But Why?

When you live in a continent-sized superpower that stretches from sea to shining sea, your perspective on the rest of the world can get a little fuzzy. Which is probably why American journalists have taken to adding “a country the size of [US state]” when reporting about places that aren’t America.

Don’t believe us? Check out a few samples below.

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But that’s totally okay! Storytellers need to put a picture in the reader’s mind and that's where we come in.

Roughly The Size Of is an easy-to-use, all-purpose tool that uses US borders to illustrate the world beyond them. Whichever corner of the world you are interested in, this site offers a sense of where you’re heading.

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