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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 23, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 23

The five Geography silhouettes for August 23, 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 New Hampshire (290.2 km) to Malaysia (2,170 km). The widest gap was round 1, Thailand against Estonia, at 4.5×; the closest call was round 4, Poland against Cuba, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Thailand vs Estonia

    Estonia · reference · 363.1 km
    Thailand · true height · 1,645 km

    4.5× taller than Estonia

    Thailand extends about 1,645 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    New Hampshire (US state) vs Alabama (US state)

    Alabama · reference · 532 km
    New Hampshire · true height · 290.2 km

    1.8× shorter than Alabama

    New Hampshire extends about 290 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Kentucky (US state) vs Malaysia

    Malaysia · reference · 2,170 km
    Kentucky · true width · 675.4 km

    3.2× shorter than Malaysia

    Kentucky extends about 675 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Poland vs Cuba

    Cuba · reference · 1,115 km
    Poland · true width · 684.7 km

    1.6× shorter than Cuba

    Poland extends about 685 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

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

    Myanmar · reference · 2,072 km
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands · true height · 522.7 km

    4.0× shorter than Myanmar

    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands extends about 523 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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