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# What is a gallon?

A gallon is a unit that is used for measuring fluid capacity and volume in United States Customary systems and British imperial system.

Versions of Gallon

  • U.S gallon – It is used in the United States and few Latin American and Caribbean regions
  • U.S dry gallon – It is also used in the U.S and few Latin American and Caribbean regions
  • Imperial gallon – It is used in the UK, Canada, and some Caribbean countries

# What countries use Gallons?

Other than the United States, U.S gallon is used in the following countries:

  • Turks & Caicos Islands

The following countries use U.S gallon only for measuring gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene:

  • The Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Colombia
  • The Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Liberia
  • Nicaragua
  • Peru

Imperial gallons are used in a lot of British territories and some other countries as well. These countries are as follows:

  • Anguilla
  • Turks & Caicos Islands
  • The British Virgin Islands
  • The Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Grenada
  • Montserrat
  • Canada
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Qatar

# What is bigger than a gallon?

One gallon equals 16 cups or 4 quarts or 8 pints which implies that gallon is the largest liquid measurement unit and there is no other unit bigger than a gallon.

# How do you write gallons?

The symbol used for demonstrating a gallon is “gal”.

# What's the difference between a liter and a gallon?

A gallon started as a French standard unit of volume. On the other hand, a liter is out as a standard unit of volume in the US.

The volume of 1 gallon is actually greater than the volume of 1 liter.

  • 1 imperial gallon is equal to 4.5 liters
  • 1 U.S gallon equals 3.8 liters
  • 1 U.S dry gallon equals 4.4 liters

# Difference between gallons

There are different kinds of gallons based on the systems in which they are used; the United States customary systems and the British imperial system.

US gallons are totally different from imperial gallons, based on their measuring capacities.

In the United States, a gallon is equal to 128 fluid ounces or 3.785 liters. But, in the United Kingdom, it is one gallon is equal to 160 fluid ounces or 4.546 liters.

# Why is an American gallon smaller?

In 1824, Great Britain acquired the Imperial measure in which the gallon was equal to 277.42 cubic inches of water. The United States acquired a system where a gallon was equal to 231 cubic inches of water.

Hence, the U.S. gallon is 83.3% of the Imperial gallon or we can also say that the Imperial gallon is approximately 20 % greater in volume than the American gallon.

# Which is the bigger US gallon or imperial gallon?

The Imperial gallon is bigger than the US gallon as one imperial gallon equals 268.8025 cubic inches and one US gallon equals 231 cubic inches.

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