What state is the same size as Sweden?
Sweden is around the same size as California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, making Sweden 11% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (26.8 million fewer people live in Sweden).
If Texas were its own country, it would be the 40th largest out of 193 countries in the world, bigger than every country in Europe. King Ranch is the largest ranch in Texas and the US, at 1,289 square miles.
You could fit all of the UK inside Texas 2.8 times. Even more amazingly, you could fit TEN European countries inside Texas at once, with room to spare.
Did you know the state of Texas is nearly twice as big as Germany? Texas is approximately 268,581 sq mi, while Germany is approximately 137,988 sq mi. And @texasgov has a smaller population: 54,090,000 less people than Germany.
In terms of total area: Madagascar: 587,041 km2. Sweden: 450,295 km2. California: 423,970 km2.
Mexico is about 4.4 times bigger than Sweden.
Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, while Mexico is approximately 1,964,375 sq km, making Mexico 336% larger than Sweden.
France is roughly the same size as Texas—but you can comfortably stuff Switzerland in alongside it like an accessory.
Africa has an area of 30,370,000 sq km, while Texas doesn't even break one million sq km, coming in at 676,587 sq km. This means Africa is 45 times larger than the state!
The saying that everything is bigger in Texas likely originated as a reference to the enormity of the state's geographical area. In terms of square miles, Texas is second only to Alaska in size, and it is the largest of the contiguous 48 states.
Russia is the closest country to the United States outside North America. The answer is d) Russia. In fact, Russia is only about 58 miles away from the U.S. Maybe you got this travel trivia question right, thanks to Tina Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live.
Can you fit Germany inside Texas?
121,000 square miles/313,388 square kilometers). If we look at the size of Germany compared to Texas (268,596 square miles/695,662 square kilometers), you'll find that you can almost fit Germany into Texas twice, with maybe a little bit spilling over the edge.
Spain is quite similar to some parts of Texas, the Spanish explorers must have felt right at home. The two countries also share diverse topography, with mountains, sea shore, deserts, and fertile land inside their boundaries.
Texas is about 1.8 times bigger than Japan.
Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, making Texas 79% larger than Japan.
Iran is about 2.4 times bigger than Texas.
Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, while Iran is approximately 1,648,195 sq km, making Iran 143% larger than Texas. Meanwhile, the population of Texas is ~25.1 million people (59.8 million more people live in Iran).
France is about 1.2 times smaller than Texas.
Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, while France is approximately 551,500 sq km, making France 81.34% the size of Texas.
Sweden's top personal tax rate of 57.2 percent applies to all income over 1.5 times the average national income. In comparison, the United States levies its top personal income tax rate of 43.7 percent (federal and state combined) at 9.2 times the average U.S. income (at around $500,000).
For income earned (and so taxed first) in the US, the treaty allows Americans in Sweden to claim Swedish credits to the value of the US tax paid on this income, although they may have to pay some extra Swedish tax on top, as Swedish tax rates being higher than US rates.
Swedish Americans by State
In 2020, Minnesota had the most Swedes, both by number (410,091) and by the percent of the state's population they make up (7.3%).
Alaska is twice the size of Texas. It is twice the size of the country Sweden. Alaska is one-fifth the size of all the Lower 48 states in the U.S. Alaska is home to 54 of the 84 million acres set aside in the National Park system.
Top 10 Largest Countries in Europe (by total area):
France - 543,940 km² (210,020 mi²) Spain - 505,992 km² (195,365 mi²) Sweden - 450,295 km² (173,860 mi²)
Is Sweden or Japan bigger?
Japan is about 1.2 times smaller than Sweden.
Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 83.93% the size of Sweden. Meanwhile, the population of Sweden is ~10.5 million people (113.7 million more people live in Japan).
Although Mexico's war of independence pushed out Spain in 1821, Texas did not remain a Mexican possession for long. It became its own country, called the Republic of Texas, from 1836 until it agreed to join the United States in 1845.
Texas is about 2.8 times bigger than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, making Texas 178% larger than United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (42.6 million fewer people live in Texas).
With only 0.44 km², Vatican City in the heart of Rome is by far the smallest country in the world.
Japan is about 1.8 times smaller than Texas.
Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 55.74% the size of Texas.