Every once in awhile I try to gain some perspective on the relative sizes of Europe and the US. Here are a few things that always surprise me.
Europe and the US are roughly the same size.
Oregon is slightly bigger than the United Kingdom.
Greece and Alabama are roughly the same size.
The part of Russia in Europe is the only country larger than either Alaska or Texas.
California and Montana are bigger than Germany, Finland, or Norway.
There are 14 countries in Europe smaller than Rhode Island. (It’s about the same size as Luxembourg.) Six of them are smaller than DC.
