Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe.[1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres.[2] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only. Inland water is included in area numbers.

List of European countries and dependencies by area

Country or dependency %
total 		Europe area
km2 mi2
 
–    Europe 100% 10,014,000 3,866,000
1 T  Russia 39.5% 3,952,550 1,526,090 [a]
2    Ukraine 6.0% 603,549 233,032 [b]
3 T  France 5.4% 543,941 210,017 [c]
4 T  Spain 5.0% 498,485 192,466 [d]
5    Sweden 4.4% 438,574 169,334
6    Germany 3.6% 357,581 138,063
7    Finland 3.4% 336,884 130,072 [e]
8    Norway 3.2% 323,772 125,009 [f]
9    Poland 3.1% 312,679 120,726
10 T  Italy 3.0% 301,958 116,587 [g]
11    United Kingdom 2.4% 244,376 94,354 [h]
12    Romania 2.4% 238,298 92,007
13    Belarus 2.1% 207,600 80,200
14 T  Kazakhstan 1.5% 148,000 57,000 [i]
15    Greece 1.3% 131,957 50,949
16    Bulgaria 1.1% 110,372 42,615
17    Iceland 1.0% 103,000 40,000
18    Hungary 0.9% 93,025 35,917
19 T  Portugal 0.9% 91,421 35,298 [j]
20    Austria 0.8% 83,878 32,385
21    Czech Republic 0.8% 78,871 30,452
22    Serbia 0.8% 77,589 29,957 [k]
23    Ireland 0.7% 69,825 26,960
24    Lithuania 0.7% 65,286 25,207
25    Latvia 0.6% 64,594 24,940
26    Croatia 0.6% 56,594 21,851
27    Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% 51,209 19,772
28    Slovakia 0.5% 49,035 18,933
29    Estonia 0.5% 45,399 17,529
30    Denmark 0.4% 42,947 16,582
31 T  Netherlands 0.4% 41,543 16,040 [l]
32     Switzerland 0.4% 41,291 15,943
33    Moldova 0.3% 33,847 13,068
34    Belgium 0.3% 30,528 11,787
35    Albania 0.3% 28,748 11,100
36    North Macedonia 0.3% 25,713 9,928
37 T  Turkey 0.2% 23,757 9,173 [m]
38    Slovenia 0.2% 20,273 7,827
39    Montenegro 0.1% 13,888 5,362
–    Kosovo 0.1% 10,910 4,210 [n]
40 T  Azerbaijan 0.07% 6,960 2,690 [o]
–    Transnistria 4,163 1,607 [p]
41 T  Georgia 0.03% 3,040 1,170 [q]
42    Luxembourg 0.03% 2,586 998
–    Svalbard (Norway) 0.03% 2,530 980 [r]
–    Åland (Finland) 0.02% 1,583 611 [s]
–    Faroe Islands (Denmark) 0.01% 1,393 538
–    Isle of Man (UK) 0.006% 572 221
43    Andorra 0.005% 468 181
44    Malta 0.003% 315 122
45    Liechtenstein 0.002% 160 62
–    Jersey (UK) 0.001% 116 45
–    Guernsey (UK) 0.001% 78 30
46    San Marino 0.001% 61 24
–    Gibraltar (UK) 0% 7 2.7 [t]
47    Monaco 0% 2 0.77 [u]
48    Vatican City 0% 0 0 [v]
– C  Abkhazia (8,665) (3,346) [w]
– C  South Ossetia (3,900) (1,506) [x]
– C  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) 0% (254) (98) [y]
49 C  Armenia 0% (29,743) (11,484) [z]
50 C  Cyprus 0% (9,251) (3,572) [aa]
– C  Greenland (Denmark) 0% (2,166,086) (836,327) [ab]
– C  Northern Cyprus 0% (3,355) (1,295) [ac]

Definition

Europe and Asia are contiguous with each other; thus, the exact boundary between them is not clearly defined, and often follows historical, political, and cultural definitions, rather than geographical.

Map of Europe, showing one of the most commonly used continental boundaries[ad]

Legend:

Blue = Contiguous transcontinental countries
Green = Sometimes considered European but geographically outside Europe's boundaries

See also


Notes

  1. ^ Comprising European Russia. Excludes annexations that are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Total area is 17,035,650 km2 when including Siberia or North Asia (13,083,100 km2).[3]
  2. ^ Includes Crimea (26,945 km2) and other territory annexed by Russia but internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.[4]
  3. ^ Mainland France (535,261 km2) and Corsica (8,680 km2) comprise European France or Metropolitan France. Total area is 633,109 km2 when including Overseas departments (89,168 km2).[5]
  4. ^ Excluding Ceuta (19 km2), Melilla (12 km2), and the Canary Islands (7,493 km2). Total area is 506,009 km2.[6]
  5. ^ Excludes Aland.
  6. ^ Excludes Svalbard.
  7. ^ Excluding the African islands of Pantelleria (25 km2) and Lampedusa e Linosa (85 km2). Total area including these is 302,068 km2.[7][8]
  8. ^ Constituent countries have area 130,267 km2 (England), 13,511 km2 (Northern Ireland), 78,286 km2 (Scotland) and 20,700 km2 (Wales).[9]
  9. ^ European portion is about 5% of total area, with the rest in Central Asia. Nine districts are entirely in Europe, but the Ural river runs through the middle of four districts (Akzhaik, Inder, Makhambet, and Atyrau). Value given is a point estimate between entirely excluding (122,176 km2) or including (174,814 km2) these four districts. Overall area is 2,724,902 km2.[10]
  10. ^ Excluding Madeira (801 km2). Total area is 92,225 km2.[11]
  11. ^ Area is from official figures, but excluding Kosovo.[12]
  12. ^ Area is 34,651 km2 when including the Caribbean Netherlands (322 km2).[13]
  13. ^ European Turkey or East Thrace comprises the entire provinces of Tekirdağ, Kırklareli and Edirne, as well as the portion of Istanbul Province west of the Bosporus Strait and the portion of Çanakkale Province north of the Dardanelles Strait.[14] Total area is 769,734 km2 when including Asia Minor or Anatolia (745,978 km2).
  14. ^ A partially recognized state also claimed by Serbia. Area is from official figures.[15]
  15. ^ The Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region comprises Azerbaijan's land north of the Caucasus. Some definitions of the Europe-Asia border place more of Azerbaijan in Europe. Total area is 86,600 km2.[16]
  16. ^ De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Moldova.[17]
  17. ^ The historically defined regions of Khevi, Khevsureti and Tusheti comprise Georgia's area north of the Greater Caucasus.[18] Some definitions place the Europe-Asia border inside of Georgia. Total area is 69,700 km2.
  18. ^ An integral part of Norway. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1, which groups it with Jan Mayen.
  19. ^ An integral but autonomous region of Finland. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1.
  20. ^ Figures are from the BBC.[19]
  21. ^ Area and population are from official figures.[20]
  22. ^ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition[21] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.[22] The figure of 0.44 km2 is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.
  23. ^ An unknown portion may lie north of the Caucasus, so total figures are given.[23] De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Georgia.
  24. ^ An unknown portion may lie north of the Caucasus, so total figures are given.[24] De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Georgia.
  25. ^ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Part of the island of Cyprus.[25]
  26. ^ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given.
  27. ^ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Not including Northern Cyprus or Akrotiri and Dhekelia.[26]
  28. ^ Culturally tied to Europe but not a geographic part of it, so total figures are given.
  29. ^ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Part of the island of Cyprus and claimed by the state of Cyprus.[27][28]
  30. ^ The map shows one of the most commonly accepted delineations of the geographical boundaries of Europe, as used by National Geographic and Encyclopædia Britannica. Whether countries are considered in Europe or Asia can vary in sources, for example in the classification of the CIA World Factbook or that of the BBC. Certain countries in Europe, such as France, have territories lying geographically outside Europe, but which are nevertheless considered integral parts of that country.

References

  1. ^ Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
  2. ^ "Map and Details of all 7 Continents". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Russia : Administrative Division". City Population. 8 Oct 2022. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  4. ^ "Ukraine: Provinces and Major Cities". City Population. 22 Oct 2022. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  5. ^ "France: Administrative Division". City Population. 28 Jan 2022. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  6. ^ "Population by Autonomous Community and Autonomous City and sex". ine.es. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  7. ^ "Monthly demographic balance and resident population by sex, year 2023". istat.it. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  8. ^ "Main geographical statistics on municipalities". istat.it. 22 Jan 2013. Municipal and provincial data. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  9. ^ "Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2021". ons.gov.uk. 21 Dec 2022. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  10. ^ "Kazakhstan: Administrative Division". City Population. 11 Dec 2022. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  11. ^ "Statistics Portugal". ine.pt. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  12. ^ "Serbia : Regions, Districts and Major Cities". City Population. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 5 Nov 2023.
  13. ^ "Netherlands : Major Urban Centers". City Population. 15 Sep 2022. Retrieved 28 Oct 2023.
  14. ^ "Turkey: Administrative Division". City Population. 12 Feb 2023. Retrieved 5 Nov 2023.
  15. ^ "Kosovo". City Population. 7 Sep 2023. Retrieved 5 Nov 2023.
  16. ^ "Territories, number and density of population by economic and administrative regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Transnistria profile". bbc.com. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 3 Dec 2023.
  18. ^ "Some Demographic Trends in Borderline Regions of East Caucasus Mountains (Georgia)". Research Gate. Jan 2019. Retrieved 4 Dec 2023.
  19. ^ "Gibraltar profile". BBC. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 Oct 2023.
  20. ^ "Key Facts About Monaco". Embassy of Monaco in Washington DC. 2020. Retrieved 28 Oct 2023.
  21. ^ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1930, p. 99. (in Italian)
  22. ^ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1945–46, p. 128. (in Italian)
  23. ^ "Abkhazia profile". BBC. 28 Aug 2023. Retrieved 13 Jan 2024.
  24. ^ "South Ossetia profile". BBC. 28 Aug 2023. Retrieved 13 Jan 2024.
  25. ^ "Akrotiri and Dhekelia". City Population. 4 Aug 2023. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  26. ^ "Cyprus". City Population. 4 Aug 2023. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
  27. ^ Muhammet İkbal Arslan (10 October 2022). "KKTC'nin nüfusu 382 bin 836 olarak hesaplandı" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency.
  28. ^ "Northern Cyprus". City Population. 30 Nov 2020. Retrieved 29 Oct 2023.
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