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Units of Length
Units of Mass
Metric ton or tonne
Quintal metric
Units of Capacity
Units of Area
Hectare
Are
Centiare
Units of Volume

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Units of Length

kilometer	km	1,000 m
hectometer	hm	100 m
decameter	dam	10 m
meter	m	1 m
decimeter	dm	0.1 m
centimeter	cm	0.01 m
millimeter	mm	0.001 m

Units of Mass

kilogram	kg	1,000 g
hectogram	hg	100 g
decagram	dag	10 g
gram	g	1 g
decigram	dg	0.1 g
centigram	cg	0.01 g
milligram	mg	0.001 g </td >

Other Units of Mass

Metric ton or tonne

1 t = 1,000 kg

Quintal metric

1 q = 100 kg

Units of Capacity

kiloliter	kl	1,000 l
hectoliter	hl	100 l
decaliter	dal	10 l
liter	l	1 l
deciliter	dl	0.1 l
centiliter	cl	0.01 l
mililiter	ml	0.001 l

Units of Area

square kilometer	km²	1,000,000 m²
square hectometer	hm²	10,000 m²
square decameter	dam²	100 m²
square meter	m²	1 m²
square decimeter	dm²	0.01 m²
square centimeter	cm²	0.0001 m²
square milimeter	mm²	0.000001 m²

Land Area Measurements

Hectare

1 Ha = 1 Hm² = 10,000 m²

Are

1 a = 1 dam² = 100 m²

Centiare

1 ca = 1 m²

Units of Volume

cubic kilometer	km³	1,000,000,000 m³
hectometer cubic	hm³	1,000,000m³
decameter cubic	dam³	1,000 m³
cubic meter	m³	1 m³
cubic decimeter	dm³	0.001 m³
cubic centimeter	cm³	0.000001 m³
cubic millimeter	mm³	0.000000001 m³

Units of Capacity, Volume and Mass

Capacity	Volume	Mass (of water)
1 kl	1 m³	1 t
1 l	1 dm³	1 kg
1 ml	1 cm³	1 g

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