List of countries by area

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This is a list of the world's sovereign states and their dependent territories by area, ranked by total area.

Entries in this list are based on those in the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. Territories that are not integral, such as dependent territories, are listed separately (in italics) or noted as included. Not included in the list are claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica[Note 1] – and entities such as the European Union[Note 2] (4,324,782 km2/1,669,808 sq mi total area) that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories. States with limited recognition that are not listed in the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 are not included, but are noted within the countries they are recognised as part of with areas given.

This list includes three measurements of area:

Data are taken from the United Nations Statistics Division unless otherwise noted.[3]

Contents

[edit] Countries by area

Rank
 Country Total in km² (sqmi) Land in km² (sqmi) Water in km² (sqmi)  % water Notes
—  World 510,072,000
(196,940,000)		 148,940,000
(57,510,000)		 361,132,000
(139,434,000)		 70.8
1  Russia 17,098,242
(6,601,668)		 16,377,742
(6,323,482)		 720,500
(278,200)		 4.21 Largest country in the world.
—  Antarctica 14,000,000
(5,400,000)		 14,000,000
(5,400,000)		 0
(0)		 0 13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi) of land area is covered by ice.
2  Canada 9,984,670
(3,855,100)		 9,093,507
(3,511,023)		 891,163
(344,080)		 8.93 Largest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere by total area, second-largest by land area.
3  China 9,596,961
(3,705,407)		 9,569,901
(3,694,959)		 27,060
(10,450)		 0.28 The largest country entirely in Asia.[Note 3]
4  United States 9,522,055
(3,676,486)		 9,161,966
(3,537,455)		 664,709
(256,646)		 6.76 Largest country in the Americas by land area.[Note 4]
5  Brazil 8,514,877
(3,287,612)		 8,459,417
(3,266,199)		 55,460
(21,410)		 0.65 The largest country in South America and the Southern Hemisphere.
6  Australia 7,692,024
(2,969,907)		 7,682,300
(2,966,200)		 58,920
(22,750)		 0.76 The largest country in Oceania and the largest borderless country. It is also the only country that is also a continent.[Note 5]
7  India 3,166,414
(1,222,559)		 2,973,193
(1,147,956)		 314,070
(121,260)		 9.55 [Note 6]
8  Argentina 2,780,400
(1,073,500)		 2,736,690
(1,056,640)		 43,710
(16,880)		 1.57 [Note 7]
9  Kazakhstan 2,724,900
(1,052,100)		 2,699,700
(1,042,400)		 25,200
(9,700)		 0.92 Largest landlocked country in the world.[12]
10  Algeria 2,381,741
(919,595)		 2,381,741
(919,595)		 0
(0)		 0 Largest country in Africa and the Mediterranean region.
11  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858
(905,355)		 2,267,048
(875,312)		 77,810
(30,040)		 3.32 Largest country in sub-Saharan Africa.
12  Greenland 2,166,086
(836,330)		 2,166,086
(836,330)		 0
(0)		 81.05 Largest island that is not a continent.[Note 8]
13  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690
(830,000)		 2,149,690
(830,000)		 0
(0)		 0 Largest country in the Middle East.
14  Mexico 1,964,375
(758,449)		 1,943,945
(750,561)		 20,430
(7,890)		 1.04
15  Indonesia 1,910,931
(737,815)		 1,811,569
(699,451)		 93,000
(36,000)		 4.88 Largest country in Southeast Asia and largest country wholly on islands.
16  Sudan 1,861,484
(718,723)		 NA NA NA
[Note 9]		 Formerly the largest country in Africa.[Note 10]
17  Libya 1,759,540
(679,360)		 1,759,540
(679,360)		 0
(0)		 0
18  Iran 1,648,195
(636,372)		 1,531,595
(591,352)		 116,600
(45,000)		 7.07 [Note 11]
19  Mongolia 1,564,110
(603,910)		 1,553,556
(599,831)		 10,560
(4,080)		 0.68
20  Peru 1,285,216
(496,225)		 1,279,996
(494,209)		 5,220
(2,020)		 0.41
21  Chad 1,284,000
(496,000)		 1,259,200
(486,200)		 24,800
(9,600)		 1.93
22  Niger 1,267,000
(489,000)		 1,266,700
(489,100)		 300
(120)		 0.02
23  Angola 1,246,700
(481,400)		 1,246,700
(481,400)		 0
(0)		 0
24  Mali 1,240,192
(478,841)		 1,220,190
(471,120)		 20,002
(7,723)		 1.61
25  South Africa 1,221,037
(471,445)		 1,214,470
(468,910)		 4,620
(1,780)		 0.38
26  Colombia 1,141,748
(440,831)		 1,038,700
(401,000)		 100,210
(38,690)		 8.8
27  Ethiopia 1,104,300
(426,400)		 1,000,000
(390,000)		 104,300
(40,300)		 9.44 [Note 12]
28  Bolivia 1,098,581
(424,164)		 1,083,301
(418,265)		 15,280
(5,900)		 1.39
29  Mauritania 1,025,520
(395,960)		 1,030,700
(398,000)		 0
(0)		 0
30  Egypt 1,002,000
(387,000)		 995,450
(384,350)		 6,000
(2,300)		 0.6 [Note 13]
31  Tanzania 945,087
(364,900)		 885,800
(342,000)		 61,500
(23,700)		 6.49
32  Nigeria 923,768
(356,669)		 910,768
(351,649)		 13,000
(5,000)		 1.41
33  Venezuela 912,050
(352,140)		 882,050
(340,560)		 30,000
(12,000)		 3.29
34  Namibia 824,268
(318,252)		 823,290
(317,870)		 1,002
(387)		 0.12
35  Mozambique 801,590
(309,500)		 786,380
(303,620)		 13,000
(5,000)		 1.63
36  Pakistan 796,095
(307,374)		 770,876
(297,637)		 25,220
(9,740)		 3.17 [Note 14]
37  Turkey 783,562
(302,535)		 769,632
(297,157)		 13,930
(5,380)		 1.78
38  Chile 756,102
(291,933)		 743,812
(287,187)		 12,290
(4,750)		 1.63 [Note 15]
39  Zambia 752,612
(290,585)		 743,398
(287,028)		 9,220
(3,560)		 1.23
40  Burma 676,578
(261,228)		 653,508
(252,321)		 23,070
(8,910)		 3.41
41  Afghanistan 652,230
(251,830)		 652,230
(251,830)		 0
(0)		 0
42  South Sudan 644,329
(248,777)		 NA NA NA
[Note 9]		 [Note 16]
43  Somalia 637,657
(246,201)		 627,337
(242,216)		 10,320
(3,980)		 1.62 [Note 17]
44  Central African Republic 622,984
(240,535)		 622,984
(240,535)		 0
(0)		 0
45  Ukraine 603,500
(233,000)		 579,330
(223,680)		 24,220
(9,350)		 4.01 The largest country wholly in Europe.[14]
46  Madagascar 587,041
(226,658)		 581,540
(224,530)		 5,501
(2,124)		 0.94
47  Botswana 582,000
(225,000)		 566,730
(218,820)		 15,000
(5,800)		 2.58
48  Kenya 580,367
(224,081)		 569,140
(219,750)		 11,227
(4,335)		 1.93
49  France 551,500
(212,900)		 640,427
(247,270)		 3,374
(1,303)		 0.52 Largest country within the European Union.[Note 18]
50  Yemen 527,968
(203,850)		 527,968
(203,850)		 0
(0)		 0
51  Thailand 513,120
(198,120)		 510,890
(197,260)		 2,230
(860)		 0.43
52  Spain 505,370
(195,120)		 498,980
(192,660)		 6,390
(2,470)		 1.26 [Note 19]
53  Turkmenistan 488,100
(188,500)		 469,930
(181,440)		 18,170
(7,020)		 3.72
54  Cameroon 475,442
(183,569)		 472,710
(182,510)		 2,730
(1,050)		 0.57
55  Papua New Guinea 462,840
(178,700)		 452,860
(174,850)		 9,980
(3,850)		 2.16
56  Sweden 450,295
(173,860)		 410,335
(158,431)		 39,960
(15,430)		 8.87
57  Uzbekistan 447,400
(172,700)		 425,400
(164,200)		 22,000
(8,500)		 4.92
58  Morocco 446,550
(172,410)		 446,300
(172,300)		 250
(97)		 0.06 [Note 20]
59  Iraq 438,317
(169,235)		 437,367
(168,868)		 950
(370)		 0.22 [Note 21]
60  Paraguay 406,752
(157,048)		 397,302
(153,399)		 9,450
(3,650)		 2.32
61  Zimbabwe 390,757
(150,872)		 386,847
(149,362)		 3,910
(1,510)		 1
62  Japan 377,930
(145,920)		 364,485
(140,728)		 13,430
(5,190)		 3.55
63  Germany 357,114
(137,882)		 348,672
(134,623)		 8,350
(3,220)		 2.34
64  Republic of the Congo 342,000
(132,000)		 341,500
(131,900)		 500
(190)		 0.15
65  Finland 338,424
(130,666)		 303,815
(117,304)		 34,330
(13,250)		 10.15 [Note 22]
66  Vietnam 331,212
(127,882)		 310,070
(119,720)		 21,140
(8,160)		 6.38
67  Malaysia 330,803
(127,724)		 329,613
(127,264)		 1,190
(460)		 0.36
68  Norway 323,802
(125,021)		 304,282
(117,484)		 19,520
(7,540)		 6.03 [Note 23]
69  Côte d'Ivoire 322,463
(124,504)		 318,003
(122,782)		 4,460
(1,720)		 1.38
70  Poland 312,685
(120,728)		 304,255
(117,474)		 8,430
(3,250)		 2.7
71  Oman 309,500
(119,500)		 309,500
(119,500)		 0
(0)		 0
72  Italy 301,336
(116,346)		 294,140
(113,570)		 7,200
(2,800)		 2.39
73  Philippines 300,000
(120,000)		 298,170
(115,120)		 1,830
(710)		 0.61 [Note 24]
74  Burkina Faso 272,967
(105,393)		 273,800
(105,700)		 400
(150)		 0.15
75  New Zealand 270,467
(104,428)		 262,443
(101,330)		 4,395
(1,697)		 1.65 [Note 25]
76  Gabon 267,668
(103,347)		 257,667
(99,486)		 10,000
(3,900)		 3.74
77  Western Sahara 266,000
(103,000)		 266,000
(103,000)		 0
(0)		 0 Disputed territory.[Note 26]
78  Ecuador 256,369
(98,985)		 276,841
(106,889)		 6,720
(2,590)		 2.37 [Note 27]
79  Guinea 245,857
(94,926)		 245,717
(94,872)		 140
(54)		 0.06
80  United Kingdom 242,900
(93,800)		 241,930
(93,410)		 1,680
(650)		 0.69 [Note 28]
81  Uganda 241,550
(93,260)		 197,100
(76,100)		 43,938
(16,965)		 18.23
82  Ghana 238,533
(92,098)		 227,533
(87,851)		 11,000
(4,200)		 4.61
83  Romania 238,391
(92,043)		 229,891
(88,761)		 8,500
(3,300)		 3.57
84  Laos 236,800
(91,400)		 230,800
(89,100)		 6,000
(2,300)		 2.53
85  Guyana 214,969
(83,000)		 196,849
(76,004)		 18,120
(7,000)		 8.43
86  Belarus 207,600
(80,200)		 202,900
(78,300)		 4,700
(1,800)		 2.26
87  Kyrgyzstan 199,951
(77,202)		 191,801
(74,055)		 8,150
(3,150)		 4.08
88  Senegal 196,722
(75,955)		 192,530
(74,340)		 4,192
(1,619)		 2.13
89  Syria 185,180
(71,500)		 183,630
(70,900)		 1,550
(600)		 0.84 [Note 29]
90  Cambodia 181,035
(69,898)		 176,515
(68,153)		 4,520
(1,750)		 2.5
91  Uruguay 176,215
(68,037)		 175,015
(67,574)		 1,200
(460)		 0.68
92  Suriname 163,820
(63,250)		 156,000
(60,000)		 7,820
(3,020)		 4.77 Smallest country in South America.
93  Tunisia 163,610
(63,170)		 155,360
(59,980)		 8,250
(3,190)		 5.04
94  Nepal 147,181
(56,827)		 143,351
(55,348)		 3,830
(1,480)		 2.6
95  Bangladesh 143,998
(55,598)		 130,168
(50,258)		 13,830
(5,340)		 9.6 [Note 30]
96  Tajikistan 143,100
(55,300)		 141,510
(54,640)		 2,590
(1,000)		 1.81
97  Greece 131,957
(50,949)		 130,647
(50,443)		 1,310
(510)		 0.99
98  Nicaragua 130,373
(50,337)		 119,990
(46,330)		 10,380
(4,010)		 7.96 Largest country in Central America.
99  North Korea 120,538
(46,540)		 120,408
(46,490)		 130
(50)		 0.11
100  Malawi 118,484
(45,747)		 94,080
(36,320)		 24,404
(9,422)		 20.6
101  Eritrea 117,600
(45,400)		 101,000
(39,000)		 16,600
(6,400)		 14.12
102  Benin 112,622
(43,484)		 110,622
(42,711)		 2,000
(770)		 1.78
103  Honduras 112,492
(43,433)		 111,890
(43,200)		 200
(77)		 0.18
104  Liberia 111,369
(43,000)		 96,320
(37,190)		 15,049
(5,810)		 13.51
105  Bulgaria 110,879
(42,811)		 108,489
(41,888)		 2,390
(920)		 2.16
106  Cuba 109,886
(42,427)		 109,820
(42,400)		 1,040
(400)		 0.94 Largest country in the Caribbean.
107  Guatemala 108,889
(42,042)		 107,159
(41,374)		 1,730
(670)		 1.59
108  Iceland 103,000
(40,000)		 100,250
(38,710)		 2,750
(1,060)		 2.67
109  South Korea 99,828
(38,544)		 96,920
(37,420)		 2,800
(1,100)		 2.81 [Note 31]
110  Hungary 93,028
(35,918)		 89,608
(34,598)		 3,420
(1,320)		 3.68
111  Portugal 92,090
(35,560)		 91,470
(35,320)		 620
(240)		 0.67
112  Jordan 89,342
(34,495)		 88,802
(34,287)		 540
(210)		 0.6
113  Serbia 88,361
(34,116)		 77,474
(29,913)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 32]
114  Azerbaijan 86,600
(33,400)		 82,629
(31,903)		 3,971
(1,533)		 4.59 [Note 33]
115  Austria 83,871
(32,383)		 82,445
(31,832)		 1,426
(551)		 1.7
116  United Arab Emirates 83,600
(32,300)		 83,600
(32,300)		 0
(0)		 0
117  French Guiana 83,534
(32,253)		 83,534
(32,253)		 0
(0)		 0
118  Czech Republic 78,865
(30,450)		 77,247
(29,825)		 1,620
(630)		 2.05
119  Panama 75,417
(29,119)		 74,340
(28,700)		 1,080
(420)		 1.43
120  Sierra Leone 71,740
(27,700)		 71,620
(27,650)		 120
(46)		 0.17
121  Ireland 70,273
(27,133)		 68,883
(26,596)		 1,390
(540)		 1.98
122  Georgia 69,700
(26,900)		 69,700
(26,900)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 34]
123  Sri Lanka 65,610
(25,330)		 64,630
(24,950)		 980
(380)		 1.49
124  Lithuania 65,300
(25,200)		 62,680
(24,200)		 2,620
(1,010)		 4.01
125  Latvia 64,559
(24,926)		 62,249
(24,034)		 2,340
(900)		 3.62
126  Svalbard 62,045
(23,956)		 62,045
(23,956)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 35]
127  Togo 56,785
(21,925)		 54,385
(20,998)		 2,400
(930)		 4.23
128  Croatia 56,594
(21,851)		 55,974
(21,612)		 620
(240)		 1.1
129  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197
(19,767)		 51,187
(19,763)		 10
(3.9)		 0.02
130  Costa Rica 51,100
(19,700)		 51,060
(19,710)		 40
(15)		 0.08
131  Slovakia 49,037
(18,933)		 48,105
(18,573)		 930
(360)		 1.9
132  Dominican Republic 48,671
(18,792)		 48,320
(18,660)		 350
(140)		 0.72
133  Estonia 45,227
(17,462)		 42,388
(16,366)		 2,840
(1,100)		 6.28
134  Denmark 43,094
(16,639)		 42,434
(16,384)		 660
(250)		 1.53 [Note 36]
135  Netherlands 41,528
(16,034)		 33,893
(13,086)		 7,650
(2,950)		 18.41 [Note 37]
136  Switzerland 41,284
(15,940)		 39,997
(15,443)		 1,280
(490)		 3.1 [Note 38]
137  Bhutan 38,394
(14,824)		 38,394
(14,824)		 0
(0)		 0
138  Guinea-Bissau 36,125
(13,948)		 28,120
(10,860)		 8,005
(3,091)		 22.16
139  Republic of China 36,188
(13,972)		 32,260
(12,460)		 3,720
(1,440)		 10.34 [Note 39]
140  Moldova 33,846
(13,068)		 32,891
(12,699)		 960
(370)		 2.84 [Note 40]
141  Belgium 30,528
(11,787)		 30,278
(11,690)		 250
(97)		 0.82
142  Lesotho 30,355
(11,720)		 30,355
(11,720)		 0
(0)		 0
143  Armenia 29,743
(11,484)		 28,203
(10,889)		 1,540
(590)		 5.18
144  Solomon Islands 28,896
(11,157)		 27,986
(10,805)		 910
(350)		 3.15
145  Albania 28,748
(11,100)		 27,398
(10,578)		 1,350
(520)		 4.7
146  Equatorial Guinea 28,051
(10,831)		 28,051
(10,831)		 0
(0)		 0
147  Burundi 27,834
(10,747)		 25,680
(9,920)		 2,150
(830)		 7.73
148  Haiti 27,750
(10,710)		 27,560
(10,640)		 190
(73)		 0.68
149  Rwanda 26,338
(10,169)		 24,668
(9,524)		 1,670
(640)		 6.34
150  Macedonia 25,713
(9,928)		 25,433
(9,820)		 280
(110)		 1.09
151  Djibouti 23,200
(9,000)		 23,180
(8,950)		 20
(7.7)		 0.09
152  Belize 22,966
(8,867)		 22,806
(8,805)		 160
(62)		 0.7
153  El Salvador 21,041
(8,124)		 20,721
(8,000)		 320
(120)		 1.52 Smallest country in Central America.
154  Israel 20,770
(8,020)		 20,330
(7,850)		 440
(170)		 2.12 [Note 41]
155  Slovenia 20,273
(7,827)		 20,151
(7,780)		 122
(47)		 0.6
156  New Caledonia 18,575
(7,172)		 18,275
(7,056)		 300
(120)		 1.62
157  Fiji 18,272
(7,055)		 18,274
(7,056)		 0
(0)		 0
158  Kuwait 17,818
(6,880)		 17,818
(6,880)		 0
(0)		 0
159  Swaziland 17,364
(6,704)		 17,204
(6,643)		 160
(62)		 0.92
160  East Timor 14,874
(5,743)		 14,874
(5,743)		 0
(0)		 0
161  The Bahamas 13,943
(5,383)		 10,010
(3,860)		 3,870
(1,490)		 27.88
162  Montenegro 13,812
(5,333)		 13,452
(5,194)		 360
(140)		 2.61
163  Vanuatu 12,189
(4,706)		 12,189
(4,706)		 0
(0)		 0
164  Falkland Islands 12,173
(4,700)		 12,173
(4,700)		 0
(0)		 0
165  Qatar 11,586
(4,473)		 11,586
(4,473)		 0
(0)		 0
166  The Gambia 11,295
(4,361)		 10,000
(3,900)		 1,295
(500)		 11.47 Smallest country in continental Africa.
167  Jamaica 10,991
(4,244)		 10,831
(4,182)		 160
(62)		 1.46
168  Lebanon 10,452
(4,036)		 10,230
(3,950)		 170
(66)		 1.63 Smallest country in continental Asia.
169  Cyprus 9,251
(3,572)		 9,241
(3,568)		 10
(3.9)		 0.11 [Note 42]
170  Puerto Rico 8,870
(3,420)		 8,870
(3,420)		 4,921
(1,900)		 35.69
171  French Southern and Antarctic Lands 7,747
(2,991)		 7,668
(2,961)		 79.8
(30.8)		 1.03 Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.[Note 43]
172  Palestinian territories 6,220
(2,400)		 5,640
(2,180)		 220
(85)		  ? [Note 44]
173  Brunei 5,765
(2,226)		 5,265
(2,033)		 500
(190)		 8.67
174  Trinidad and Tobago 5,130
(1,980)		 5,128
(1,980)		 0
(0)		 0
175  Cape Verde 4,033
(1,557)		 4,033
(1,557)		 0
(0)		 0
176  French Polynesia 4,000
(1,500)		 3,827
(1,478)		 340
(130)		 8.16
177  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3,903
(1,507)		 3,903
(1,507)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 16]
178  Samoa 2,842
(1,097)		 2,821
(1,089)		 10
(3.9)		 0.35
179  Luxembourg 2,586
(998)		 2,586
(998)		 0
(0)		 0
180  Réunion 2,513
(970)		 2,513
(970)		 0
(0)		 0
181  Mauritius 2,040
(790)		 2,030
(780)		 10
(3.9)		 0.49 [Note 45]
182  Comoros 1,862
(719)		 1,862
(719)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 46]
183  Guadeloupe 1,630
(630)		 1,630
(630)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 47]
184  Faroe Islands 1,393
(538)		 1,393
(538)		 0 0.00 [Note 48]
185  Martinique 1,128
(436)		 1,128
(436)		 0
(0)		 0
186  Hong Kong 1,104
(426)		 1,054
(407)		 50
(19)		 4.53
187  São Tomé and Príncipe 964
(372)		 964
(372)		 0
(0)		 0
188  Turks and Caicos Islands 948
(366)		 430
(170)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 16]
189  Kiribati 811
(313)		 811
(313)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 49]
190  Bahrain 758
(293)		 760
(290)		 0
(0)		 0
191  Dominica 751
(290)		 751
(290)		 0
(0)		 0
192  Tonga 747
(288)		 717
(277)		 30
(12)		 4.02
193  Singapore 710
(270)		 687
(265)		 10
(3.9)		 1.43
194  Federated States of Micronesia 702
(271)		 702
(271)		 0 0.00
195  Saint Lucia 616
(238)		 606
(234)		 10
(3.9)		 1.62 [Note 50]
196  Isle of Man 572
(221)		 572
(221)		 0
(0)		 0
197  Guam 549
(212)		 544
(210)		 0
(0)		 0
198  Andorra 468
(181)		 468
(181)		 0
(0)		 0
199  Northern Mariana Islands 464
(179)		 464
(179)		 0
(0)		 0
200  Palau 459
(177)		 459
(177)		 0
(0)		 0
201  Seychelles 452
(175)		 455
(176)		 0
(0)		 0 Smallest country in Africa.
202  Curaçao 444
(171)		 444
(171)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 37]
203  Antigua and Barbuda 442
(171)		 442.6
(170.9)		 0
(0)		 0
204  Barbados 430
(170)		 431
(166)		 0
(0)		 0
205  Heard Island and McDonald Islands 412
(159)		 412
(159)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 16]
206  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389
(150)		 389
(150)		 0
(0)		 0
207  Jan Mayen 377
(146)		 377
(146)		 0
(0)		 0
208  Mayotte 374
(144)		 374
(144)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 51]
209  United States Virgin Islands 347
(134)		 346
(134)		 1,564
(604)		 81.88
210  Grenada 344
(133)		 344
(133)		 0
(0)		 0
211  Malta 316
(122)		 316
(122)		 0
(0)		 0 Smallest country of the European Union.
212  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 308
(119)		 308
(119)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 52]
213  Maldives 300
(120)		 298
(115)		 0
(0)		 0 Smallest country in Asia.
214  Bonaire 288
(111)		 288
(111)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 37]
215  Cayman Islands 264
(102)		 264
(102)		 0
(0)		 0
216  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261
(101)		 261
(101)		 0
(0)		 0 Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
217  Niue 260
(100)		 260
(100)		 0
(0)		 0
218  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242
(93)		 242
(93)		 0
(0)		 0
219  Cook Islands 236
(91)		 236
(91)		 0
(0)		 0
220  American Samoa 199
(77)		 199
(77)		 0
(0)		 0
221  Marshall Islands 181
(70)		 181
(70)		 11,673
(4,507)		 98.47
222  Aruba 180
(69)		 180
(69)		 0
(0)		 0
223  Liechtenstein 160
(62)		 160
(62)		 0
(0)		 0
224  British Virgin Islands 151
(58)		 151
(58)		 0
(0)		 0
225  Wallis and Futuna 142
(55)		 142
(55)		 0
(0)		 0
226  Christmas Island 135
(52)		 135
(52)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 53]
227  Jersey 116
(45)		 116
(45)		 0
(0)		 0
228  Montserrat 102
(39)		 102
(39)		 0
(0)		 0
229  Anguilla 91
(35)		 91
(35)		 0
(0)		 0
230  Guernsey 78
(30)		 78
(30)		 0
(0)		 0
231  San Marino 61
(24)		 61
(24)		 0
(0)		 0
232  British Indian Ocean Territory 60
(23)		 60
(23)		 54,340
(20,980)		 99.89 [Note 54]
233  Saint Martin 54
(21)		 54.4
(21.0)		 Neg. 0.00 [Note 16]
234  Bermuda 54
(21)		 54
(21)		 0
(0)		 0
235  Bouvet Island 49
(19)		 49
(19)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 16]
236  Pitcairn Islands 47
(18)		 47
(18)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 55]
237  Norfolk Island 36
(14)		 36
(14)		 0
(0)		 0
238  Sint Maarten 34
(13)		 34
(13)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 37]
239  Macau 30
(12)		 28.2
(10.9)		 0
(0)		 0
240  Tuvalu 26
(10)		 26
(10)		 0
(0)		 0
241  Nauru 21
(8.1)		 21
(8.1)		 0
(0)		 0 Smallest island country and smallest republic in the world.
242  Saint Barthélemy 21
(8.1)		 NA NA NA [Note 16]
243  Sint Eustatius 21
(8.1)		 21
(8.1)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 37]
244  Cocos (Keeling) Islands 14
(5.4)		 14
(5.4)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 53]
245  Saba 13
(5.0)		 13
(5.0)		 0
(0)		 0 [Note 37]
246  Tokelau 12
(4.6)		 12
(4.6)		 0
(0)		 0
247  Gibraltar 6
(2.3)		 6.5
(2.5)		 0
(0)		 0
248  Monaco 2
(0.77)		 2
(0.77)		 0
(0)		 0
249  Vatican City 0.44
(0.17)		 0.44
(0.17)		 0
(0)		 0 Smallest country in the world.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina (969,000 km2/374,000 sq mi), Australia (5,896,500 km2/2,276,700 sq mi), Chile (1,250,000 km2/480,000 sq mi), France (432,000 km2/167,000 sq mi), New Zealand (450,000 km2/170,000 sq mi), Norway (2,500,000 km2/970,000 sq mi) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km2/539,000 sq mi), which to some extent overlap. The area from 90°W to 150°W (2,100,000 km2/810,000 sq mi) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists.
  2. ^ The European Union is a sui generis supranational union. It covers a total area of 4,324,782 km2 (1,669,808 sq mi),[1] and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).
  3. ^ The area given is the United Nations official figure for Mainland China, and excludes the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau and the province of Taiwan, each shown separately.[4] It also excludes the Trans-Karakoram Tract 5,800 km2 (2,200 sq mi), Aksai Chin 37,244 km2 (14,380 sq mi) and other territories in dispute with India. The total area of China is listed as 9,572,900 km2 (3,696,100 sq mi) by Encyclopædia Britannica.[5] See Territorial changes of the People's Republic of China for further information.
  4. ^ The figure given is from Encyclopædia Britannica and includes all states and incorporated territories, as well as 204,083 km2 (78,797 sq mi) of inland waters and the U.S. portion of the Great Lakes 156,049 km2 (60,251 sq mi). It excludes coastal waters 109,362 km2 (42,225 sq mi) and territorial waters 195,213 km2 (75,372 sq mi).[6] The figure given by the UN (9,629,091 km2 or 3,717,813 sq mi) includes coastal waters, while the figure currently given by the CIA World Factbook (9,826,675 km2 or 3,794,100 sq mi) additionally includes territorial waters.[1][7]
  5. ^ Figures exclude the external territories of Norfolk Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands Territory, and Heard Island and McDonald Islands,[8] each shown separately. Excludes the claim of the Australian Antarctic Territory (5,896,500 km2 or 2,276,700 sq mi). The UN's previous data,[9] as well as the current data shown by the World Bank and the CIA,[10][1] give the figure as 7,741,220 km2 (2,988,900 sq mi).
  6. ^ The area given is from Encyclopædia Britannica and exlcudes disputed territories not under Indian control. The total area claimed by India, according to the figure given by the United Nations and the Indian government, totals 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi).[11]
  7. ^ Excludes claims on Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), on Falkland Islands (12,173 km2 or 4,700 sq mi) and on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,903 km2 or 1,507 sq mi).
  8. ^ A total of 1,755,636 km2 (677,855 sq mi) of land area is covered by ice; the ice-free area amounts to 410,450 km2 (158,480 sq mi).[10]
  9. ^ a b The water area percentage of Sudan prior to the secession of South Sudan was 5.18.
  10. ^ Prior to the independence of South Sudan, Sudan's total area as reported by the UN source was 2,505,813 km2 (967,500 sq mi). Updated figure shown is from the CIA.[1]
  11. ^ The area given is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[9][1] The UN Demographic Yearbook lists a figure of 1,628,750 km2 (628,860 sq mi), which refers to land area only.
  12. ^ Excluding the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2/5,400 sq mi).
  13. ^ Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle (20,580 km2/7,950 sq mi).
  14. ^ Excludes data for Pakistani-held territories of Kashmir, Azad Kashmir (13,297 km2 or 5,134 sq mi) and Gilgit-Baltistan (72,520 km2 or 28,000 sq mi).[13] Including these territories would produce an area figure of 881,912 km2 (340,508 sq mi).
  15. ^ Excludes claims in Antarctica.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Figures shown in this entry are taken from the CIA.[1]
  17. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Somaliland (137,600 km2 or 53,100 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Somalia.
  18. ^ Figure refers to the European area only; exludes the overseas departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and French Guiana, each shown separately. Using the figures displayed in this table, the areas of these overseas departments total 89,179 km2 (34,432 sq mi), which added to the European area brings the total area for the French Republic to 640,679 km2 (247,368 sq mi); (the CIA reports the total as 643,801 km2 or 248,573 sq mi).[1] All figures exclude overseas territories and collectivities, shown separately.
    Another source, the French National Institute for Statistice and Economic Studies, gives an area figure of (632,759 km2/244,310 sq mi) as the area of Metropolitan France and overseas departments.[15] The CIA gives a water area of Metropolitan France as 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi).
  19. ^ Includes Spanish possessions in northern Africa (Ceuta, Melilla and the plazas de soberanía).[9]
  20. ^ Does not include Western Sahara, shown separately.
  21. ^ Figure shown is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[9][1] The UN figure of 435,244 km2 (168,049 sq mi) excludes the three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan.
  22. ^ Includes the Åland Islands (1,552 km2/599 sq mi).
  23. ^ Figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook; the UN data refers to mainland area only. All figures exclude Svalbard, Jan Mayen and Bouvet Island, shown separately, and the Antarctic territorial claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (243 km2 or 94 sq mi).
  24. ^ The figure given by the Philippine government is 299,764 km2 (115,740 sq mi).[16]
  25. ^ The government gives the total figure as 266,838 square kilometres (103,027 sq mi).[17] CIA World Factbook has total/land area of 267,710 km2 (103,360 sq mi). All figures exclude Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau, shown separately, as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency.
  26. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  27. ^ May or may not include the Galápagos Islands (7,880 km2 or 3,040 sq mi). The 2007 data,[9] as well as the current data given by the CIA, explicitly includes the Galápagos and gives the figure as 283,561 km2 (109,484 sq mi).[1]
  28. ^ Does not include the three Crown dependencies (768 km2/297 sq mi) and the 14 overseas territories (1,742,857 km2/672,921 sq mi), shown separately.
  29. ^ Includes the parts of the Golan Heights (1,295 km2 or 500 sq mi) occupied by Israel.
  30. ^ Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2/56,980 sq mi.[18]
  31. ^ Official figure for total area is 100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi).[19]
  32. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Kosovo and Metohija, which is de facto independent from Serbia as the Republic of Kosovo (10,887 km2 or 4,203 sq mi). The area of Serbia without Kosovo is 77,474 km2 (29,913 sq mi).[1]
  33. ^ The figure shown includes the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (11,458 km2 or 4,424 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Azerbaijan.
  34. ^ The figure shown includes the areas of Abkhazia (8,660 km2 or 3,340 sq mi)[20] and South Ossetia (3,900 km2 or 1,500 sq mi),[21] both de facto independent from Georgia.
  35. ^ The UN gives a combined area for Svalbard and Jan Mayen as 62,422 km2 (24,101 sq mi). The separate figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook.[1]
  36. ^ The UN figure includes only the constituent country Denmark; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km2 (857,183 sq mi) and would be 12th.
  37. ^ a b c d e f Data for the Netherlands is from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The main figure refers to the European area only.[22] The overseas municipalities of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius are shown separately, with data from the same source.[23] Using the figures shown in this table, the total area with overseas municipalities included is 41,850 km2 (16,160 sq mi). Adding the constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the total area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,508 km2 (16,412 sq mi).
  38. ^ The figure from the UN demographic yearbook (41,277 km2 or 15,937 sq mi) excludes the areas of state forests and communanzas, which amount to 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi). The figure here is from the 2007 data.[9]
  39. ^ The UN source does not include data for the Republic of China (Taiwan). The figure shown is from the 2009 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China. The CIA gives a total area of 35,980 km2 (13,890 sq mi). The total constitutional land area of the Republic of China is 11,420,000 km2 (4,410,000 sq mi), which includes modern-day Taiwan, Mongolia, and Mainland China.[24]
  40. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Transnistria (4,163 km2 or 1,607 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Moldova.
  41. ^ Figure shown is from the CIA.[1] The UN figure of 22,072 km2 (8,522 sq mi) includes the Golan Heights (1,200 km2/460 sq mi) and East Jerusalem (70 km2/27 sq mi), which are not internationally recognised as part of Israel.
  42. ^ Includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Northern Cyprus (3,355 km2/1,295 sq mi), the UN buffer zone (346 km2/134 sq mi) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km2/98 sq mi).[1]
  43. ^ The UN source has no data for the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The figure given here is the total of all areas listed separately in the CIA World Factbook.[25]
  44. ^ The CIA gives the areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip separately as 5,860 km2 (2,260 sq mi) and 360 km2 (140 sq mi) respectively. The figure for the West Bank includes East Jerusalem and Jersalem No Man's Land, but excludes Mount Scopus.[1]
  45. ^ Figure shown is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[9][1] The UN figure of 1,969 km2 (760 sq mi) excludes the Agalega Islands and Cargados Carajos.
  46. ^ Figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook.[1] UN figure of 2,235 km (0.863 sq mi) includes Mayotte 374 km2 (144 sq mi), an overseas department of France.
  47. ^ Figure shown is from Encyclopædia Britannica.[26] The UN figure of 1,705 km2 (658 sq mi) includes the dependencies of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, which broke off in 2007, and are shown separately in this table.
  48. ^ There are some lakes and streams of unknown area.
  49. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook,[1] and refers to land area only. The UN figure excludes 84 km2 (32 sq mi) of uninhabited islands.
  50. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook.[1] The UN value of 539 km2 (208 sq mi) refers to habitable area only and excludes the country's central forest reserve.
  51. ^ Figure is from the CIA and World Bank.[1][10]
  52. ^ The total area of Saint Helena is 122 square kilometres (47 sq mi), Ascension is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and Tristan da Cunha is 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi).
  53. ^ a b Data is from the 2007 statistics.[9]
  54. ^ The UN gives no information for the British Indian Ocean Territory. The figure given here was taken from the CIA Factbook, and refers to land area only.[1]
  55. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook, and includes Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands.[1] The UN figure is 5 km2/1.9 sq mi, and only includes area for Pitcairn island itself, the only inhabited island in the group.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Field Listing - Area, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency. Data last updated on July 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Central Intelligence Agency. "Definitions and notes: Location". The World Factbook. Government of the United States. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2144. Retrieved 30 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Source, unless otherwise specified: (pdf) Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density. United Nations Statistics Division. 2008. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2008/Table03.pdf. Retrieved 24 September 2011.  Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
  4. ^ See: Note 39 of "Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density". UN Stat.. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table03.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
  5. ^ "China". Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China. Retrieved 31 January 2010. 
  6. ^ "United States". Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States. Retrieved 26 June 2008. 
  7. ^ "Countries of the World: 21 Years of World Facts". geographic.org. http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html. Retrieved 2008-08-17.  The CIA has updated the total area of United States a number of times since initial publication of the World Factbook. From 1989 through 1996, the total area of US was listed as 9,372,610 km2 (3,618,780 sq mi) (land area plus inland water only). The listed total area changed to 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi) in 1997 (With the Great Lakes areas and the coastal waters added), to 9,631,418 km2 (3,718,711 sq mi) in 2004, to 9,631,420 km2 (3,718,710 sq mi) in 2006, and to 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,080 sq mi) in 2007 (territorial waters added). Note: From 1989 to 1996, China was listed as the world's third-largest country by total area according to the CIA World Factbook. The United States replaced China in 1997 after additional water spaces were added.
  8. ^ Geoscience Australia. "Area of Australia - States and Territories". Government of Australia. http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/dimensions/area-of-australia-states-and-territories.html. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Total surface area as of 19 January 2007". United Nations Statistics Division. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/environment/totalarea.htm. Retrieved 30 November 2011. 
  10. ^ a b c http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=poorest&d=WDI&f=Indicator_Code%3AAG.SRF.TOTL.K2
  11. ^ "Area and Population". Government of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071226033122/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/area_and_population.aspx. 
  12. ^ Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan (ASRK). 2005. Main Demographic Indicators. Available at http://www.stat.kz
  13. ^ Geohive - Pakistan statistics
  14. ^ "Basic Facts". http://www.ukrconsul.org/BASIC_FACTS.htm. 
  15. ^ Subdivisions, surface area and population of the French Republic, National Institute for Statistice and Economic Studies, accessed 11 March 2011.
  16. ^ General Profile of the Philippines : Geography, Philippine Information Agency.
  17. ^ The New Zealand Land Cover Database, New Zealand Ministry for the Environment. Updated 1 July 2009.
  18. ^ "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. http://www.bbs.gov.bd/Home.aspx. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  19. ^ "우리나라 국토, 여의도 면적 24배 늘어". Moneytoday, citing Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs. August 31, 2010. http://stock.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?no=2010083110084267827&type=1&outlink=2&EVEC. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  20. ^ Abkhazia at Encyclopædia Britannica
  21. ^ South Ossetia at World English Dictionary
  22. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics (2009) (in Dutch), Land- en tuinbouwcijfers, 2009, Government of the Netherlands, Department of Publication and Information, p. 14, ISSN 1386-9566, http://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/C1A56EC5-9A02-4639-8BDB-6787381ADA7A/0/2009j29pub.pdf, retrieved 26 November 2011 
  23. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics (2009), Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands Antilles, 2009, Willemstad: Government of the Netherlands, Department of Publication and Information, p. 4 
  24. ^ "Area, cultivated land area and forest land area" (pdf). National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan). http://eng.stat.gov.tw/public/data/dgbas03/bs2/yearbook_eng/y001.pdf. Retrieved 27 September 2007. 
  25. ^ French Southern and Antarctic Lands, CIA Factbook, as of December 29, 2010.
  26. ^ [1]

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