The True Size of Countries
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Most world maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches everything far from the equator: Greenland looks as large as Africa, which is fourteen times bigger. Pick a country and drag it towards the equator to see how big it really is.
How to play
- Pick up to six countries from the list.
- Drag a country with your finger or the mouse; it keeps its true area while the map redraws its shape for the new latitude.
- Copy the address to share exactly what you see.
Crimea moves with Ukraine: borders follow the same data as every quiz on this site.