List of countries and dependencies by area

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Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by total area according to the table below, roughly to scale

The top 10 largest countries occupy nearly half of the world's land

  Russia (11%)
  China (6.3%)
  United States (6.1%)
  Canada (6.1%)
  Brazil (5.6%)
  Australia (5.2%)
  India (2.0%)
  Argentina (1.8%)
  Kazakhstan (1.8%)
  Algeria (1.6%)
  Other (52.5%)

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

Entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories. All 193 member states of the United Nations plus the two observer states are given a rank number. Largely unrecognised states not in ISO 3166-1 are included in the list in ranked order. The areas of such largely unrecognised states are in most cases also included in the areas of the more widely recognised states that claim the same territory; see the notes in the "notes" column for each country for clarification.

Not included in the list are individual country claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica or entities such as the European Union[Note 1] that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories.

This list includes three measurements of area:

  • Total area: the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines.
  • Land area: the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area.
  • Water area: the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, and rivers) within international boundaries and coastlines.[2] Coastal internal waters may be included. Territorial seas are not included unless otherwise noted. Contiguous zones and exclusive economic zones are not included.

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

Map

World map, except Antarctica, colour-coded by areas of countries in square kilometres.

Countries and dependencies by area

Rank Country / Dependency Total in km2 (mi2) Land in km2 (mi2) Water in km2 (mi2) % 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 17,098,246 (6,601,670) 16,378,410 (6,323,740) 719,836 (277,930) 4.21 Largest country in the world (10.995% of the world's land mass); its European portion is roughly 4,000,000 km2, which is around 40% of the total landmass of Europe, making Russia the largest country in Europe; and its Asian portion, which covers all of Northern Asia, is around 13,100,000 km2, making Russia the largest country in Asia.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antarctica 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 0 (0) 0 13,916,000 km2 (5,373,000 sq mi) (98%) of the land area is covered by ice and snow. Though not itself a country, areas are claimed by a number of countries.[Note 2]
2 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Canada[Note 3] 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,023) 891,163 (344,080) 8.93 Largest English- and largest French-speaking country; largest country completely in the Western Hemisphere by total area (second-largest by land area after the United States); with the largest surface area of water. Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about 1,600,000 km2, nor territorial waters of 200,000 km2.[4][5]
3/4 Error creating thumbnail: File missing China 9,596,961 (3,705,407) 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 2.82 Largest country entirely in Asia, and second-largest country in the world by land area. Excludes Taiwan, disputed territories with India, and disputed islands in the South China Sea. Figures for total area and water area also exclude all coastal and territorial waters.[Note 4]
 United States 9,525,067 (3,677,649) –
9,833,517 (3,796,742)[7]		 9,147,593 (3,531,905) –
9,147,643 (3,531,925)[7]		 377,424 (145,724) –
685,924 (264,837)[7]		 3.96–6.97 Largest English-speaking country by land area and largest country in the Western Hemisphere by land area (second-largest by total area after Canada). Secondary figures for total area and water area include all coastal and territorial waters.[Note 4]
5 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brazil 8,515,767 (3,287,956) 8,460,415 (3,266,584) 55,352 (21,372) 0.65 Largest Portuguese-speaking country, largest country in South America, largest country in the Southern Hemisphere,[Note 5] and the largest contiguous territory in the Americas.[11]
6 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Australia 7,692,024 (2,969,907) 7,633,565 (2,947,336) 58,459 (22,571) 0.76 Third-largest English-speaking country and largest country in Oceania, largest country without land borders, and the largest country completely in the Southern Hemisphere.[Note 6]
7  India 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,190 (1,147,960) 314,073 (121,264) 9.55 Second-largest country entirely in Asia and largest country in South Asia.[Note 7] Largest Hindi-speaking country and most populous Hindu country.
8  Argentina 2,780,400 (1,073,500) 2,736,690 (1,056,640) 43,710 (16,880) 1.57 Largest Spanish-speaking country and second-largest country in South America.[Note 8]
9 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kazakhstan 2,724,900 (1,052,100) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,200 (9,700) 0.92 Largest landlocked country.[16] Second-largest Russian-speaking country after Russia, and the largest country in Central Asia. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
10  Algeria 2,381,741 (919,595) 2,381,741 (919,595) 0 (0) 0 Largest country in Africa; also largest in the Arab world and the Mediterranean Basin.[Note 9]
11  DR Congo 2,344,858 (905,355) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 3.32 Second-largest French-speaking country. Largest country in Central and Sub-Saharan Africa. Second-largest country in Africa, has the largest French-speaking city (Kinshasa).
– Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark 2,220,093 (857,183) 2,220,072 (857,175) 21 (8.1) 0 UN figure does not include the entire Kingdom area.
–  Greenland (Denmark) 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330)[Note 10] 0 (0) 0 Largest island in the world, largest territory in the Kingdom of Denmark, and the largest inhabited non-sovereign territory in the world.
12 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 (0) 0 Largest country in Western Asia. Second-largest in the Arab world after Algeria.
13  Mexico 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,945 (750,561) 20,430 (7,890) 1.04 Second-largest Spanish-speaking country by area after Argentina; largest Spanish-speaking country by number of speakers.
14 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indonesia 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,451) 93,000 (36,000) 4.87 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Oceania. Largest country in Southeast Asia. Largest island country and archipelagic state in the world by area and population.[18]
15 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sudan 1,861,484 (718,723) 1,731,671 (668,602) 129,813 (50,121) 6.97 [Note 11] Third-largest country in Africa and third-largest in the Arab world.[1][19]
16 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Libya 1,759,540 (679,360) 1,759,540 (679,360) 0 (0) 0
17 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iran 1,648,195 (636,372) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,000) 7.07 Largest Persian-speaking country. Second-largest country in Western Asia and fourth-largest completely in Asia after China, India, and Saudi Arabia. [Note 12]
18 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mongolia 1,564,110 (603,910) 1,553,556 (599,831) 10,560 (4,080) 0.68 Second-largest landlocked country and largest that does not border a closed sea.
19 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peru 1,285,216 (496,225) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 0.41 Third-largest Spanish-speaking country and third-largest country in South America.
20  Chad 1,284,000 (496,000) 1,259,200 (486,200) 24,800 (9,600) 1.93 Third-largest landlocked country and largest outside of Asia. Fifth-largest country in Africa.
21  Niger 1,267,000 (489,000) 1,266,700 (489,100) 300 (120) 0.02 Largest country in West Africa.
22  Angola 1,246,700 (481,400) 1,246,700 (481,400) 0 (0) 0
23  Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,120) 20,002 (7,723) 1.61
24  South Africa 1,221,037 (471,445) 1,214,470 (468,910) 4,620 (1,780) 0.38 Largest country in Southern Africa.
25 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colombia 1,141,748 (440,831) 1,038,700 (401,000) 100,210 (38,690) 8.8
26 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ethiopia 1,104,300 (426,400) 1,000,000 (390,000) 104,300 (40,300) 0.7 Largest country in East Africa.[Note 13]
27  Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,301 (418,265) 15,280 (5,900) 1.39
28  Mauritania 1,030,700 (398,000) 1,025,520 (395,960) 4,480 (1,730) 0.44
29 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Egypt 1,002,450 (387,050) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,300) 0.6 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Africa.
30  Tanzania 945,087 (364,900) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 6.49
31 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,768 (351,649) 13,000 (5,000) 1.41
32 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Venezuela 916,445 (353,841) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (12,000) 3.29 [Note 14]
33 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pakistan 881,913 (340,509) 856,690 (330,770) 25,223 (9,739) 2.86 [Note 15]
34  Namibia 825,615 (318,772) 823,290 (317,870) 2,425 (936) 0.12
35  Mozambique 801,590 (309,500) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.63
36 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,157) 13,930 (5,380) 1.78 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
37 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chile 756,102 (291,933) 743,812 (287,187) 12,290 (4,750) 1.63 [Note 16]
38 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,398 (287,028) 9,220 (3,560) 1.23
39 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,910) 3.41
40 File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 652,864 (252,072) 652,864 (252,072) 0 (0) 0
41 Error creating thumbnail: File missing South Sudan 644,329 (248,777) 644,329 (248,777) 0 (0) 0
[Note 11]		 [Note 17][21]
42 Error creating thumbnail: File missing France 640,679 (247,368) 640,427 (247,270) 3,374 (1,303) 0.52 Figures include metropolitan France (in Europe) as well as the five overseas regions. This does not include New Caledonia (an autonomous sui generis collectivity), the five autonomous overseas collectivities, and the two uninhabited territories (the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and Clipperton Island) which are listed individually, although also part of the French Republic.[Note 18] Third-largest country in Europe after Russia and Ukraine, and the largest country in the European Union.
43 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,337 (242,216) 10,320 (3,980) 1.62 Figures include Somaliland.
44 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 (0) 0
45 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ukraine 603,500 (233,000) 579,300 (223,700) 24,200 (9,300) 4.01 Second-largest country in Europe after Russia. The largest country entirely within Europe.
46  Madagascar 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.94 Largest island country in Africa and 2nd largest island country in the world.
47 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Botswana 581,730 (224,610) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 2.58 [Note 19]
48  Kenya 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 1.93
49  Yemen 555,000 (214,000) 555,000 (214,000) 0 (0) 0 The second largest country in the Arabian Peninsula.[Note 20] The area before signing of the Jeddah Treaty was 527,968 square kilometers.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing France (metropolitan) 543,940 (210,020) Metropolitan France (the part of France located in Europe)
50 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thailand 513,120 (198,120) 510,890 (197,260) 2,230 (860) 0.43
51 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spain 505,992 (195,365) 498,980 (192,660) 6,390 (2,470) 1.26

Largest country in Southern Europe and second-largest member state of European Union.

52  Turkmenistan 488,100 (188,500) 469,930 (181,440) 18,170 (7,020) 3.72
53 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cameroon 475,442 (183,569) 472,710 (182,510) 2,730 (1,050) 0.57
54 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Papua New Guinea 462,840 (178,700) 452,860 (174,850) 9,980 (3,850) 2.16 Third-largest island country in the world.
55 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sweden 450,295 (173,860) 410,335 (158,431) 39,960 (15,430) 8.87 Largest country in Northern Europe. Third-largest member state of European Union.
56 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uzbekistan 447,400 (172,700) 425,400 (164,200) 22,000 (8,500) 4.92
57 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Morocco 446,550 (172,410) 446,300 (172,300) 250 (97) 0.06 Does not include the disputed Western Sahara, shown separately.[Note 21]
58 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iraq 438,317 (169,235) 437,367 (168,868) 950 (370) 0.22 [Note 22]
59 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Paraguay 406,752 (157,048) 397,302 (153,399) 9,450 (3,650) 2.32
60 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872) 386,847 (149,362) 3,910 (1,510) 1
61 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norway 385,207 (148,729) 365,957 (141,297) 19,520 (7,540) 5.00 The Kingdom of Norway, including Jan Mayen and Svalbard, but excluding Bouvet Island and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.[Note 23]
62 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan 377,976 (145,937) 364,546 (140,752) 13,430 (5,190) 3.55 Largest island country in East Asia and the world's 4th largest island country.[Note 24]
63 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Germany 357,114 (137,882) 348,672 (134,623) 8,350 (3,220) 2.34 Largest country in Central Europe. Before the 1990 German reunification, West Germany was 248,577 (95,976) and East Germany was 108,333 (41,828).
64 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Congo 342,000 (132,000) 341,500 (131,900) 500 (190) 0.15
65 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Finland 338,425 (130,667) 303,816 (117,304) 34,330 (13,250) 10.15 [Note 25]
66  Vietnam 331,212 (127,882) 310,070 (119,720) 21,140 (8,160) 6.38
67 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Malaysia 330,803 (127,724) 329,613 (127,264) 1,190 (460) 0.35
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norway (mainland) 323,802 (125,021) 304,282 (117,484) 19,520 (7,540) 6.03 Mainland Norway, excluding Jan Mayen, Svalbard, and the dependencies.[Note 23]
68 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivory Coast 322,463 (124,504) 318,003 (122,782) 4,460 (1,720) 1.38
69 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Poland 312,696 (120,733) 311,888 (120,421) 791 (305) 3.07
70  Oman 309,500 (119,500) 309,500 (119,500) 0 (0) 0
71 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italy 301,339 (116,348) 294,140 (113,570) 7,200 (2,800) 2.39
72 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Philippines 300,000 (120,000) 298,170 (115,120) 1,830 (710) 0.61
73 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ecuador 276,841 (106,889) 256,369 (98,985) 6,720 (2,590) 2.37 [Note 26]
74 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Burkina Faso 274,222 (105,878) 273,602 (105,638) 620 (240) 0.23 [Note 27]
75 Error creating thumbnail: File missing New Zealand 270,467 (104,428) 262,443 (101,330) 4,395 (1,697) 1.65 [Note 28]
76  Gabon 267,668 (103,347) 257,667 (99,486) 10,000 (3,900) 3.74
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 266,000 (103,000) 266,000 (103,000) 0 (0) 0 Disputed territory. Administrative control is limited to approximately one-third of this area, with the remaining area controlled by Morocco.
77 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guinea 245,857 (94,926) 245,717 (94,872) 140 (54) 0.06
78 Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom 242,495 (93,628) 241,930 (93,410) 1,680 (650) 0.69

Largest island country in Europe and Western Hemisphere.[Note 29]

79 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uganda 241,550 (93,260) 197,100 (76,100) 43,938 (16,965) 18.23
80 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ghana 238,533 (92,098) 227,533 (87,851) 11,000 (4,200) 4.61
81 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Romania 238,397 (92,046) 231,291 (89,302) 7,100 (2,700) 2.97
82 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Laos 236,800 (91,400) 230,800 (89,100) 6,000 (2,300) 2.53 Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
83 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guyana 214,969 (83,000) 196,849 (76,004) 18,120 (7,000) 8.43
84 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Belarus 207,600 (80,200) 202,900 (78,300) 4,700 (1,800) 2.26 Largest landlocked country in Europe.
85 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyrgyzstan 199,951 (77,202) 191,801 (74,055) 8,150 (3,150) 4.08
86 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Senegal 196,722 (75,955) 192,530 (74,340) 4,192 (1,619) 2.13
87 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 185,180 (71,500) 183,630 (70,900) 1,550 (600) 0.84 [Note 30]
88 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cambodia 181,035 (69,898) 176,515 (68,153) 4,520 (1,750) 2.5
89  Uruguay 176,215 (68,037) 175,015 (67,574) 1,200 (460) 0.68
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Somaliland 176,120 (68,000) [Note 31]
90 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suriname 163,820 (63,250) 156,000 (60,000) 7,820 (3,020) 4.77 Smallest country in South America.
91  Tunisia 163,610 (63,170) 155,360 (59,980) 8,250 (3,190) 5.04
92 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bangladesh 148,460 (57,320) 134,208 (51,818) 14,252 (5,503) 9.6 [Note 32]
93 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal 147,181 (56,827) 143,351 (55,348) 3,830 (1,480) 2.6 Nepal is the largest country in the Himalayan range. The Government of Nepal gives its area as 147,516 square kilometres (56,956 sq mi), which includes an additional 335 square kilometers of disputed territory under Indian administration.[31]
94  Tajikistan 143,100 (55,300) 141,510 (54,640) 2,590 (1,000) 1.81
95  Greece 131,957 (50,949) 130,647 (50,443) 1,310 (510) 0.99
96 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nicaragua 130,373 (50,337) 119,990 (46,330) 10,380 (4,010) 7.96 Largest country in Central America.
97 Error creating thumbnail: File missing North Korea 120,540 (46,540) 120,538 (46,540) 2 (0.77) 0.11 Excludes claim on South Korea.
98 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Malawi 118,484 (45,747) 94,080 (36,320) 24,404 (9,422) 20.6
99  Eritrea 117,600 (45,400) 101,000 (39,000) 16,600 (6,400) 14.12
100 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Benin 114,763 (44,310) 114,305 (44,133) 457.569 (176.668) 0.40 [Note 33]
101 File:Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg Honduras 112,492 (43,433) 111,890 (43,200) 200 (77) 0.18
102 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Liberia 111,369 (43,000) 96,320 (37,190) 15,049 (5,810) 13.51
103 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bulgaria 111,002 (42,858) 108,612 (41,935) 2,390 (920) 2.16
104 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cuba 109,884 (42,426) 109,884 (42,426) 0 (0) 0.00 Largest country in the West Indies.
105  Guatemala 108,889 (42,042) 107,159 (41,374) 1,730 (670) 1.59
106 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iceland 103,000 (40,000) 100,250 (38,710) 2,750 (1,060) 2.67
107 Error creating thumbnail: File missing South Korea 100,210 (38,690) 99,909 (38,575) 301 (116) 0.3 Excludes claim on North Korea.
108  Hungary 93,028 (35,918) 89,608 (34,598) 3,420 (1,320) 3.68
109 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Portugal 92,226 (35,609) 91,119 (35,181) 1,107 (427) 1.2
110 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jordan 89,342 (34,495) 88,802 (34,287) 540 (210) 0.6
111 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Serbia 88,361 (34,116) 88,246 (34,072) 115 (44) 0.13 The largest former Yugoslav and Serbo-Croatian-speaking country. Includes Kosovo. [Note 34]
112 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Azerbaijan 86,600 (33,400) 86,100 (33,200) 500 (190) 0.13 Largest country in Caucasus. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. [Note 35]
113  Austria 83,871 (32,383) 82,445 (31,832) 1,426 (551) 1.7
114 Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300) 83,600 (32,300) 0 (0) 0
115  Czech Republic 78,871 (30,452) 77,199 (29,807) 1,672 (646) 2.12
116  Panama 75,417 (29,119) 74,340 (28,700) 1,080 (420) 1.43 Transcontinental country in North America and South America.
117 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sierra Leone 71,740 (27,700) 71,620 (27,650) 120 (46) 0.17
118 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ireland 70,273 (27,133) 68,883 (26,596) 1,390 (540) 1.98 The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland; the island of Ireland is 84,421 km2 or 32,595 sq mi.[34]
119 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Georgia 69,700 (26,900) 69,700 (26,900) 0 (0) 0 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.[Note 36]
120 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330) 62,732 (24,221) 2,878 (1,111) 4.4
121  Lithuania 65,300 (25,200) 62,680 (24,200) 2,620 (1,010) 4.01
122  Latvia 64,559 (24,926) 62,249 (24,034) 2,340 (900) 3.62
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Svalbard (Norway) 62,045 (23,956) 62,045 (23,956) 0 (0) 0 [Note 37]
123 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Togo 56,785 (21,925) 54,385 (20,998) 2,400 (930) 4.23
124 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Croatia 56,594 (21,851) 55,974 (21,612) 620 (240) 1.1
125  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 (19,772) 51,187 (19,763) 10 (3.9) 0.02
126  Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700) 51,060 (19,710) 40 (15) 0.08
127 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slovakia 49,037 (18,933) 48,105 (18,573) 930 (360) 1.9
128  Dominican Republic 48,671 (18,792) 48,320 (18,660) 350 (140) 0.72
129 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Estonia 45,227 (17,462) 42,388 (16,366) 2,840 (1,100) 6.28
130 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Denmark 43,094 (16,639) 42,434 (16,384) 660 (250) 1.53 Includes Denmark proper only, but excludes the autonomous territories in the Kingdom of Denmark, shown separately.
131 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Netherlands 41,850 (16,160) 33,893 (13,086) 7,650 (2,950) 18.41 Includes the special municipalities, but excludes other countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shown separately.[Note 38]
132  Switzerland 41,284 (15,940) 39,997 (15,443) 1,280 (490) 3.1 [Note 39]
133 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bhutan 38,394 (14,824) 38,394 (14,824) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taiwan 36,193 (13,974) 32,260 (12,460) 3,720 (1,440) 10.34 Between 1945 and 1949, the Republic of China included Mainland China, Mongolia, Taiwan, and other areas, totaling 11,418,174 km2 (4,408,582 sq mi).[Note 40]
134  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948) 28,120 (10,860) 8,005 (3,091) 22.16
135 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moldova 33,846 (13,068) 32,891 (12,699) 960 (370) 2.84 [Note 41]
136 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Belgium 30,528 (11,787) 30,278 (11,690) 250 (97) 0.82
137 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lesotho 30,355 (11,720) 30,355 (11,720) 0 (0) 0
138 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armenia 29,743 (11,484) 28,342 (10,943) 1,401 (541) 4.71
139 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Solomon Islands 28,896 (11,157) 27,986 (10,805) 910 (350) 3.15
140  Albania 28,748 (11,100) 27,398 (10,578) 1,350 (520) 4.7
141  Equatorial Guinea 28,051 (10,831) 28,051 (10,831) 0 (0) 0
142  Burundi 27,834 (10,747) 25,680 (9,920) 2,150 (830) 7.73
143 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Haiti 27,750 (10,710) 27,560 (10,640) 190 (73) 0.68
144 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rwanda 26,338 (10,169) 24,668 (9,524) 1,670 (640) 6.34
145  North Macedonia 25,713 (9,928) 25,433 (9,820) 280 (110) 1.09
146  Djibouti 23,200 (9,000) 23,180 (8,950) 20 (7.7) 0.09
147 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Belize 22,966 (8,867) 22,806 (8,805) 160 (62) 0.7
148  El Salvador 21,041 (8,124) 20,721 (8,000) 320 (120) 1.52 Smallest country on the American continent.
149 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Israel 20,770 (8,020) 20,330 (7,850) 440 (170) 2.12 [Note 42]
150 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slovenia 20,273 (7,827) 20,151 (7,780) 122 (47) 0.6
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing New Caledonia (France) 18,575 (7,172) 18,275 (7,056) 300 (120) 1.62
151  Fiji 18,272 (7,055) 18,274 (7,056) 0 (0) 0
152  Kuwait 17,818 (6,880) 17,818 (6,880) 0 (0) 0
153 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Eswatini 17,364 (6,704) 17,204 (6,643) 160 (62) 0.92
154  East Timor 14,919 (5,760) 14,919 (5,760) 0 (0) 0
155  Bahamas 13,943 (5,383) 10,010 (3,860) 3,870 (1,490) 27.88
156 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Montenegro 13,812 (5,333) 13,452 (5,194) 360 (140) 2.61
157  Vanuatu 12,189 (4,706) 12,189 (4,706) 0 (0) 0
–  Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 12,173 (4,700) 12,173 (4,700) 0 (0) 0
158  Qatar 11,586 (4,473) 11,586 (4,473) 0 (0) 0
159  Gambia 11,295 (4,361) 10,000 (3,900) 1,295 (500) 11.47 Smallest country in continental Africa.
160 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jamaica 10,991 (4,244) 10,831 (4,182) 160 (62) 1.46
–  Kosovo 10,887 (4,203) [Note 43]
161  Lebanon 10,452 (4,036) 10,230 (3,950) 170 (66) 1.63 Second smallest country in continental Asia.
162 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cyprus 9,251 (3,572) 9,241 (3,568) 10 (3.9) 0.11 [Note 44]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Puerto Rico (United States) 9,104 (3,515) 9,104 (3,515) 3,054 (1,179) 35.2 An American territory, the third-largest island of the United States after the Big Island of Hawaii and Kodiak Island of Alaska. Also the smallest part of Hispanic America.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abkhazia 8,660 (3,340) [Note 45]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing French Southern Territories (France) 7,747 (2,991) 7,668 (2,961) 79.8 (30.8) 1.03 Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.[Note 46]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States Minor Outlying Islands 6,959.41 (2,687.04) 34.2 (13.2) 6,937 (2,678) 99.68
163  Palestine 6,020 (2,320) 6,000 (2,300) 220 (85) 3.9 [Note 47]
164 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brunei 5,765 (2,226) 5,265 (2,033) 500 (190) 8.67
165 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 (1,980) 5,128 (1,980) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing French Polynesia (France) 4,167 (1,609) 3,827 (1,478) 340 (130) 8.16
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Transnistria 4,163 (1,607) [Note 48]
166 File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 4,033 (1,557) 4,033 (1,557) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) 3,903 (1,507) 3,903 (1,507) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing South Ossetia 3,900 (1,500) [Note 49]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Northern Cyprus 3,355 (1,295) [Note 50]
– Template:Country data Artsakh 3,170 (1,220) 3,170 (1,220) - - Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan, and has no international recognition as a state
167  Samoa 2,842 (1,097) 2,821 (1,089) 10 (3.9) 0.35
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hong Kong (China) 2,755 (1,064) 1,106 (427) 1,649 (637) [41] 59.8
168 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luxembourg 2,586 (998) 2,586 (998) 0 (0) 0 The smallest country that is not a European microstate or island country.
–  Bir Tawil (terra nullius) 2,060 (800) 2,060 (800) 0 (0) 0
169 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauritius 2,040 (790) 2,030 (780) 10 (3.9) 0.49 [Note 51]
170  Comoros 1,862 (719) 1,862 (719) 0 (0) 0 [Note 52]
–  Åland Islands (Finland) 1,580 (610) [Note 53]
–  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,393 (538) 1,393 (538) Negligible Negligible [Note 54]
171 Error creating thumbnail: File missing São Tomé and Príncipe 964 (372) 964 (372) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 948 (366) 430 (170) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
172  Kiribati 811 (313) 811 (313) 0 (0) 0 [Note 55]
173 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bahrain 785 (303) 785 (303) 0 (0) 0
174 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dominica 751 (290) 751 (290) 0 (0) 0
175 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tonga 747 (288) 717 (277) 30 (12) 4.02
176 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Singapore 728 (281) 716 (276) 10 (3.9) 1.43
177 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Micronesia 702 (271) 702 (271) Negligible Negligible
178 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saint Lucia 616 (238) 606 (234) 10 (3.9) 1.62 [Note 56]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Isle of Man (British Crown dependency) 572 (221) 572 (221) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guam (United States) 549 (212) 544 (210) 0 (0) 0
179 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andorra 468 (181) 468 (181) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 464 (179) 464 (179) 0 (0) 0
180 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Palau 459 (177) 459 (177) 0 (0) 0
181 File:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles 452 (175) 455 (176) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in Africa.
–  Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 (171) 444 (171) 0 (0) 0 [Note 38]
182 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Antigua and Barbuda 442 (171) 442.6 (170.9) 0 (0) 0
183 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barbados 430 (170) 431 (166) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) 412 (159) 412 (159) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
184 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150) 389 (150) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jan Mayen (Norway) 377 (146) 377 (146) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing U.S. Virgin Islands (United States) 347 (134) 346 (134) 1,564 (604) 81.88
185 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grenada 344 (133) 344 (133) 0 (0) 0
186 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Malta 316 (122) 316 (122) 0 (0) 0 European microstate. Smallest European Union member state.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) 308 (119) 308 (119) 0 (0) 0 [Note 57]
187  Maldives 300 (120) 298 (115) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in Asia.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bonaire (Netherlands) 294 (114) 294 (114) 0 (0) 0 [Note 38]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 264 (102) 264 (102) 0 (0) 0
188  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101) 261 (101) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Niue (New Zealand) 260 (100) 260 (100) 0 (0) 0 [Note 58]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) 253.8 (98.0) not determined not determined not determined There is a salt lake and some wetlands of unknown area.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 (93) 242 (93) 0 (0) 0
–  Cook Islands (New Zealand) 236 (91) 236 (91) 0 (0) 0 [Note 59]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing American Samoa (United States) 199 (77) 199 (77) 0 (0) 0
189  Marshall Islands 181 (70) 181 (70) 11,673 (4,507) 98.47
–  Aruba (Netherlands) 180 (69) 180 (69) 0 (0) 0 [Note 38]
190 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Liechtenstein 160 (62) 160 (62) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 151 (58) 151 (58) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wallis and Futuna (France) 142 (55) 142 (55) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Christmas Island (Australia) 135 (52) 135 (52) 0 (0) 0 [Note 60]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jersey (British Crown dependency) 116 (45) 116 (45) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Montserrat (United Kingdom) 102 (39) 102 (39) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anguilla (United Kingdom) 91 (35) 91 (35) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Guernsey (British Crown dependency) 78 (30) 78 (30) 0 (0) 0
191 Error creating thumbnail: File missing San Marino 61 (24) 61 (24) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) 60 (23) 60 (23) 54,340 (20,980) 99.89 [Note 61]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saint Martin (France) 54 (21) 54.4 (21.0) Negligible Negligible [Note 17]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bermuda (United Kingdom) 54 (21) 54 (21) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bouvet Island (Norway) 49 (19) 49 (19) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 47 (18) 47 (18) 0 (0) 0 [Note 62]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norfolk Island (Australia) 36 (14) 36 (14) 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 (13) 34 (13) 0 (0) 0 [Note 38]
–  Macau (China) 31.3 (12.1) 28.2 (10.9) 0 (0) 0 [Note 63]
192 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tuvalu 26 (10) 26 (10) 0 (0) 0 Smallest Commonwealth realm.
193 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nauru 21 (8.1) 21 (8.1) 0 (0) 0 Smallest island country, smallest republic and smallest country that is not a city-state
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saint Barthélemy (France) 21 (8.1) not determined not determined not determined [Note 17]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 (8.1) not determined not determined not determined [Note 38]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 (5.4) 14 (5.4) 0 (0) 0 [Note 60]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saba (Netherlands) 13 (5.0) not determined not determined not determined [Note 38]
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokelau (New Zealand) 12 (4.6) 12 (4.6) 0 (0) 0
–  Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 6 (2.3) 6.5 (2.5) 0 (0) 0 British Overseas Territory
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Clipperton Island (France) 6 (2.3) 2 (0.77) 4 (1.5) 66.67
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 5 (1.9) 5 (1.9) 0 (0) 0
–  Spratly Islands (disputed) < 5
(< 1.9)		 < 5
(< 1.9)		 0 (0) 0
– Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coral Sea Islands (Australia) < 3
(< 1.2)		 < 3
(< 1.2)		 0 (0) 0
194  Monaco 2.02 (0.78) 2.02 (0.78) 0 (0) 0 European microstate. Smallest country with a coastline. Smallest United Nations member state.
195 File:Flag of Vatican City State - 2023 version.svg Vatican City 0.49 (0.19) 0.49 (0.19) 0 (0) 0 European microstate. Smallest country in the world.[Note 64]

Charts

The charts below are based on the CIA World Factbook[44] as of 15 February 2005.

Sovereign states with areas greater than 100,000 km2 are shown in green. In addition, non-sovereign territories are included for purposes of comparison, and are shown in gray. Areas include inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Claims to parts of Antarctica by various countries are not included.

Countries larger than 1.5 million km2

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Countries between 100,000 km2 and 1.5 million km2

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See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ The European Union is a unique supranational union. It covers a total area of 4,479,968 km2 (1,729,725 sq mi),[1] and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).
  2. ↑ The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), Australia (5,896,500 km2 or 2,276,700 sq mi), Chile (1,250,000 km2 or 480,000 sq mi), France (432,000 km2 or 167,000 sq mi), New Zealand (450,000 km2 or 170,000 sq mi), Norway (including Peter I Island) (2,500,000 km2 or 970,000 sq mi) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km2 or 539,000 sq mi), which to some extent overlap. The area from Template:Coor d Antarctic to Template:Coor d Antarctic (2,100,000 km2 or 810,000 sq mi) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists.
  3. ↑ With its surface area including all or parts of 17 of the world's 40 largest freshwater lakes, Canada is smaller than China and the United States in land area.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The following two primary sources (non-mirrored) represent the range (min./max.) of estimates of China's and the United States' total areas. Both sources (1) exclude Taiwan from the area of China; (2) exclude China's coastal and territorial waters. However, the CIA World Factbook includes the United States coastal and territorial waters, while Encyclopædia Britannica excludes the United States coastal and territorial waters.
    1. The Encyclopædia Britannica lists China as world's third-largest country (after Russia and Canada) with a total area of 9,572,900 km2,[6] and the United States as fourth-largest at 9,525,067 km2.[7]
    2. The CIA World Factbook lists China as fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and the United States) with a total area of 9,596,960 km2,[8] and the United States as the third-largest at 9,833,517 km2.[9]

    Notably, Encyclopædia Britannica specifies the United States' area (excluding coastal and territorial waters) as 9,525,067 km2, which is less than either source's figure given for China's area.[7] Therefore, while it can be determined that China has a larger area excluding coastal and territorial waters, it is unclear which country has a larger area including coastal and territorial waters.

    The United Nations Statistics Division's figure for the United States is 9,833,517 km2 and China is 9,596,961 km2. These closely match the CIA World Factbook figures and similarly include coastal and territorial waters for the United States, but exclude coastal and territorial waters for China.

    Further explanation of disputed ranking: The dispute for world's third-largest country arose from the inclusion of coastal and territorial waters for the United States. This discrepancy was deduced from comparing the CIA World Factbook and its previous iterations[10] against the information for United States in Encyclopædia Britannica, particularly its footnote section.[7] In sum, according to older versions of the CIA World Factbook (from 1982 to 1996), the U.S. was listed as the world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and China) with a total area of 9,372,610 km2. However, in the 1997 edition, the U.S. added coastal waters to its total area (increasing it to 9,629,091 km2). And then again in 2007, the U.S. added territorial water to its total area (increasing it to 9,833,517 km2). During this time, China's total area remained unchanged. In other words, no coastal or territorial water area was added to China's total area figure. The United States has a coastal water area of 109,362 km2, and a territorial water area of 195,213 km2, for a total of 304,575 km2 of additional water space. This is larger than entire countries like Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Adding this figure to the U.S. will boost it over China in ranking since China's coastal and territorial water figures are currently unknown (no official publication) and thus cannot be added into China's total area figure.

  5. ↑ Approx. 7% of Brazil's land is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Its Southern Hemisphere portion (approx. 7,920,000 km2) is still significantly bigger than Australia. Although the U.S. has American Samoa, Jarvis Island, and a small portion of its territorial sea south of Baker Island in the Southern Hemisphere, it is not generally regarded as a Southern Hemisphere country.
  6. ↑ 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,[12] 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,[13] as well as the current data shown by the World Bank and the CIA,[1][14] give the figure as 7,741,220 km2 (2,988,900 sq mi).
  7. ↑ The total area given is from Encyclopædia Britannica and includes disputed territories not under Indian control but claimed by India. 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).[15]
  8. ↑ Excludes claims on Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), on Malvinas/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).
  9. ↑ The area of internal waters is officially reported as 0[17] even though several seasonal lakes and permanent reservoirs exist in the country.
  10. ↑ A total of 1,755,636 km2 (677,855 sq mi) (81%) of the land area is covered by ice; the ice-free area amounts to 410,450 km2 (158,480 sq mi).[14]
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 The water area percentage of Sudan prior to the secession of South Sudan was 5.18.
  12. ↑ The area given is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[1][13] The UN Demographic Yearbook lists a figure of 1,628,750 km2 (628,860 sq mi), which refers to land area only.
  13. ↑ Excluding the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2 or 5,400 sq mi).
  14. ↑ Excludes claims on Guayana Esequiba (160,000 km2 or 62,000 sq mi)
  15. ↑ By default, internationally sourced and published statistics include data for the Pakistani-administered territories of Kashmir: Azad Kashmir (13,297 km2 or 5,134 sq mi) and Gilgit-Baltistan (72,971 km2 or 28,174 sq mi) in this area value.[20] Further including Pakistani claims over the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir (42,241 km2 or 16,309 sq mi) and Ladakh (59,146 km2 or 22,836 sq mi) would produce a total land area figure of 984,010 km2 (379,928 sq mi), and a total area figure of 1,009,230 km2 (389,666 sq mi) for the country. Excluding all of these territories in the disputed Kashmir region (including Pakistani-administered territories) would produce a land area figure of 796,355 km2 (307,473 sq mi) and a total area figure of 821,575 km2 (317,212 sq mi). The total area figure is equal to Pakistan's land area added to its water area of 25,220 km2 (9,740 sq mi).
  16. ↑ Excludes claims in Antarctica.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Figures shown in this entry are taken from the CIA.[1]
  18. ↑ Source gives area of metropolitan France as 551,500 km2 (212,900 sq mi) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 km2 (34,432 sq mi). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic. The CIA reports the total as 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi).[1] Another source, the French Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), gives an area figure of 632,759 km2 (244,310 sq mi).[22] (The CIA gives a water area of metropolitan France as 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi).)
  19. ↑ All figures are those cited by the Food and Agriculture Organization.[23]
  20. ↑ All figures are those cited by the International Atomic Energy Agency.[24]
  21. ↑ If the whole of Western Sahara is included (which Morocco controls approximately two-thirds of), the area would be 710,800 km2 (274,460 sq mi) and the rank would be #39.
  22. ↑ Figure shown is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[1][13] The UN figure of 435,244 km2 (168,049 sq mi) excludes the three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook; the UN data refers to mainland area only. All figures exclude Bouvet Island (49 km2 or 19 sq mi), Jan Mayen (377 km2 or 146 sq mi), and Svalbard (62,045 km2 or 23,956 sq mi), shown separately, and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island (154 km2 or 59 sq mi) and Queen Maud Land (2,700,000 km2 or 1,000,000 sq mi).
  24. ↑ Figure shown is from the 2020 (Reiwa 2) Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.[25][26]
  25. ↑ Includes Åland (1,552 km2 or 599 sq mi).
  26. ↑ May or may not include the Galápagos Islands (7,880 km2 or 3,040 sq mi). The 2007 data,[13] 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]
  27. ↑ The total area figure is that reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Demography of Burkina Faso (INSD).[27] The water area is that reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization[28] and the land area is taken to be the difference between these two figures.
  28. ↑ The government gives the total figure as 266,838 square kilometres (103,027 sq mi).[29] 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.
  29. ↑ Does not include the three Crown dependencies (768 km2 or 297 sq mi) or the 14 overseas territories (1,742,857 km2 or 672,921 sq mi), each shown separately.
  30. ↑ Includes the parts of the Golan Heights (1,295 km2 or 500 sq mi) occupied by Israel.
  31. ↑ Somaliland is claimed in whole by Somalia, and has no international recognition
  32. ↑ Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2 or 56,980 sq mi.[30]
  33. ↑ Benin's official total area increased from 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi) to 114,763 km2 (44,310 sq mi) following the resolution of the Lete Island dispute in 2005.[32] The water area is that reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization[33] and the land area is the difference between these two figures, rounded to the nearest square kilometre.
  34. ↑ The figure shown includes the area of Kosovo and Metohija 10,887 km2 or 4,203 sq mi). The area of Serbia without Kosovo is 77,474 km2 (29,913 sq mi).[1]
  35. ↑ The figure shown includes the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (3,000 km2 or 1,200 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Azerbaijan.
  36. ↑ The figure shown includes the areas of Abkhazia (8,660 km2 or 3,340 sq mi)[35] and South Ossetia (3,900 km2 or 1,500 sq mi),[36] both de facto independent from Georgia.
  37. ↑ 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]
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 Data for the Netherlands is from the Central Bureau of Statistics.[37] Source gives area of European Netherlands as 41,528 km2 (16,034 sq mi) and lists the three special municipalities separately, whose areas sum to 322 km2 (124 sq mi). Adding these gives the total shown here for the entire country of the Netherlands.[38] 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).
  39. ↑ The figure from the UN demographic yearbook (41,277 km2 or 15,937 sq mi) excludes the areas of state forests and communanzas,[further explanation needed] which amount to 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi). The figure here is from the 2007 data.[13]
  40. ↑ The UN source does not include data for the Republic of China on Taiwan. The figure shown is from the 2012 Statistical Data from the Ministry of the Interior, 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.[39]
  41. ↑ The figure shown includes the area of Transnistria (4,163 km2 or 1,607 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Moldova.
  42. ↑ Figures shown are from the CIA.[1] The UN/Israel Central Bureau of Statistics figure of 22,072 km2 (8,522 sq mi) includes the Golan Heights (1,200 km2 or 460 sq mi) and East Jerusalem (70 km2 or 27 sq mi), which are not internationally recognised as part of Israel.
  43. ↑ Kosovo is claimed in whole by Serbia, and has limited international recognition
  44. ↑ Includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Northern Cyprus (3,355 km2 or 1,295 sq mi), the UN buffer zone (346 km2 or 134 sq mi) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km2 or 98 sq mi).[1]
  45. ↑ Abkhazia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition
  46. ↑ 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.[40]
  47. ↑ The CIA gives the areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip separately as 5,860 km2 (2,260 sq mi) and 360 km2 (140 sq mi) respectively (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/west-bank/; https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gaza-strip/). The figure for the West Bank includes East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land, but excludes Mount Scopus.[1]
  48. ↑ Transnistria is claimed in whole by Moldova, and has limited international recognition
  49. ↑ South Ossetia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition
  50. ↑ Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a self-declared state recognised only by Turkey.
  51. ↑ Figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook.[1] The UN figure of 1,969 km2 (760 sq mi) excludes the Agaléga Islands and Cargados Carajos.[13]
  52. ↑ The CIA World Factbook[1] and the UN give an area of 2,235 km2 (863 sq mi), which includes Mayotte (374 km2 (144 sq mi)), an overseas department of France.
  53. ↑ Åland Islands is an Autonomous region of Finland. As an Autonomous region of Finland, part of the European Union.
  54. ↑ There are some lakes and streams of unknown area.
  55. ↑ 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.
  56. ↑ 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.
  57. ↑ The total area of Saint Helena is 122 square kilometres (47 sq mi), Ascension Island is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and Tristan da Cunha is 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi).
  58. ↑ Niue, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  59. ↑ The Cook Islands, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 Data is from the 2007 statistics.[13]
  61. ↑ 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]
  62. ↑ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook, and includes Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Island.[1] The UN figure is 5 km2 or 1.9 sq mi, and only includes area for Pitcairn island itself, the only inhabited island in the group.
  63. ↑ Current statistics: March 2014 – Direcção dos Serviços de Cartografia e Cadastro (Cartography and Cadastre Bureau) Including University of Macau's New Hengqin Campus
  64. ↑ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition[42] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.[43] The figure of 0.44 km2 is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.

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