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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 12, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 12

The five Geography silhouettes for August 12, 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 the British Virgin Islands (44.4 km) to Argentina (3,695 km). The widest gap was round 1, Brunei against British Virgin Islands, at 3.1×; the closest call was round 4, French Polynesia against Venezuela, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Brunei vs British Virgin Islands

    British Virgin Islands · reference · 44.4 km
    Brunei · true width · 139.7 km

    3.1× wider than the British Virgin Islands

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

  2. ROUND 2

    Nevada (US state) vs Guatemala

    Guatemala · reference · 454 km
    Nevada · true height · 780.9 km

    1.7× taller than Guatemala

    Nevada extends about 781 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Vietnam vs Turkmenistan

    Turkmenistan · reference · 1,205 km
    Vietnam · true height · 1,641 km

    1.4× taller than Turkmenistan

    Vietnam extends about 1,641 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    French Polynesia vs Venezuela

    Venezuela · reference · 1,488 km
    French Polynesia · true width · 1,612 km

    1.1× wider than Venezuela

    French Polynesia extends about 1,612 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Argentina vs Chad

    Chad · reference · 1,776 km
    Argentina · true height · 3,695 km

    2.1× taller than Chad

    Argentina extends about 3,695 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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