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Assume the question is describing a square area with sides [ 1foot 6 inches ] long.

The length of the square's side is 1.5 ft, and its area is (1.5)2 = 2.25 square feet.

The total area required by 6 billion people is (6,000,000,000 x 2.25) = 1.35 x 1010 square ft.

1 mile = 5,280 ft.

1 square mile = (5,280)2 square ft

The area required by the population is (1.35 x 1010 / 5,2802) = 484.25 square miles (rounded).

Corresponding to a square plot of land with sides almost exactly 22 miles long (rounded).
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I must say that a 1'-6" square feels a bit skimpy to me. My shoulders are wider than that,
and I'm not a large guy.

How about a 3' x 3' square for each person.

That makes the required area 1,937 square miles, or a square 44 miles on a side (rounded)

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