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Originally Posted by Car(e)-Free LA
A better comparison would be France or Spain.
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Really? Let's look at the data......
France's area is 213,011 sq miles, 66,991,000 population, density 268 /sq mile (I calculated 314 /sq mile) with the largest city (Paris) 12,142,802, comprising 18%.
Spain's area is 195,360 sq miles, 46,468,102 population, density 238 /sq mile, with the largest city (Madrid) 6,529,700, comprising 14%.
FYI, the Midwest again was 256,547 sq. miles, 35,141,600 population, density 137 /sq mile, with the largest city (Chicago) 9,472,676 comprising 27%.
While the Midwest fairs better in comparison with France and Spain than Great Britain, it's still nowhere near as dense as they are.