An example of two U.S. states, which when combined in size equal a land
area similar to that of Spain, might be Wyoming and Colorado. Spain's
overall land area is 505,990 kilometers squared, whilst the combined
land area of Wyoming (253,348 kilometers squared) and Colorado 269,837
kilometers squares) is 523,185 kilometers squared.
I don't think the sentence would make any sense if you would have even tried to put any "tu" in the it.
They are an important connection to the past.
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