List of the largest country subdivisions by area

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Largest 50 subdivisions by area. Note: as with all maps, some areas are distorted, so direct size comparison between two subdivisions using this map may not be accurate.

This is a list of the 50 largest country subdivisions by area (including surface water) in square kilometres.

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Rank Subdivision Name Country Area (km²)
1 Sakha Republic Russia 3,103,200
2 State of Western Australia Australia 2,645,615
3 Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia 2,339,700
4 Territory of Nunavut Canada 2,093,190
5 State of Queensland Australia 1,852,642
6 State of Alaska United States 1,717,854
7 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region People's Republic of China 1,660,000
8 State of Amazonas Brazil 1,570,947
9 Province of Quebec Canada 1,542,056
10 Northern Territory Australia 1,420,968
11 Northwest Territories Canada 1,346,106
12 State of Pará Brazil 1,253,164
13 Tibet Autonomous Region People's Republic of China 1,228,400
14 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Republic of China 1,183,000
15 Province of Ontario Canada 1,076,395
16 State of South Australia Australia 1,043,514
17 Province of British Columbia Canada 948,596
18 State of Mato Grosso Brazil 906,807
19 State of New South Wales Australia 809,444
20 Khabarovsk Krai Russia 788,600
21 Irkutsk Oblast Russia 767,900
22 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia 750,300[1]
23 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia 737,700
24 Qinghai Province People's Republic of China 721,000
25 Mintaqah of Ash Sharqiyah Saudi Arabia 710,000
26 State of Texas United States 696,241
27 Province of Alberta Canada 661,848
28 Province of Saskatchewan Canada 651,036
29 Province of Manitoba Canada 647,797
30 Department of Agadez Niger 634,209
31 Tamanghasset Wilaya Algeria 619,360[2]
32 Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region Chad 600,350
33 State of Minas Gerais Brazil 586,528
34 State of Bahia Brazil 564,273
35 Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Russia 523,100[1]
36 Province of Orientale Democratic Republic of the Congo 503,239[2][3]
37 Province of Katanga Democratic Republic of the Congo 496,871[4]
38 Sichuan Province People's Republic of China 485,000
39 Territory of Yukon Canada 482,443
40 Shabiyah of Al Kufrah Libya 479,160[2]
41 Kamchatka Krai Russia 472,300
42 Magadan Oblast Russia 461,400
43 Heilongjiang Province People's Republic of China 460,000
44 Gansu Province People's Republic of China 454,000
45 Adrar Wilaya Algeria 443,782
46 Zabaykalsky Krai Russia 431,500
47 Qaraghandy Province Kazakhstan 428,000
48 State of California United States 423,970
49 Province of Papua Indonesia 421,981[5]
50 ? ? ?

The area of the Northwest Territories in Canada was 3,439,296 km², making it the world's largest subdivision, until 1999, when the territory of Nunavut was split off from the Northwest Territories.

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  1. ^ a b The Tyumen Oblast contains the Khanty-Mansi and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, but all three are considered to be federal subjects of Russia. The total area for the oblast (with autonomous okrugs included) is 1,433,270 km².
  2. ^ a b c These figures cannot be verified by their Wikipedia page.
  3. ^ The current constitution of DR Congo, ratified in 2006, will split Orientale into four new provinces no later than February 2009.
  4. ^ The 2006 DR Congo constitution also provides for Katanga to be split into four new provinces.
  5. ^ The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea, but in 2003, the western portion of the province, on the Bird's Head Peninsula, was declared by Jakarta to be a separate province named West Irian Jaya. The legality of this separation has been disputed as it appears to conflict with a law giving Special Autonomy status to Papua in the year 2000. The status of West Irian Jaya province is not yet resolved as of early 2006.
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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b The Tyumen Oblast contains the Khanty-Mansi and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, but all three are considered to be federal subjects of Russia. The total area for the oblast (with autonomous okrugs included) is 1,433,270 km².
  2. ^ a b c These figures cannot be verified by their Wikipedia page.
  3. ^ The current constitution of DR Congo, ratified in 2006, will split Orientale into four new provinces no later than February 2009.
  4. ^ The 2006 DR Congo constitution also provides for Katanga to be split into four new provinces.
  5. ^ The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea, but in 2003, the western portion of the province, on the Bird's Head Peninsula, was declared by Jakarta to be a separate province named West Irian Jaya. The legality of this separation has been disputed as it appears to conflict with a law giving Special Autonomy status to Papua in the year 2000. The status of West Irian Jaya province is not yet resolved as of early 2006.
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