Not really an answer either, but along the lines of the other replies, nationmaster.com and statemaster.com are good resources.
How many do you need; is it more like 50 or 5000?
More like 5,000 (or more).
One other thought: given a not too long list of locations with map coordinates, it should be easy to auto-generate statements like “X and Y are farther apart than A and B”.
Not really an answer either, but along the lines of the other replies, nationmaster.com and statemaster.com are good resources.
How many do you need; is it more like 50 or 5000?
More like 5,000 (or more).
One other thought: given a not too long list of locations with map coordinates, it should be easy to auto-generate statements like “X and Y are farther apart than A and B”.