If Switzerland were flat as a pancake, it would be larger than Prussia.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If Switzerland were flat, its area would exceed Prussia's.
- In plain terms
- A flat Switzerland would be larger than Prussia.
- What can you take from it?
- Geography can be counter‑intuitive when dimensions change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What other places change rank when imagined differently?
Another view
Statement is a trivial geographic fact.
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