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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 9, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 9

The five Geography silhouettes for August 9, 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 Andorra (26.54 km) to Ecuador (1,824 km). The widest gap was round 4, Brunei against Ecuador, at 13×; the closest call was round 1, Venezuela against Mauritania, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Venezuela vs Mauritania

    Mauritania · reference · 1,394 km
    Venezuela · true width · 1,488 km

    1.1× wider than Mauritania

    Venezuela extends about 1,488 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Andorra vs Djibouti

    Djibouti · reference · 196.5 km
    Andorra · true width · 26.54 km

    7.4× shorter than Djibouti

    Andorra extends about 27 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Sri Lanka vs Panama

    Panama · reference · 641.5 km
    Sri Lanka · true height · 429.6 km

    1.5× shorter than Panama

    Sri Lanka extends about 430 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Brunei vs Ecuador

    Ecuador · reference · 1,824 km
    Brunei · true width · 139.7 km

    13× shorter than Ecuador

    Brunei extends about 140 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Indiana (US state) vs United States Virgin Islands (US state)

    United States Virgin Islands · reference · 78.43 km
    Indiana · true height · 443.2 km

    5.7× taller than the United States Virgin Islands

    Indiana extends about 443 km north to south across this outline.

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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.

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