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List of countries and dependencies by area

January 01, 1970

"List of largest countries" redirects here. For largest countries by population, see List of countries and dependencies by population.

This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area.

Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area

The 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[a] 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.

Total area is taken from the United Nations Statistics Division unless otherwise noted.[3] Land and water are taken from the Food and Agriculture Organization unless otherwise noted.[4] The CIA World Factbook is most often used when different UN departments disagree.[1] Other sources and details for each entry may be specified in the relevant footnote.

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Countries of the world by area

Countries and dependencies by area

Country / dependency Total
in km2 (mi2) 		Land
in km2 (mi2) 		Water
in km2 (mi2) 		%
water
–  Earth 510,072,000 (196,940,000) 148,940,000 (57,506,000) 361,132,000 (139,434,000) 70.8
1   Russia 17,098,246 (6,601,667) 16,376,870 (6,323,142) 721,380 (278,530) 4.2 [b]
–  Antarctica 14,200,000 (5,480,000) 14,200,000 (5,480,000) 0 0 [c]
2   Canada 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,021) 891,163 (344,080) 8.9 [d]
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[e] 		  China 9,596,960 (3,705,410) 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 2.8 [f]
  United States 9,525,067 (3,677,647) 9,147,593 (3,531,904) 377,424 (145,724) 4.0 [g]
5   Brazil 8,510,346 (3,285,862) 8,460,415 (3,266,583) 55,352 (21,372) 0.6 [h]
6   Australia 7,741,220 (2,988,900) 7,682,300 (2,966,200) 58,920 (22,750) 0.8 [i]
7   India 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,190 (1,147,960) 314,070 (121,260) 9.6 [j]
8   Argentina 2,780,400 (1,073,500) 2,736,690 (1,056,640) 43,710 (16,880) 1.6 [k]
9   Kazakhstan 2,724,910 (1,052,090) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,202 (9,731) 0.9 [l]
10   Algeria 2,381,741 (919,595) 2,381,741 (919,595) 0 0 [m]
11   Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 (905,354) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 3.3 [n]
12   Kingdom of Denmark 2,210,573 (853,507) 2,209,913 (853,252) 660 (260) 0.0 [o]
–   Greenland (Denmark) 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330) 0 0 [p]
13   Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 0 [q]
14   Mexico 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,950 (750,563) 20,425 (7,886) 1.0
15   Indonesia 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,450) 93,000 (36,000) 4.9 [r]
16   Sudan 1,861,484 (718,723) 1,731,671 (668,602) 129,813 (50,121) 7.0 [q]
17   Libya 1,759,540 (679,362) 1,759,540 (679,362) 0 0 [q]
18   Iran 1,648,195 (636,371) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,020) 7.1 [s]
19   Mongolia 1,564,116 (603,908) 1,557,507 (601,357) 6,609 (2,552) 0.4
20   Peru 1,285,216 (496,224) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 0.4
21   Chad 1,284,000 (495,800) 1,259,200 (486,180) 24,800 (9,580) 1.9 [t]
22   Niger 1,267,000 (489,200) 1,266,700 (489,080) 300 (100) 0
23   Angola 1,246,700 (481,350) 1,246,700 (481,350) 0 0
24   Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,118) 20,000 (8,000) 1.6
25   South Africa 1,219,090 (470,693) 1,214,470 (468,909) 4,620 (1,780) 0.4 [q]
26   Colombia 1,138,910 (439,735) 1,038,700 (401,040) 100,210 (38,691) 8.8 [q]
27   Ethiopia 1,104,300 (426,370) 1,096,570 (423,388) 7,730 (2,990) 0.7 [u]
28   Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,300 (418,260) 15,280 (5,900) 1.4
29   Mauritania 1,030,700 (397,960) 1,030,700 (397,960) 0 (0) 0
30   Egypt 1,001,450 (386,662) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,000) 0.6 [v]
31   Tanzania 947,303 (365,756) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 6.5
32   Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,770 (351,650) 13,000 (5,000) 1.4
33   Venezuela 912,050 (352,140) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (10,000) 3.3 [w]
34   Pakistan 882,363 (340,682) 857,143 (330,945) 25,220 (9,737) 2.9 [x]
35   Namibia 824,292 (318,261) 823,290 (317,870) 1,002 (387) 0.1 [q]
36   Mozambique 799,380 (308,640) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.6
37   Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,156) 13,930 (5,378) 1.8 [y]
38   Chile 756,102 (291,932) 743,812 (287,187) 12,290 (4,745) 1.6 [z]
39   Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,390 (287,020) 9,220 (3,560) 1.2
40   Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,907) 3.4
41   Afghanistan 652,864 (252,072) 652,230 (251,830) 630 (240) 0.1
42   South Sudan 644,329 (248,777) [aa]
43   France 643,801 (248,573) 640,427 (247,270) 3,374 (1,303) 0.5 [ab]
44   Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,340 (242,220) 10,320 (3,985) 1.6 [ac]
45   Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 0
46   Ukraine 603,550 (233,030) 579,330 (223,680) 24,220 (9,351) 4.0 [ad]
47   Madagascar 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.9
48   Botswana 582,000 (225,000) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 2.6 [q]
49   Kenya 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 1.9 [ae]
–   France (metropolitan) 543,940 (210,020) [af]
50   Yemen 527,968 (203,850) 527,968 (203,850) 0 0 [ag]
51   Thailand 513,120 (198,120) 510,890 (197,260) 2,230 (861) 0.4
52   Spain 505,370 (195,120) 498,980 (192,660) 6,390 (2,470) 1.3
53   Turkmenistan 488,100 (188,500) 469,930 (181,440) 18,170 (7,015) 3.7
54   Cameroon 475,650 (183,650) 472,710 (182,510) 2,730 (1,050) 0.6 [q]
55   Papua New Guinea 462,840 (178,700) 452,860 (174,850) 9,980 (3,850) 2.2
56   Sweden 450,295 (173,860) 407,284 (157,253) 40,142 (15,499) 9.0 [ah]
57   Uzbekistan 447,400 (172,700) 425,400 (164,200) 22,000 (8,500) 4.9
58   Morocco 446,550 (172,410) 446,300 (172,300) 250 (97) 0.1 [ai]
59   Iraq 438,317 (169,235) 437,367 (168,868) 950 (370) 0.2 [aj]
60   Paraguay 406,752 (157,048) 397,300 (153,400) 9,452 (3,649) 2.3
61   Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872) 386,850 (149,360) 3,910 (1,510) 1.0
62   Norway 386,224 (149,122) 366,704 (141,585) 19,520 (7,537) 5.1 [ak]
63   Japan 377,915 (145,914) 364,485 (140,728) 13,430 (5,185) 3.6 [al]
64   Germany 357,581 (138,063) 349,390 (134,900) 7,860 (3,040) 2.2 [am]
65   Congo 342,000 (132,000) 341,500 (131,900) 500 (200) 0.1
66   Finland 338,145 (130,558) 303,815 (117,304) 34,330 (13,260) 10.2 [an]
67   Vietnam 331,340 (127,930) 313,429 (121,016) 17,801 (6,873) 5.4
68   Malaysia 329,847 (127,355) 328,657 (126,895) 1,190 (459) 0.4
–   Norway (mainland) 323,802 (125,021) 304,282 (117,484) 19,520 (7,537) 6.0 [ao]
69   Ivory Coast 322,462 (124,503) 318,000 (123,000) 4,460 (1,720) 1.4
70   Poland 312,685 (120,728) 304,255 (117,473) 8,430 (3,260) 3.7
71   Oman 309,500 (119,500) 309,500 (119,500) 0 0 [q]
72   Italy 302,068 (116,629) 295,717 (114,177) 6,350 (2,450) 2.1
73   Philippines 300,000 (100,000) 298,170 (115,120) 1,830 (707) 0.6 [ap]
74   Ecuador 283,561 (109,483) 276,841 (106,889) 6,720 (2,600) 2.4 [aq]
75   Burkina Faso 274,200 (105,900) 273,800 (105,700) 400 (200) 0.2 [q]
76   New Zealand 268,838 (103,799) 264,537 (102,138) 4,301 (1,661) 1.6 [ar]
77   Gabon 267,668 (103,347) 257,670 (99,487) 10,000 (4,000) 3.7
–   Western Sahara 266,000 (103,000) 266,000 (103,000) 0 0 [as]
78   Guinea 245,857 (94,926) 245,717 (94,872) 140 (54) 0.1 [q]
79   United Kingdom 244,376 (94,354) 242,741 (93,723) 1,635 (631) 0.7 [at]
80   Uganda 241,550 (93,263) 200,520 (77,421) 41,030 (15,840) 17.0
81   Ghana 238,537 (92,100) 227,533 (87,851) 11,000 (4,200) 4.6
82   Romania 238,398 (92,046) 230,080 (88,834) 8,320 (3,210) 3.5
83   Laos 236,800 (91,430) 230,800 (89,110) 6,000 (2,000) 2.5 [au]
84   Guyana 214,969 (83,000) 196,850 (76,004) 18,120 (6,996) 8.4
85   Belarus 207,600 (80,160) 202,900 (78,340) 4,700 (1,800) 2.3 [av]
86   Kyrgyzstan 199,949 (77,201) 191,800 (74,050) 8,150 (3,150) 4.1
87   Senegal 196,712 (75,951) 192,530 (74,336) 4,180 (1,610) 2.1
88   Syria 185,180 (71,498) 183,630 (70,900) 1,550 (598) 0.8 [aw]
89   Cambodia 181,035 (69,898) 176,520 (68,155) 4,520 (1,750) 2.5
–   Somaliland 177,000 (68,300) [ax]
90   Uruguay 176,215 (68,037) 175,015 (67,574) 1,200 (460) 0.7
91   Suriname 163,820 (63,251) 156,000 (60,200) 7,820 (3,020) 4.8 [ay]
92   Tunisia 163,610 (63,170) 155,360 (59,985) 8,250 (3,190) 5.0
93   Bangladesh 148,460 (57,321) 130,170 (50,259) 18,290 (7,062) 12.3 [az]
94     Nepal 147,181 (56,827) 143,350 (55,348) 3,830 (1,480) 2.6 [ba]
95   Tajikistan 144,100 (55,640) 141,510 (54,637) 2,590 (1,000) 1.8
96   Greece 131,957 (50,949) 128,900 (49,770) 1,310 (506) 2.3
97   Nicaragua 130,373 (50,337) 120,340 (46,464) 10,030 (3,873) 7.7 [bb]
98   North Korea 120,538 (46,540) 120,410 (46,491) 130 (50) 0.1 [bc]
99   Malawi 118,484 (45,747) 94,080 (36,320) 24,404 (9,422) 20.6 [bd]
100   Eritrea 117,600 (45,410) 101,000 (39,000) 16,600 (6,410) 14.1 [be]
101   Benin 114,763 (44,310) 112,760 (43,537) 2,000 (800) 1.7
102   Honduras 112,492 (43,433) 111,890 (43,201) 600 (200) 0.5
103   Liberia 111,369 (43,000) 96,320 (37,190) 15,049 (5,810) 13.5 [q]
104   Bulgaria 110,879 (42,811) 108,489 (41,888) 2,390 (923) 2.2 [bf]
105   Cuba 109,884 (42,426) 103,800 (40,080) 6,080 (2,350) 5.5 [bg]
106   Guatemala 108,889 (42,042) 107,160 (41,375) 1,730 (668) 1.6
107   Iceland 103,000 (39,800) 100,830 (38,931) 2,170 (838) 2.1
108   South Korea 100,432 (38,777) 97,600 (37,700) 2,800 (1,100) 2.8 [bh]
109   Hungary 93,025 (35,917) 91,260 (35,240) 1,770 (683) 1.9
110   Portugal 92,225 (35,608) 91,606 (35,369) 620 (240) 0.7
111   Jordan 89,318 (34,486) 88,794 (34,284) 524 (202) 0.6
112   Serbia 88,499 (34,170) 88,499 (34,170) 0 0 [bi]
113   Azerbaijan 86,600 (33,400) 82,650 (31,910) 3,950 (1,530) 4.6 [bj]
114   Austria 83,878 (32,385) 82,520 (31,860) 1,359 (525) 1.6
115   United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300) 82,880 (32,000) 720 (280) 0.9 [bk]
116   Czech Republic 78,871 (30,452) 77,187 (29,802) 1,684 (650) 2.1
117   Panama 75,320 (29,080) 74,180 (28,640) 1,143 (441) 1.5
118   Sierra Leone 72,300 (27,900) 72,180 (27,870) 120 (46) 0.2
119   Ireland 70,273 (27,133) 68,883 (26,596) 1,390 (537) 2.0 [bl]
120   Georgia 69,700 (26,900) 69,490 (26,830) 210 (81) 0.3 [bm]
121   Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330) 61,860 (23,880) 3,750 (1,450) 5.7
122   Lithuania 65,286 (25,207) 62,610 (24,170) 2,680 (1,040) 4.1
123   Latvia 64,594 (24,940) 62,230 (24,030) 2,370 (915) 3.7
–   Svalbard (Norway) 62,045 (23,956) 62,045 (23,956) 0 0 [bn]
124   Togo 56,785 (21,925) 54,390 (21,000) 2,400 (930) 4.2
125   Croatia 56,594 (21,851) 55,974 (21,612) 620 (240) 1.1 [q]
126   Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 (19,772) 51,200 (19,800) 10 (4) 0.0
127   Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700) 51,060 (19,710) 40 (20) 0.1
128   Slovakia 49,035 (18,933) 48,080 (18,560) 950 (370) 1.9
129   Dominican Republic 48,670 (18,790) 48,320 (18,660) 350 (140) 0.7
130   Estonia 45,339 (17,505) 42,388 (16,366) 2,840 (1,100) 6.3
–   Denmark (metropolitan) 42,947 (16,582) 42,434 (16,384) 660 (260) 1.5 [bo]
131   Netherlands 41,865 (16,164) 33,893 (13,086) 7,650 (2,950) 19.0 [bp]
132    Switzerland 41,291 (15,943) 39,510 (15,260) 1,781 (688) 4.3
133   Bhutan 38,394 (14,824) 38,140 (14,730) 250 (97) 0.7
–   Taiwan 35,980 (13,890) 32,260 (12,460) 3,720 (1,440) 10.3 [bq]
134   Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948) 28,120 (10,860) 8,010 (3,090) 22.2
135   Moldova 33,847 (13,068) 32,970 (12,730) 880 (340) 2.6 [br]
136   Belgium 30,528 (11,787) 30,280 (11,690) 250 (97) 0.8
137   Lesotho 30,355 (11,720) 30,355 (11,720) 0 0
138   Armenia 29,743 (11,484) 28,470 (10,990) 1,270 (490) 4.3
139   Solomon Islands 28,896 (11,157) 27,990 (10,810) 910 (350) 3.1
140   Albania 28,748 (11,100) 27,400 (10,600) 330 (130) 1.1
141   Equatorial Guinea 28,051 (10,831) 28,051 (10,831) 0 0
142   Burundi 27,834 (10,747) 25,680 (9,915) 2,150 (830) 7.7
143   Haiti 27,750 (10,710) 27,560 (10,640) 190 (73) 0.7
144   Rwanda 26,338 (10,169) 24,670 (9,525) 1,670 (645) 6.3
145   North Macedonia 25,713 (9,928) 25,220 (9,737) 490 (190) 1.9
146   Djibouti 23,200 (8,960) 23,180 (8,950) 20 (8) 0.1 [q]
147   Belize 22,965 (8,867) 22,810 (8,807) 160 (62) 0.7
148   Israel 21,937 (8,470) 21,497 (8,300) 440 (170) 2.1 [bs]
149   El Salvador 21,041 (8,124) 20,720 (8,000) 320 (120) 1.5 [bt]
150   Slovenia 20,273 (7,827) 20,151 (7,780) 122 (47) 0.6 [q]
–   New Caledonia (France) 18,575 (7,172) 18,275 (7,056) 300 (100) 1.6 [q]
151   Fiji 18,272 (7,055) 18,272 (7,055) 0 0
152   Kuwait 17,818 (6,880) 17,818 (6,880) 0 0
153   Eswatini 17,363 (6,704) 17,200 (6,640) 160 (62) 0.9
154   East Timor 14,874 (5,743) 14,874 (5,743) 0 0 [q]
155   Bahamas 13,880 (5,359) 10,010 (3,865) 3,870 (1,490) 27.8
156   Montenegro 13,812 (5,333) 13,452 (5,194) 360 (140) 2.6
157   Vanuatu 12,189 (4,706) 12,189 (4,706) 0 0
–   Falkland Islands (UK) 12,173 (4,700) 12,173 (4,700) 0 0
158   Qatar 11,586 (4,473) 11,586 (4,473) 0 0 [q]
159   Gambia 11,295 (4,361) 10,120 (3,907) 1,180 (456) 10.4 [bu]
160   Jamaica 10,991 (4,244) 10,830 (4,181) 160 (62) 1.5
–   Kosovo 10,887 (4,203) 10,887 (4,203) 0 0 [q]
161   Lebanon 10,452 (4,036) 10,230 (3,950) 220 (85) 2.1
162   Cyprus 9,251 (3,572) 9,241 (3,568) 10 (4) 0.1 [bv]
–   Puerto Rico (US) 9,100 (3,500) 8,868 (3,424) 232 (89) 2.5 [34]
–   Abkhazia 8,665 (3,346) [bw]
–   French Southern Territories (France) 7,747 (2,991) 7,668 (2,961) 80 (30) 1.0 [bx]
163   Palestine 6,020 (2,320) 6,025 (2,326) 0 (0) 0 [by]
164   Brunei 5,765 (2,226) 5,270 (2,040) 500 (200) 8.7
165   Trinidad and Tobago 5,127 (1,980) 5,127 (1,980) 0 0
–   French Polynesia (France) 4,167 (1,609) 3,827 (1,478) 340 (130) 8.2 [q]
–   Transnistria 4,163 (1,607) [bz]
166   Cape Verde 4,033 (1,557) 4,033 (1,557) 0 0
–   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) 3,903 (1,507) 3,903 (1,507) 0 0 [q]
–   South Ossetia 3,900 (1,500) [ca]
–   Northern Cyprus 3,355 (1,295) [cb]
167   Samoa 2,842 (1,097) 2,780 (1,070) 10 (4) 0.4
168   Luxembourg 2,586 (998) 2,574 (994) 16 (6) 0.6
–   Bir Tawil (terra nullius) 2,060 (795) 2,060 (795) 0 0
169   Mauritius 2,040 (788) 2,030 (784) 10 (4) 0.5 [cc]
170   Comoros 1,861 (719) 1,861 (719) 0 0 [cd]
–   Åland (Finland) 1,581 (610) 1,553 (600) 28 (11) 1.8 [ce]
–   Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,393 (538) 1,393 (538) 0 0 [q]
–   Hong Kong (China) 1,114 (430) 1,050 (405) 60 (20) 5.4 [cf]
171   São Tomé and Príncipe 964 (372) 964 (372) 0 0
–   Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 948 (366) 948 (366) 0 0
172   Kiribati 811 (313) 811 (313) 0 0 [cg]
173   Bahrain 778 (300) 778 (300) 0 0 [ch]
174   Dominica 750 (290) 750 (290) 0 0
175   Tonga 747 (288) 720 (280) 30 (10) 4.0
176   Singapore 736 (284) 726 (280) 10 (4) 1.4 [ci]
177   Micronesia 702 (271) 700 (300) 0 0
178   Saint Lucia 616 (238) 610 (240) 10 (4) 1.6
–   Isle of Man (UK) 572 (221) 570 (220) 0 0
–   Guam (US) 541 (209) 540 (210) 0 0
179   Andorra 468 (181) 468 (181) 0 0 [cj]
180   Palau 459 (177) 459 (177) 0 0
–   Northern Mariana Islands (US) 457 (176) 457 (176) 0 0
181   Seychelles 457 (176) 457 (176) 0 0 [ck]
–   Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 (171) 444 (171) 0 0 [cl]
182   Antigua and Barbuda 442 (171) 442 (171) 0 0
183   Barbados 431 (166) 431 (166) 0 0
–   Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) 412 (159) 412 (159) 0 0 [q]
–   Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 394 (152) 394 (152) 0 0 [cm]
184   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150) 389 (150) 0 0
–   Jan Mayen (Norway) 377 (146) 377 (146) 0 0 [q]
–   U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 347 (134) 347 (134) 0 0
185   Grenada 345 (133) 340 (130) 0 0
186   Malta 315 (122) 315 (122) 0 0 [cn]
187   Maldives 300 (100) 300 (100) 0 0 [co]
–   Bonaire (Netherlands) 288 (111) 288 (111) 0 0 [cl]
–   Cayman Islands (UK) 264 (102) 240 (93) 24 (9) 0
188   Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101) 261 (101) 0 0 [cp]
–   Niue 260 (100) 260 (100) 0 0 [cq]
–   Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) 254 (98) [cr]
–   Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 (93) 230 (89) 10 (4) 4.2
–   Cook Islands 236 (91) 236 (91) 0 0 [cs]
–   American Samoa (US) 199 (77) 199 (77) 0 0
189   Marshall Islands 181 (70) 180 (69) 0 0
–   Aruba (Netherlands) 180 (69) 180 (69) 0 0 [cl]
–   Easter Island (Chile) 163 (63) 163 (63) 0 0 [ct]
190   Liechtenstein 160 (62) 160 (62) 0 0 [cu]
–   British Virgin Islands (UK) 151 (58) 151 (58) 0 0
–   Wallis and Futuna (France) 142 (55) 142 (55) 0 0
–   Christmas Island (Australia) 135 (52) 135 (52) 0 0 [q]
–   Jersey (UK) 116 (45) 116 (45) 0 0 [q]
–   Montserrat (UK) 103 (40) 100 (40) 0 0
–   Anguilla (UK) 91 (35) 91 (35) 0 0
–   Guernsey (UK) 78 (30) 78 (30) 0 0 [q]
191   San Marino 61 (24) 61 (24) 0 0 [cv]
–   British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) 60 (20) 60 (20) 0 0 [q]
–   Bermuda (UK) 54 (21) 54 (21) 0 0
–   Saint Martin (France) 53 (20) 53 (20) 0 0
–   Bouvet Island (Norway) 49 (19) 49 (19) 0 0 [q]
–   Pitcairn Islands (UK) 47 (18) 47 (18) 0 0 [cw]
–   Norfolk Island (Australia) 36 (14) 36 (14) 0 0 [q]
–   Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 (13) 34 (13) 0 0 [cl]
–   U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (US) 34 (13) 34 (13) 0 0 [cx]
–   Macao (China) 33 (13) 33 (13) 0 0
192   Tuvalu 26 (10) 26 (10) 0 0
–   Saint Barthélemy (France) 22 (8) 20 (8) 0 0
193   Nauru 21 (8) 20 (8) 0 0 [cy]
–   Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 (8) [cl]
–   Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 (5) 14 (5) 0 0 [q]
–   Saba (Netherlands) 13 (5) [cl]
–   Tokelau (New Zealand) 12 (5) 12 (5) 0 0
–   Gibraltar (UK) 6.8 (2.6) 6.8 (2.6) 0 0 [cz]
–   Clipperton Island (France) 6.0 (2.3) 2.0 (0.77) 4.0 (1.5) 66.7 [da]
–   Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 5.0 (1.9) 5.0 (1.9) 0 0 [q]
–   Coral Sea Islands (Australia) 3.0 (1.2) 3.0 (1.2) 0 0 [db]
–   Spratly Islands (disputed) 2.0 (0.77) 2.0 (0.77) 0 0 [52]
194   Monaco 2.0 (0.77) 2.0 (0.77) 0 0 [dc]
195   Vatican City 0.49 (0.19) 0.49 (0.19) 0 0 [dd]

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ The European Union is a unique supranational union. It covers a total area of 4,236,351 km2,[1] and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).
  2. ^ The largest country in the world, which spans two continents, and most of northern Eurasia; with about 1/9th of the world's total landmass. Russia's 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.
  3. ^ 98% of the land area is covered by ice and snow. The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina (969,000 km2), Australia (5,896,500 km2), Chile (1,250,000 km2), France (432,000 km2), New Zealand (450,000 km2), Norway (including Peter I Island) (2,500,000 km2) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km2), which to some extent overlap. The area from 90°W to 150°W (2,100,000 km2) is unclaimed territory. These areas normally have no human inhabitants except scientists.
  4. ^ 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; largest contiguous country in North America. 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.[5][6]
  5. ^ The United Nations Statistics Division, the CIA World Factbook, and the Encyclopædia Britannica all rank the United States ahead of China in total area. However, the figures used by each source include coastal and territorial waters for the United States but exclude coastal and territorial waters for China. China's coastal and territorial water figures are unknown (no official publication) and thus cannot be added into China's total area figure. But Encyclopædia Britannica specifies the United States' area excluding coastal and territorial waters as 9,525,067 km2,[7] less than the figure given for China's area by any of the three sources. 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.
  6. ^ 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.[1]
  7. ^ Figures are from the U.S. Census and include "inland" water and "Great Lakes" water, but exclude coastal and territorial water.[8] NOAA cites the Great Lakes as an example of internal water,[9] but the federal government sometimes treats the Great Lakes as "high seas".[10]
  8. ^ Data are from the CIA. Largest country in South America, and largest country in the Southern Hemisphere, even discounting its territory north of the equator.
  9. ^ Data are from the CIA. Geoscience Australia gives an official total of 7,668,287 km2.[11] Largest country in Oceania. Figures exclude external territories.[12] and the Australian Antarctic Territory (5,896,500 km2).
  10. ^ Includes disputed territories not under Indian control but claimed by India.
  11. ^ Data are from the CIA. Largest Spanish-speaking country and second-largest country in South America. Excludes claims on Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2), on Malvinas/Falkland Islands (12,173 km2) and on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,903 km2).
  12. ^ Largest landlocked country. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
  13. ^ Largest country in Africa; also largest in the Arab world and the Mediterranean Basin. The area of internal waters is officially reported as 0[13] even though several seasonal lakes and permanent reservoirs exist in the country.
  14. ^ 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). Data are from the CIA.
  15. ^ Comprising the total areas of Greenland, the Faroes and mainland Denmark. Though it is a sovereign state, it would be 12th. Data are from the CIA.
  16. ^ Largest island in the world, largest territory in the Kingdom of Denmark, and the largest inhabited non-sovereign or overseas territory in the world. A total of 1,755,636 km2 (81%) of the land area is covered by ice; the ice-free area amounts to 410,450 km2. Data are from the CIA.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Data are from the CIA.
  18. ^ 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. Data are from the CIA.
  19. ^ Data are from the CIA[1] The UN lists a figure of 1,628,750 km2, which refers to land area only.
  20. ^ Largest landlocked country in Africa.
  21. ^ Excludes the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2). Data are from the CIA.
  22. ^ Transcontinental country located in Asia and Africa. Data are from the CIA.
  23. ^ Excludes claims in Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute (160,000 km2). Data are from the CIA.
  24. ^ Data from the CIA[1] has been supplemented with commonly-given figures for disputed areas administered by Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (13,297 km2) [14] and Gilgit-Baltistan (72,971 km2),[15] assumed to be land.
  25. ^ Data are from the CIA. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
  26. ^ Excludes claims in Antarctica. Data are from the CIA.
  27. ^ Figure is from the CIA[1] and South Sudan's official site.[16] The UN Statistics division gives a figure of 658,841, while the UN FAO gives a water area of 1,980 km2 and a land area of only 631,930 km2. Academic articles give varying totals between 619,000 km2[17] and 658,842 km2.[18]
  28. ^ Figures include metropolitan France (in Europe) as well as the five overseas regions. This does not include New Caledonia, the five autonomous overseas collectivities, and the two uninhabited territories (the French Southern Territories and Clipperton Island). The Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), gives an area figure of 632,702 km2.[19] Largest country in the European Union.
  29. ^ Includes Somaliland.
  30. ^ Data are from the CIA. Includes the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
  31. ^ Data are from the CIA. The UN Statistics department gives a figure of 591,958 km2 which may include part of Lake Victoria.
  32. ^ Metropolitan France (the part of France located in Europe). Data are from the CIA.
  33. ^ May not include territory ceded by Saudi Arabia in the Jeddah Treaty due to the Saudi–Yemen barrier.
  34. ^ Data by the World Factbook.[20]
  35. ^ Does not include the disputed Western Sahara, shown separately. If the whole of Western Sahara is included (which Morocco controls approximately two-thirds of), the area would be 710,800 km2 and the rank would be #39.
  36. ^ Data are from the CIA. The UN figure of 435,052 km2 excludes the three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan.
  37. ^ Data are from the CIA. 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.
  38. ^ Data are from the CIA. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan gives a total of 377,975 km2.[21]
  39. ^ Before the 1990 German reunification, West Germany was 248,577 km2 and East Germany was 108,333 km2.
  40. ^ Includes Åland (1,552 km2). Data are from the CIA.
  41. ^ Data are from the CIA. Excluding Bouvet Island (49 km2), Jan Mayen (377 km2), and Svalbard (62,045 km2), shown separately, and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island (154 km2) and Queen Maud Land (2,700,000 km2).
  42. ^ The UN and CIA agree on the figure of exactly 300 thousand km2, but some academic sources give a much higher total of 343,448 km2.[22][23]
  43. ^ Data are from the CIA, which includes the Galápagos Islands (7,880 km2).[1] UN figures give a total of 257,215 km2.
  44. ^ Data are from the CIA. Figures exclude the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau, shown separately, as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency.
  45. ^ A disputed territory with undetermined political status.[24] Formerly Spanish Sahara up to 1976, administration is currently split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 20% of the territory, with the remaining 80% of the territory occupied by Morocco. The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the territory (see Western Sahara conflict).
  46. ^ Data are from the UN and UK Office for National Statistics. Excludes the three Crown Dependencies (768 km2) or the 14 British Overseas Territories (1,742,857 km2), each shown separately.
  47. ^ Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
  48. ^ Data are from the CIA. Largest landlocked country in Europe.
  49. ^ Includes the parts of the Golan Heights (1,295 km2) occupied by Israel.
  50. ^ Somaliland is claimed in whole by Somalia.[25]
  51. ^ Smallest country in South America.
  52. ^ Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2.[26]
  53. ^ The Government of Nepal gives its area as 147,516 km2, which includes an additional 335 square kilometers of disputed territory under Indian administration.[27]
  54. ^ Largest country in Central America.
  55. ^ Excludes claim on South Korea.
  56. ^ Data are from the CIA. The UN Statistics division gives an area of 94,552 km2 which may exclude parts of Lake Malawi considered integral by some definitions.
  57. ^ Data are from the CIA. The UN FAO gives land and water figures of 121041 km2 and 589 km2, respectively.
  58. ^ Data are from the CIA. Largest country in the Balkans by continental area within the Balkans.
  59. ^ Largest country in the West Indies.
  60. ^ Excludes claim on North Korea.
  61. ^ Figures are official and include Serbia's claim on Kosovo. The 2023 Statistical Yearbook describes its figure as "provisional" and "land area".[28] The UN FAO estimates some 900 km2 of water area. The CIA gives separate figures for Serbia (77,474 km2) and Kosovo (10,877 km2).[1]
  62. ^ Largest country in the Caucasus. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
  63. ^ Total figure is official sum of provinces, land area is official[29] and water area is implied, excluding some of the reported 27,625 km2 of "territorial water". The UN replicates the land-only figure while the CIA reports 83,600 km2 of land and no water.[1]
  64. ^ The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland; the island of Ireland is 84,421 km2.[30]
  65. ^ Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. The figure shown includes Abkhazia (8,665 km2)[31] and South Ossetia (3,900 km2),[32] both de facto independent from Georgia.
  66. ^ The UN gives a combined area for Svalbard and Jan Mayen as 62,422 km2. The separate figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook.[1]
  67. ^ Includes Denmark proper only, but excludes the autonomous territories in the Kingdom of Denmark, shown separately.
  68. ^ Data are from the CIA[1] and are for Netherlands proper, which includes the Caribbean Netherlands. May include coastal water. Excludes Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The Kingdom of the Netherlands totals to 42,201 km2.
  69. ^ Data are from the CIA. Excludes claim on mainland China. Taiwan's official figure is 36,197 km2 of land area.[33]
  70. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Transnistria (4,163 km2), which is de facto independent from Moldova.
  71. ^ Data are from the CIA. The UN/Israel Central Bureau of Statistics figure of 22,072 km2 includes the Golan Heights (1,200 km2) and East Jerusalem (70 km2), which are not internationally recognised as part of Israel.
  72. ^ Smallest country on the American continent.
  73. ^ Smallest country in continental Africa.
  74. ^ Includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Northern Cyprus (3,355 km2), the UN buffer zone (346 km2) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km2).[1]
  75. ^ Abkhazia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition.[35]
  76. ^ Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica. Data are from the CIA.
  77. ^ The CIA gives the areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip separately as 5,860 km2 and 360 km2 respectively. The figure for the West Bank includes East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land, but excludes Mount Scopus.[1] The UN source differs by 200 km2 and may exclude the area of the Dead Sea pertaining to the West Bank.
  78. ^ Transnistria is claimed in whole by Moldova, and has limited international recognition
  79. ^ South Ossetia is claimed in whole by Georgia.[36]
  80. ^ Academic articles most frequently give the figure shown,[37] while an official brochure gives 3,248 km2.[38] Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a self-declared state recognised only by Turkey.
  81. ^ Data are from the CIA. The UN figure of 1,969 km2 excludes the Agaléga Islands and Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos).
  82. ^ All figures are from the UN FAO. The CIA[1] and the UN Statistics department give an area of 2,235 km2, which includes Mayotte (374 km2), an overseas department and region of France.
  83. ^ Åland is an autonomous region of Finland, and thus is a part of the European Union.[39]
  84. ^ UN figures are given, including only land and internal water. Official figures include "sea area" of 1640 km2.[40]
  85. ^ Data are from the CIA. The UN figure of 726 km2 excludes 84 km2 of uninhabited islands.
  86. ^ The CIA gives a figure of 760 km2 and no water,[1] the UN Statstics division has 778 km2, the UN FAO has 790 km2 and no water, while Bahrain's official figure is 786.5 km2 excluding territorial water.[41]
  87. ^ Data from the Singapore Department of Statistics.[42]
  88. ^ European microstate.
  89. ^ Smallest country in Africa.
  90. ^ a b c d e f Data are from official statistics.[43]
  91. ^ Comprising Saint Helena (122 km2), Ascension Island (88 km2), and Tristan da Cunha (184 km2). Data are from the CIA.
  92. ^ European microstate. Smallest European Union member state.
  93. ^ Smallest country in Asia.
  94. ^ Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
  95. ^ Niue, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  96. ^ Comprises Akrotiri (123 km2) and Dhekelia (131 km2),[1] together making up 3% of the island of Cyprus.
  97. ^ The Cook Islands, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  98. ^ Various sources give figures between 161 km2[44] and 166 km2.[45]
  99. ^ European microstate.
  100. ^ European microstate.
  101. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook, and includes Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Island.[1] The UN figure is 5 km2, and only includes area for Pitcairn island itself, the only inhabited island in the group.
  102. ^ Includes CIA figures of Wake Island,[46] Navassa Island[47] and all of the United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges.[48] May exclude some lagoon water or classify lagoon water as land.
  103. ^ Smallest island country, and smallest country that is not a city-state.
  104. ^ Land figure is official[49] while the CIA states zero water area.[1]
  105. ^ The CIA gives a total area of 6 km2 and no water, but Britannica gives a land area of 2 km2[50] and Coral Reefs has given a water area of 4 km2.[51]
  106. ^ The CIA gives an estimate of less than 3 km2.[1] The territory comprises many low atolls and reefs, spanning some 780,000 km2 of territorial water.
  107. ^ European microstate. Smallest United Nations member state.[53]
  108. ^ European microstate. Smallest country in the world. The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition[54] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.[55] The figure of 0.44 km2 is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.

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List of largest countries redirects here For largest countries by population see List of countries and dependencies by population This is a list of the world s countries and their dependencies by land water and total area ranked by total area Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area The 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 a 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 Total area is taken from the United Nations Statistics Division unless otherwise noted 3 Land and water are taken from the Food and Agriculture Organization unless otherwise noted 4 The CIA World Factbook is most often used when different UN departments disagree 1 Other sources and details for each entry may be specified in the relevant footnote Contents 1 Map 2 Countries and dependencies by area 3 See also 4 Explanatory notes 5 References 6 External linksMap nbsp Countries of the world by areaCountries and dependencies by areaCountry dependency Totalin km2 mi2 Landin km2 mi2 Waterin km2 mi2 water Earth 510 072 000 196 940 000 148 940 000 57 506 000 361 132 000 139 434 000 70 8 1 nbsp Russia 17 098 246 6 601 667 16 376 870 6 323 142 721 380 278 530 4 2 b Antarctica 14 200 000 5 480 000 14 200 000 5 480 000 0 0 c 2 nbsp Canada 9 984 670 3 855 100 9 093 507 3 511 021 891 163 344 080 8 9 d 3 4 e nbsp China 9 596 960 3 705 410 9 326 410 3 600 950 270 550 104 460 2 8 f nbsp United States 9 525 067 3 677 647 9 147 593 3 531 904 377 424 145 724 4 0 g 5 nbsp Brazil 8 510 346 3 285 862 8 460 415 3 266 583 55 352 21 372 0 6 h 6 nbsp Australia 7 741 220 2 988 900 7 682 300 2 966 200 58 920 22 750 0 8 i 7 nbsp India 3 287 263 1 269 219 2 973 190 1 147 960 314 070 121 260 9 6 j 8 nbsp Argentina 2 780 400 1 073 500 2 736 690 1 056 640 43 710 16 880 1 6 k 9 nbsp Kazakhstan 2 724 910 1 052 090 2 699 700 1 042 400 25 202 9 731 0 9 l 10 nbsp Algeria 2 381 741 919 595 2 381 741 919 595 0 0 m 11 nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 344 858 905 354 2 267 048 875 312 77 810 30 040 3 3 n 12 nbsp Kingdom of Denmark 2 210 573 853 507 2 209 913 853 252 660 260 0 0 o nbsp Greenland Denmark 2 166 086 836 330 2 166 086 836 330 0 0 p 13 nbsp Saudi Arabia 2 149 690 830 000 2 149 690 830 000 0 0 q 14 nbsp Mexico 1 964 375 758 449 1 943 950 750 563 20 425 7 886 1 0 15 nbsp Indonesia 1 904 569 735 358 1 811 569 699 450 93 000 36 000 4 9 r 16 nbsp Sudan 1 861 484 718 723 1 731 671 668 602 129 813 50 121 7 0 q 17 nbsp Libya 1 759 540 679 362 1 759 540 679 362 0 0 q 18 nbsp Iran 1 648 195 636 371 1 531 595 591 352 116 600 45 020 7 1 s 19 nbsp Mongolia 1 564 116 603 908 1 557 507 601 357 6 609 2 552 0 4 20 nbsp Peru 1 285 216 496 224 1 279 996 494 209 5 220 2 020 0 4 21 nbsp Chad 1 284 000 495 800 1 259 200 486 180 24 800 9 580 1 9 t 22 nbsp Niger 1 267 000 489 200 1 266 700 489 080 300 100 0 23 nbsp Angola 1 246 700 481 350 1 246 700 481 350 0 0 24 nbsp Mali 1 240 192 478 841 1 220 190 471 118 20 000 8 000 1 6 25 nbsp South Africa 1 219 090 470 693 1 214 470 468 909 4 620 1 780 0 4 q 26 nbsp Colombia 1 138 910 439 735 1 038 700 401 040 100 210 38 691 8 8 q 27 nbsp Ethiopia 1 104 300 426 370 1 096 570 423 388 7 730 2 990 0 7 u 28 nbsp Bolivia 1 098 581 424 164 1 083 300 418 260 15 280 5 900 1 4 29 nbsp Mauritania 1 030 700 397 960 1 030 700 397 960 0 0 0 30 nbsp Egypt 1 001 450 386 662 995 450 384 350 6 000 2 000 0 6 v 31 nbsp Tanzania 947 303 365 756 885 800 342 000 61 500 23 700 6 5 32 nbsp Nigeria 923 768 356 669 910 770 351 650 13 000 5 000 1 4 33 nbsp Venezuela 912 050 352 140 882 050 340 560 30 000 10 000 3 3 w 34 nbsp Pakistan 882 363 340 682 857 143 330 945 25 220 9 737 2 9 x 35 nbsp Namibia 824 292 318 261 823 290 317 870 1 002 387 0 1 q 36 nbsp Mozambique 799 380 308 640 786 380 303 620 13 000 5 000 1 6 37 nbsp Turkey 783 562 302 535 769 632 297 156 13 930 5 378 1 8 y 38 nbsp Chile 756 102 291 932 743 812 287 187 12 290 4 745 1 6 z 39 nbsp Zambia 752 612 290 585 743 390 287 020 9 220 3 560 1 2 40 nbsp Myanmar 676 578 261 228 653 508 252 321 23 070 8 907 3 4 41 nbsp Afghanistan 652 864 252 072 652 230 251 830 630 240 0 1 42 nbsp South Sudan 644 329 248 777 aa 43 nbsp France 643 801 248 573 640 427 247 270 3 374 1 303 0 5 ab 44 nbsp Somalia 637 657 246 201 627 340 242 220 10 320 3 985 1 6 ac 45 nbsp Central African Republic 622 984 240 535 622 984 240 535 0 0 46 nbsp Ukraine 603 550 233 030 579 330 223 680 24 220 9 351 4 0 ad 47 nbsp Madagascar 587 041 226 658 581 540 224 530 5 501 2 124 0 9 48 nbsp Botswana 582 000 225 000 566 730 218 820 15 000 5 800 2 6 q 49 nbsp Kenya 580 367 224 081 569 140 219 750 11 227 4 335 1 9 ae nbsp France metropolitan 543 940 210 020 af 50 nbsp Yemen 527 968 203 850 527 968 203 850 0 0 ag 51 nbsp Thailand 513 120 198 120 510 890 197 260 2 230 861 0 4 52 nbsp Spain 505 370 195 120 498 980 192 660 6 390 2 470 1 3 53 nbsp Turkmenistan 488 100 188 500 469 930 181 440 18 170 7 015 3 7 54 nbsp Cameroon 475 650 183 650 472 710 182 510 2 730 1 050 0 6 q 55 nbsp Papua New Guinea 462 840 178 700 452 860 174 850 9 980 3 850 2 2 56 nbsp Sweden 450 295 173 860 407 284 157 253 40 142 15 499 9 0 ah 57 nbsp Uzbekistan 447 400 172 700 425 400 164 200 22 000 8 500 4 9 58 nbsp Morocco 446 550 172 410 446 300 172 300 250 97 0 1 ai 59 nbsp Iraq 438 317 169 235 437 367 168 868 950 370 0 2 aj 60 nbsp Paraguay 406 752 157 048 397 300 153 400 9 452 3 649 2 3 61 nbsp Zimbabwe 390 757 150 872 386 850 149 360 3 910 1 510 1 0 62 nbsp Norway 386 224 149 122 366 704 141 585 19 520 7 537 5 1 ak 63 nbsp Japan 377 915 145 914 364 485 140 728 13 430 5 185 3 6 al 64 nbsp Germany 357 581 138 063 349 390 134 900 7 860 3 040 2 2 am 65 nbsp Congo 342 000 132 000 341 500 131 900 500 200 0 1 66 nbsp Finland 338 145 130 558 303 815 117 304 34 330 13 260 10 2 an 67 nbsp Vietnam 331 340 127 930 313 429 121 016 17 801 6 873 5 4 68 nbsp Malaysia 329 847 127 355 328 657 126 895 1 190 459 0 4 nbsp Norway mainland 323 802 125 021 304 282 117 484 19 520 7 537 6 0 ao 69 nbsp Ivory Coast 322 462 124 503 318 000 123 000 4 460 1 720 1 4 70 nbsp Poland 312 685 120 728 304 255 117 473 8 430 3 260 3 7 71 nbsp Oman 309 500 119 500 309 500 119 500 0 0 q 72 nbsp Italy 302 068 116 629 295 717 114 177 6 350 2 450 2 1 73 nbsp Philippines 300 000 100 000 298 170 115 120 1 830 707 0 6 ap 74 nbsp Ecuador 283 561 109 483 276 841 106 889 6 720 2 600 2 4 aq 75 nbsp Burkina Faso 274 200 105 900 273 800 105 700 400 200 0 2 q 76 nbsp New Zealand 268 838 103 799 264 537 102 138 4 301 1 661 1 6 ar 77 nbsp Gabon 267 668 103 347 257 670 99 487 10 000 4 000 3 7 nbsp Western Sahara 266 000 103 000 266 000 103 000 0 0 as 78 nbsp Guinea 245 857 94 926 245 717 94 872 140 54 0 1 q 79 nbsp United Kingdom 244 376 94 354 242 741 93 723 1 635 631 0 7 at 80 nbsp Uganda 241 550 93 263 200 520 77 421 41 030 15 840 17 0 81 nbsp Ghana 238 537 92 100 227 533 87 851 11 000 4 200 4 6 82 nbsp Romania 238 398 92 046 230 080 88 834 8 320 3 210 3 5 83 nbsp Laos 236 800 91 430 230 800 89 110 6 000 2 000 2 5 au 84 nbsp Guyana 214 969 83 000 196 850 76 004 18 120 6 996 8 4 85 nbsp Belarus 207 600 80 160 202 900 78 340 4 700 1 800 2 3 av 86 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 199 949 77 201 191 800 74 050 8 150 3 150 4 1 87 nbsp Senegal 196 712 75 951 192 530 74 336 4 180 1 610 2 1 88 nbsp Syria 185 180 71 498 183 630 70 900 1 550 598 0 8 aw 89 nbsp Cambodia 181 035 69 898 176 520 68 155 4 520 1 750 2 5 nbsp Somaliland 177 000 68 300 ax 90 nbsp Uruguay 176 215 68 037 175 015 67 574 1 200 460 0 7 91 nbsp Suriname 163 820 63 251 156 000 60 200 7 820 3 020 4 8 ay 92 nbsp Tunisia 163 610 63 170 155 360 59 985 8 250 3 190 5 0 93 nbsp Bangladesh 148 460 57 321 130 170 50 259 18 290 7 062 12 3 az 94 nbsp Nepal 147 181 56 827 143 350 55 348 3 830 1 480 2 6 ba 95 nbsp Tajikistan 144 100 55 640 141 510 54 637 2 590 1 000 1 8 96 nbsp Greece 131 957 50 949 128 900 49 770 1 310 506 2 3 97 nbsp Nicaragua 130 373 50 337 120 340 46 464 10 030 3 873 7 7 bb 98 nbsp North Korea 120 538 46 540 120 410 46 491 130 50 0 1 bc 99 nbsp Malawi 118 484 45 747 94 080 36 320 24 404 9 422 20 6 bd 100 nbsp Eritrea 117 600 45 410 101 000 39 000 16 600 6 410 14 1 be 101 nbsp Benin 114 763 44 310 112 760 43 537 2 000 800 1 7 102 nbsp Honduras 112 492 43 433 111 890 43 201 600 200 0 5 103 nbsp Liberia 111 369 43 000 96 320 37 190 15 049 5 810 13 5 q 104 nbsp Bulgaria 110 879 42 811 108 489 41 888 2 390 923 2 2 bf 105 nbsp Cuba 109 884 42 426 103 800 40 080 6 080 2 350 5 5 bg 106 nbsp Guatemala 108 889 42 042 107 160 41 375 1 730 668 1 6 107 nbsp Iceland 103 000 39 800 100 830 38 931 2 170 838 2 1 108 nbsp South Korea 100 432 38 777 97 600 37 700 2 800 1 100 2 8 bh 109 nbsp Hungary 93 025 35 917 91 260 35 240 1 770 683 1 9 110 nbsp Portugal 92 225 35 608 91 606 35 369 620 240 0 7 111 nbsp Jordan 89 318 34 486 88 794 34 284 524 202 0 6 112 nbsp Serbia 88 499 34 170 88 499 34 170 0 0 bi 113 nbsp Azerbaijan 86 600 33 400 82 650 31 910 3 950 1 530 4 6 bj 114 nbsp Austria 83 878 32 385 82 520 31 860 1 359 525 1 6 115 nbsp United Arab Emirates 83 600 32 300 82 880 32 000 720 280 0 9 bk 116 nbsp Czech Republic 78 871 30 452 77 187 29 802 1 684 650 2 1 117 nbsp Panama 75 320 29 080 74 180 28 640 1 143 441 1 5 118 nbsp Sierra Leone 72 300 27 900 72 180 27 870 120 46 0 2 119 nbsp Ireland 70 273 27 133 68 883 26 596 1 390 537 2 0 bl 120 nbsp Georgia 69 700 26 900 69 490 26 830 210 81 0 3 bm 121 nbsp Sri Lanka 65 610 25 330 61 860 23 880 3 750 1 450 5 7 122 nbsp Lithuania 65 286 25 207 62 610 24 170 2 680 1 040 4 1 123 nbsp Latvia 64 594 24 940 62 230 24 030 2 370 915 3 7 nbsp Svalbard Norway 62 045 23 956 62 045 23 956 0 0 bn 124 nbsp Togo 56 785 21 925 54 390 21 000 2 400 930 4 2 125 nbsp Croatia 56 594 21 851 55 974 21 612 620 240 1 1 q 126 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 209 19 772 51 200 19 800 10 4 0 0 127 nbsp Costa Rica 51 100 19 700 51 060 19 710 40 20 0 1 128 nbsp Slovakia 49 035 18 933 48 080 18 560 950 370 1 9 129 nbsp Dominican Republic 48 670 18 790 48 320 18 660 350 140 0 7 130 nbsp Estonia 45 339 17 505 42 388 16 366 2 840 1 100 6 3 nbsp Denmark metropolitan 42 947 16 582 42 434 16 384 660 260 1 5 bo 131 nbsp Netherlands 41 865 16 164 33 893 13 086 7 650 2 950 19 0 bp 132 nbsp Switzerland 41 291 15 943 39 510 15 260 1 781 688 4 3 133 nbsp Bhutan 38 394 14 824 38 140 14 730 250 97 0 7 nbsp Taiwan 35 980 13 890 32 260 12 460 3 720 1 440 10 3 bq 134 nbsp Guinea Bissau 36 125 13 948 28 120 10 860 8 010 3 090 22 2 135 nbsp Moldova 33 847 13 068 32 970 12 730 880 340 2 6 br 136 nbsp Belgium 30 528 11 787 30 280 11 690 250 97 0 8 137 nbsp Lesotho 30 355 11 720 30 355 11 720 0 0 138 nbsp Armenia 29 743 11 484 28 470 10 990 1 270 490 4 3 139 nbsp Solomon Islands 28 896 11 157 27 990 10 810 910 350 3 1 140 nbsp Albania 28 748 11 100 27 400 10 600 330 130 1 1 141 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 28 051 10 831 28 051 10 831 0 0 142 nbsp Burundi 27 834 10 747 25 680 9 915 2 150 830 7 7 143 nbsp Haiti 27 750 10 710 27 560 10 640 190 73 0 7 144 nbsp Rwanda 26 338 10 169 24 670 9 525 1 670 645 6 3 145 nbsp North Macedonia 25 713 9 928 25 220 9 737 490 190 1 9 146 nbsp Djibouti 23 200 8 960 23 180 8 950 20 8 0 1 q 147 nbsp Belize 22 965 8 867 22 810 8 807 160 62 0 7 148 nbsp Israel 21 937 8 470 21 497 8 300 440 170 2 1 bs 149 nbsp El Salvador 21 041 8 124 20 720 8 000 320 120 1 5 bt 150 nbsp Slovenia 20 273 7 827 20 151 7 780 122 47 0 6 q nbsp New Caledonia France 18 575 7 172 18 275 7 056 300 100 1 6 q 151 nbsp Fiji 18 272 7 055 18 272 7 055 0 0 152 nbsp Kuwait 17 818 6 880 17 818 6 880 0 0 153 nbsp Eswatini 17 363 6 704 17 200 6 640 160 62 0 9 154 nbsp East Timor 14 874 5 743 14 874 5 743 0 0 q 155 nbsp Bahamas 13 880 5 359 10 010 3 865 3 870 1 490 27 8 156 nbsp Montenegro 13 812 5 333 13 452 5 194 360 140 2 6 157 nbsp Vanuatu 12 189 4 706 12 189 4 706 0 0 nbsp Falkland Islands UK 12 173 4 700 12 173 4 700 0 0 158 nbsp Qatar 11 586 4 473 11 586 4 473 0 0 q 159 nbsp Gambia 11 295 4 361 10 120 3 907 1 180 456 10 4 bu 160 nbsp Jamaica 10 991 4 244 10 830 4 181 160 62 1 5 nbsp Kosovo 10 887 4 203 10 887 4 203 0 0 q 161 nbsp Lebanon 10 452 4 036 10 230 3 950 220 85 2 1 162 nbsp Cyprus 9 251 3 572 9 241 3 568 10 4 0 1 bv nbsp Puerto Rico US 9 100 3 500 8 868 3 424 232 89 2 5 34 nbsp Abkhazia 8 665 3 346 bw nbsp French Southern Territories France 7 747 2 991 7 668 2 961 80 30 1 0 bx 163 nbsp Palestine 6 020 2 320 6 025 2 326 0 0 0 by 164 nbsp Brunei 5 765 2 226 5 270 2 040 500 200 8 7 165 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 5 127 1 980 5 127 1 980 0 0 nbsp French Polynesia France 4 167 1 609 3 827 1 478 340 130 8 2 q nbsp Transnistria 4 163 1 607 bz 166 nbsp Cape Verde 4 033 1 557 4 033 1 557 0 0 nbsp South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands UK 3 903 1 507 3 903 1 507 0 0 q nbsp South Ossetia 3 900 1 500 ca nbsp Northern Cyprus 3 355 1 295 cb 167 nbsp Samoa 2 842 1 097 2 780 1 070 10 4 0 4 168 nbsp Luxembourg 2 586 998 2 574 994 16 6 0 6 nbsp Bir Tawil terra nullius 2 060 795 2 060 795 0 0 169 nbsp Mauritius 2 040 788 2 030 784 10 4 0 5 cc 170 nbsp Comoros 1 861 719 1 861 719 0 0 cd nbsp Aland Finland 1 581 610 1 553 600 28 11 1 8 ce nbsp Faroe Islands Denmark 1 393 538 1 393 538 0 0 q nbsp Hong Kong China 1 114 430 1 050 405 60 20 5 4 cf 171 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 964 372 964 372 0 0 nbsp Turks and Caicos Islands UK 948 366 948 366 0 0 172 nbsp Kiribati 811 313 811 313 0 0 cg 173 nbsp Bahrain 778 300 778 300 0 0 ch 174 nbsp Dominica 750 290 750 290 0 0 175 nbsp Tonga 747 288 720 280 30 10 4 0 176 nbsp Singapore 736 284 726 280 10 4 1 4 ci 177 nbsp Micronesia 702 271 700 300 0 0 178 nbsp Saint Lucia 616 238 610 240 10 4 1 6 nbsp Isle of Man UK 572 221 570 220 0 0 nbsp Guam US 541 209 540 210 0 0 179 nbsp Andorra 468 181 468 181 0 0 cj 180 nbsp Palau 459 177 459 177 0 0 nbsp Northern Mariana Islands US 457 176 457 176 0 0 181 nbsp Seychelles 457 176 457 176 0 0 ck nbsp Curacao Netherlands 444 171 444 171 0 0 cl 182 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 442 171 442 171 0 0 183 nbsp Barbados 431 166 431 166 0 0 nbsp Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia 412 159 412 159 0 0 q nbsp Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha UK 394 152 394 152 0 0 cm 184 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 150 389 150 0 0 nbsp Jan Mayen Norway 377 146 377 146 0 0 q nbsp U S Virgin Islands US 347 134 347 134 0 0 185 nbsp Grenada 345 133 340 130 0 0 186 nbsp Malta 315 122 315 122 0 0 cn 187 nbsp Maldives 300 100 300 100 0 0 co nbsp Bonaire Netherlands 288 111 288 111 0 0 cl nbsp Cayman Islands UK 264 102 240 93 24 9 0 188 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 101 261 101 0 0 cp nbsp Niue 260 100 260 100 0 0 cq nbsp Akrotiri and Dhekelia UK 254 98 cr nbsp Saint Pierre and Miquelon France 242 93 230 89 10 4 4 2 nbsp Cook Islands 236 91 236 91 0 0 cs nbsp American Samoa US 199 77 199 77 0 0 189 nbsp Marshall Islands 181 70 180 69 0 0 nbsp Aruba Netherlands 180 69 180 69 0 0 cl nbsp Easter Island Chile 163 63 163 63 0 0 ct 190 nbsp Liechtenstein 160 62 160 62 0 0 cu nbsp British Virgin Islands UK 151 58 151 58 0 0 nbsp Wallis and Futuna France 142 55 142 55 0 0 nbsp Christmas Island Australia 135 52 135 52 0 0 q nbsp Jersey UK 116 45 116 45 0 0 q nbsp Montserrat UK 103 40 100 40 0 0 nbsp Anguilla UK 91 35 91 35 0 0 nbsp Guernsey UK 78 30 78 30 0 0 q 191 nbsp San Marino 61 24 61 24 0 0 cv nbsp British Indian Ocean Territory UK 60 20 60 20 0 0 q nbsp Bermuda UK 54 21 54 21 0 0 nbsp Saint Martin France 53 20 53 20 0 0 nbsp Bouvet Island Norway 49 19 49 19 0 0 q nbsp Pitcairn Islands UK 47 18 47 18 0 0 cw nbsp Norfolk Island Australia 36 14 36 14 0 0 q nbsp Sint Maarten Netherlands 34 13 34 13 0 0 cl nbsp U S Minor Outlying Islands US 34 13 34 13 0 0 cx nbsp Macao China 33 13 33 13 0 0 192 nbsp Tuvalu 26 10 26 10 0 0 nbsp Saint Barthelemy France 22 8 20 8 0 0 193 nbsp Nauru 21 8 20 8 0 0 cy nbsp Sint Eustatius Netherlands 21 8 cl nbsp Cocos Keeling Islands Australia 14 5 14 5 0 0 q nbsp Saba Netherlands 13 5 cl nbsp Tokelau New Zealand 12 5 12 5 0 0 nbsp Gibraltar UK 6 8 2 6 6 8 2 6 0 0 cz nbsp Clipperton Island France 6 0 2 3 2 0 0 77 4 0 1 5 66 7 da nbsp Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australia 5 0 1 9 5 0 1 9 0 0 q nbsp Coral Sea Islands Australia 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 db nbsp Spratly Islands disputed 2 0 0 77 2 0 0 77 0 0 52 194 nbsp Monaco 2 0 0 77 2 0 0 77 0 0 dc 195 nbsp Vatican City 0 49 0 19 0 49 0 19 0 0 dd See also nbsp Countries portal List of countries and dependencies by population density List of countries and dependencies by population List of largest cities List of largest empires List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area List of sovereign states Orders of magnitude area Explanatory notes The European Union is a unique supranational union It covers a total area of 4 236 351 km2 1 and would be ranked 7th if it were included 3 0 of world s total land area The largest country in the world which spans two continents and most of northern Eurasia with about 1 9th of the world s total landmass Russia s 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 98 of the land area is covered by ice and snow The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica Argentina 969 000 km2 Australia 5 896 500 km2 Chile 1 250 000 km2 France 432 000 km2 New Zealand 450 000 km2 Norway including Peter I Island 2 500 000 km2 and United Kingdom 1 395 000 km2 which to some extent overlap The area from 90 W to 150 W 2 100 000 km2 is unclaimed territory These areas normally have no human inhabitants except scientists 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 largest contiguous country in North America 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 5 6 The United Nations Statistics Division the CIA World Factbook and the Encyclopaedia Britannica all rank the United States ahead of China in total area However the figures used by each source include coastal and territorial waters for the United States but exclude coastal and territorial waters for China China s coastal and territorial water figures are unknown no official publication and thus cannot be added into China s total area figure But Encyclopaedia Britannica specifies the United States area excluding coastal and territorial waters as 9 525 067 km2 7 less than the figure given for China s area by any of the three sources 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 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 1 Figures are from the U S Census and include inland water and Great Lakes water but exclude coastal and territorial water 8 NOAA cites the Great Lakes as an example of internal water 9 but the federal government sometimes treats the Great Lakes as high seas 10 Data are from the CIA Largest country in South America and largest country in the Southern Hemisphere even discounting its territory north of the equator Data are from the CIA Geoscience Australia gives an official total of 7 668 287 km2 11 Largest country in Oceania Figures exclude external territories 12 and the Australian Antarctic Territory 5 896 500 km2 Includes disputed territories not under Indian control but claimed by India Data are from the CIA Largest Spanish speaking country and second largest country in South America Excludes claims on Argentine Antarctica 969 000 km2 on Malvinas Falkland Islands 12 173 km2 and on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3 903 km2 Largest landlocked country Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe Largest country in Africa also largest in the Arab world and the Mediterranean Basin The area of internal waters is officially reported as 0 13 even though several seasonal lakes and permanent reservoirs exist in the country 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 Data are from the CIA Comprising the total areas of Greenland the Faroes and mainland Denmark Though it is a sovereign state it would be 12th Data are from the CIA Largest island in the world largest territory in the Kingdom of Denmark and the largest inhabited non sovereign or overseas territory in the world A total of 1 755 636 km2 81 of the land area is covered by ice the ice free area amounts to 410 450 km2 Data are from the CIA a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Data are from the CIA 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 Data are from the CIA Data are from the CIA 1 The UN lists a figure of 1 628 750 km2 which refers to land area only Largest landlocked country in Africa Excludes the Ilemi Triangle 14 000 km2 Data are from the CIA Transcontinental country located in Asia and Africa Data are from the CIA Excludes claims in Guyana Venezuela territorial dispute 160 000 km2 Data are from the CIA Data from the CIA 1 has been supplemented with commonly given figures for disputed areas administered by Pakistan Azad Kashmir 13 297 km2 14 and Gilgit Baltistan 72 971 km2 15 assumed to be land Data are from the CIA Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe Excludes claims in Antarctica Data are from the CIA Figure is from the CIA 1 and South Sudan s official site 16 The UN Statistics division gives a figure of 658 841 while the UN FAO gives a water area of 1 980 km2 and a land area of only 631 930 km2 Academic articles give varying totals between 619 000 km2 17 and 658 842 km2 18 Figures include metropolitan France in Europe as well as the five overseas regions This does not include New Caledonia the five autonomous overseas collectivities and the two uninhabited territories the French Southern Territories and Clipperton Island The Institut national de la statistique et des etudes economiques National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies gives an area figure of 632 702 km2 19 Largest country in the European Union Includes Somaliland Data are from the CIA Includes the Russian occupied territories of Ukraine Data are from the CIA The UN Statistics department gives a figure of 591 958 km2 which may include part of Lake Victoria Metropolitan France the part of France located in Europe Data are from the CIA May not include territory ceded by Saudi Arabia in the Jeddah Treaty due to the Saudi Yemen barrier Data by the World Factbook 20 Does not include the disputed Western Sahara shown separately If the whole of Western Sahara is included which Morocco controls approximately two thirds of the area would be 710 800 km2 and the rank would be 39 Data are from the CIA The UN figure of 435 052 km2 excludes the three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan Data are from the CIA 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 Data are from the CIA The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan gives a total of 377 975 km2 21 Before the 1990 German reunification West Germany was 248 577 km2 and East Germany was 108 333 km2 Includes Aland 1 552 km2 Data are from the CIA Data are from the CIA Excluding Bouvet Island 49 km2 Jan Mayen 377 km2 and Svalbard 62 045 km2 shown separately and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island 154 km2 and Queen Maud Land 2 700 000 km2 The UN and CIA agree on the figure of exactly 300 thousand km2 but some academic sources give a much higher total of 343 448 km2 22 23 Data are from the CIA which includes the Galapagos Islands 7 880 km2 1 UN figures give a total of 257 215 km2 Data are from the CIA Figures exclude the Cook Islands Niue and Tokelau shown separately as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency A disputed territory with undetermined political status 24 Formerly Spanish Sahara up to 1976 administration is currently split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic both of which claim the entire territory The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic s administrative control is limited to approximately 20 of the territory with the remaining 80 of the territory occupied by Morocco The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara is the United Nations peacekeeping mission to the territory see Western Sahara conflict Data are from the UN and UK Office for National Statistics Excludes the three Crown Dependencies 768 km2 or the 14 British Overseas Territories 1 742 857 km2 each shown separately Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia Data are from the CIA Largest landlocked country in Europe Includes the parts of the Golan Heights 1 295 km2 occupied by Israel Somaliland is claimed in whole by Somalia 25 Smallest country in South America Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147 570 km2 26 The Government of Nepal gives its area as 147 516 km2 which includes an additional 335 square kilometers of disputed territory under Indian administration 27 Largest country in Central America Excludes claim on South Korea Data are from the CIA The UN Statistics division gives an area of 94 552 km2 which may exclude parts of Lake Malawi considered integral by some definitions Data are from the CIA The UN FAO gives land and water figures of 121041 km2 and 589 km2 respectively Data are from the CIA Largest country in the Balkans by continental area within the Balkans Largest country in the West Indies Excludes claim on North Korea Figures are official and include Serbia s claim on Kosovo The 2023 Statistical Yearbook describes its figure as provisional and land area 28 The UN FAO estimates some 900 km2 of water area The CIA gives separate figures for Serbia 77 474 km2 and Kosovo 10 877 km2 1 Largest country in the Caucasus Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe Total figure is official sum of provinces land area is official 29 and water area is implied excluding some of the reported 27 625 km2 of territorial water The UN replicates the land only figure while the CIA reports 83 600 km2 of land and no water 1 The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland the island of Ireland is 84 421 km2 30 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe The figure shown includes Abkhazia 8 665 km2 31 and South Ossetia 3 900 km2 32 both de facto independent from Georgia The UN gives a combined area for Svalbard and Jan Mayen as 62 422 km2 The separate figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook 1 Includes Denmark proper only but excludes the autonomous territories in the Kingdom of Denmark shown separately Data are from the CIA 1 and are for Netherlands proper which includes the Caribbean Netherlands May include coastal water Excludes Aruba Curacao and Sint Maarten The Kingdom of the Netherlands totals to 42 201 km2 Data are from the CIA Excludes claim on mainland China Taiwan s official figure is 36 197 km2 of land area 33 The figure shown includes the area of Transnistria 4 163 km2 which is de facto independent from Moldova Data are from the CIA The UN Israel Central Bureau of Statistics figure of 22 072 km2 includes the Golan Heights 1 200 km2 and East Jerusalem 70 km2 which are not internationally recognised as part of Israel Smallest country on the American continent Smallest country in continental Africa Includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Northern Cyprus 3 355 km2 the UN buffer zone 346 km2 and Akrotiri and Dhekelia 254 km2 1 Abkhazia is claimed in whole by Georgia and has limited international recognition 35 Excludes claim on Adelie Land in Antarctica Data are from the CIA The CIA gives the areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip separately as 5 860 km2 and 360 km2 respectively The figure for the West Bank includes East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man s Land but excludes Mount Scopus 1 The UN source differs by 200 km2 and may exclude the area of the Dead Sea pertaining to the West Bank Transnistria is claimed in whole by Moldova and has limited international recognition South Ossetia is claimed in whole by Georgia 36 Academic articles most frequently give the figure shown 37 while an official brochure gives 3 248 km2 38 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a self declared state recognised only by Turkey Data are from the CIA The UN figure of 1 969 km2 excludes the Agalega Islands and Saint Brandon Cargados Carajos All figures are from the UN FAO The CIA 1 and the UN Statistics department give an area of 2 235 km2 which includes Mayotte 374 km2 an overseas department and region of France Aland is an autonomous region of Finland and thus is a part of the European Union 39 UN figures are given including only land and internal water Official figures include sea area of 1640 km2 40 Data are from the CIA The UN figure of 726 km2 excludes 84 km2 of uninhabited islands The CIA gives a figure of 760 km2 and no water 1 the UN Statstics division has 778 km2 the UN FAO has 790 km2 and no water while Bahrain s official figure is 786 5 km2 excluding territorial water 41 Data from the Singapore Department of Statistics 42 European microstate Smallest country in Africa a b c d e f Data are from official statistics 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