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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 20, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 20

The five Geography silhouettes for August 20, 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 Grenada (25.48 km) to Chile (4,234 km). The widest gap was round 3, Grenada against North Korea, at 23×; the closest call was round 1, Mississippi against Lithuania, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Mississippi (US state) vs Lithuania

    Lithuania · reference · 372 km
    Mississippi · true height · 536.3 km

    1.4× taller than Lithuania

    Mississippi extends about 536 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Chile vs Michigan (US state)

    Michigan · reference · 726.3 km
    Chile · true height · 4,234 km

    5.8× taller than Michigan

    Chile extends about 4,234 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Grenada vs North Korea

    North Korea · reference · 589 km
    Grenada · true height · 25.48 km

    23× shorter than North Korea

    Grenada extends about 25 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Maldives vs Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US state)

    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands · reference · 522.7 km
    Maldives · true height · 113.1 km

    4.6× shorter than the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

    Maldives extends about 113 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Sri Lanka vs Uganda

    Uganda · reference · 632.8 km
    Sri Lanka · true height · 429.6 km

    1.5× shorter than Uganda

    Sri Lanka extends about 430 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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