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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 21, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 21

The five Geography silhouettes for August 21, 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 Liechtenstein (23.74 km) to Paraguay (920.5 km). The widest gap was round 5, Andorra against Paraguay, at 35×; the closest call was round 2, Cyprus against Qatar, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Missouri (US state) vs Guyana

    Guyana · reference · 817 km
    Missouri · true width · 578.1 km

    1.4× shorter than Guyana

    Missouri extends about 578 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Cyprus vs Qatar

    Qatar · reference · 176.6 km
    Cyprus · true width · 159.3 km

    1.1× shorter than Qatar

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

  3. ROUND 3

    Puerto Rico vs Eswatini

    Eswatini · reference · 174.3 km
    Puerto Rico · true width · 279.3 km

    1.6× wider than Eswatini

    Puerto Rico extends about 279 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Liechtenstein vs Northern Cyprus

    Northern Cyprus · reference · 167 km
    Liechtenstein · true height · 23.74 km

    7.0× shorter than Northern Cyprus

    Liechtenstein extends about 24 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Andorra vs Paraguay

    Paraguay · reference · 920.5 km
    Andorra · true width · 26.54 km

    35× shorter than Paraguay

    Andorra extends about 27 km east to west 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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