Geography
The Federal District is more than double the size of: Tokyo (Japan) and island of Maui (Hawaii, USA). It is slightly larger than the French Polynesia, the US State of Rhode Island, and Cape Verde. It is slightly smaller than: Bali (Indonesia) and Trinidad and Tobago.
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