List of countries and outlying territories by land area
This is a list of the sovereign states and dependent territories of the world, sorted by land area only, including all entities on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
For statistical purposes, dependent territories are listed separately from their sovereign states and are set off in italics. The figures exclude inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers) and marine internal waters (coastal waters). Territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included.
Also not included in the list are uninhabited dependent territories – including various countries' claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica[1] – and entities such as the European Union[2] that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories. The total land area of the world is 148,940,000 km2 (57,510,000 sq mi)[3] (about 29.1% of the Earth's surface area).
Countries by land area
Rank | Country | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Notes |
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16,377,742 | 6,323,482 | Largest country in the world, Europe and Asia. |
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9,326,410 | 3,600,950 | Second largest country in Asia |
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9,161,966 | 3,537,455 | Second-largest country in the Americas by TOTAL AREA, but largest by LAND AREA. Includes 50 states and the District of Columbia. |
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9,093,507 | 3,511,023 | Largest country in the Americas by TOTAL AREA, but second-largest by LAND AREA. |
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8,456,510 | 3,265,080 | Largest country in South America. |
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7,617,930 | 2,941,300 | Largest island country and largest country in Oceania. |
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2,973,190 | 1,147,960 | Largest country in South Asia and 3rd largest country in Asia after Russia and China. |
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2,736,690 | 1,056,640 | Second largest country of South America. |
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2,669,800 | 1,030,800 | Largest landlocked country in the world.[4][5] |
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2,505,813 | 967,500 | Largest country in Africa and the Arab World. |
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2,381,741 | 919,595 | Second largest country in Africa and the Arab World. |
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2,267,600 | 875,500 | Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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2,166,086 | 836,330 | Largest dependent territory in the world. |
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2,149,690 | 830,000 | Largest country in Western Asia. |
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1,923,040 | 742,490 | Largest Spanish speaking country |
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1,826,440 | 705,190 | Largest archipelago in the world and largest country in South-East Asia. |
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1,759,540 | 679,360 | Third Largest country in north Africa |
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1,636,000 | 632,000 | Second Largest country in western Asia |
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1,557,390 | 601,310 | |
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1,280,000 | 490,000 | |
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1,266,700 | 489,100 | |
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1,259,200 | 486,200 | |
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1,246,700 | 481,400 | |
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1,220,000 | 470,000 | |
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1,219,912 | 471,011 | |
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1,119,683 | 432,312 | |
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1,084,390 | 418,690 | |
28 | ![]() |
1,038,700 | 401,000 | |
29 | ![]() |
1,030,400 | 397,800 | |
30 | ![]() |
995,450 | 384,350 | |
31 | ![]() |
910,768 | 351,649 | |
32 | ![]() |
886,037 | 342,101 | |
33 | ![]() |
882,050 | 340,560 | |
34 | ![]() |
825,418 | 318,696 | |
35 | ![]() |
796,095 | 307,374 | |
36 | ![]() |
784,090 | 302,740 | |
37 | ![]() |
770,760 | 297,590 | |
38 | ![]() |
748,800 | 289,100 | |
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740,724 | 285,995 | |
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657,740 | 253,950 | |
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647,500 | 250,000 | |
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640,053 | 247,126 | Largest country wholly in Europe |
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627,337 | 242,216 | |
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622,984 | 240,535 | |
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603,700 | 233,100 | |
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585,370 | 226,010 | |
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581,540 | 224,530 | |
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569,250 | 219,790 | |
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527,970 | 203,850 | |
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511,770 | 197,600 |
- ^ Figure refers to Mainland China only. It excludes the special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau) and areas controlled by the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan").
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- ^ The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and United Kingdom, which to some extent overlap. The area from to (2,100,000 km2 (810,000 sq mi)*) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists.
- ^ The European Union is a sui generis supranational union.
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook
- ^ Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan (ASRK). 2005. Main Demographic Indicators. Available at http://www.stat.kz
- ^ United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 2007. “Kazakhstan” in The World Factbook. Book on-line. Available at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html