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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 1, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 1

The five Geography silhouettes for August 1, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.

This pre-launch puzzle ran from Barbados (28.38 km) to Chad (1,776 km). The widest gap was round 1, Barbados against Dominican Republic, at 14×; the closest call was round 2, Congo against Idaho, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Barbados vs Dominican Republic

    Dominican Republic · reference · 385.8 km
    Barbados · true height · 28.38 km

    14× shorter than the Dominican Republic

    Barbados extends about 28 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Congo vs Idaho (US state)

    Idaho · reference · 781.9 km
    Congo · true height · 966.9 km

    1.2× taller than Idaho

    Congo extends about 967 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Bosnia and Herzegovina vs New Caledonia

    New Caledonia · reference · 858.3 km
    Bosnia and Herzegovina · true width · 305.4 km

    2.8× shorter than New Caledonia

    Bosnia and Herzegovina extends about 305 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Kentucky (US state) vs Iowa (US state)

    Iowa · reference · 533.2 km
    Kentucky · true width · 675.4 km

    1.3× wider than Iowa

    Kentucky extends about 675 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Timor-Leste vs Chad

    Chad · reference · 1,776 km
    Timor-Leste · true width · 357.9 km

    5.0× shorter than Chad

    Timor-Leste extends about 358 km east to west across this outline.

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