List of European countries by area
Below is a list of most states in Europe, in order of geographical area. Europe's total geographical area is about ten million square kilometres.[1]
Some states (marked *) are only partially located in Europe. Those are ranked according to the size of their European part only.
The list includes only sovereign states. Therefore, for example the United Kingdom is included in place of the four individual home nations.
Inland water is included in area numbers.
European states by area (top 12).[citation needed]
| Rank | State | Total area (km2) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia*
|
3,972,400 | 17,098,242 km2 including North Asia[2] |
| 2 |  Ukraine
|
603,628 | |
| 3 |  France*
|
551,695 | 643,801 km2 when the overseas departments are included. |
| 4 |  Spain*
|
498,511 | 505,990 km2 when the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are included.[3] |
| 5 |  Sweden
|
450,295 | |
| 6 |  Norway
|
385,178 | This includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen[4] |
| 7 |  Germany
|
357,386[5] | |
| 8 |  Finland
|
338,145 | |
| 9 |  Poland
|
312,685 | |
| 10 |  Italy
|
301,338 | |
| 11 |  United Kingdom*
|
242,495 | 260,665 km2 when the British Overseas Territories (except the British Antarctic Territory) are included. |
| 12 |  Romania
|
238,397 | |
| 13 |  Belarus
|
207,600 | |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan*
|
180,000 (est.)[citation needed] | 2,724,902 km2 including Asian part |
| 15 |  Greece
|
131,940 | |
| 16 |  Bulgaria
|
110,994 | |
| 17 |  Iceland
|
102,775 | |
| 18 |  Hungary
|
93,030 | |
| 19 |  Portugal
|
91,568 | |
| 20 |  Austria
|
83,858 | |
| 21 |  Czech Republic
|
78,866 | |
| 22 |  Serbia
|
77,453 | 88,361 km2 including Kosovo |
| 23 |  Ireland
|
70,273 | |
| 24 |  Lithuania
|
65,300 | |
| 25 |  Latvia
|
64,589[6] | |
| 26 |  Croatia
|
56,594 | |
| 27 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
51,129 | |
| 28 |  Slovakia
|
49,036 | |
| 29 |  Estonia
|
45,339 | |
| 30 |  Denmark*
|
44,493 | This includes Faroe Islands; 2,210,579 km2 including Greenland |
| 31 |  Switzerland
|
41,290 | |
| 32 |  Netherlands*
|
41,198 | Excluding Caribbean Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten. |
| 33 |  Moldova
|
33,846 | |
| 34 |  Belgium
|
30,510 | |
| 35 |  Armenia*
|
29,843 | Sometimes considered part of Asia |
| 36 |  Albania
|
28,748 | |
| 37 |  North Macedonia
|
25,713 | |
| 38 |  Turkey*
|
23,507 | 783,562 km2 including Asian part |
| 39 |  Slovenia
|
20,273 | |
| 40 |  Montenegro
|
13,812 | |
| 41 |  Kosovo
|
10,908 | Partially recognised state |
| 42 |  Cyprus
|
9,251 | Sometimes considered part of Asia |
| 43 |  Azerbaijan*
|
6,960 | 86,600 km2 including Asian part |
| 44 |  Luxembourg
|
2,586 | |
| 45 |  Georgia*
|
2,428 | 69,700 km2 including Asian part |
| 46 |  Andorra
|
468 | |
| 47 |  Malta
|
316 | |
| 48 |  Liechtenstein
|
160 | |
| 49 |  San Marino
|
61 | |
| 50 |  Monaco
|
2.02 | |
| 51 |  Vatican City
|
0.44 |
Definition[edit]
Europe and Asia are contiguous with each other and thus the exact boundary between them is not clearly defined, and often follows historical, political, and cultural definitions rather than geographical.
Clickable map of Europe, showing one of the most commonly used continental boundaries[7]
Legend: blue = Contiguous transcontinental states; green = Sometimes considered European but geographically outside Europe's boundaries.
See also[edit]
- List of African countries by area
- List of Asian countries by area
- List of Oceanian countries by area
- List of South American countries by area
References[edit]
- ^ "Map and Details of all 7 Continents". WorldAtlas. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "The World Factbook - Central Asia - Russia". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Entorno físico y medio ambiente" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. p. 10. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Updated land cover figures". ssb.no. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- ^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung". www.statistikportal.de (in German).
- ^ "Latvia country profile". 29 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-28 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ The map shows one of the most commonly accepted delineations of the geographical boundaries of Europe, as used by National Geographic and Encyclopædia Britannica. Whether countries are considered in Europe or Asia can vary in sources, for example in the classification of the CIA World Factbook or that of the BBC. Note also that certain countries in Europe, such as France, have territories lying geographically outside Europe, but which are nevertheless considered integral parts of that country.
