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| system | unit | unit- code  | 
abbrev- iation  | 
notes | sample default conversion  | 
combination output units  | 
| SI | square kilometre | km2 | km2 | US spelling: square kilometer | 
1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi) | 
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| square metre | m2 | m2 | US spelling: square meter | 
1.0 m2 (11 sq ft) | 
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| square centimetre | cm2 | cm2 | US spelling: square centimeter | 
1.0 cm2 (0.16 sq in) | 
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| square millimetre | mm2 | mm2 | US spelling: square millimeter | 
1.0 mm2 (0.0016 sq in) | 
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| non-SI metric | hectare | ha | ha | 1.0 ha (2.5 acres) | ||
| Imperial & US customary  | 
square mile | sqmi | sq mi | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) | 
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| acre | acre | (none) | 1.0 acre (0.40 ha) | |||
| square yard | sqyd | sq yd | 1.0 sq yd (0.84 m2) | |||
| square foot | sqft (sqfoot)  | 
sq ft | long code "sqfoot" outputs square foot (and never feet) | 1.0 sq ft (0.093 m2) | 
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| square inch | sqin | sq in | 1.0 sq in (6.5 cm2) | 
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| Other | square nautical mile | sqnmi | sq nmi | 1.0 sq nmi (3.4 km2; 1.3 sq mi) | ||
| dunam | dunam | (none) | For alternative spellings and definitions see the full list | 1.0 dunam (0.0010 km2; 0.00039 sq mi) | ||
| tsubo | tsubo | (none) | 1.0 tsubo (3.3 m2) | |||