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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 19, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 19

The five Geography silhouettes for August 19, 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 Saint Lucia (41.89 km) to India (3,132 km). The widest gap was round 2, Saint Lucia against Mauritania, at 33×; the closest call was round 5, Nicaragua against Slovenia, only 2.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Oregon (US state) vs India

    India · reference · 3,132 km
    Oregon · true width · 644.1 km

    4.9× shorter than India

    Oregon extends about 644 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Saint Lucia vs Mauritania

    Mauritania · reference · 1,394 km
    Saint Lucia · true height · 41.89 km

    33× shorter than Mauritania

    Saint Lucia extends about 42 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Washington (US state) vs Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · reference · 279.3 km
    Washington · true width · 590.5 km

    2.1× wider than Puerto Rico

    Washington extends about 590 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Iraq vs Luxembourg

    Luxembourg · reference · 80.31 km
    Iraq · true width · 923.7 km

    12× wider than Luxembourg

    Iraq extends about 924 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Nicaragua vs Slovenia

    Slovenia · reference · 240.5 km
    Nicaragua · true width · 487 km

    2.0× wider than Slovenia

    Nicaragua extends about 487 km east to west across this outline.

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