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

This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers 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 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. 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. Land and water are taken from the Food and Agriculture Organization unless otherwise noted. The CIA World Factbook is most often used when different UN departments disagree. 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 km (mi) 		Land
in km (mi) 		Water
in km (mi) 		%
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
–  Antarctica 14,200,000 (5,480,000) 14,200,000 (5,480,000) 0 0
2  Canada 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,021) 891,163 (344,080) 8.9
3/4
  China 9,596,960 (3,705,410) 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 2.8
 United States 9,525,067 (3,677,647) 9,147,593 (3,531,904) 377,424 (145,724) 4.0
5  Brazil 8,510,346 (3,285,862) 8,460,415 (3,266,583) 55,352 (21,372) 0.6
6  Australia 7,741,220 (2,988,900) 7,682,300 (2,966,200) 58,920 (22,750) 0.8
7  India 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,190 (1,147,960) 314,070 (121,260) 9.6
8  Argentina 2,780,400 (1,073,500) 2,736,690 (1,056,640) 43,710 (16,880) 1.6
9  Kazakhstan 2,724,910 (1,052,090) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,202 (9,731) 0.9
10  Algeria 2,381,741 (919,595) 2,381,741 (919,595) 0 0
11  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 (905,354) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 3.3
– Denmark Kingdom of Denmark 2,210,573 (853,507) 2,209,913 (853,252) 660 (260) 0.0
–  Greenland (Denmark) 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330) 0 0
12  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 0
13  Mexico 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,950 (750,563) 20,425 (7,886) 1.0
14  Indonesia 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,450) 93,000 (36,000) 4.9
15  Sudan 1,861,484 (718,723) 1,731,671 (668,602) 129,813 (50,121) 7.0
16  Libya 1,759,540 (679,362) 1,759,540 (679,362) 0 0
17  Iran 1,648,195 (636,371) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,020) 7.1
18  Mongolia 1,564,116 (603,908) 1,557,507 (601,357) 6,609 (2,552) 0.4
19  Peru 1,285,216 (496,224) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 0.4
20  Chad 1,284,000 (495,800) 1,259,200 (486,180) 24,800 (9,580) 1.9
21  Niger 1,267,000 (489,200) 1,266,700 (489,080) 300 (100) 0
22  Angola 1,246,700 (481,350) 1,246,700 (481,350) 0 0
23  Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,118) 20,000 (8,000) 1.6
24  South Africa 1,219,090 (470,693) 1,214,470 (468,909) 4,620 (1,780) 0.4
25  Colombia 1,138,910 (439,735) 1,038,700 (401,040) 100,210 (38,691) 8.8
26  Ethiopia 1,104,300 (426,370) 1,096,570 (423,388) 7,730 (2,990) 0.7
27  Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,300 (418,260) 15,280 (5,900) 1.4
28  Mauritania 1,030,700 (397,960) 1,030,700 (397,960) 0 (0) 0
29  Egypt 1,001,450 (386,662) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,000) 0.6
30  Tanzania 947,303 (365,756) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 6.5
31  Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,770 (351,650) 13,000 (5,000) 1.4
32  Venezuela 912,050 (352,140) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (10,000) 3.3
33  Pakistan 882,363 (340,682) 857,143 (330,945) 25,220 (9,737) 2.9
34  Namibia 824,292 (318,261) 823,290 (317,870) 1,002 (387) 0.1
35  Mozambique 799,380 (308,640) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.6
36  Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,156) 13,930 (5,378) 1.8
37  Chile 756,102 (291,932) 743,812 (287,187) 12,290 (4,745) 1.6
38  Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,390 (287,020) 9,220 (3,560) 1.2
39  Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,907) 3.4
40  Afghanistan 652,864 (252,072) 652,230 (251,830) 630 (240) 0.1
41  South Sudan 644,329 (248,777)
42  France 643,801 (248,573) 640,427 (247,270) 3,374 (1,303) 0.5
43  Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,340 (242,220) 10,320 (3,985) 1.6
44  Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 0
45  Ukraine 603,550 (233,030) 579,330 (223,680) 24,220 (9,351) 4.0
46  Madagascar 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.9
47  Botswana 582,000 (225,000) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 2.6
48  Kenya 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 1.9
–  France (metropolitan) 551,500 (212,900) 549,970 (212,350) 1,530 (591) 0.3
49  Thailand 513,120 (198,120) 510,890 (197,260) 2,230 (861) 0.4
50  Spain 505,370 (195,120) 498,980 (192,660) 6,390 (2,470) 1.3
51  Turkmenistan 488,100 (188,500) 469,930 (181,440) 18,170 (7,015) 3.7
52  Cameroon 475,650 (183,650) 472,710 (182,510) 2,730 (1,050) 0.6
53  Papua New Guinea 462,840 (178,700) 452,860 (174,850) 9,980 (3,850) 2.2
54  Yemen 455,503 (175,871) 455,503 (175,871) 0 0
55  Sweden 450,295 (173,860) 407,284 (157,253) 40,142 (15,499) 9.0
56  Uzbekistan 447,400 (172,700) 425,400 (164,200) 22,000 (8,500) 4.9
57  Morocco 446,550 (172,410) 446,300 (172,300) 250 (97) 0.1
58  Iraq 438,317 (169,235) 437,367 (168,868) 950 (370) 0.2
59  Paraguay 406,752 (157,048) 397,300 (153,400) 9,452 (3,649) 2.3
60  Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872) 386,850 (149,360) 3,910 (1,510) 1.0
61  Norway 386,224 (149,122) 366,704 (141,585) 19,520 (7,537) 5.1
62  Japan 377,915 (145,914) 364,485 (140,728) 13,430 (5,185) 3.6
63  Germany 357,581 (138,063) 349,390 (134,900) 7,860 (3,040) 2.2
64  Republic of the Congo 342,000 (132,000) 341,500 (131,900) 500 (200) 0.1
65  Finland 338,145 (130,558) 303,815 (117,304) 34,330 (13,260) 10.2
66  Vietnam 331,340 (127,930) 313,429 (121,016) 17,801 (6,873) 5.4
67  Malaysia 330,621 (127,653) 329,432 (127,194) 1,190 (459) 0.4
–  Norway (mainland) 323,802 (125,021) 304,282 (117,484) 19,520 (7,537) 6.0
68  Ivory Coast 322,462 (124,503) 318,000 (123,000) 4,460 (1,720) 1.4
69  Poland 312,685 (120,728) 304,255 (117,473) 8,430 (3,260) 3.7
70  Oman 309,500 (119,500) 309,500 (119,500) 0 0
71  Italy 302,068 (116,629) 295,717 (114,177) 6,350 (2,450) 2.1
72  Philippines 300,000 (100,000) 298,170 (115,120) 1,830 (707) 0.6
73  Ecuador 283,561 (109,483) 276,841 (106,889) 6,720 (2,600) 2.4
74  Burkina Faso 274,200 (105,900) 273,800 (105,700) 400 (200) 0.2
75  New Zealand 268,838 (103,799) 264,537 (102,138) 4,301 (1,661) 1.6
76  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
77  Guinea 245,857 (94,926) 245,717 (94,872) 140 (54) 0.1
78  United Kingdom 244,376 (94,354) 242,741 (93,723) 1,635 (631) 0.7
79  Uganda 241,550 (93,263) 200,520 (77,421) 41,030 (15,840) 17.0
80  Ghana 238,537 (92,100) 227,533 (87,851) 11,000 (4,200) 4.6
81  Romania 238,398 (92,046) 230,080 (88,834) 8,320 (3,210) 3.5
82  Laos 236,800 (91,430) 230,800 (89,110) 6,000 (2,000) 2.5
83  Guyana 214,969 (83,000) 196,850 (76,004) 18,120 (6,996) 8.4
84  Belarus 207,600 (80,160) 202,900 (78,340) 4,700 (1,800) 2.3
85  Kyrgyzstan 199,949 (77,201) 191,800 (74,050) 8,150 (3,150) 4.1
86  Senegal 196,712 (75,951) 192,530 (74,336) 4,180 (1,610) 2.1
87  Syria 185,180 (71,498) 183,630 (70,900) 1,550 (598) 0.8
88  Cambodia 181,035 (69,898) 176,520 (68,155) 4,520 (1,750) 2.5
–  Somaliland 177,000 (68,300)
89  Uruguay 176,215 (68,037) 175,015 (67,574) 1,200 (460) 0.7
90  Suriname 163,820 (63,251) 156,000 (60,200) 7,820 (3,020) 4.8
91  Tunisia 163,610 (63,170) 155,360 (59,985) 8,250 (3,190) 5.0
92  Bangladesh 148,460 (57,321) 130,170 (50,259) 18,290 (7,062) 12.3
93    Nepal 147,181 (56,827) 143,350 (55,348) 3,830 (1,480) 2.6
94  Tajikistan 144,100 (55,640) 141,510 (54,637) 2,590 (1,000) 1.8
95  Greece 131,957 (50,949) 128,900 (49,770) 1,310 (506) 2.3
96  Nicaragua 130,373 (50,337) 120,340 (46,464) 10,030 (3,873) 7.7
97  North Korea 120,538 (46,540) 120,410 (46,491) 130 (50) 0.1
98  Malawi 118,484 (45,747) 94,080 (36,320) 24,404 (9,422) 20.6
99  Eritrea 117,600 (45,410) 101,000 (39,000) 16,600 (6,410) 14.1
100  Benin 114,763 (44,310) 112,760 (43,537) 2,000 (800) 1.7
101  Honduras 112,492 (43,433) 111,890 (43,201) 600 (200) 0.5
102  Liberia 111,369 (43,000) 96,320 (37,190) 15,049 (5,810) 13.5
103  Bulgaria 110,879 (42,811) 108,489 (41,888) 2,390 (923) 2.2
104  Cuba 109,884 (42,426) 103,800 (40,080) 6,080 (2,350) 5.5
105  Guatemala 108,889 (42,042) 107,160 (41,375) 1,730 (668) 1.6
106  Iceland 103,000 (39,800) 100,830 (38,931) 2,170 (838) 2.1
107  South Korea 100,432 (38,777) 97,600 (37,700) 2,800 (1,100) 2.8
108  Hungary 93,025 (35,917) 91,260 (35,240) 1,770 (683) 1.9
109  Portugal 92,225 (35,608) 91,606 (35,369) 620 (240) 0.7
110  Jordan 89,318 (34,486) 88,794 (34,284) 524 (202) 0.6
111  Serbia 88,499 (34,170) 88,499 (34,170) 0 0
112  Azerbaijan 86,600 (33,400) 82,650 (31,910) 3,950 (1,530) 4.6
113  Austria 83,878 (32,385) 82,520 (31,860) 1,359 (525) 1.6
114  United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300) 82,880 (32,000) 720 (280) 0.9
115  Czech Republic 78,871 (30,452) 77,187 (29,802) 1,684 (650) 2.1
116  Panama 75,320 (29,080) 74,180 (28,640) 1,143 (441) 1.5
117  Sierra Leone 72,300 (27,900) 72,180 (27,870) 120 (46) 0.2
118  Ireland 70,273 (27,133) 68,883 (26,596) 1,390 (537) 2.0
119  Georgia 69,700 (26,900) 69,490 (26,830) 210 (81) 0.3
120  Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330) 61,860 (23,880) 3,750 (1,450) 5.7
121  Lithuania 65,286 (25,207) 62,610 (24,170) 2,680 (1,040) 4.1
122  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
123  Togo 56,785 (21,925) 54,390 (21,000) 2,400 (930) 4.2
124  Croatia 56,594 (21,851) 55,974 (21,612) 620 (240) 1.1
125  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 (19,772) 51,200 (19,800) 10 (4) 0.0
126  Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700) 51,060 (19,710) 40 (20) 0.1
127  Slovakia 49,035 (18,933) 48,080 (18,560) 950 (370) 1.9
128  Dominican Republic 48,670 (18,790) 48,320 (18,660) 350 (140) 0.7
129  Estonia 45,339 (17,505) 42,388 (16,366) 2,840 (1,100) 6.3
130  Denmark 42,947 (16,582) 42,434 (16,384) 660 (260) 1.5
131  Netherlands 41,865 (16,164) 33,893 (13,086) 7,650 (2,950) 19.0
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
134  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948) 28,120 (10,860) 8,010 (3,090) 22.2
–  Taiwan 35,980 (13,890) 32,260 (12,460) 3,720 (1,440) 10.3
135  Moldova 33,847 (13,068) 32,970 (12,730) 880 (340) 2.6
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
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
149  El Salvador 21,041 (8,124) 20,720 (8,000) 320 (120) 1.5
150  Slovenia 20,273 (7,827) 20,151 (7,780) 122 (47) 0.6
–  New Caledonia (France) 18,575 (7,172) 18,275 (7,056) 300 (100) 1.6
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
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
159  Gambia 11,295 (4,361) 10,120 (3,907) 1,180 (456) 10.4
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
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
–  Puerto Rico (US) 9,100 (3,500) 8,868 (3,424) 232 (89) 2.5
–  Abkhazia 8,665 (3,346)
–  French Southern Territories (France) 7,747 (2,991) 7,668 (2,961) 80 (30) 1.0
163  Palestine 6,020 (2,320) 6,025 (2,326) 0 0
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
–  Transnistria 4,163 (1,607)
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
–  South Ossetia 3,900 (1,500)
–  Northern Cyprus 3,355 (1,295)
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
170  Comoros 1,861 (719) 1,861 (719) 0 0
–  Åland (Finland) 1,581 (610) 1,553 (600) 28 (11) 1.8
–  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,393 (538) 1,393 (538) 0 0
–  Hong Kong (China) 1,114 (430) 1,050 (405) 60 (20) 5.4
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
173  Bahrain 778 (300) 778 (300) 0 0
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
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
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
–  Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 (171) 444 (171) 0 0
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
–  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 394 (152) 394 (152) 0 0
184  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150) 389 (150) 0 0
–  Jan Mayen (Norway) 377 (146) 377 (146) 0 0
–  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
187  Maldives 300 (100) 300 (100) 0 0
–  Bonaire (Netherlands) 288 (111) 288 (111) 0 0
–  Cayman Islands (UK) 264 (102) 240 (93) 24 (9) 9.1
188  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101) 261 (101) 0 0
–  Niue 260 (100) 260 (100) 0 0
–  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) 254 (98)
–  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 (93) 230 (89) 10 (4) 4.2
–  Cook Islands 236 (91) 236 (91) 0 0
–  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
–  Easter Island (Chile) 163 (63) 163 (63) 0 0
190  Liechtenstein 160 (62) 160 (62) 0 0
–  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
–  Jersey (UK) 116 (45) 116 (45) 0 0
–  Montserrat (UK) 103 (40) 100 (40) 0 0
–  Anguilla (UK) 91 (35) 91 (35) 0 0
–  Guernsey (UK) 78 (30) 78 (30) 0 0
191  San Marino 61 (24) 61 (24) 0 0
–  British Indian Ocean Territory (UK) 60 (20) 60 (20) 0 0
–  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
–  Pitcairn Islands (UK) 47 (18) 47 (18) 0 0
–  Norfolk Island (Australia) 36 (14) 36 (14) 0 0
–  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 (13) 34 (13) 0 0
–  U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (US) 34 (13) 34 (13) 0 0
–  Macau (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
–  Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 (8)
–  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 (5) 14 (5) 0 0
–  Saba (Netherlands) 13 (5)
–  Tokelau (New Zealand) 12 (5) 12 (5) 0 0
–  Gibraltar (UK) 6.8 (2.6) 6.8 (2.6) 0 0
–  Clipperton Island (France) 6.0 (2.3) 2.0 (0.77) 4.0 (1.5) 66.7
–  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 5.0 (1.9) 5.0 (1.9) 0 0
–  Coral Sea Islands (Australia) 3.0 (1.2) 3.0 (1.2) 0 0
– Spratly Islands (disputed) 2.0 (0.77) 2.0 (0.77) 0 0
194  Monaco 2.0 (0.77) 2.0 (0.77) 0 0
195  Vatican City 0.49 (0.19) 0.49 (0.19) 0 0

See also

Notes

  1. The European Union is a unique supranational union. It covers a total area of 4,236,351 km, 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 km, 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 km, 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 km), Australia (5,896,500 km), Chile (1,250,000 km), France (432,000 km), New Zealand (450,000 km), Norway (including Peter I Island) (2,500,000 km) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km), which to some extent overlap. The area from 90°W to 150°W (2,100,000 km) 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 km, nor territorial waters of 200,000 km.
  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 km, 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.
  7. Figures are from the U.S. Census and include "inland" water and "Great Lakes" water, but exclude coastal and territorial water. NOAA cites the Great Lakes as an example of internal water, but the federal government sometimes treats the Great Lakes as "high seas".
  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 km. Largest country in Oceania. Figures exclude external territories. and the Australian Antarctic Territory (5,896,500 km).
  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 km), on Malvinas/Falkland Islands (12,173 km) and on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,903 km).
  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 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. Data are from the CIA.
  16. Largest island in the world, largest territory in the Kingdom of Denmark, and the largest inhabited non-sovereign territory in the world. A total of 1,755,636 km (81%) of the land area is covered by ice; the ice-free area amounts to 410,450 km. Data are from the CIA.
  17. ^ 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 The UN lists a figure of 1,628,750 km, which refers to land area only.
  20. Largest landlocked country in Africa.
  21. Excludes the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km). 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 km). Data are from the CIA.
  24. Data from the CIA has been supplemented with commonly-given figures for disputed areas administered by Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (13,297 km) and Gilgit-Baltistan (72,971 km), 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 and South Sudan's official site. The UN Statistics division gives a figure of 658,841, while the UN FAO gives a water area of 1,980 km and a land area of only 631,930 km. Academic articles give varying totals between 619,000 km and 658,842 km.
  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 km. 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 km which may include part of Lake Victoria.
  32. Metropolitan France (the part of France located in Europe). Data are from the CIA.
  33. Figure is from Yemen's Ministry of Water and Environment. May not include territory ceded by Saudi Arabia in the Jeddah Treaty due to the Saudi–Yemen barrier. The CIA gives a much larger figure of 527,968 km.
  34. Data by the World Factbook.
  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 km and the rank would be #39.
  36. Data are from the CIA. The UN figure of 435,052 km 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 km.
  39. Before the 1990 German reunification, West Germany was 248,577 km and East Germany was 108,333 km.
  40. Includes Åland (1,552 km). Data are from the CIA.
  41. Data are from the CIA. Excluding Bouvet Island (49 km), Jan Mayen (377 km), and Svalbard (62,045 km), shown separately, and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island (154 km) and Queen Maud Land (2,700,000 km).
  42. The UN and CIA agree on the figure of exactly 300 thousand km, but some academic sources give a much higher total of 343,448 km.
  43. Data are from the CIA, which includes the Galápagos Islands (7,880 km). UN figures give a total of 257,215 km.
  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. 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 30% of the territory, with the remaining 70% 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 is from the UK Office for National Statistics as supplied to the UN. Excludes the three Crown Dependencies (768 km) or the 14 British Overseas Territories (1,742,857 km), 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 km) occupied by Israel.
  50. Somaliland is claimed in whole by Somalia.
  51. Smallest country in South America.
  52. Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km.
  53. The Government of Nepal gives its area as 147,516 km, which includes an additional 335 square kilometers of disputed territory under Indian administration.
  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 km 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 km and 589 km, 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". The UN FAO estimates some 900 km of water area. The CIA gives separate figures for Serbia (77,474 km) and Kosovo (10,877 km).
  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 and water area is implied, excluding some of the reported 27,625 km of "territorial water". The UN replicates the land-only figure while the CIA reports 83,600 km of land and no water.
  64. The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland; the island of Ireland is 84,421 km.
  65. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. The figure shown includes Abkhazia (8,665 km) and South Ossetia (3,900 km), both de facto independent from Georgia.
  66. The UN gives a combined area for Svalbard and Jan Mayen as 62,422 km. The separate figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook.
  67. Includes Denmark proper only, but excludes the autonomous territories in the Kingdom of Denmark, shown separately.
  68. Data are from the CIA 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 km.
  69. Data are from the CIA. Excludes claim on mainland China. Taiwan's official figure is 36,197 km of land area.
  70. The figure shown includes the area of Transnistria (4,163 km), which is de facto independent from Moldova.
  71. Data are from the CIA. The UN/Israel Central Bureau of Statistics figure of 22,072 km includes the Golan Heights (1,200 km) and East Jerusalem (70 km), 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 km), the UN buffer zone (346 km) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km).
  75. Abkhazia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition.
  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 km and 360 km respectively. The figure for the West Bank includes East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land, but excludes Mount Scopus. The UN source differs by 200 km 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.
  80. Academic articles most frequently give the figure shown, while an official brochure gives 3,248 km. 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 km excludes the Agaléga Islands and Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos).
  82. All figures are from the UN FAO. The CIA and the UN Statistics department give an area of 2,235 km, which includes Mayotte (374 km), an overseas department and region of France.
  83. Åland is an autonomous region of Finland, and thus is a part of the European Union.
  84. UN figures are given, including only land and internal water. Official figures include "sea area" of 1640 km.
  85. Data are from the CIA. The UN figure of 726 km excludes 84 km of uninhabited islands.
  86. The CIA gives a figure of 760 km and no water, the UN Statistics division has 778 km, the UN FAO has 790 km and no water, while Bahrain's official figure is 786.5 km excluding territorial water.
  87. Data from the Singapore Department of Statistics.
  88. European microstate.
  89. Smallest country in Africa.
  90. ^ Data are from official statistics.
  91. Comprising Saint Helena (122 km), Ascension Island (88 km), and Tristan da Cunha (184 km). 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 km) and Dhekelia (131 km), 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 km and 166 km.
  99. European microstate.
  100. European microstate.
  101. The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook, and includes Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Island. The UN figure is 5 km, and only includes area for Pitcairn island itself, the only inhabited island in the group.
  102. Includes CIA figures of Wake Island, Navassa Island and all of the United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges. 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 while the CIA states zero water area.
  105. The CIA gives a total area of 6 km and no water, but Britannica gives a land area of 2 km and Coral Reefs has given a water area of 4 km.
  106. The CIA gives an estimate of less than 3 km. The territory comprises many low atolls and reefs, spanning some 780,000 km of territorial water.
  107. European microstate. Smallest United Nations member state.
  108. European microstate. Smallest country in the world. The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km in its 1930 edition but corrected it to 0.49 km in its 1945–46 edition. The figure of 0.44 km is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.

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