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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 2 · SEPTEMBER 5, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 5

The five Geography silhouettes for September 5, 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.

Day 2 ran from Hong Kong (51.11 km) to Kazakhstan (2,946 km). The widest gap was round 1, Hong Kong against Azerbaijan, at 9.3×; the closest call was round 2, Djibouti against Luxembourg, only 2.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Hong Kong vs Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan · reference · 476.8 km
    Hong Kong · true width · 51.11 km

    9.3× shorter than Azerbaijan

    Hong Kong extends about 51 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Djibouti vs Luxembourg

    Luxembourg · reference · 80.31 km
    Djibouti · true height · 196.5 km

    2.4× taller than Luxembourg

    Djibouti extends about 197 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    New Mexico (US state) vs French Polynesia

    French Polynesia · reference · 1,612 km
    New Mexico · true height · 632.5 km

    2.5× shorter than French Polynesia

    New Mexico extends about 632 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    North Korea vs Kazakhstan

    Kazakhstan · reference · 2,946 km
    North Korea · true height · 589 km

    5.0× shorter than Kazakhstan

    North Korea extends about 589 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Denmark vs Micronesia

    Micronesia · reference · 2,745 km
    Denmark · true width · 444 km

    6.2× shorter than Micronesia

    Denmark extends about 444 km east to west across this outline.

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