Germany is approximately 357,000 square kilometers (138,000 square miles), making it most comparable in size to the U.S. state of Montana. Montana is slightly larger at 380,000 square kilometers, while Germany is significantly larger than the next closest state, New Mexico (315,000 sq km). For a more familiar East Coast comparison, Germany is roughly the size of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio combined. Despite being similar in area to Montana, the population density is vastly different: Montana has roughly 1.1 million residents, whereas Germany has over 84 million. This comparison highlights how compactly developed Germany is relative to the American West. When traveling across Germany, you can cross the entire country from north to south in about 8 to 10 hours by car, which is similar to the time it takes to drive across the width of Montana, though you would pass through dozens of major metropolitan cities in Germany versus the wide-open plains of the Big Sky State.