• Donjuanme@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    I believe that is 381 km squared, not 381 square kilometers. Vastly different areas. Germany is much larger than 381 square kilometers.

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        9 days ago

        If it’s a square 381km x 381km then that’s 145161km² (and I’m not aware that there’s any difference between “square kilometres” and “kilometres squared”, is there?)

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          In writing it’s not clear, but in spoken word you usually stress it like (381 kilometers) *pause* squared, which makes it clear the square applies to both value and unit, (381km)², whereas 381 (kilometers squared) is just 381km²