How big is 12.5 square kilometers?
It's about thirty times as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 0.440 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Holy See, a.k.a. State of the Vatican City, a.k.a. Stato della Città del Vaticano)
The world's smallest nation in both area and population, Vatican City is a walled enclave within Rome, Italy measuring 0.44 sq. km in total area. Vatican City has been home to the Papacy since its incorporation in 1929 and the territory has been the home of Popes since 1377.
It's about one-thirtieth as big as Detroit
The size of Detroit is about 359.50 square kilometers.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 359.5 sq. km in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about one-thirtieth as big as The Isle of Wight
The size of The Isle of Wight is about 388 square kilometers.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 388 sq. km in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about thirty times as big as The Mall of America
The size of The Mall of America is about 0.390 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. MOA, a.k.a. MoA, a.k.a. Megamall) (Bloomington, Minnesota) (total area)
The Mall of America contains over 520 stores and 6.92 km (4.3 miles) of total store frontage in an area totaling 0.390 square kilometers. At the middle of the mall is a 0.028 square kilometers amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as big as San Jose
The size of San Jose is about 453 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 453.0 sq. km in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about one-forty-fifth as big as The Isle of Man
The size of The Isle of Man is about 572 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 572 sq. km in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.001 square kilometers.
It's about one-forty-fifth as big as Chicago
The size of Chicago is about 588.20 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 588.2 sq. km in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about one-fiftieth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 607 square kilometers.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 607 sq. km in total area.
It's about one-fiftieth as big as Manila
The size of Manila is about 619.570 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Kalakhang Maynila) (officially the "National Capital Region (NCR)") (for Metro Manila) (Philippines)
The governmental seat of the Philippines and the one of the world's most densely-populated regions, the Manila metro area measures 619.57 sq. km. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about 50 times as big as Soccer City
The size of Soccer City is about 0.240 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 0.240 square kilometers and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.
It's about 55 times as big as Washington National Cathedral
The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 0.230 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (Washington, DC) (total plot)
Sitting atop the 115 m (377 ft) tall Mount Saint Alban at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Washington National Cathedral sits on a landscaped, 0.23 sq. km plot.
It's about 55 times as big as The United States Capitol
The size of The United States Capitol is about 0.230 square kilometers.
(Washington, DC) (Immediate grounds size)
The grounds of United States Capitol, at the center of Washington DC's quadrants, consists of about seventeen buildings on a 0.23 sq. km plot. While the Capitol Building is the central feature, other buildings include the Supreme Court Buildings and the Library of Congress Buildings, as well as several monuments and sculptures.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Bangalore
The size of Bangalore is about 741 square kilometers.
(officially Bangaluru) (Karnataka, India) (for Greater Bangalore)
Greater Bangalore, the metro area surrounding the city of Bangalore, and including hundreds of wards and villages and eleven municipal areas, measures 741 sq. km in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 3.2 sq. km.
It's about 60 times as big as Grand Central Station
The size of Grand Central Station is about 0.20 square kilometers.
(formally Grand Central Terminal, a.k.a. Grand Central, a.k.a. GCT) (New York City, New York) (total terminal area).
Grand Central station, the largest train station in the world by platform count, measures 0.20 square kilometers in total area. The large flag which was suspended from the concourse ceiling following the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks measures about 0.0000700 square kilometers.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as big as New York City
The size of New York City is about 785.50 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. The Big Apple, a.k.a. NYC, a.k.a. Gotham) (New York)
The largest city in New York and thirteenth-largest in the United States, New York City measures 785.5 sq. km in total area. The city is known as a hub for finance, commerce, and international affairs as well as a renowned center of culture.