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You vs the person they tell you not to worry about (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by blibla@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The United States (9,826,630 km2 / 3,794,080 sq mi) is larger than the European Union (4,233,262 km2 / 1,634,472 sq mi)

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

China, about 9.7M km2

Edit: is your size source right? I found somewhere that says China is 9.7M km2 vs US which is 9.3M km2

https://www.worldometers.info/geography/largest-countries-in-the-world/

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Learn something every day. China ≈ Europe ≈ US as far as area.

[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Neither the post nor the comment limited themselves to the EU. Europe as a whole (10,014,000 km²) is in fact very slightly larger than the US. In this context you could argue that neither USA's Alaska nor all the barren tundra in Europe should really count, then the contiguous 48 could be bigger depending on how how much of Russia you leave out.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So roughly the same size. I then wondered about population and saw that Europe has over twice the population. Which surprised my immediate expectations. Then again, I live in a pretty densely populated part of the US, so I think it twisted my thinking. In my past, I spent most of a decade living in Europe. I also spent a couple of years after living in Europe working as a long haul trucker in the US. Reflecting on those memories, it shouldn't have surprised me.

Not that this has too much to do with the original point, that the US has a shitty train system. Which is true. But check out our military!! Ra-ra, or some shit.

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Continental Europe is not that same thing as the EU. There are quite a few countries in continental Europe that are not part of the European Economic Union.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 weeks ago

I guess you missed the reply already pointing this out.