Why is the illustrator file size this big?

I create a new illustrator document (Illustrator CS5 - v15.1.0), in that document I create a rectangle with the rectangle tool (fill: white; stroke: black); I save the document (.ai-format; create pdf compatible file active). The file size messures 3.2 Mb.
Why is that? It's just a simple rectangle with 4 points…

an empty illustrator document, with PDF compatibility: 1.7Mb;
an empty illustrator document, without PDF compatibility: 3.2Mb;
an empty illustrator document, without PDF compatibility; embed ICC profiles not activated: 207Kb.
So I think it might be the ICC profiles that cause these extended File sizes. However… strange that the second test is larger than the first…
nevertheless thanks!

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Patrick,
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