List of countries and dependencies by area

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

Entries in this list are based on those in the ISO standard 3166-1, which includes the list of sovereign states (undisputed and disputed). Territories that are not integral, such as dependent territories, are listed separately (in italics) or noted as included. Not included in the list are claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica[Note 1] – and entities such as the European Union[Note 2] (4,324,782 km2/1,669,808 sq mi total area) that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories. States with limited recognition that are not listed in the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 are not included, but are noted within the countries they are recognised as part of with areas given.

This list includes three measurements of area:

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

Contents

Countries and dependencies by area

Rank
Country Total in km² (sq mi) Land in km² (sq mi) Water in km² (sq mi)  % water Notes
 World 7008510072000000000510,072,000
(196,940,000)
7008148940000000000148,940,000
(57,510,000)
7008361132000000000361,132,000
(139,434,000)
70.8
70001000000000000001  Russia 700717098242000000017,098,242
(6,601,668)
700716377742000000016,377,742
(6,323,482)
7005720500000000000720,500
(278,200)
4.21 The largest country in the world.
 Antarctica 700714000000000000014,000,000
(5,400,000)
700714000000000000014,000,000
(5,400,000)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi) of land area is covered by ice.
70002000000000000002  Canada 70069984670000000009,984,670
(3,855,100)
70069093507000000009,093,507
(3,511,023)
7005891163000000000891,163
(344,080)
8.93 Largest country in the Americas by total area.
70003000000000000003  United States of America 70069629091000000009,629,091
(3,717,813)
70069158960000000009,158,960
(3,536,290)
7005470131000000000470,131
(181,519)
2.23 [Note 3]
70004000000000000004  China 70069596961000000009,596,961
(3,705,407)
70069569901000000009,569,901
(3,694,959)
7005137060000000000137,060
(52,920)
1.41 The largest country entirely in Asia.[Note 4]
70005000000000000005  Brazil 70068514877000000008,514,877
(3,287,612)
70068459417000000008,459,417
(3,266,199)
700455460000000000055,460
(21,410)
0.65 The largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere.
70006000000000000006  Australia 70067692024000000007,692,024
(2,969,907)
70067682300000000007,682,300
(2,966,200)
700458920000000000058,920
(22,750)
0.76 The largest country in Oceania and the largest country without land borders.[Note 5]
70007000000000000007  India 70063166414000000003,166,414
(1,222,559)
70062973193000000002,973,193
(1,147,956)
7005314070000000000314,070
(121,260)
9.55 The largest country in the Sub-continent/South Asia[Note 6]
70008000000000000008  Argentina 70062780400000000002,780,400
(1,073,500)
70062736690000000002,736,690
(1,056,640)
700443710000000000043,710
(16,880)
1.57 Largest country in Hispanic America[Note 7]
70009000000000000009  Kazakhstan 70062724900000000002,724,900
(1,052,100)
70062699700000000002,699,700
(1,042,400)
700425200000000000025,200
(9,700)
0.92 Largest landlocked country.[13]
700110000000000000010  Algeria 70062381741000000002,381,741
(919,595)
70062381741000000002,381,741
(919,595)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Largest Country in Africa and the Arab world.
700111000000000000011  Democratic Republic of the Congo 70062344858000000002,344,858
(905,355)
70062267048000000002,267,048
(875,312)
700477810000000000077,810
(30,040)
3.32 Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa
700112000000000000012  Greenland (Denmark) 70062166086000000002,166,086
(836,330)
70062166086000000002,166,086
(836,330)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Largest island that is not a continent.[Note 8]
700113000000000000013  Saudi Arabia 70062149690000000002,149,690
(830,000)
70062149690000000002,149,690
(830,000)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Largest country in the Middle East
700114000000000000014  Mexico 70061964375000000001,964,375
(758,449)
70061943945000000001,943,945
(750,561)
700420430000000000020,430
(7,890)
1.04
700115000000000000015  Indonesia 70061904569000000001,904,569
(735,358)
70061811569000000001,811,569
(699,451)
700493000000000000093,000
(36,000)
4.88 Largest country wholly on islands.
700116000000000000016  Sudan 70061861484000000001,861,484
(718,723)
N/A N/A N/A
[Note 9]
Formerly the largest country in Africa.[Note 10]
700117000000000000017  Libya 70061759540000000001,759,540
(679,360)
70061759540000000001,759,540
(679,360)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
700118000000000000018  Iran 70061648195000000001,648,195
(636,372)
70061531595000000001,531,595
(591,352)
7005116600000000000116,600
(45,000)
7.07 [Note 11]
700119000000000000019  Mongolia 70061564110000000001,564,110
(603,910)
70061553556000000001,553,556
(599,831)
700410560000000000010,560
(4,080)
0.68
700120000000000000020  Peru 70061285216000000001,285,216
(496,225)
70061279996000000001,279,996
(494,209)
70035220000000000005,220
(2,020)
0.41
700121000000000000021  Chad 70061284000000000001,284,000
(496,000)
70061259200000000001,259,200
(486,200)
700424800000000000024,800
(9,600)
1.93
700122000000000000022  Niger 70061267000000000001,267,000
(489,000)
70061266700000000001,266,700
(489,100)
7002300000000000000300
(120)
0.02
700123000000000000023  Angola 70061246700000000001,246,700
(481,400)
70061246700000000001,246,700
(481,400)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
700124000000000000024  Mali 70061240192000000001,240,192
(478,841)
70061220190000000001,220,190
(471,120)
700420002000000000020,002
(7,723)
1.61
700125000000000000025  South Africa 70061221037000000001,221,037
(471,445)
70061214470000000001,214,470
(468,910)
70034620000000000004,620
(1,780)
0.38
700126000000000000026  Colombia 70061141748000000001,141,748
(440,831)
70061038700000000001,038,700
(401,000)
7005100210000000000100,210
(38,690)
8.8
700127000000000000027  Ethiopia 70061104300000000001,104,300
(426,400)
70061000000000000001,000,000
(390,000)
7005104300000000000104,300
(40,300)
0.7 [Note 12]
700128000000000000028  Bolivia 70061098581000000001,098,581
(424,164)
70061083301000000001,083,301
(418,265)
700415280000000000015,280
(5,900)
1.39
700129000000000000029  Mauritania 70061025520000000001,025,520
(395,960)
70061030700000000001,030,700
(398,000)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
700130000000000000030  Egypt 70061002000000000001,002,000
(387,000)
7005995450000000000995,450
(384,350)
70036000000000000006,000
(2,300)
0.6 [Note 13]
700131000000000000031  Tanzania 7005945087000000000945,087
(364,900)
7005885800000000000885,800
(342,000)
700461500000000000061,500
(23,700)
6.49
700132000000000000032  Nigeria 7005923768000000000923,768
(356,669)
7005910768000000000910,768
(351,649)
700413000000000000013,000
(5,000)
1.41
700133000000000000033  Venezuela 7005912050000000000912,050
(352,140)
7005882050000000000882,050
(340,560)
700430000000000000030,000
(12,000)
3.29
700134000000000000034  Pakistan 7005881912000000000881,912
(340,508)
7005856692000000000856,692
(330,771)
700425220000000000025,220
(9,740)
2.86 [Note 14]
700135000000000000035  Namibia 7005824268000000000824,268
(318,252)
7005823290000000000823,290
(317,870)
70031002000000000001,002
(387)
0.12
700136000000000000036  Mozambique 7005801590000000000801,590
(309,500)
7005786380000000000786,380
(303,620)
700413000000000000013,000
(5,000)
1.63
700137000000000000037  Turkey 7005783562000000000783,562
(302,535)
7005769632000000000769,632
(297,157)
700413930000000000013,930
(5,380)
1.78
700138000000000000038  Chile 7005756102000000000756,102
(291,933)
7005743812000000000743,812
(287,187)
700412290000000000012,290
(4,750)
1.63 [Note 15]
700139000000000000039  Zambia 7005752612000000000752,612
(290,585)
7005743398000000000743,398
(287,028)
70039220000000000009,220
(3,560)
1.23
700140000000000000040  Burma 7005676578000000000676,578
(261,228)
7005653508000000000653,508
(252,321)
700423070000000000023,070
(8,910)
3.41
700141000000000000041  Afghanistan 7005652230000000000652,230
(251,830)
7005652230000000000652,230
(251,830)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
700142000000000000042  South Sudan 7005644329000000000644,329
(248,777)
NA NA NA
[Note 9]
[Note 16]
700143000000000000043  France 7005640679000000000640,679
(247,368)
7005640427000000000640,427
(247,270)
70033374000000000003,374
(1,303)
0.52 Includes overseas regions, but excludes overseas territories and collectivities, shown separately.[Note 17]
700144000000000000044  Somalia 7005637657000000000637,657
(246,201)
7005627337000000000627,337
(242,216)
700410320000000000010,320
(3,980)
1.62 [Note 18]
700145000000000000045  Central African Republic 7005622984000000000622,984
(240,535)
7005622984000000000622,984
(240,535)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
700146000000000000046  Ukraine 7005603500000000000603,500
(233,000)
7005579330000000000579,330
(223,680)
700424220000000000024,220
(9,350)
4.01 The largest country wholly in Europe.[16]
700147000000000000047  Madagascar 7005587041000000000587,041
(226,658)
7005581540000000000581,540
(224,530)
70035501000000000005,501
(2,124)
0.94
700148000000000000048  Botswana 7005582000000000000582,000
(225,000)
7005566730000000000566,730
(218,820)
700415000000000000015,000
(5,800)
2.58
700149000000000000049  Kenya 7005580367000000000580,367
(224,081)
7005569140000000000569,140
(219,750)
700411227000000000011,227
(4,335)
1.93
700150000000000000050  Yemen 7005527968000000000527,968
(203,850)
7005527968000000000527,968
(203,850)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
700151000000000000051  Thailand 7005513120000000000513,120
(198,120)
7005510890000000000510,890
(197,260)
70032230000000000002,230
(860)
0.43
700152000000000000052  Spain 7005505992000000000505,992
(195,365)
7005498980000000000498,980
(192,660)
70036390000000000006,390
(2,470)
1.26
700153000000000000053  Turkmenistan 7005488100000000000488,100
(188,500)
7005469930000000000469,930
(181,440)
700418170000000000018,170
(7,020)
3.72
700154000000000000054  Cameroon 7005475442000000000475,442
(183,569)
7005472710000000000472,710
(182,510)
70032730000000000002,730
(1,050)
0.57
700155000000000000055  Papua New Guinea 7005462840000000000462,840
(178,700)
7005452860000000000452,860
(174,850)
70039980000000000009,980
(3,850)
2.16
700156000000000000056  Sweden 7005450295000000000450,295
(173,860)
7005410335000000000410,335
(158,431)
700439960000000000039,960
(15,430)
8.87
700157000000000000057  Uzbekistan 7005447400000000000447,400
(172,700)
7005425400000000000425,400
(164,200)
700422000000000000022,000
(8,500)
4.92
700158000000000000058  Morocco 7005446550000000000446,550
(172,410)
7005446300000000000446,300
(172,300)
7002250000000000000250
(97)
0.06 [Note 19]
700159000000000000059  Iraq 7005438317000000000438,317
(169,235)
7005437367000000000437,367
(168,868)
7002950000000000000950
(370)
0.22 [Note 20]
700160000000000000060  Paraguay 7005406752000000000406,752
(157,048)
7005397302000000000397,302
(153,399)
70039450000000000009,450
(3,650)
2.32
700161000000000000061  Zimbabwe 7005390757000000000390,757
(150,872)
7005386847000000000386,847
(149,362)
70033910000000000003,910
(1,510)
1
700162000000000000062  Japan 7005377930000000000377,930
(145,920)
7005364485000000000364,485
(140,728)
700413430000000000013,430
(5,190)
3.55
700163000000000000063  Germany 7005357114000000000357,114
(137,882)
7005348672000000000348,672
(134,623)
70038350000000000008,350
(3,220)
2.34
700164000000000000064  Republic of the Congo 7005342000000000000342,000
(132,000)
7005341500000000000341,500
(131,900)
7002500000000000000500
(190)
0.15
700165000000000000065  Finland 7005338424000000000338,424
(130,666)
7005303815000000000303,815
(117,304)
700434330000000000034,330
(13,250)
10.15 [Note 21]
700166000000000000066  Vietnam 7005331212000000000331,212
(127,882)
7005310070000000000310,070
(119,720)
700421140000000000021,140
(8,160)
6.38
700167000000000000067  Malaysia 7005330803000000000330,803
(127,724)
7005329613000000000329,613
(127,264)
70031190000000000001,190
(460)
0.36
700168000000000000068  Norway 7005323802000000000323,802
(125,021)
7005304282000000000304,282
(117,484)
700419520000000000019,520
(7,540)
6.03 [Note 22]
700169000000000000069  Côte d'Ivoire 7005322463000000000322,463
(124,504)
7005318003000000000318,003
(122,782)
70034460000000000004,460
(1,720)
1.38
700170000000000000070  Poland 7005312685000000000312,685
(120,728)
7005304255000000000304,255
(117,474)
70038430000000000008,430
(3,250)
2.7
700171000000000000071  Oman 7005309500000000000309,500
(119,500)
7005309500000000000309,500
(119,500)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
700172000000000000072  Italy 7005301336000000000301,336
(116,346)
7005294140000000000294,140
(113,570)
70037200000000000007,200
(2,800)
2.39
700173000000000000073  Philippines 7005300000000000000300,000
(120,000)
7005298170000000000298,170
(115,120)
70031830000000000001,830
(710)
0.61 [Note 23]
700174000000000000074  Burkina Faso 7005272967000000000272,967
(105,393)
7005273800000000000273,800
(105,700)
7002400000000000000400
(150)
0.15
700175000000000000075  New Zealand 7005270467000000000270,467
(104,428)
7005262443000000000262,443
(101,330)
70034395000000000004,395
(1,697)
1.65 [Note 24]
700176000000000000076  Gabon 7005267668000000000267,668
(103,347)
7005257667000000000257,667
(99,486)
700410000000000000010,000
(3,900)
3.74
700177000000000000077  Western Sahara 7005266000000000000266,000
(103,000)
7005266000000000000266,000
(103,000)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Disputed territory.[Note 25]
700178000000000000078  Ecuador 7005256369000000000256,369
(98,985)
7005276841000000000276,841
(106,889)
70036720000000000006,720
(2,590)
2.37 [Note 26]
700179000000000000079  Guinea 7005245857000000000245,857
(94,926)
7005245718000000000245,718
(94,872)
7002140000000000000140
(54)
0.06
700180000000000000080  United Kingdom 7005242900000000000242,900
(93,800)
7005241930000000000241,930
(93,410)
70031680000000000001,680
(650)
0.69 [Note 27]
700181000000000000081  Uganda 7005241550000000000241,550
(93,260)
7005197100000000000197,100
(76,100)
700443938000000000043,938
(16,965)
18.23
700182000000000000082  Ghana 7005238533000000000238,533
(92,098)
7005227533000000000227,533
(87,851)
700411000000000000011,000
(4,200)
4.61
700183000000000000083  Romania 7005238391000000000238,391
(92,043)
7005229891000000000229,891
(88,761)
70038500000000000008,500
(3,300)
3.57
700184000000000000084  Laos 7005236800000000000236,800
(91,400)
7005230800000000000230,800
(89,100)
70036000000000000006,000
(2,300)
2.53
700185000000000000085  Guyana 7005214969000000000214,969
(83,000)
7005196849000000000196,849
(76,004)
700418120000000000018,120
(7,000)
8.43
700186000000000000086  Belarus 7005207600000000000207,600
(80,200)
7005202900000000000202,900
(78,300)
70034700000000000004,700
(1,800)
2.26
700187000000000000087  Kyrgyzstan 7005199951000000000199,951
(77,202)
7005191801000000000191,801
(74,055)
70038150000000000008,150
(3,150)
4.08
700188000000000000088  Senegal 7005196722000000000196,722
(75,955)
7005192530000000000192,530
(74,340)
70034192000000000004,192
(1,619)
2.13
700189000000000000089  Syria 7005185180000000000185,180
(71,500)
7005183630000000000183,630
(70,900)
70031550000000000001,550
(600)
0.84 [Note 28]
700190000000000000090  Cambodia 7005181035000000000181,035
(69,898)
7005176515000000000176,515
(68,153)
70034520000000000004,520
(1,750)
2.5
700191000000000000091  Uruguay 7005181034000000000181,034
(69,898)
7005175015000000000175,015
(67,574)
70031200000000000001,200
(460)
0.68
700192000000000000092  Suriname 7005163820000000000163,820
(63,250)
7005156000000000000156,000
(60,000)
70037820000000000007,820
(3,020)
4.77 Smallest country in South America.
700193000000000000093  Tunisia 7005163610000000000163,610
(63,170)
7005155360000000000155,360
(59,980)
70038250000000000008,250
(3,190)
5.04
700194000000000000094  Bangladesh 7005147570000000000147,570
(56,980)
7005130168000000000130,168
(50,258)
700413830000000000013,830
(5,340)
9.6 [Note 29]
700195000000000000095  Nepal 7005147181000000000147,181
(56,827)
7005143351000000000143,351
(55,348)
70033830000000000003,830
(1,480)
2.6
700196000000000000096  Tajikistan 7005143100000000000143,100
(55,300)
7005141510000000000141,510
(54,640)
70032590000000000002,590
(1,000)
1.81
700197000000000000097  Greece 7005131957000000000131,957
(50,949)
7005130647000000000130,647
(50,443)
70031310000000000001,310
(510)
0.99
700198000000000000098  Nicaragua 7005130373000000000130,373
(50,337)
7005119990000000000119,990
(46,330)
700410380000000000010,380
(4,010)
7.96
700199000000000000099  North Korea 7005120538000000000120,538
(46,540)
7005120408000000000120,408
(46,490)
7002130000000000000130
(50)
0.11
7002100000000000000100  Malawi 7005118484000000000118,484
(45,747)
700494080000000000094,080
(36,320)
700424404000000000024,404
(9,422)
20.6
101  Eritrea 7005117600000000000117,600
(45,400)
7005101000000000000101,000
(39,000)
700416600000000000016,600
(6,400)
14.12
102  Benin 7005112622000000000112,622
(43,484)
7005110622000000000110,622
(42,711)
70032000000000000002,000
(770)
1.78
103  Honduras 7005112492000000000112,492
(43,433)
7005111890000000000111,890
(43,200)
7002200000000000000200
(77)
0.18
104  Liberia 7005111369000000000111,369
(43,000)
700496320000000000096,320
(37,190)
700415049000000000015,049
(5,810)
13.51
105  Bulgaria 7005110879000000000110,879
(42,811)
7005108489000000000108,489
(41,888)
70032390000000000002,390
(920)
2.16
106  Cuba 7005109884000000000109,884
(42,426)
7005109820000000000109,820
(42,400)
70031040000000000001,040
(400)
0.94
107  Guatemala 7005108889000000000108,889
(42,042)
7005107159000000000107,159
(41,374)
70031730000000000001,730
(670)
1.59
108  Iceland 7005103000000000000103,000
(40,000)
7005100250000000000100,250
(38,710)
70032750000000000002,750
(1,060)
2.67
109  South Korea 700499828000000000099,828
(38,544)
700496920000000000096,920
(37,420)
70032800000000000002,800
(1,100)
2.81 [Note 30]
110  Hungary 700493028000000000093,028
(35,918)
700489608000000000089,608
(34,598)
70033420000000000003,420
(1,320)
3.68
111  Portugal 700492090000000000092,090
(35,560)
700491470000000000091,470
(35,320)
7002620000000000000620
(240)
0.67
112  Jordan 700489342000000000089,342
(34,495)
700488802000000000088,802
(34,287)
7002540000000000000540
(210)
0.6
113  Serbia 700488361000000000088,361
(34,116)
700488246000000000088,246
(34,072)
7002115000000000000115
(44)
0.13 [Note 31]
114  Azerbaijan 700486600000000000086,600
(33,400)
700482629000000000082,629
(31,903)
70033971000000000003,971
(1,533)
4.59 [Note 32]
115  Austria 700483871000000000083,871
(32,383)
700482445000000000082,445
(31,832)
70031426000000000001,426
(551)
1.7
116  United Arab Emirates 700483600000000000083,600
(32,300)
700483600000000000083,600
(32,300)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
117  Czech Republic 700478865000000000078,865
(30,450)
700477247000000000077,247
(29,825)
70031620000000000001,620
(630)
2.05
118  Panama 700475417000000000075,417
(29,119)
700474340000000000074,340
(28,700)
70031080000000000001,080
(420)
1.43
119  Sierra Leone 700471740000000000071,740
(27,700)
700471620000000000071,620
(27,650)
7002120000000000000120
(46)
0.17
120  Ireland 700470273000000000070,273
(27,133)
700468883000000000068,883
(26,596)
70031390000000000001,390
(540)
1.98
121  Georgia 700469700000000000069,700
(26,900)
700469700000000000069,700
(26,900)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 33]
122  Sri Lanka 700465610000000000065,610
(25,330)
700462732000000000062,732
(24,221)
70032878000000000002,878
(1,111)
4.4
123  Lithuania 700465300000000000065,300
(25,200)
700462680000000000062,680
(24,200)
70032620000000000002,620
(1,010)
4.01
124  Latvia 700464559000000000064,559
(24,926)
700462249000000000062,249
(24,034)
70032340000000000002,340
(900)
3.62
125  Svalbard (Norway) 700462045000000000062,045
(23,956)
700462045000000000062,045
(23,956)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 34]
126  Togo 700456785000000000056,785
(21,925)
700454385000000000054,385
(20,998)
70032400000000000002,400
(930)
4.23
127  Croatia 700456594000000000056,594
(21,851)
700455974000000000055,974
(21,612)
7002620000000000000620
(240)
1.1
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina 700451129000000000051,129
(19,741)
700451187000000000051,187
(19,763)
700110000000000000010
(3.9)
0.02
129  Costa Rica 700451100000000000051,100
(19,700)
700451060000000000051,060
(19,710)
700140000000000000040
(15)
0.08
130  Slovakia 700449037000000000049,037
(18,933)
700448105000000000048,105
(18,573)
7002930000000000000930
(360)
1.9
131  Dominican Republic 700448671000000000048,671
(18,792)
700448320000000000048,320
(18,660)
7002350000000000000350
(140)
0.72
132  Estonia 700445227000000000045,227
(17,462)
700442388000000000042,388
(16,366)
70032840000000000002,840
(1,100)
6.28
133  Denmark 700443094000000000043,094
(16,639)
700442434000000000042,434
(16,384)
7002660000000000000660
(250)
1.53 European territory (metropolitan Denmark) only, without Greenland and Faroe Islands.[Note 35]
134  Netherlands 700441850000000000041,850
(16,160)
700433893000000000033,893
(13,086)
70037650000000000007,650
(2,950)
18.41 Includes the special municipalities, but excludes other countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shown separately. [Note 36]
135  Switzerland 700441284000000000041,284
(15,940)
700439997000000000039,997
(15,443)
70031280000000000001,280
(490)
3.1 [Note 37]
136  Bhutan 700438394000000000038,394
(14,824)
700438394000000000038,394
(14,824)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
137  Taiwan 700436193000000000036,193
(13,974)
700432260000000000032,260
(12,460)
70033720000000000003,720
(1,440)
10.34 [Note 38]
138  Guinea-Bissau 700436125000000000036,125
(13,948)
700428120000000000028,120
(10,860)
70038005000000000008,005
(3,091)
22.16
139  Moldova 700433846000000000033,846
(13,068)
700432891000000000032,891
(12,699)
7002960000000000000960
(370)
2.84 [Note 39]
140  Belgium 700430528000000000030,528
(11,787)
700430278000000000030,278
(11,690)
7002250000000000000250
(97)
0.82
141  Lesotho 700430355000000000030,355
(11,720)
700430355000000000030,355
(11,720)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
142  Armenia 700429743000000000029,743
(11,484)
700428203000000000028,203
(10,889)
70031540000000000001,540
(590)
5.18
143  Solomon Islands 700428896000000000028,896
(11,157)
700427986000000000027,986
(10,805)
7002910000000000000910
(350)
3.15
144  Albania 700428748000000000028,748
(11,100)
700427398000000000027,398
(10,578)
70031350000000000001,350
(520)
4.7
145  Equatorial Guinea 700428051000000000028,051
(10,831)
700428051000000000028,051
(10,831)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
146  Burundi 700427834000000000027,834
(10,747)
700425680000000000025,680
(9,920)
70032150000000000002,150
(830)
7.73
147  Haiti 700427750000000000027,750
(10,710)
700427560000000000027,560
(10,640)
7002190000000000000190
(73)
0.68
148  Rwanda 700426338000000000026,338
(10,169)
700424668000000000024,668
(9,524)
70031670000000000001,670
(640)
6.34
149  Macedonia 700425713000000000025,713
(9,928)
700425433000000000025,433
(9,820)
7002280000000000000280
(110)
1.09
150  Djibouti 700423200000000000023,200
(9,000)
700423180000000000023,180
(8,950)
700120000000000000020
(7.7)
0.09
151  Belize 700422966000000000022,966
(8,867)
700422806000000000022,806
(8,805)
7002160000000000000160
(62)
0.7
152  El Salvador 700421041000000000021,041
(8,124)
700420721000000000020,721
(8,000)
7002320000000000000320
(120)
1.52 Smallest country in continental North America.
153  Israel 700420770000000000020,770
(8,020)
700420330000000000020,330
(7,850)
7002440000000000000440
(170)
2.12 [Note 40]
154  Slovenia 700420273000000000020,273
(7,827)
700420151000000000020,151
(7,780)
7002122000000000000122
(47)
0.6
155  New Caledonia (France) 700418575000000000018,575
(7,172)
700418275000000000018,275
(7,056)
7002300000000000000300
(120)
1.62
156  Fiji 700418272000000000018,272
(7,055)
700418274000000000018,274
(7,056)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
157  Kuwait 700417818000000000017,818
(6,880)
700417818000000000017,818
(6,880)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
158  Swaziland 700417364000000000017,364
(6,704)
700417204000000000017,204
(6,643)
7002160000000000000160
(62)
0.92
159  East Timor 700414874000000000014,874
(5,743)
700414874000000000014,874
(5,743)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
160  Bahamas 700413943000000000013,943
(5,383)
700410010000000000010,010
(3,860)
70033870000000000003,870
(1,490)
27.88
161  Montenegro 700413812000000000013,812
(5,333)
700413452000000000013,452
(5,194)
7002360000000000000360
(140)
2.61
162  Vanuatu 700412189000000000012,189
(4,706)
700412189000000000012,189
(4,706)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
163  Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 700412173000000000012,173
(4,700)
700412173000000000012,173
(4,700)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
164  Qatar 700411586000000000011,586
(4,473)
700411586000000000011,586
(4,473)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
 Nagorno-Karabakh 700411458000000000011,458
(4,424)
[Note 41]
165  Gambia 700411295000000000011,295
(4,361)
700410000000000000010,000
(3,900)
70031295000000000001,295
(500)
11.47 Smallest country in continental Africa.
166  Jamaica 700410991000000000010,991
(4,244)
700410831000000000010,831
(4,182)
7002160000000000000160
(62)
1.46
 Kosovo 700410887000000000010,887
(4,203)
[Note 42]
167  Lebanon 700410452000000000010,452
(4,036)
700410230000000000010,230
(3,950)
7002170000000000000170
(66)
1.63 Smallest country in continental Asia.
168  Cyprus 70039251000000000009,251
(3,572)
70039241000000000009,241
(3,568)
700110000000000000010
(3.9)
0.11 [Note 43]
169  Puerto Rico (United States) 70038870000000000008,870
(3,420)
70038870000000000008,870
(3,420)
70034921000000000004,921
(1,900)
35.69
 Abkhazia 70038660000000000008,660
(3,340)
[Note 44]
170  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) 70037747000000000007,747
(2,991)
70037668000000000007,668
(2,961)
700179800000000000079.8
(30.8)
1.03 Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.[Note 45]
171  United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges 70036959410000000006,959.41
(2,687.04)
700122410000000000022.41
(8.65)
70036937000000000006,937
(2,678)
99.68
172  Palestinian territories 70036220000000000006,220
(2,400)
70035640000000000005,640
(2,180)
7002220000000000000220
(85)
 ? [Note 46]
173  Brunei 70035765000000000005,765
(2,226)
70035265000000000005,265
(2,033)
7002500000000000000500
(190)
8.67
174  Trinidad and Tobago 70035130000000000005,130
(1,980)
70035128000000000005,128
(1,980)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
 Transnistria 70034163000000000004,163
(1,607)
[Note 47]
175  Cape Verde 70034033000000000004,033
(1,557)
70034033000000000004,033
(1,557)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
176  French Polynesia (France) 70034000000000000004,000
(1,500)
70033827000000000003,827
(1,478)
7002340000000000000340
(130)
8.16
177  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) 70033903000000000003,903
(1,507)
70033903000000000003,903
(1,507)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 16]
 South Ossetia 70033900000000000003,900
(1,500)
[Note 48]
 Northern Cyprus 70033355000000000003,355
(1,295)
[Note 49]
178  Samoa 70032842000000000002,842
(1,097)
70032821000000000002,821
(1,089)
700110000000000000010
(3.9)
0.35
179  Luxembourg 70032586000000000002,586
(998)
70032586000000000002,586
(998)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
180  Mauritius 70032040000000000002,040
(790)
70032030000000000002,030
(780)
700110000000000000010
(3.9)
0.49 [Note 50]
181  Comoros 70031862000000000001,862
(719)
70031862000000000001,862
(719)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 51]
182  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 70031393000000000001,393
(538)
70031393000000000001,393
(538)
0 0.00 [Note 52]
183  Hong Kong (China) 70031104000000000001,104
(426)
70031054000000000001,054
(407)
700150000000000000050
(19)
4.53
184  São Tomé and Príncipe 7002964000000000000964
(372)
7002964000000000000964
(372)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
185  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 7002948000000000000948
(366)
7002430000000000000430
(170)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 16]
186  Kiribati 7002811000000000000811
(313)
7002811000000000000811
(313)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 53]
187  Bahrain 7002765000000000000765
(295)
7002765000000000000765
(295)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
188  Dominica 7002751000000000000751
(290)
7002751000000000000751
(290)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
189  Tonga 7002747000000000000747
(288)
7002717000000000000717
(277)
700130000000000000030
(12)
4.02
190  Singapore 7002710000000000000710
(270)
7002687000000000000687
(265)
700110000000000000010
(3.9)
1.43
191  Federated States of Micronesia 7002702000000000000702
(271)
7002702000000000000702
(271)
0 0.00
192  Saint Lucia 7002616000000000000616
(238)
7002606000000000000606
(234)
700110000000000000010
(3.9)
1.62 [Note 54]
193  Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 7002572000000000000572
(221)
7002572000000000000572
(221)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
194  Guam (United States) 7002549000000000000549
(212)
7002544000000000000544
(210)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
195  Andorra 7002468000000000000468
(181)
7002468000000000000468
(181)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
196  Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 7002464000000000000464
(179)
7002464000000000000464
(179)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
197  Palau 7002459000000000000459
(177)
7002459000000000000459
(177)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
198  Seychelles 7002452000000000000452
(175)
7002455000000000000455
(176)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Smallest country in Africa.
199  Curaçao (Netherlands) 7002444000000000000444
(171)
7002444000000000000444
(171)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 36]
200  Antigua and Barbuda 7002442000000000000442
(171)
7002442600000000000442.6
(170.9)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
201  Barbados 7002430000000000000430
(170)
7002431000000000000431
(166)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
202  Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) 7002412000000000000412
(159)
7002412000000000000412
(159)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 16]
203  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7002389000000000000389
(150)
7002389000000000000389
(150)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
204  Jan Mayen (Norway) 7002377000000000000377
(146)
7002377000000000000377
(146)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
205  U.S. Virgin Islands (United States) 7002347000000000000347
(134)
7002346000000000000346
(134)
70031564000000000001,564
(604)
81.88
206  Grenada 7002344000000000000344
(133)
7002344000000000000344
(133)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
207  Malta 7002316000000000000316
(122)
7002316000000000000316
(122)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
208  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) 7002308000000000000308
(119)
7002308000000000000308
(119)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 55]
209  Maldives 7002300000000000000300
(120)
7002298000000000000298
(115)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Smallest country in Asia.
210  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 7002264000000000000264
(102)
7002264000000000000264
(102)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
211  Saint Kitts and Nevis 7002261000000000000261
(101)
7002261000000000000261
(101)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
212  Niue (New Zealand) 7002260000000000000260
(100)
7002260000000000000260
(100)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 56]
213  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) 7002253800000000000253.8
(98.0)
NA NA NA There is a salt lake and some wetlands of unknown area.
214  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 7002242000000000000242
(93)
7002242000000000000242
(93)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
215  Cook Islands (New Zealand) 7002236000000000000236
(91)
7002236000000000000236
(91)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 57]
216  American Samoa (United States) 7002199000000000000199
(77)
7002199000000000000199
(77)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
217  Marshall Islands 7002181000000000000181
(70)
7002181000000000000181
(70)
700411673000000000011,673
(4,507)
98.47
218  Aruba (Netherlands) 7002180000000000000180
(69)
7002180000000000000180
(69)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
219  Liechtenstein 7002160000000000000160
(62)
7002160000000000000160
(62)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
220  British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 7002151000000000000151
(58)
7002151000000000000151
(58)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
221  Wallis and Futuna (France) 7002142000000000000142
(55)
7002142000000000000142
(55)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
222  Christmas Island (Australia) 7002135000000000000135
(52)
7002135000000000000135
(52)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 58]
223  Jersey (United Kingdom) 7002116000000000000116
(45)
7002116000000000000116
(45)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
224  Montserrat (United Kingdom) 7002102000000000000102
(39)
7002102000000000000102
(39)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
225  Anguilla (United Kingdom) 700191000000000000091
(35)
700191000000000000091
(35)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
226  Guernsey (United Kingdom) 700178000000000000078
(30)
700178000000000000078
(30)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
227  San Marino 700161000000000000061
(24)
700161000000000000061
(24)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
228  British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) 700160000000000000060
(23)
700160000000000000060
(23)
700454340000000000054,340
(20,980)
99.89 [Note 59]
229  Saint Martin (France) 700154000000000000054
(21)
700154400000000000054.4
(21.0)
Neg. 0.00 [Note 16]
230  Bermuda (United Kingdom) 700154000000000000054
(21)
700154000000000000054
(21)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
231  Bouvet Island (Norway) 700149000000000000049
(19)
700149000000000000049
(19)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 16]
232  Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 700147000000000000047
(18)
700147000000000000047
(18)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 60]
233  Norfolk Island (Australia) 700136000000000000036
(14)
700136000000000000036
(14)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
234  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 700134000000000000034
(13)
700134000000000000034
(13)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 36]
235  Macau (China) 700130000000000000030
(12)
700128200000000000028.2
(10.9)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
236  Tuvalu 700126000000000000026
(10)
700126000000000000026
(10)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
237  Nauru 700121000000000000021
(8.1)
700121000000000000021
(8.1)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Smallest island country.
238  Saint Barthélemy (France) 700121000000000000021
(8.1)
NA NA NA [Note 16]
239  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 700114000000000000014
(5.4)
700114000000000000014
(5.4)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 [Note 58]
240  Tokelau (New Zealand) 700112000000000000012
(4.6)
700112000000000000012
(4.6)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
241  Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 70006000000000000006
(2.3)
70006500000000000006.5
(2.5)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
242  Wake Island (United States) 70006500000000000006.5
(2.5)
70006500000000000006.5
(2.5)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
243  Clipperton Island (France) 70006000000000000006
(2.3)
70006000000000000006
(2.3)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
244  Navassa Island (United States) 70005400000000000005.4
(2.1)
70005400000000000005.4
(2.1)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
245  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 70005000000000000005
(1.9)
70005000000000000005
(1.9)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
246   Spratly Islands (disputed) <5
(<2)
<5
(<2)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
247  Coral Sea Islands (Australia) <3
(<2)
<3
(<2)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
248  Monaco 70002000000000000002
(0.77)
70002000000000000002
(0.77)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0
249  Vatican City 69994400000000000000.44
(0.17)
69994400000000000000.44
(0.17)
50000000000000000000
(0)
0 Smallest country.

Notes

  1. ^ The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina (969,000 km2/374,000 sq mi), Australia (5,896,500 km2/2,276,700 sq mi), Chile (1,250,000 km2/480,000 sq mi), France (432,000 km2/167,000 sq mi), New Zealand (450,000 km2/170,000 sq mi), Norway (2,500,000 km2/970,000 sq mi) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km2/539,000 sq mi), which to some extent overlap. The area from 90°W to 150°W (2,100,000 km2/810,000 sq mi) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists.
  2. ^ The European Union is a sui generis supranational union. It covers a total area of 4,324,782 km2 (1,669,808 sq mi),[1] and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).
  3. ^ The figures given are from the United States Geological Survey. The water area includes all surface water.[4]

    The Encyclopædia Britannica includes all states and incorporated territories, as well as 204,083 km2 (78,797 sq mi) of inland waters and the U.S. portion of the Great Lakes 156,049 km2 (60,251 sq mi). It excludes coastal waters 109,362 km2 (42,225 sq mi) and territorial waters 195,213 km2 (75,372 sq mi).[5]

    The figure given by the UN (9,629,091 km2 or 3,717,813 sq mi) includes coastal waters, while the figure currently given by the CIA World Factbook (9,826,675 km2 or 3,794,100 sq mi) additionally includes territorial waters.[1][6]

  4. ^ The area given is the United Nations official figure for Mainland China, and excludes the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau and the province of Taiwan, each shown separately.[7] It also excludes the Trans-Karakoram Tract 5,800 km2 (2,200 sq mi), Aksai Chin 37,244 km2 (14,380 sq mi) and other territories in dispute with India. The total area of China is listed as 9,572,900 km2 (3,696,100 sq mi) by Encyclopædia Britannica.[8] See Territorial changes of the People's Republic of China for further information.
  5. ^ Figures exclude the external territories of Norfolk Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands Territory, and Heard Island and McDonald Islands,[9] each shown separately. Excludes the claim of the Australian Antarctic Territory (5,896,500 km2 or 2,276,700 sq mi). The UN's previous data,[10] as well as the current data shown by the World Bank and the CIA,[1][11] give the figure as 7,741,220 km2 (2,988,900 sq mi).
  6. ^ The area given is from Encyclopædia Britannica and excludes disputed territories not under Indian control. The total area claimed by India, according to the figure given by the United Nations and the Indian government, totals 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi).[12]
  7. ^ Excludes claims on Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), on Falkland Islands (12,173 km2 or 4,700 sq mi) and on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,903 km2 or 1,507 sq mi).
  8. ^ A total of 1,755,636 km2 (677,855 sq mi) of land area is covered by ice; the ice-free area amounts to 410,450 km2 (158,480 sq mi).[11]
  9. ^ a b The water area percentage of Sudan prior to the secession of South Sudan was 5.18.
  10. ^ Prior to the independence of South Sudan, Sudan's total area as reported by the UN source was 2,505,813 km2 (967,500 sq mi). Updated figure shown is from the CIA.[1]
  11. ^ The area given is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[1][10] The UN Demographic Yearbook lists a figure of 1,628,750 km2 (628,860 sq mi), which refers to land area only.
  12. ^ Excluding the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2/5,400 sq mi).
  13. ^ Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle (20,580 km2/7,950 sq mi).
  14. ^ Includes data for Pakistani-held territories of Kashmir, Azad Kashmir (13,297 km2 or 5,134 sq mi) and Gilgit–Baltistan (72,520 km2 or 28,000 sq mi).[14] Excluding these territories would produce an area figure of 796,095 km2 (307,374 sq mi).
  15. ^ Excludes claims in Antarctica.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Figures shown in this entry are taken from the CIA.[1]
  17. ^ Source gives area of Metropolitan France as 551,500 km2 (212,900 sq mi) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 km2 (34,432 sq mi). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic. The CIA reports the total as 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi).[1] Another source, the French National Institute for Statistice and Economic Studies, gives an area figure of 632,759 km2 (244,310 sq mi).[15] (The CIA gives a water area of Metropolitan France as 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi).)
  18. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Somaliland (137,600 km2 or 53,100 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Somalia.
  19. ^ Does not include Western Sahara, shown separately.
  20. ^ Figure shown is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[1][10] The UN figure of 435,244 km2 (168,049 sq mi) excludes the three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan.
  21. ^ Includes the Åland Islands (1,552 km2/599 sq mi).
  22. ^ Figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook; the UN data refers to mainland area only. All figures exclude Svalbard, Jan Mayen and Bouvet Island, shown separately, and the Antarctic territorial claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (243 km2 or 94 sq mi).
  23. ^ The figure given by the Philippine government is 299,764 km2 (115,740 sq mi).[17]
  24. ^ The government gives the total figure as 266,838 square kilometres (103,027 sq mi).[18] CIA World Factbook has total/land area of 267,710 km2 (103,360 sq mi). All figures exclude Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau, shown separately, as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency.
  25. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  26. ^ May or may not include the Galápagos Islands (7,880 km2 or 3,040 sq mi). The 2007 data,[10] as well as the current data given by the CIA, explicitly includes the Galápagos and gives the figure as 283,561 km2 (109,484 sq mi).[1]
  27. ^ Does not include the three Crown dependencies (768 km2/297 sq mi) and the 14 overseas territories (1,742,857 km2/672,921 sq mi), shown separately.
  28. ^ Includes the parts of the Golan Heights (1,295 km2 or 500 sq mi) occupied by Israel.
  29. ^ Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2/56,980 sq mi.[19]
  30. ^ Official figure for total area is 100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi).[20]
  31. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Kosovo and Metohija, which is de facto independent from Serbia as the Republic of Kosovo (10,887 km2 or 4,203 sq mi). The area of Serbia without Kosovo is 77,474 km2 (29,913 sq mi).[1]
  32. ^ The figure shown includes the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (11,458 km2 or 4,424 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Azerbaijan.
  33. ^ The figure shown includes the areas of Abkhazia (8,660 km2 or 3,340 sq mi)[21] and South Ossetia (3,900 km2 or 1,500 sq mi),[22] both de facto independent from Georgia.
  34. ^ The UN gives a combined area for Svalbard and Jan Mayen as 62,422 km2 (24,101 sq mi). The separate figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook.[1]
  35. ^ The UN figure includes only the constituent country Denmark; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km2 (857,183 sq mi) and would be 12th.
  36. ^ a b c Data for the Netherlands is from the Central Bureau of Statistics.[23] Source gives area of European Netherlands as 41,528 km2 (16,034 sq mi) and lists the three special municipalities separately, whose areas sum to 322 km2 (124 sq mi). Adding these gives the total shown here for the entire country of the Netherlands.[24] Adding the constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the total area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,508 km2 (16,412 sq mi).
  37. ^ The figure from the UN demographic yearbook (41,277 km2 or 15,937 sq mi) excludes the areas of state forests and communanzas, which amount to 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi). The figure here is from the 2007 data.[10]
  38. ^ The UN source does not include data for the Republic of China (Taiwan). The figure shown is from the 2012 Statistical Data from the Ministry of the Interior, Republic of China. The CIA gives a total area of 35,980 km2 (13,890 sq mi). The total constitutional land area of the Republic of China is 11,420,000 km2 (4,410,000 sq mi), which includes modern-day Taiwan, Mongolia, and Mainland China.[25]
  39. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Transnistria (4,163 km2 or 1,607 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Moldova.
  40. ^ Figures shown are from the CIA.[1] The UN/Israel Central Bureau of Statistics figure of 22,072 km2 (8,522 sq mi) includes the Golan Heights (1,200 km2/460 sq mi) and East Jerusalem (70 km2/27 sq mi), which are not internationally recognised as part of Israel.
  41. ^ Nagorno-Karabakh is claimed in whole by Azerbaijan, and has limited international recognition
  42. ^ Kosovo is claimed in whole by Serbia, and has limited international recognition
  43. ^ Includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Northern Cyprus (3,355 km2/1,295 sq mi), the UN buffer zone (346 km2/134 sq mi) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km2/98 sq mi).[1]
  44. ^ Abkhazia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition
  45. ^ The UN source has no data for the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The figure given here is the total of all areas listed separately in the CIA World Factbook.[26]
  46. ^ The CIA gives the areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip separately as 5,860 km2 (2,260 sq mi) and 360 km2 (140 sq mi) respectively (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/we.html; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gz.html). The figure for the West Bank includes East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land, but excludes Mount Scopus.[1]
  47. ^ Transnistria is claimed in whole by Moldova, and has limited international recognition
  48. ^ South Ossetia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition
  49. ^ Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by Cyprus, and has limited international recognition
  50. ^ Figure shown is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[1][10] The UN figure of 1,969 km2 (760 sq mi) excludes the Agaléga Islands and Cargados Carajos.
  51. ^ Figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook.[1] UN figure of 2,235 km (0.863 sq mi) includes Mayotte 374 km2 (144 sq mi), an overseas department of France.
  52. ^ There are some lakes and streams of unknown area.
  53. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook,[1] and refers to land area only. The UN figure excludes 84 km2 (32 sq mi) of uninhabited islands.
  54. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook.[1] The UN value of 539 km2 (208 sq mi) refers to habitable area only and excludes the country's central forest reserve.
  55. ^ The total area of Saint Helena is 122 square kilometres (47 sq mi), Ascension is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and Tristan da Cunha is 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi).
  56. ^ Niue, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  57. ^ The Cook Islands, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  58. ^ a b Data is from the 2007 statistics.[10]
  59. ^ The UN gives no information for the British Indian Ocean Territory. The figure given here was taken from the CIA Factbook, and refers to land area only.[1]
  60. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook, and includes Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands.[1] The UN figure is 5 km2/1.9 sq mi, and only includes area for Pitcairn island itself, the only inhabited island in the group.

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References

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  3. ^ Source, unless otherwise specified: (pdf) Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density. United Nations Statistics Division. 2010. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2009-2010/Table03.pdf. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
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  16. ^ "Basic Facts". http://www.ukrconsul.org/BASIC_FACTS.htm.
  17. ^ General Profile of the Philippines : Geography, Philippine Information Agency.
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  22. ^ South Ossetia at World English Dictionary
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