List of countries and outlying territories by total area

About List of countries and outlying territories by total area

Countries by area

This is a 'list of the countries of the world sorted by total area'. The list ranks sovereign states, as well as self-governing dependent territories. Total areas are included, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Marine internal waters, territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included, nor are various countries' claims to parts of Antarctica. For a graphical version of this list, see List of countries by area (graphical). For geographic entities other than countries, see List of major geographic bodies by area.
Notes:

★ The Earth's total surface area is 510,065,284 km² (196,936,553 mi²) — 70.8% of the world's surface (361,126,221 km² or 139,431,079 mi²) is covered by water, while 29.2% (148,939,063 km² or 57,505,474 mi²) is covered by land.

★ Self-governing dependent territories (as classified by the UN) are listed and ranked separately from their sovereign state and are set off in italics.

★ Antarctica is the 5th largest continent and comprises some 14,200,000 km2, of which 98% is permanently covered with ice. It has no indigenous population, but a number of nations maintain permanent or seasonal research stations. The following countries have territorial claims in continent: Argentina (969,000 km²), Australia (6,120,000 km²), Chile (1,250,000 km²), France (432,000 km²), New Zealand (450,000 km²), Norway (2,500,000 km²) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km²), which to some extent overlap. The area from to (2,100,000 km2) is currently unclaimed territory. According to the Antarctic Treaty national claims are frozen, and these areas are not included for the respective countries below.

★ The European Union is a sui generis supranational and intergovernmental political body. The entity is composed of 27 member states. The total area of the territories of the 27 member states is 4,422,773 km² (1,707,636 mi²), and would be ranked seventh if it were a country.
'Rank' 'Country' / 'Territory' 'Area (km²)' 'Notes'
— ''World'' 148,939,063 Total land coverage
1 Russia 17,098,242 Prior to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union had an area of 22,402,200 km².[1]
2 Canada 9,970,610 Total surface area is 9,984,670 km² according to Statistics Canada[2]
3,4 ''(disputed)'' People's Republic of China (PRC) 9,598,0861 9,640,821² Total of separate UN figures for mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km²) and Macau (26 km²). Both values exclude 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.
1 Excludes all disputed territories.
² Includes PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), Taiwan is not included.
United States of America 9,629,091 Includes the 50 states and District of Columbia, and Indian Reservations.
5 Brazil 8,514,877 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).
6 Australia 7,741,220 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).
7 India 3,166,4141 3,287,263² 1 Excludes non-Indian-administered disputed territories (Aksai Chin, Trans-Karakoram Tract, Azad Kashmir, and Northern Areas). Includes all Indian-administered territories,which contains the China claimed Arunachal Pradesh or South Tibet Figure from Census India.[3]
² Includes all disputed territories. Third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China)
8 Argentina 2,780,400 Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica (969,000 km²). Second largest country in South America.
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 Largest landlocked country in the world.
10 Sudan 2,505,813 Largest country in Africa
11 Algeria 2,381,741 Second-largest country in Africa
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 Third-largest country in Africa
13 ''Greenland'' 2,175,600 A self-governing territory of Denmark.
14 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 Largest country in Middle East
15 Mexico 1,958,201
16 Indonesia 1,904,569 Largest and most populous country situated only on islands.
17 Libya 1,759,540
18 Iran 1,648,195
19 Mongolia 1,564,116
20 Peru 1,285,216
21 Chad 1,284,000
22 Niger 1,267,000
23 Angola 1,246,700
24 Mali 1,240,192
25 South Africa 1,221,037 Includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island).
26 Colombia 1,138,914 Colombian census figure is 1,141,748[4] which includes three special districts and San Andrés and Providencia islands (52 km²) (disputed territories with Nicaragua).
27 Ethiopia 1,104,300
28 Bolivia 1,098,581
29 Mauritania 1,025,520
30 Egypt 1,001,449 Including the Hala'ib Triangle.
31 Tanzania 945,087 Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32 Nigeria 923,768
33 Venezuela 912,050 Does not include claims on Guayana Esequiba. If included, the area would be 1,075,945 and 29th.
34 Namibia 824,292
35 Mozambique 801,590
36 Pakistan 796,0951 880,254² 1 Excludes all disputed territories.
² Includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas).
37 Turkey 783,562
38 Chile 756,096 Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km²).
39 Zambia 752,618
40 Myanmar 676,578
41 Afghanistan 652,090
42 Somalia 637,657
43 Central African Republic 622,984
44 Ukraine 603,700 Largest All-European country.
45 Madagascar 587,041
46 Botswana 581,730
47 Kenya 580,367
48 France 551,500 Includes Metropolitan France only. The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers 674,843 km², excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km²).
49 Yemen 527,968 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).
50 Thailand 513,115
51 Spain 505,992 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.
52 Turkmenistan 488,100
53 Cameroon 475,442
54 Papua New Guinea 462,840
55 Sweden 449,964 Includes Gotland and Öland.
56 Uzbekistan 447,400 Largest doubly landlocked country of the world.
57 Morocco 446,550 Excluding Western Sahara.
58 Iraq 438,317
59 Paraguay 406,752
60 Zimbabwe 390,757
61 Norway 385,155 Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km²) and the integral overseas territories 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).
62 Japan 377,873 Includes Ryukyu Islands (Nansei Islands), Daito Islands, Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands.
63 Germany 357,022
64 Republic of the Congo 342,000
65 Finland 338,145 Includes Ã…land.
66 Vietnam 331,689
67 Malaysia 329,847
68 Côte d'Ivoire 322,463
69 Poland 312,685
70 Oman 309,500
71 Italy 301,318
72 Philippines 300,000
73 Ecuador 283,561 Includes Galápagos Islands.
74 Burkina Faso 274,000
75 New Zealand 270,534 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).
76 Gabon 267,668
77 ''Western Sahara'' 266,000 Largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
78 Guinea 245,857
79 United Kingdom 242,900 Includes the four constituent countries, excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km²), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km²) and the British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km²).
80 Uganda 241,038
81 Ghana 238,533
82 Romania 238,391
83 Laos 236,800
84 Guyana 214,969
85 Belarus 207,600
86 Kyrgyzstan 199,900
87 Senegal 196,722
88 Syria 185,180 183,885 The higher figure includes the Golan Heights.
89 Cambodia 181,035
90 Uruguay 175,016
91 Suriname 163,820
92 Tunisia 163,610
93 Nepal 147,181
94 Bangladesh 143,998
95 Tajikistan 143,100
96 Greece 131,957
97 Nicaragua 130,000 Excludes San Andrés y Providencia islands (disputed territories with Colombia).
98 North Korea 120,538
99 Malawi 118,484
100 Eritrea 117,600 Includes Badme region.
101 Benin 112,622
102 Honduras 112,088
103 Liberia 111,369
104 Bulgaria 110,912
105 Cuba 110,861 Cuba is the largest and most populous country in the Caribbean
106 Guatemala 108,889
107 Iceland 103,000
108 South Korea 99,538
109 Hungary 93,032
110 Portugal 91,982 Includes Azores and Madeira Islands.
111 ''French Guiana'' 90,000 French overseas département.
112 Jordan 89,342
113 Serbia 88,361 Includes UN-administered territory of Kosovo[5]
114 Azerbaijan 86,600 Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
115 Austria 83,858
116 United Arab Emirates 83,600
117 Czech Republic 78,866
118 Panama 75,517
119 Sierra Leone 71,740
120 Republic of Ireland 70,273
121 Georgia 69,700 Includes Abkhazia (8,600 km²) and South Ossetia
122 Sri Lanka 65,610
123 Lithuania 65,300
124 Latvia 64,600
125 Togo 56,785
126 Croatia 56,538
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197
128 Costa Rica 51,100 Includes Isla del Coco.
129 Slovakia 49,033
130 Dominican Republic 48,671 Includes The Mainland Dominican Republic, Saona Island, And others under Control Of Dominican Government
131 Bhutan 47,000
132 Estonia 45,100 Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.
133 Denmark 43,094 Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km² and would be 13th.
134 Netherlands 41,528 Includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km².
135 Switzerland 41,284
136 Republic of China (Taiwan) 36,188[6] Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
137 Guinea-Bissau 36,125
138 Moldova 33,851 Includes Transnistria (Pridnestrovie).
139 Belgium 30,528
140 Lesotho 30,355
141 Armenia 29,800 Excludes Nagorno-Karabakh.
142 Solomon Islands 28,896
143 Albania 28,748
144 Equatorial Guinea 28,051
145 Burundi 27,834
146 Haiti 27,750
147 Rwanda 26,338
148 Republic of Macedonia 25,713
149 Djibouti 23,200
150 Belize 22,966
151 Israel 22,145 or 20,770 The higher figure includes the Golan Heights. Both figures exclude the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
152 El Salvador 21,041
153 Slovenia 20,256
154 ''New Caledonia'' 18,575 French dependency.
155 Fiji 18,274
156 Kuwait 17,818
157 Swaziland 17,364
158 East Timor 14,874
159 The Bahamas 13,878
160 Montenegro 13,812[7]
161 Vanuatu 12,189
162 ''Falkland Islands12,173 Overseas territory of the UK. Claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
163 The Gambia 11,295
164 Qatar 11,000
165 Jamaica 10,991
166 Lebanon 10,400
167 Cyprus 9,251 Includes Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (only recognised by Turkey) and British sovereign military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia).
168 ''Puerto Rico'' 8,875 Commonwealth of the United States.
169 ''Palestinian territories'' 6,020 The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
170 Brunei 5,765
171 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130
172 Cape Verde 4,033
173 ''French Polynesia'' 4,000 French overseas collectivity.
174 Samoa 2,831
175 Luxembourg 2,586
176 ''Réunion'' 2,510 French overseas département.
177 Comoros 2,235 Listed figure includes Mayotte (373 km²). The figure without Mayotte is 1,862 km².[8] Mayotte is officially an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty of Comoros.
178 Mauritius 2,040 Includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues.
179 ''Guadeloupe'' 1,705 French overseas département includes La Désirade, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part). Note that Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin became separate overseas collectvities in 2007 and are no longer politically part of Guadeloupe.
180 ''Faroe Islands'' 1,399 A self-governing territory of Denmark.
181 ''Martinique'' 1,102 French overseas département.
182 São Tomé and Príncipe 964
183 ''Turks and Caicos Islands'' 948 Overseas territory of the UK. Area includes protected waters.
184 ''Netherlands Antilles'' 800 Autonomous area of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin).
185 Dominica 751
186 Tonga 747
187 Kiribati 726 Includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands.
188 Federated States of Micronesia 702 Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).
189 Bahrain 694
190 Singapore 683 UN figure is as of 2004. Official area in 2006 is 704 km².[9]
191 ''Isle of Man'' 572 Crown dependency of the UK.
192 ''Guam'' 549 Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
193 Saint Lucia 539
194 Andorra 468
195 ''Northern Mariana Islands'' 464 Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
196 Palau 459
197 Seychelles 455
198 Antigua and Barbuda 442 Includes Redonda, 1.6 km².
199 Barbados 430
200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 388
201 ''United States Virgin Islands'' 347 Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.
202 Grenada 344
203 Malta 316
204 Maldives 298
205 ''Cayman Islands'' 264 Overseas territory of the UK.
206 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261
207 ''Niue'' 260 Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.
208 ''Saint Pierre and Miquelon'' 242 French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups.
209 ''Cook Islands'' 236 Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
210 ''Wallis and Futuna'' 200 French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.
211 ''American Samoa'' 199 Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island.
212 Marshall Islands 181 Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik.
213 ''Aruba'' 180 Self-governing part of the Netherlands.
214 Liechtenstein 160 Smallest doubly landlocked country of the world.
215 ''British Virgin Islands'' 151 Overseas territory of the UK; comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada.
216 ''Saint Helena'' 122 Overseas territory of the UK; excluding dependencies.
217 ''Jersey'' 116 Crown dependency of the UK.
218 ''Montserrat'' 102 Overseas territory of the UK.
219 ''Tristan da Cunha'' 98 Dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the main island only (the only inhabited island). Total area is 201 km².[10]
220 ''Anguilla'' 91 Overseas territory of the UK.
221 ''Ascension Island'' 88 Dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena.
222 ''Guernsey'' 78 Crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands.
223 San Marino 61
224 ''Bermuda'' 53 Overseas territory of the UK.
225 ''Norfolk Island'' 36 Self-governing area of Australia.
226 Tuvalu 26
227 Nauru 21
228 ''Tokelau'' 12 Territory of New Zealand.
229 ''Gibraltar'' 6 Overseas territory of the UK.
230 ''Pitcairn Islands'' 5 Colony of the UK.
231 Monaco 1.95[11]
232 Vatican City 0.44[12] Smallest landlocked country of the world.


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Source



★ UN Demographic Yearbook accessed April 16 2007 unless otherwise specified.

Other references


1. Microsoft Encarta entry on Soviet Union
2. http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys01.htm?sdi=area
3. http://censusindia.net/cendat/datatable1.html
4. http://www.dane.gov.co/dane_censo/mapa/censo2005/Ficha/2004.htm
5. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
6. National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan)
7. Statistical Office of the Republic of Montenegro
8. http://countryprofiles.unep.org/profiles/KM
9. http://www.singstat.gov.sg/keystats/annual/indicators.html
10. xist.org - Saint Helena
11. Monaco government
12. Holy See - State of vatican City General Information

See also



★ List of major geographic bodies by area

★ List of islands by area

★ Orders of magnitude (area)

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