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PugJesus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

“all of Europe could fit inside the 48 continental states alone” - are you sure about that, fam?

Not far off.

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galanthus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The continuous US states are 8,080,464.3 km2

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- PugJesus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  The continuous US states are 8,080,460 square kilometres.
  
  Europe is 10,186,000 square kilometres.
  
  In what world is that “not far off”?
  
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  - Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Given that Australia (2,968,464 sq mi) became part of Europe in 2015, yes, pretty damned far off.
    
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Miaou@jlai.lu ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yeah, if you exclude all the bits that don’t fit, everything else fit

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ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Canada "Hold my beer, eh."

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