN mainland area figure)
Mainland China, as measured by the United Nations (excluding China's Special Administrative Regions — Hong Kong and Macau — and disputed territories such as Taiwan, Askai Chin, and the Trans-Karakoram Tract), occupies 379,433,700,000 square perches in total area . China is the the most populous country in the world and the third or fourth largest (depending on areas included in the measurement) in total area.
It's about 0.000000005 times as big as United States
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The size of United States is about 388,515,900,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. United States of America, a.k.a. America, a.k.a. USA, a.k.a. US)
The third or fourth largest country in the world (there is some dispute in how China's total area is measured), the United States measures 388,515,900,000 square perches in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.
It's about 0.000000005 times as big as Canada
The size of Canada is about 394,763,000,000 square perches.
Canada measures 394,763,000,000 square perches in total area. It is both the second-largest country in the world and one of the most-sparsely populated, in addition to having the longest coastline of any country in the world — 243,000 km (151,000 mi).
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