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List of countries and outlying territories by total area This is a
list of the countries of the world sorted by total area . The list ranks sovereign states and dependent territories that are recognized by the
United Nations as countries. Total
area s are included, i.e. land and inland
water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Claims of parts of
Antarctica by various countries are not included. For a graphical version of this list, see
List of countries by area (graphical) .
Note: the
Earth 's total surface area is 510,065,284 km² â€" 70.8% of the world's surface (361,126,221 km²) is covered by water, while 29.2% (148,939,063 km²) is covered by land.
Rank Country Area (km²) Notes 1 Russia 17,098,242 2 Canada 9,970,610 Total surface area is 9,984,670 km² according to Statistics Canada 3, 4 (disputed) United States 9,629,091 includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia People's Republic of China (PRC)9,598,0861 or 9,641,2662 total of separate UN figures for mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau . Both values exclude the disputed territories of Taiwan , Penghu , Kinmen and Matsu which the Republic of China has continued to govern after the PRC replaced it on the mainland. 1 Excludes all disputed territories.2 Includes PRC-administered disputed territories (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract , both territories disputed by India ). 5 Brazil 8,514,877 includes Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha , Atol das Rocas , Ilha da Trindade , Ilhas Martim Vaz , and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo 6 Australia 7,741,220 includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island . 7 India 3,158,2901 or 3,287,2632 1 Excludes non-Indian-administered disputed territories (Aksai Chin , Trans-Karakoram Tract , Azad Kashmir , and Northern Areas ).2 Includes all disputed territories (including those not administered by India). 8 Argentina 2,780,400 does not include claims on the Falkland Islands , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica , if included, Argentina would be 7th. 9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 10 Sudan 2,505,813 11 Algeria 2,381,741 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 13 Greenland 2,175,600 a self-governing area of Denmark 14 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 15 Mexico 1,958,201 16 Indonesia 1,904,569 17 Libya 1,759,540 18 Iran 1,648,195 19 Mongolia 1,564,116 20 Peru 1,285,216 21 Chad 1,284,000 22 Niger 1,267,000 23 Angola 1,246,700 24 Mali 1,240,192 25 South Africa 1,221,037 includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island ) 26 Colombia 1,138,914 includes Isla de Malpelo , Roncador Cay , Serrana Bank , and Serranilla Bank 27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 28 Bolivia 1,098,581 29 Mauritania 1,025,520 30 Egypt 1,001,449 including the Hala'ib Triangle 31 Tanzania 945,087 includes the islands of Mafia , Pemba , and Zanzibar 32 Nigeria 923,768 33 Venezuela 912,050 34 Namibia 824,292 35 Mozambique 801,590 36 Pakistan 796,0951 or 880,2542 1 Excludes all disputed territories.2 Includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas ). 37 Turkey 783,562 38 Chile 756,096 includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez 39 Zambia 752,618 40 Myanmar 676,578 41 Afghanistan 652,090 42 Somalia 637,657 43 Central African Republic 622,984 44 Ukraine 603,700 45 Madagascar 587,041 46 Botswana 581,730 47 Kenya 580,367 48 France 551,500 includes Metropolitan France only; the entire French Republic covers 674,843 km² 49 Yemen 527,968 includes Perim , Socotra , the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen) 50 Thailand 513,115 51 Spain 505,992 includes the 17 autonomous communities (two of which are the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands ), the two African autonomous cities (Ceuta and Melilla ), and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas , Peñón de Alhucemas , and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera 52 Turkmenistan 488,100 53 Cameroon 475,442 54 Papua New Guinea 462,840 55 Sweden 449,964 includes Gotland and Öland 56 Uzbekistan 447,400 57 Morocco 446,550 excluding Western Sahara 58 Iraq 438,317 59 Paraguay 406,752 60 Zimbabwe 390,757 61 Norway 385,155 includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen ; excludes Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island , if included Norway would be 8th. 62 Japan 377,873 includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto , Minami-jima , Okino-tori-shima , Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto); excludes the southern Kuril Islands 63 Germany 357,022 64 Republic of the Congo 342,000 65 Finland 338,145 includes Ã…land 66 Vietnam 331,689 67 Malaysia 329,847 68 Côte d'Ivoire 322,463 69 Poland 312,685 70 Oman 309,500 71 Italy 301,318 72 Philippines 300,000 73 Ecuador 283,561 includes Galápagos Islands 74 Burkina Faso 274,000 75 New Zealand 270,534 includes Antipodes Islands , Auckland Islands , Bounty Islands , Campbell Island , Chatham Islands , and Kermadec Islands 76 Gabon 267,668 77 Western Sahara 266,000 Largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic . 78 Guinea 245,857 79 United Kingdom 242,900 includes Rockall , excludes the 3 Crown dependencies (768 km²), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km²) and the disputed British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km²) 80 Uganda 241,038 81 Ghana 238,533 82 Romania 238,391 83 Laos 236,800 84 Guyana 214,969 85 Belarus 207,600 86 Kyrgyzstan 199,900 87 Senegal 196,722 88 Syria 185,180 includes the Golan Heights 89 Cambodia 181,035 90 Uruguay 175,016 91 Suriname 163,820 92 Tunisia 163,610 93 Nepal 147,181 94 Bangladesh 143,998 95 Tajikistan 143,100 96 Greece 131,957 97 Nicaragua 130,000 98 North Korea 120,538 99 Malawi 118,484 100 Eritrea 117,600 includes Badme region 101 Benin 112,622 102 Honduras 112,088 103 Liberia 111,369 104 Bulgaria 110,912 105 Cuba 110,861 106 Guatemala 108,889 107 Iceland 103,000 108 South Korea 99,538 109 Hungary 93,032 110 Portugal 91,982 includes Azores and Madeira Islands . 111 French Guiana 90,000 French overseas département 112 Jordan 89,342 113 Serbia 88,361 includes UN-administered territory of Kosovo 114 Azerbaijan 86,600 includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region. 115 Austria 83,858 116 United Arab Emirates 83,600 117 Czech Republic 78,866 118 Panama 75,517 119 Sierra Leone 71,740 120 Republic of Ireland 70,273 121 Georgia 69,700 122 Sri Lanka 65,610 123 Lithuania 65,300 124 Latvia 64,600 â€" Svalbard 62,422 territory of Norway, includes Spitsbergen and Bjørnøya (Bear Island) and the Jan Mayen Islands. 125 Togo 56,785 126 Croatia 56,538 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 128 Costa Rica 51,100 includes Isla del Coco 129 Slovakia 49,033 130 Dominican Republic 48,671 131 Bhutan 47,000 132 Estonia 45,100 includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea 133 Denmark 43,094 includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland covers 2,210,579 km² Faroe Islands and Bornholm 134 Netherlands 41,528 includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km² 135 Switzerland 41,284 136 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 137 Republic of China (Taiwan)35,980 includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan , Penghu , Kinmen , and Matsu . The ROC has not formally retracted its claims to its former territories, namely mainland China , which is governed by the People's Republic of China and Mongolia . The ROC's existence as a distinct political entity is disputed . (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 138 Moldova 33,851 139 Belgium 30,528 140 Lesotho 30,355 141 Armenia 29,800 excludes Nagorno-Karabakh 142 Solomon Islands 28,896 143 Albania 28,748 144 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 145 Burundi 27,834 146 Haiti 27,750 147 Rwanda 26,338 148 Republic of Macedonia 25,713 149 Djibouti 23,200 150 Belize 22,966 151 Israel 22,145 includes the Golan Heights , but not the Gaza Strip or West Bank 152 El Salvador 21,041 153 Slovenia 20,256 154 New Caledonia 18,575 French dependency 155 Fiji 18,274 156 Kuwait 17,818 157 Swaziland 17,364 158 East Timor 14,874 159 Montenegro 14,026 Figure from CIA World Factbook 160 The Bahamas 13,878 161 Vanuatu 12,189 162 Falkland Islands 12,173 overseas territory of the UK, 163 The Gambia 11,295 164 Qatar 11,000 165 Jamaica 10,991 166 Lebanon 10,400 167 Cyprus 9,251 includes Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and British sovereign military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia ) 168 Puerto Rico 8,875 commonwealth of the United States 169 Palestinian territories 6,020 170 Brunei 5,765 171 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 â€" South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 4,092 overseas territory of the UK; includes Shag Rocks , Black Rock , Clerke Rocks , South Georgia Island , Bird Island , and the South Sandwich Islands , which consist of some nine islands. 172 Cape Verde 4,033 173 French Polynesia 4,000 French overseas collectivity 174 Samoa 2,831 175 Luxembourg 2,586 176 Réunion 2,510 French overseas département 177 Comoros 2,235 excludes Mayotte 178 Mauritius 2,040 includes Agalega Islands , Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues 179 Guadeloupe 1,705 French overseas département includes La Désirade , Marie Galante , Les saintes , Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (french part) 180 Faeroe Islands 1,399 181 Martinique 1,102 French overseas département â€" Hong Kong 1,099 special administrative region of the People's Republic of China . Included in the above listed figure for China.182 São Tomé and PrÃncipe 964 183 Netherlands Antilles 800 autonomous area of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire , Curacao , Saba , Sint Eustatius , and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin) 184 Dominica 751 185 Tonga 747 186 Kiribati 726 includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands , Line Islands , Phoenix Islands 187 Federated States of Micronesia 702 includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands , and Kosrae (Kosaie) 188 Bahrain 694 189 Singapore 683 Current land area is 699 km² according to Statistics Singapore 190 Isle of Man 572 crown dependency of the UK 191 Guam 549 organized unincorporated territory of the USA. 192 Saint Lucia 539 193 Andorra 468 194 Northern Mariana Islands 464 commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan , Rota , and Tinian 195 Palau 459 196 Seychelles 455 197 Antigua and Barbuda 442 includes Redonda , 1.6 km² 198 Barbados 430 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 417 overseas territory of the UK â€" Heard Island and McDonald Islands 412 uninhabited, barren overseas territory of Australia. (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 388 â€" Mayotte 374 overseas collectivity of France. (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 201 United States Virgin Islands 347 unincorporated, organized territory of the USA 202 Grenada 344 203 Malta 316 204 Maldives 298 205 Cayman Islands 264 overseas territory of the UK 206 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 207 Niue 260 self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand â€" Akrotiri and Dhekelia 254 sovereign base areas of the UK on the island of Cyprus. (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups 209 Cook Islands 236 self-governing in free association with New Zealand 210 Tristan da Cunha 201 dependency of St Helena (UK) [1 ] 211 Wallis and Futuna 200 French overseas collectivity; includes ÃŽle Uvéa (Wallis Island ), ÃŽle Futuna (Futuna Island ), ÃŽle Alofi , and 20 islets 212 American Samoa 199 unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island 213 Marshall Islands 181 includes the atolls of Bikini , Enewetak , Kwajalein , Majuro , Rongelap , and Utirik 214 Aruba 180 self-governing part of the Netherlands 215 Liechtenstein 160 216 British Virgin Islands 151 overseas territory of the UK; comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada â€" Christmas Island 135 territory of Australia. (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 217 Saint Helena 122 overseas territory of the UK; excluding dependencies 218 Jersey 116 crown dependency of the UK 219 Montserrat 102 overseas territory of the UK 220 Anguilla 91 overseas territory of the UK 221 Ascension Island 88 dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena 222 Guernsey 78 crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney , Guernsey, Herm , Sark , and some other smaller islands 223 San Marino 61 â€" British Indian Ocean Territory 60 overseas territory of the UK; includes the entire Chagos Archipelago . (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) â€" Bouvet Island 58.50 uninhabited island claimed by Norway. (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 224 Bermuda 53 overseas territory of the UK â€" US Minor Outlying Islands 41 uninhabited islands under the sovereignty of the USA; includes Palmyra Atoll , Wake Island , Midway Islands (including Eastern Island , Sand Island , and Spit Island ), Navassa Island , Jarvis Island , Johnston Atoll , Howland Island , Baker Island , and Kingman Reef . (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) â€" ÃŽles Éparses 39 under French sovereignty; includes Europa Island , Glorioso Islands (including ÃŽle Glorieuse , ÃŽle du Lys , Verte Rocks , Wreck Rock , and South Rock ), Tromelin Island , Juan de Nova Island , Bassas da India . (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 225 Norfolk Island 36 self-governing area of Australia â€" Macau 26 special administrative region of the People's Republic of China . Inlcuded in the above listed figure for China.226 Tuvalu 26 227 Nauru 21 â€" Cocos (Keeling) Islands 14 territory of Australia; includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island . (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 228 Tokelau 12 territory of New Zealand 229 Gibraltar 6 overseas territory of the UK â€" Clipperton Island 6 French possession. (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 230 Pitcairn Islands 5 colony of the UK â€" Ashmore and Cartier Islands 5 part of the Australian Northern Territory; includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island . (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) â€" Spratly Islands less than 5 The People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam each claim sovereignty over the entire group of islands, while Brunei, Malaysia,and the Philippines each claim various parts; includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 km² of the central South China Sea . (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) â€" Coral Sea Islands ''less than 3 Australian territory; includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 km², with the Willis Islets the most important. (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/]) 231 Monaco 1 The Monaco government lists the surface area as 1.95 km² 232 Vatican City 0.44 (source: CIA Factbook [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/])
Note: Territories listed and ranked as part of a sovereign state may be sparingly listed; they are set off in parentheses and italics.
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