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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 7, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 7

The five Geography silhouettes for August 7, 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 Hong Kong (51.11 km) to Pakistan (1,519 km). The widest gap was round 4, Hong Kong against Pakistan, at 30×; the closest call was round 1, Georgia against Cambodia, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Georgia (US state) vs Cambodia

    Cambodia · reference · 571.8 km
    Georgia · true height · 515.6 km

    1.1× shorter than Cambodia

    Georgia extends about 516 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Idaho (US state) vs Illinois (US state)

    Illinois · reference · 616.8 km
    Idaho · true height · 781.9 km

    1.3× taller than Illinois

    Idaho extends about 782 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Benin vs Zambia

    Zambia · reference · 1,271 km
    Benin · true height · 685.6 km

    1.9× shorter than Zambia

    Benin extends about 686 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Hong Kong vs Pakistan

    Pakistan · reference · 1,519 km
    Hong Kong · true width · 51.11 km

    30× shorter than Pakistan

    Hong Kong extends about 51 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Vermont (US state) vs Washington (US state)

    Washington · reference · 590.5 km
    Vermont · true height · 254.9 km

    2.3× shorter than Washington

    Vermont extends about 255 km north to south across this outline.

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