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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 13, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 13

The five Geography silhouettes for August 13, 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 Mauritius (58.3 km) to Guinea (807.4 km). The widest gap was round 2, Guinea against Antigua and Barb., at 10×; the closest call was round 4, Guinea-Bissau against Massachusetts, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Cyprus vs Benin

    Benin · reference · 685.6 km
    Cyprus · true width · 159.3 km

    4.3× shorter than Benin

    Cyprus extends about 159 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Guinea vs Antigua and Barb.

    Antigua and Barb. · reference · 79.72 km
    Guinea · true width · 807.4 km

    10× wider than Antigua and Barb.

    Guinea extends about 807 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Burundi vs Mauritius

    Mauritius · reference · 58.3 km
    Burundi · true height · 238.2 km

    4.1× taller than Mauritius

    Burundi extends about 238 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Guinea-Bissau vs Massachusetts (US state)

    Massachusetts · reference · 296.2 km
    Guinea-Bissau · true width · 330 km

    1.1× wider than Massachusetts

    Guinea-Bissau extends about 330 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Michigan (US state) vs New Jersey (US state)

    New Jersey · reference · 270.1 km
    Michigan · true height · 726.3 km

    2.7× taller than New Jersey

    Michigan extends about 726 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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