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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · SEPTEMBER 1, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 1

The five Geography silhouettes for September 1, 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 Lebanon (178.3 km) to Portugal (2,127 km). The widest gap was round 5, Angola against Lebanon, at 8.5×; the closest call was round 4, Alabama against Tennessee, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Lesotho vs Burkina Faso

    Burkina Faso · reference · 863.1 km
    Lesotho · true height · 229.1 km

    3.8× shorter than Burkina Faso

    Lesotho extends about 229 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Cabo Verde vs Latvia

    Latvia · reference · 443.6 km
    Cabo Verde · true width · 283.5 km

    1.6× shorter than Latvia

    Cabo Verde extends about 283 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Italy vs Portugal

    Portugal · reference · 2,127 km
    Italy · true height · 1,152 km

    1.8× shorter than Portugal

    Italy extends about 1,152 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Alabama (US state) vs Tennessee (US state)

    Tennessee · reference · 780.1 km
    Alabama · true height · 532 km

    1.5× shorter than Tennessee

    Alabama extends about 532 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Angola vs Lebanon

    Lebanon · reference · 178.3 km
    Angola · true height · 1,510 km

    8.5× taller than Lebanon

    Angola extends about 1,510 km north to south across this outline.

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