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Inconsistent use of land vs. (land + water) area #30

Open danvk opened 9 years ago

danvk commented 9 years ago

As pointed out by a user, for USA vs. Australia, Comparea shows

USA: Area: 9,147,593 km2 Census AUS: Area: 7,741,220 km2 World Factbook

The USA area is land area only, whereas the Australian area is land + water. Because Comparea shows land areas visually, it would be preferable to report land areas in the text as well.