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In what world is Iran a small country?
by ikeboy 7y ago
In what world is Iran a small country?
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- Veedrac 7y agoMost of the world lives in countries about twice the size of Iran or greater.
- coldtea 7y agoAnd most (over 80%) of countries are way smaller, so there's that...
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- Zanni 7y agoInteresting. My gut instinct is that Iran is a small country, but apparently my gut is wrong. It's in the top 10% by population and by area. [1] Of course "large" and "small" aren't well-defined. You could make a case that there are only two "large" countries (China, India) and all the rest are "small." [1] https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/ https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by...
- OscarCunningham 7y agoCountry size is a heavy tailed distribution. Every country aside from China, India and maybe the US is small.
- smnrchrds 7y agoEven by size, Iran is relatively huge. Iran is larger than France, Germany, and UK combined. For a more visual indicator, see this: https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTQ5Mzg4NTQ.MTIxMTA4MzE*MjI2NzY3NDA(MTQzMTM5NDc~!IR*NDMwMDY1Nw.MTI5NzU2Mjg)NA https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTQ5Mzg4NTQ.MTIxMTA4MzE...
- redisman 7y agoAre you talking about physical size? If so you forgot two of the actual largest countries (Russia, Canada). Brazil and Australia are also bigger than India.