Submitted by Pardon_my_baconess t3_xxf63s in todayilearned
graycatfat t1_irj32v8 wrote
Reply to comment by turniphat in TIL the length of the US rail network is twice that of Europe by Pardon_my_baconess
correct but I'm not clicking those wacky links
10,000,000-10,400,000 is Europe (3,900,000-4,000,000) sq mi
depends which countries like Georgia you count for the 100,000-200,000 , but mainly how much toward the Ural mountains in Russia you count, and the water area in Scandinavia
4,236,351 sq km European Union (1,635,664 sq. mi)
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/european-union/#introduction
9,833,517 sq km United States (3,796,742 sq mi)
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/#geography
3,796,742 / 1,635,664 ≈ 2.32
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_area
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/area/country-comparison
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/largest-countries-in-europe
https://www.quora.com/How-large-is-the-United-States-in-area-compared-to-Europe
The United States has a land and inland water area over 2.32 times the size of European Union
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