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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 27, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 27

The five Geography silhouettes for August 27, 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 Belgium (270 km) to the Netherlands (7,913 km). The widest gap was round 2, Colombia against Netherlands, at 4.3×; the closest call was round 5, Oklahoma against Oman, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Kentucky (US state) vs Belgium

    Belgium · reference · 270 km
    Kentucky · true width · 675.4 km

    2.5× wider than Belgium

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

  2. ROUND 2

    Colombia vs Netherlands

    Netherlands · reference · 7,913 km
    Colombia · true height · 1,853 km

    4.3× shorter than the Netherlands

    Colombia extends about 1,853 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Zambia vs Arizona (US state)

    Arizona · reference · 633 km
    Zambia · true width · 1,271 km

    2.0× wider than Arizona

    Zambia extends about 1,271 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Central African Republic vs Pennsylvania (US state)

    Pennsylvania · reference · 494.4 km
    Central African Republic · true width · 1,436 km

    2.9× wider than Pennsylvania

    Central African Republic extends about 1,436 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Oklahoma (US state) vs Oman

    Oman · reference · 1,077 km
    Oklahoma · true width · 770.7 km

    1.4× shorter than Oman

    Oklahoma extends about 771 km east to west across this outline.

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