3 ms·Paris is also ~2000 sq miles while DC is only 60 sq miles.by adestefan 13y agoParis is also ~2000 sq miles while DC is only 60 sq miles.Swizec 13y agoI doubt Paris was anywhere near 60sq miles when it started out as a trading settlement in 250 BC.adestefan 13y agoDC is restricted to that 60 sq miles and can get no larger. It was actually a bit larger until they gave back all the land on the south side of the Potomac to Virginia.