And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Australia and the United States have similar land areas, with the USA being slightly larger. The land area of Australia is approximately 2.989 million square miles, while the USA is about 3.797 million square miles. However, Australia is approximately 80% the size of the contiguous United States.
It is not about land mass but about arable land. The U.S. has that in spades. Australia has us in things that will kill you (snakes, salt water crocs, spiders, etc.).
That certainly puts the two nations in perspective. No?
ReplyDeleteAustralia and the United States have similar land areas, with the USA being slightly larger. The land area of Australia is approximately 2.989 million square miles, while the USA is about 3.797 million square miles. However, Australia is approximately 80% the size of the contiguous United States.
ReplyDeleteFlip Australia over in the map.
ReplyDelete100% agree. Their north is closer to the equator just like our south is.
DeleteEven better, although much more work, would be to line up latitude lines AND flip the image N/S
flip it over, it fits better!
ReplyDelete27 million people in Australia vs 330 million in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteIt is not about land mass but about arable land. The U.S. has that in spades. Australia has us in things that will kill you (snakes, salt water crocs, spiders, etc.).
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thetruesize.com/ lets you compare places on the map. It scales correctly and allows rotation.
ReplyDeleteAdd Alaska, and I think we got em covered.
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