List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area in excess of 200,000 km²

This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area. Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes. Names of currently existing countries are bolded, while names of geographic features are italicized. There is intentional overlap between the lists in order to maximize ease of use.

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Geographic entity	Area (km²)	Notes
Earth	510,065,284	Total surface area (70.8% water coverage and 29.2% land coverage).
Ocean	361,126,221	Total water coverage (70.8% of Earth's surface).
Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas	179,700,000	Largest ocean, including adjacent Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and Yellow Sea.
Pacific Ocean excluding adjacent seas	155,557,000	Largest ocean.
Land	148,939,063	Total land coverage (29.2% of Earth's surface).
Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	106,400,000	Second largest ocean, including adjacent Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea, Strait of Gibraltar and Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean, North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Celtic Sea.
Afro-Eurasia	84,211,532	Largest contiguous landmass.
Atlantic Ocean excluding adjacent seas	76,762,000	Second largest ocean.
Indian Ocean and adjacent seas	73,556,000	Third largest ocean, including Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Laccadive Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Strait of Malacca.
Indian Ocean excluding adjacent seas	68,556,000	Third largest ocean.
Eurasia	53,990,000	Largest broadly connected contiguous landmass, comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia; sometimes considered a single continent, it covers 10.6% of the Earth's surface (36.2% of the land area).
Asia	44,579,000	Largest continent.
Americas	42,549,000	Large contiguous landmass viewed in some parts of the world as single continent. This view is held in Latin America, Greece, Italy and Spain.
Moon	37,930,000	Satellite in orbit around the Earth, excluded by treaty from national claims of ownership.
British Empire	34,000,000	Largest multi-country empire, under King George V between 1914 and 1917. There are numerous conflicting sources for the size of the Empire at its maximum extent and when that extent occurred. The empire is known to have been 35,800,000 km² between 1917 and 1920, because of the acquisition of the former German colonial possessions after World War I; it was 36,400,000 km² between 1920 and 1922 as a result of the establishment of the British Mandate of Mesopotamia and the British Mandate for Palestine; the Empire had an area of 35,400,000 km² between 1922 and 1932 as a result of the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence and the Anglo-Irish Treaty recognizing Irish independence. Finally, in 1932, the British Empire is known to have a size of 32,000,000 km², after the granting of independence to numerous colonies.
Mongol Empire	33,200,000	Multi-country empire, under Kublai Khan in 1268.
Commonwealth of Nations	31,462,574	Supranational political entity.
Africa	30,221,532	Second largest continent.
African Union	29,797,500	Supranational political entity.
North America	24,490,000	Continent.
Russian Empire	22,800,000	Multi-country empire, under Nicholas II in 1895.
Soviet Union	22,402,200	Largest country in the world from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.
Southern Ocean	20,327,000	Ocean.
South America	17,840,000	Continent.
UNASUR/UNASUL	17,715,335	Supranational political entity including most nations of South America.
Russia	17,098,242	Largest country in the world; crosses Europe and Asia.
Spanish Empire	15,850,000	Multi-country empire, under Charles III; size is approximate.
Qing Empire, China	14,700,000	Multi-country empire in Asia under the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1723–1735) and his son the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796).
Arctic Ocean	14,056,000	Ocean.
Antarctica	14,000,000	Continent.
Yuan Khanate China	14,000,000	Multi-country empire in Asia under the Yuan Khanate 1279-1368. Measured at its maximum extant in 1310.
Arab League	13,953,041	Supranational political entity.
Umayyad (Arab Caliphate).	13,200,000	Under Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, 723-743.
Siberia	13,138,242	Traditional historic and geographic region of Russia.
Second French colonial empire	12,898,000	Multi-country empire under President Albert Lebrun, in 1938. Includes France, and all possessions under French sovereignty in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South America.
Mercosur	12,781,179	Supranational political entity consisting of 4 South American countries
Portuguese Empire	10,400,000	The Portuguese overseas empire at its greatest extent in 1815. Including but not limited to Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.
Europe	10,180,000	Continent.
Abbasid (Arab Caliphate).	10,000,000	Estimate at its apex in 850. Lasting from 750-1258.
Canada	9,970,610	Second largest country in the world; largest country in North America, and in the Western Hemisphere.
Maximum overseas expansion of the United States	9,948,908	This estimate is based on the combined area of the United States, plus the areas of Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and United States Minor Outlying Islands, over which the U.S. acquired sovereignty in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American war. Self-government was restored to Cuba in 1906, and to the Philippines in 1934.
People's Republic of China (PRC, including disputed areas)	9,742,010	Largest country located entirely in Asia. Including PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), South Tibet (controlled by India but claimed by China) and the disputed territories of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu which the Republic of China (Taiwan) has continued to govern after the PRC replaced it on the mainland; total of separate UN figures for mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km2) and Macau (26 km2).
People's Republic of China (PRC, non-disputed areas)	9,598,086	Largest country located entirely in Asia. Excluding all disputed territories; total of separate UN figures for mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km2) and Macau (26 km2).
United States of America	9,522,055	Country in North America. Includes the 50 states and District of Columbia, and Indian Reservations. Includes inland water area of 78,797 mi2 (204,083 km2 and Great Lakes water of 60,251 mi2 (156,049 km2); excludes coastal water area of 42,225 mi2 (109,362 km2) and territorial water area of 75,372 mi2 (195,213 km2)
Oceania	9,008,458	Geopolitical area including Australia and other islands and territories in the Pacific Ocean.
Brazil	8,514,877	Largest country in South America. Includes Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martim Vaz, and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo. All islands together make 365 km2 (less than 0.003% of all continental territory).
First French colonial empire	8,232,162	Multi-country empire under King Louis XV, in 1754; size is estimated based upon the Louisiana Purchase, as well as the additional whole U.S. States and Canadian Provinces which now exist where New France used to, and the whole States and territories of India which correspond to the former French East India Company, does not include France.
The Indies	8,063,879	A European Colonial term for South and South East Asia, sometimes also known as the Indosphere.
Australasia	7,955,717	A subdivision of Oceania.
Contiguous United States	7,902,634	Includes the 48 contiguous states and District of Columbia, and Indian Reservations, but excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Australia	7,686,848	Continent and country in Oceania. Includes Jervis Bay Territory (73km2) , Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 km2), Christmas Island (135 km2) and Lord Howe Island (56 km2). Also includes the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands (5 km2), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0,9 km2), Heard and McDonald Islands (372 km2) and Macquarie Island (231 km2). Excludes claims on Antarctica (Australian Antarctic Territory, 6,119,818 km2).
Sassanid Empire	7,400,000	Successor state to the Parthian Empire in the middle east and Iran, lasting from 224-651, size estimated at its apex in 550.
Empire of Japan	7,400,000	Multi-country empire under Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, in 1943.
New France	7,191,613	Maximum colonial expansion of France in North America in 1754.
Ming China	6,500,000	Chinese Empire after the overthrow of the Yuan Mongol dynasty 1368-1644. Measured at its maximum extent in 1450.
Achaemenid Empire	6,240,000	An empire in Iran and other countries from Greece and Egypt to Uzbekistan From 550 to 330 B.C.
Far Eastern Federal District	6,215,900	Federal district of Russia created May 2000.
Khanate of the Golden Horde	6,000,000	Multi-country empire in Europe and Asia a Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, lasting from 1240-1502. Size is approximate at its apex in 1310.
Australian Antarctic Territory	5,896,500	Australian claim to Antarctica.
Ottoman Empire	5,500,000	Early modern empire centered in Turkey at its greatest extent in 1689 under Suleiman II.
Macedonia (ancient kingdom)	5,200,000	Ancient empire centered in Macedonia at its greatest extent in 323 BC under Alexander the Great.
SAARC	5,130,746	Supranational political entity.
Siberian Federal District	5,114,800	Federal district of Russia created May 2000, distinct from but also included in the historical region of the same name.
Fatimid Caliphate	5,100,000	Western remnant of the Umayyad Caliphate lasting from 909-1171, estimated at its greatest extent in 969.
Maurya Empire	5,000,000	Indian Empire lasted from 321-185 BC, size is calculated to be the greatest extent reached in 265 BC.
Great Seljuq Empire	5,000,000	Turkish Empire in the middle east, was the European antagonist during the Crusades. Lasted from 1037-1194, size is calculated to be the greatest extent reached in 1092.
First Mexican Empire	5,000,000	Largest extent of Mexican holdings, from 1822-23; included almost all current territory of Mexico, the Southwestern United States, and all of Central America except for Panama.
Tang China	4,900,000	Chinese Empire from 618-907. Measured at its maximum extent in 700.
Roman Empire	4,872,000	Multi Country Empire in antiquity, under Trajan in AD 117.
Pala Empire	4,600,000	One of the Indian Middle Kingdoms lasting from 780-1154, size is estimated at the apex in 815.
Timurid dynasty	4,600,000	A Persian Middle Eastern empire, rising after the Mongol Empire lasting from 1355-1740, measured at its apex in 1405.
ASEAN	4,465,501	Supranational political entity.
European Union	4,325,675	Supranational political entity.
Tibetan Empire	4,000,000	The Tibetan state lasting from 650-842, measured at its apex in 800.
European Russia	3,960,000	Traditional historic and geographic region of Russia.
Rupert's Land	3,900,000	An area of British North America, under the jurisdiction of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Italian Colonial Empire	3,800,000	Overseas empire at its greatest extent in 1940.
Ilkhanate	3,750,000	A Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, lasting from 1256-1355, measured at its apex in 1310.
Argentina (including claims)	3,748,072	Second largest country in South America. Includes claims over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and Argentine Antarctica, which are not under Argentine de facto control.
Dutch Colonial Empire	3,700,000	Overseas empire at its greatest extent in 1940. Includes Indonesia.
Chola Dynasty	3,600,000	A south Asian empire lasting from 330 BC-1279, measured at its apex in 1050.
Zealandia	3,500,000	Largest microcontinent (size is approximate).
South China Sea	3,500,000	Marginal sea occurring in part of the Pacific Ocean south of China, and bordered predominately by Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines.
Gupta Empire	3,500,000	One of the Indian Middle Kingdoms lasting from 320-560, size is estimated at the apex in 400.
Byzantine Empire	3,500,000	Remnant of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in 520 under Justin I.
German colonial empire	3,500,000	The German colonial empire lasting from 1871-1918.
India (including disputed areas)	3,287,263	Third largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). Includes all disputed territories.
Parthian Empire	3,200,000	A Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 248 BC-226, was the successor state to the Greek Seleucid Empire and a major antagonist to the Roman Empire. Measured at its apex circa 100 BC.
Arabian Peninsula	3,189,612	A geographic region of the Middle East.
India (non-disputed areas)	3,166,414	Third largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). Excludes non-Indian-administered disputed territories (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract in China; Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan). Includes all Indian-administered territories, which contains the China-claimed South Tibet, administered by India as part of Arunachal Pradesh.
Thirteen Colonies	3,151,827	Found by taking the size of the United States less the size of its acquired territories.
Sakha Republic	3,103,200	Largest federal subject of Russia.
Seleucid Empire	3,000,000	A Greek/Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 312-63 BC, was the successor state to the Achaemenid Empire. Measured at its apex circa 300 BC.
Grand Duchy of Moscow	3,000,000	A precursor to the Russian Empire, lasting from 1263-1547.
Mughal Empire	3,000,000	An Islamic Empire in India lasting from 1526-1707.
Medes (Median Empire)	2,800,000	An early Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 625-549 BC.
Argentina	2,780,400	Second largest country in South America. Does not include claims over Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, nor Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2).
Caribbean Sea	2,754,000	Body of water between North and South America.
Kazakhstan	2,724,900	In Asia; largest landlocked country in the world.
Han Dynasty	2,684,886	The Chinese Empire lasting from 206 BC-220.
Song Dynasty	2,684,886	The Chinese Empire lasting from 960-1279.
Western Australia	2,525,500	Largest state of Australia.
Mediterranean Sea	2,500,000	Body of water separating Europe and Africa.
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom	2,500,000	A successor state to the Seleucid Empire in what is now Afghanistan and Uzbekistan lasting from 256-125 BC.
Queen Maud Land	2,500,000	Norwegian Antarctic claim.
Algeria	2,381,741	Largest country in Africa.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,344,858	Second largest country in Africa.
Krasnoyarsk Krai	2,339,700	Federal subject of Russia.
Kingdom of Denmark	2,220,093	Including Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands.
Greenland	2,175,600	An autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark Denmark; technically part of North America, and that continent's third-largest country.
Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	Largest country in Middle East.
Louisiana Purchase	2,147,000	Area of the United States purchased from France in 1803, which now comprises all or part of fifteen U.S. states.
Chile (Incluiding Territorial Claims)	2,007,208	Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui), Isla Sala y Gómez and Antarctica (1,250,000 km2).
Inca Empire	2,000,000	The Incan Empire along the Andean coast of South America lasting from 1438-1533.
First French Empire	2,000,000	Multi-country empire under Emperor Napoleon I of France, from 1804-1814; size is approximate.
Mexico	1,958,201	Fourth largest country in North America; also third largest country in Latin America.
Nunavut	1,936,113	Largest sub-federal jurisdiction of Canada, largest territory of Canada.
Indonesia	1,904,569	In Southeast Asia; largest and most populous country situated only on islands.
Sudan	1,886,068	Third largest country in Africa.
Urals Federal District	1,788,900	Federal district of Russia created May 2000.
East Indies	1,784,398	A European Colonial term for Maritime Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, East Timor, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia (less its territory on New Guinea).
Libya	1,759,540	Country in northern Africa.
Queensland	1,727,300	State of Australia.
British Antarctic Territory	1,709,400	British claim to Antarctica
Northwestern Federal District	1,677,900	Federal district of Russia created May 2000.
Xinjiang	1,660,000	Largest autonomous region of China.
Iran	1,648,195	Second largest country in Middle East.
Amazonas	1,570,746	Largest state of Brazil.
Mongolia	1,564,116	Country located between China and Russia.
Alaska	1,518,800	Largest state of the United States.
Gulf of Mexico	1,500,000	Body of water in North America.
Tyumen Oblast	1,435,200	Federal subject of Russia. Includes Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs; without the autonomous okrugs, 161,800 km2.
Neo-Assyrian Empire	1,400,000	An ancient Middle Eastern empire along the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 934-609 BC.
Quebec	1,365,128	Second largest sub-federal jurisdiction of Canada, largest province of Canada.
Mexican Cession	1,360,000	A large area of the First Mexican Empire, which was lost after the Mexican-American War in 1848 to the US.
Northern Territory	1,346,200	Territory of Australia.
Kalmar Union	1,322,358	A medieval and early modern Kingdom in Scandinavia consisting of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and most of modern Sweden and Finland, lasting from 1397-1523. Size does not include the colonial territories in Greenland.
Peru	1,285,216	Country in South America.
Chad	1,284,000	Country in Africa.
Niger	1,267,000	Country in Africa.
Antártica	1,250,258	Chilean claim to Antarctica
East China Sea	1,249,000	Marginal sea east of China, also bordered by South Korea and Japan.
Pará	1,247,690	Second largest state of Brazil.
Angola	1,246,700	Country in Africa.
Mali	1,240,192	Country in Africa.
Hudson Bay	1,230,000	Body of water in northeastern Canada.
Tibet Autonomous Region	1,228,400	Autonomous region of China.
Ethiopian Empire (Abyssinia)	1,221,900	An African Empire lasting from 980 BC-1974.
South Africa	1,221,148	Country in Africa. Area of mainland South Africa is 1,220,813 km2, added to which are the Prince Edward Islands — Marion Island, 290 km2, and Prince Edward Island, 45 km2.
Carolingian Empire	1,200,000	The maximum extent of Frankish Kingdom under Charlemagne in 814. An immediate precursor to the Holy Roman Empire.
Northwest Territories	1,183,085	Territory of Canada.
Inner Mongolia	1,183,000	Autonomous region of China.
Colombia	1,138,914	Country in South America. Colombian census figure is 1,141,748 which includes three special districts and San Andrés and Providencia islands (52 km2).
Ethiopia	1,104,300	Country in Africa.
Bolivia	1,098,581	Country in South America.
Ontario (including maritime territory)	1,076,395	Fourth largest sub-federal jurisdiction of Canada, second largest province of Canada.
Melanesia	1,040,672	One of the Island subdivisions of Oceania.
French East India Company	1,040,549	The maximum extent of French Colonial rule in India in 1754. Estimated by adding together the areas of the States and territories of India which correspond approximately to the French East India Company.
Volga Federal District	1,038,000	Federal district of Russia created May 2000.
Mauritania	1,025,520	Country in Africa.
Republic of Texas	1,007,935	Briefly independent breakaway state from the First Mexican Empire in 1835, later annexed in 1846 by the United States.
Tierra del Fuego	1,002,445	If taken to include claims to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and Argentine Antarctica (none of which are controlled by Argentina). Argentina's largest province, if these claims are included.
New Kingdom	1,000,000	The final imperial phase of dynastic Egypt, lasting from 1570-1070 BC.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth	990,000	Multi-country Eastern European empire under Sigismund III in 1619.
South Australia	983,482	State of Australia.
Egypt	980,869	Country in Africa; excluding the Hala'ib Triangle.
Sea of Japan	978,000	Body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Russia to the west, and Japan to the East. Also known as the East Sea.
Northeast Greenland National Park	972,000	Largest administrative division of Greenland; largest National Park in the world.
Unorganized Borough, Alaska	970,500	Subdivision of Alaska; largest sub-state entity in the United States.
Argentine Antarctica	965,597	Argentine claim over Antarctica
Tanzania	945,087	Country in Africa. Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
Argentine Sea	940,000	Body of water within the continental shelf off the Argentine mainland. It extends from Buenos Aires Province coast on the North to the Falkland Islands on the South.
British Columbia	925,186	Province of Canada. Land area only.
Nigeria	923,768	Country in Africa.
Merovengian Kingdom of Francia	918,881	The Frankish Kingdom after the conquest of Burgundy, lasting from 536-768.
Ontario	917,741	Province of Canada. Land area only. With water, it exceeds 1,000,000.
Venezuela	912,050	Country in South America; does not include claims on Guayana Esequiba. If included, the area would be 1,075,945 km2.
Mato Grosso	903,358	State of Brazil.
Pakistan (including disputed areas)	880,254	Country in Central Asia. Includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas).
Grand Duchy of Lithuania	876,600	A large medieval pagan empire in Europe lasting from 1253-1569 as an independent state, prior to its union with Poland. Measured at its greatest extent in the 15th century.
Namibia	824,292	Country in Africa.
Holy Roman Empire	814,415	Central European Confederacy from 962-1806. Measured at its largest extent under Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Mozambique	801,590	Country in Africa.
New South Wales	800,642	State of Australia.
Akkadian Empire	800,000	An ancient middle eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 2400-2200 BC.
Pakistan (non-disputed areas)	796,095	Country in Central Asia. Excludes all disputed territories.
Khabarovsk Krai	788,600	Federal subject of Russia.
New Guinea	786,000	Island divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Turkey	783,562	Country partly in Europe and partly in Asia.
Union between Sweden and Norway (United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway)	774,184	A Kingdom in Scandinavia between 1814-1905.
Irkutsk Oblast	767,900	Federal subject of Russia.
Chile	756,096	Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2).
Zambia	752,618	Country in Africa.
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	750,300	Federal subject of Russia. Also included in Tyumen Oblast total.
Borneo	748,168	Island divided between Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	737,700	Federal subject of Russia.
Qinghai	721,200	Largest province of China.
Oregon Territory	720,011	Territory acquired from Britain by the US in 1848.
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah)	710,000	Largest province of Saudi Arabia.
Texas	696,200	State of the United States.
Visigothic Kingdom	684,738	A Germanic Kingdom on the Iberian peninsula, lasting from 474-723. Measured at its apex in 500.
Austria-Hungary	676,615	Central European Empire from 1867 to 1918.
Myanmar	676,578	Country in Southeast Asia.
Qaasuitsup	660,000	Largest municipality of Greenland.
Central Federal District	652,800	Federal district of Russia, created May 2000.
Afghanistan	652,090	Country in Central Asia.
Alberta	642,317	Province of Canada.
Somalia	637,657	Country in Africa.
Sermersooq	635,600	Second largest municipality of Greenland.
Agadez Department	634,209	Largest department of Niger.
Nazi Germany	633,786	Nazi Germany encompasses present day Germany, and a few other territories.
Austrian Empire	625,418	A central European empire lasting from 1804-1867
Central African Republic	622,984	Country in Africa.
South Sudan	619,745	Country in Africa.
Merovengian Kingdom of Francia	611,759	The Frankish Kingdom at its founding under Clovis I in 481.
Ukraine	603,700	Largest All-European country.
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region	600,350	Largest region of Chad.
Saskatchewan	591,670	Province of Canada.
Southern Federal District	589,200	Federal district of Russia, created May 2000.
Arkhangelsk Oblast	587,400	Federal subject of Russia. Includes Nenets Autonomous Okrug; without the autonomous okrug, 410,700 km2.
Madagascar	587,041	Island country in Africa. Second largest country composed of a single island (after Australia).
Minas Gerais	586,528	State of Brazil.
Ostrogothic Kingdom	586,046	A Germanic Kingdom in Italy and Illyria after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, lasting from 476-553. Measurement is approximate.
Botswana	581,730	Country in Africa.
Kenya	580,367	Country in Africa.
Caliphate of Córdoba	570,000	A Moorish Caliphate in Iberia after the local withdrawal of the Fatimid Caliphate, lasting from 756-1031.
Bahia	564,693	State of Brazil.
Tamanrasset Province	557,906	Largest province of Algeria.
Manitoba	553,556	Province of Canada.
France	551,500	Largest West European country. Includes Metropolitan France only. The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers 674,843 km2, excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km2).
German Empire	540,000	The unified German state from 1871-1918.
Yemen	527,968	Country in Middle East. Includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen).
Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug	523,100	Federal subject of Russia. Also included in Tyumen Oblast total.
Central America	521,499	Region between North America and South America.
Thailand	513,115	Country in Southeast Asia.
Spain	505,992	Country in Europe. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco.
Orientale	503,239	Largest province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Middle Kingdom of Egypt	500,000	The second Egyptian dynastic empire lasting from 2080-1640 BC.
Neo-Babylonian Empire	500,000	An ancient Middle Eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 626 to 539 BC.
Aztec Empire	500,000	A Meso-American Empire in Mexico lasting from 1325-1521.
Katanga	496,877	Second largest province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tombouctou Region	496,611	Largest region of Mali.
Turkmenistan	488,100	Country in Central Asia.
Denmark-Norway	487,476	A Scondanavian Kingdom lasting from 1536–1814.
Sichuan	485,000	Province of China.
Kufra District	483,510	Largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Kufra appears to have retained its borders.
Cameroon	475,442	Country in Africa.
Yukon	474,391	Territory of Canada.
Kamchatka Krai	472,300	Federal subject of Russia.
Papua New Guinea	462,840	Country in Oceania.
Magadan Oblast	461,400	Federal subject of Russia.
Gansu	454,300	Province of China.
Ross Dependency	450,000	New Zealand claim to Antarctica.
Sweden	449,964	Country in Europe. Includes Gotland and Öland.
Uzbekistan	447,400	Country in Central Asia; largest doubly landlocked country of the world.
Morocco	446,550	Country in Africa; excluding Western Sahara.
Iraq	438,317	Country in Middle East.
Adélie Land	432,000	French claim to Antarctica.
Chita Oblast	431,500	Federal subject of Russia. Includes Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug; without the autonomous okrug, 412,500km2.
Karagandy Province	428,000	Largest province of Kazakhstan.
Adrar Province	427,368	Second largest province of Algeria.
California	423,970	State of the United States.
Papua	421,981	Province of Indonesia, status uncertain following Indonesian declaration of intent to subdivide into smaller provinces.
Komi Republic	415,900	Federal subject of Russia.
Riyadh Province	412,000	Second largest province of Saudi Arabia.
Paraguay	406,752	Country in South America.
Équateur	403,292	Third largest province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Old Kingdom	400,000	The first unified Egyptian empire lasting from 2686–2134 BC.
Middle Assyrian period	400,000	An ancient Middle Eastern kingdom in the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 1365–1000 BC.
Yunnan	394,000	Province of China.
Zimbabwe	390,757	Country in Africa.
Kurdistan	390,000(Est.)	Region in the Middle East; homeland of the Kurds
Norway (total)	385,155	Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km2) and the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2); excludes the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2).
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska	382,910	Subdivision of Alaska; largest county-equivalent in the United States.
Montana	380,838	State of the United States.
Japan	377,873	Country in Asia. Includes Ryukyu Islands (including Daitō Islands), Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands.
Baltic Sea	377,000	Sea in Europe, bordered on the north by Sweden and Finland, on the East by Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the south by Poland and Germany, and on the West by Denmark.
New Valley Governorate	376,505	Largest governorate of Egypt.
Newfoundland and Labrador	373,872	Province of Canada.
Northern Cape	372,889	Largest province of South Africa.
Caspian Sea	371,000	Body of water in Central Asia variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. Between Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran.
Santa Cruz Department	370,621	Largest department of Bolivia.
Loreto Region	368,852	Largest region of Peru.
Amur Oblast	363,700	Federal subject of Russia.
Mato Grosso do Sul	357,125	State of Brazil.
Germany	357,022	Country in Europe; before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with 248,689 km2 and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km2.
Oromia Region	353,632	Largest region of Ethiopia.
Buryat Republic	351,300	Federal subject of Russia.
Murzuq	349,790	2nd largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Murzuq appears to have retained its borders.
Northern	348,765	Largest state of Sudan.
Balochistan	347,190	Largest province of Pakistan.
Rajasthan	342,236	Largest state of India.
Republic of the Congo	342,000	Country in Africa.
Goiás	340,087	State of Brazil.
Finland	338,145	Country in Europe. Includes Åland.
South Yemen	332,970	Former country in the Middle East from 1967 to 1990; now reunified into Yemen.
Maranhão	331,983	State of Brazil.
Viet Nam	331,689	Country in Southeast Asia.
Malaysia	329,847	Country in Southeast Asia.
Norway (excluding self-governing territories)	323,941	Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2), the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2).
Côte d'Ivoire	322,463	Country in Africa.
Tomsk Oblast	316,900	Federal subject of Russia.
British Isles	315,134	A series of islands in northern Europe.
New Mexico	314,915	State of the United States.
Poland	312,685	Country in Eastern Europe.
Oman	309,500	Country in Middle East.
Madhya Pradesh	308,144	State of India.
Maharashtra	307,713	State of India.
Buenos Aires Province	307,571	Largest province of Argentina.
Italy	301,318	Country in Europe.
Aktobe Province	300,600	Second largest province of Kazakhstan.
Philippines	300,000	Country in Southeast Asia.
North Darfur	296,420	Second largest state of Sudan.
Bandundu	295,658	Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Arizona	295,254	State of the United States
Kingdom of Romania	295,049	Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947) at its greater extent in between 1919-1940
Nevada	286,351	State of the United States.
Yugoslavia	284,710	A Balkan country lasting from 1918–1992.
Illizi Province	284,618	Province of Algeria.
Ecuador	283,561	Country in South America. Includes Galápagos Islands.
East Kazakhstan Province	283,300	Third largest province of Kazakhstan.
Rio Grande do Sul	281,749	State of Brazil.
Somali Region	279,252	Second largest region of Ethiopia.
Tocantins	277,621	State of Brazil.
Andhra Pradesh	275,068	State of India.
Burkina Faso	274,000	Country in Africa.
New Zealand	270,534	Country in Oceania. Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km2), the Cook Islands (236 km2) and Tokelau (12 km2), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km2).
Colorado	269,601	State of the United States.
Gabon	267,668	Country in Africa.
Western Sahara	266,000	Country in Africa; largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Oregon	254,805	State of the United States.
Wyoming	253,348	State of the United States.
Michigan	253,266	State of the United States.
Tiris Zemmour	252,900	Largest region of Mauritania.
Piauí	251,529	State of Brazil.
West Germany	248,689	Former country in Europe from 1949 to 1990; now reunified into Germany.
São Paulo	248,209	State of Brazil.
Guinea	245,857	Country in Africa.
North Slope Borough, Alaska	245,436	County of Alaska; largest county in the United States.
East Kalimantan	245,238	Province of Indonesia.
Chihuahua	244,938	Largest state of Mexico.
Great Lakes	244,100	Lake system in North America, predominately between Canada and the United States.
Santa Cruz	243,943	Second largest province of Argentina.
United Kingdom	242,900	Country in Europe. Excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km2), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km2) and the British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km2).
Crown of Castile	241,782	Royal union of Kingdoms in Spain lasting from 1230–1760, also known as the Kingdom of Castile y Leon.
Uganda	241,038	Country in Africa.
Uttar Pradesh	238,566	State of India.
Ghana	238,533	Country in Africa.
Romania	238,391	Country in Central Europe.
Bolívar	238,000	Largest state of Venezuela.
Rondônia	237,576	State of Brazil.
Laos	236,800	Country in Southeast Asia.
Caribbean	234,917	Also known as the West Indies, all the islands of the Caribbean Sea including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.
Victoria	227,146	State of Australia.
Kyzylorda Province	226,000	Province of Kazakhstan.
Minnesota	225,365	State of the United States.
Chubut	224,686	Third largest province of Argentina.
Roraima	224,299	State of Brazil.
Almaty Province	224,000	Province of Kazakhstan.
Moxico Province	223,023	Largest province of Angola.
Jammu and Kashmir	222,236	State of India.
North Kurdufan	221,900	Third largest state of Sudan.
Korea	220,186	Country in Asia prior to 1948; now divided into North Korea and South Korea.
Utah	219,887	State of the United States.
Great Britain	219,000	An island of the British Isles, the largest of that group.
Kingdom of Hungary	218,915	A European Kingdom lasting from 1000–1804. Measured at its apex in 1450.
Red Sea	218,887	State of Sudan.
Idaho	216,446	State of the United States.
Adrar	215,300	Second largest region of Mauritania.
Guyana	214,969	Country in South America.
Beni Department	213,564	Second largest department of Bolivia.
Kansas	213,096	State of the United States.
Matruh Governorate	212,112	Second largest governorate of Egypt.
Ouargla Province	211,980	Province of Algeria.
Hunan	210,000	Province of China.
Belarus	207,600	Largest landlocked country in Europe.
Greater Antilles	207,435	An island grouping in the Caribbean.
Shaanxi	205,600	Province of China.
Punjab	205,344	Second largest province of Pakistan.
Red Sea Governorate	203,685	Third largest governorate of Egypt.
Río Negro	203,013	Province of Argentina.
Nebraska	200,345	State of the United States.

See also

• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area in excess of 200,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 100,000 to 1,000,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 50,000 to 200,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 20,000 to 50,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 5,000 to 20,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 1,000 to 5,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from .1 to 1,000 km²

Smaller divisions

• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area in excess of 1,000,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 500,000 to 1,000,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 200,000 to 500,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 100,000 to 200,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 50,000 to 100,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 30,000 to 50,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 20,000 to 30,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 10,000 to 20,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 7,000 to 10,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 5,000 to 7,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 3,000 to 5,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 1,000 to 3,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 250 to 1,000 km²
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from .1 to 250 km²

Other

• List of countries and outlying territories by total area
• Table of administrative country subdivisions by country
• Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions