Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by total area according to the table below, roughly to scale
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by total area according to the table below, roughly to scale

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

Entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories. All 193 member states of the United Nations plus the two observer states are given a rank number. Largely unrecognised states not in ISO 3166-1 are included in the list in ranked order. The areas of such largely unrecognised states are in most cases also included in the areas of the more widely recognised states that claim the same territory; see the notes in the "notes" column for each country for clarification.

Not included in the list are individual country claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica or entities such as the European Union[Note 1] 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:

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

Map

World map, except Antarctica, colour-coded by areas of countries in square kilometres
World map, except Antarctica, colour-coded by areas of countries in square kilometres

Countries and dependencies by area

Rank Country / Dependency Total
in km2 (mi2)		 Land
in km2 (mi2)		 Water
in km2 (mi2)		 %
water		 Notes
– World 510,072,000 (196,940,000) 148,940,000 (57,510,000) 361,132,000 (139,434,000) 70.8
1  Russia 17,098,246 (6,601,670) 16,378,410 (6,323,740) 719,836 (277,930) 4.2 [Note 2]
– Antarctica 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 0 (0) 0 [Note 3]
2  Canada 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,023) 891,163 (344,080) 8.9 [Note 4]
3 or 4
[Note 5]		  China 9,596,961 (3,705,407) 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 2.8 [Note 6][7]
 United States 9,833,517 (3,796,742) 9,147,593 (3,531,905) 685,924 (264,837) 7.0 [Note 7]
5  Brazil 8,515,767 (3,287,956) 8,460,415 (3,266,584) 55,352 (21,372) 0.6 [Note 8]
6  Australia 7,692,024 (2,969,907) 7,633,565 (2,947,336) 58,459 (22,571) 0.8 [Note 9]
7  India 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,190 (1,147,960) 314,073 (121,264) 9.6 [Note 10]
8  Argentina 2,780,400 (1,073,500) 2,736,690 (1,056,640) 43,710 (16,880) 1.6 [Note 11]
9  Kazakhstan 2,724,900 (1,052,100) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,200 (9,700) 0.9 [Note 12]
10  Algeria 2,381,741 (919,595) 2,381,741 (919,595) 0 (0) 0 [Note 13]
11  DR Congo 2,344,858 (905,355) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 3.3 [Note 14]
– Danish Realm Kingdom of Denmark 2,220,093 (857,183) 2,220,072 (857,175) 21 (8.1) 0 [Note 15]
–  Greenland (Denmark) 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330) 0 (0) 0 [Note 16]
12  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
13  Mexico 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,945 (750,561) 20,430 (7,890) 1.0 [Note 18]
14  Indonesia 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,451) 93,000 (36,000) 4.9 [Note 19]
15  Sudan 1,861,484 (718,723) 1,731,671 (668,602) 129,813 (50,121) 7.0 [Note 20]
16  Libya 1,759,540 (679,360) 1,759,540 (679,360) 0 (0) 0
17  Iran 1,648,195 (636,372) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,000) 7.1 [Note 21]
18  Mongolia 1,564,110 (603,910) 1,553,556 (599,831) 10,560 (4,080) 0.7 [Note 22]
19  Peru 1,285,216 (496,225) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 0.4 [Note 23]
20  Chad 1,284,000 (496,000) 1,259,200 (486,200) 24,800 (9,600) 1.9 [Note 24]
21  Niger 1,267,000 (489,000) 1,266,700 (489,100) 300 (120) 0 [Note 25]
22  Angola 1,246,700 (481,400) 1,246,700 (481,400) 0 (0) 0
23  Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,120) 20,002 (7,723) 1.6
24  South Africa 1,221,037 (471,445) 1,214,470 (468,910) 4,620 (1,780) 0.4 [Note 26]
25  Colombia 1,141,748 (440,831) 1,038,700 (401,000) 100,210 (38,690) 8.8
26  Ethiopia 1,104,300 (426,400) 1,096,630 (423,410) 7,670 (2,960) 0.7 [Note 27]
27  Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,301 (418,265) 15,280 (5,900) 1.4
28  Mauritania 1,030,700 (398,000) 1,025,520 (395,960) 4,480 (1,730) 0.4
29  Egypt 1,002,450 (387,050) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,300) 0.6 [Note 28]
30  Tanzania 945,087 (364,900) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 6.5
31  Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,768 (351,649) 13,000 (5,000) 1.4
32  Venezuela 916,445 (353,841) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (12,000) 3.3 [Note 29]
33  Pakistan 881,913 (340,509) 856,690 (330,770) 25,223 (9,739) 2.9 [Note 30]
34  Namibia 825,615 (318,772) 823,290 (317,870) 2,425 (936) 0.3
35  Mozambique 801,590 (309,500) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.6
36  Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,157) 13,930 (5,380) 1.8 [Note 31]
37  Chile 756,102 (291,933) 743,812 (287,187) 12,290 (4,750) 1.6 [Note 32]
38  Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,398 (287,028) 9,220 (3,560) 1.2
39  Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,910) 3.4 [Note 33]
40  Afghanistan 652,867 (252,073) 652,867 (252,073) 0 (0) 0
41  South Sudan 644,329 (248,777) 644,329 (248,777) 0 (0) 0 [Note 34][18]
42  France 640,679 (247,368) 640,427 (247,270) 3,374 (1,303) 0.5 [Note 35]
43  Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,337 (242,216) 10,320 (3,980) 1.6 [Note 36]
44  Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 (0) 0
45  Ukraine 603,550 (233,030) 579,300 (223,700) 24,250 (9,360) 4.0 [Note 37]
46  Madagascar 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.9 [Note 38]
47  Botswana 581,730 (224,610) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 2.6 [Note 39]
48  Kenya 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 1.9
49  Yemen 555,000 (214,000) 555,000 (214,000) 0 (0) 0 [Note 40]
–  France (metropolitan) 543,940 (210,020) [Note 41]
50  Thailand 513,120 (198,120) 510,890 (197,260) 2,230 (860) 0.4 [Note 42]
51  Spain 505,992 (195,365) 498,980 (192,660) 6,390 (2,470) 1.3 [Note 43]
52  Turkmenistan 488,100 (188,500) 469,930 (181,440) 18,170 (7,020) 3.7
53  Cameroon 475,442 (183,569) 472,710 (182,510) 2,730 (1,050) 0.6
54  Papua New Guinea 462,840 (178,700) 452,860 (174,850) 9,980 (3,850) 2.2 [Note 44]
55  Sweden 447,425 (172,752) 407,284 (157,253) 40,142 (15,499) 9.0 [Note 45]
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 [Note 46]
58  Iraq 438,317 (169,235) 437,367 (168,868) 950 (370) 0.2 [Note 47]
59  Paraguay 406,752 (157,048) 397,302 (153,399) 9,450 (3,650) 2.3
60  Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872) 386,847 (149,362) 3,910 (1,510) 1.0
61  Norway 385,207 (148,729) 365,957 (141,297) 19,520 (7,540) 5.1 [Note 48]
62  Japan 377,976 (145,937) 364,546 (140,752) 13,430 (5,190) 3.6 [Note 49]
63  Germany 357,114 (137,882) 348,672 (134,623) 8,350 (3,220) 2.3 [Note 50]
64  Congo 342,000 (132,000) 341,500 (131,900) 500 (190) 0.1
65  Finland 338,425 (130,667) 303,816 (117,304) 34,330 (13,250) 10.1 [Note 51]
66  Vietnam 331,212 (127,882) 310,070 (119,720) 21,140 (8,160) 6.4
67  Malaysia 330,803 (127,724) 329,613 (127,264) 1,190 (460) 0.4
–  Norway (mainland) 323,802 (125,021) 304,282 (117,484) 19,520 (7,540) 6.0 [Note 52]
68  Ivory Coast 322,463 (124,504) 318,003 (122,782) 4,460 (1,720) 1.4
69  Poland 312,696 (120,733) 311,888 (120,421) 791 (305) 0.3
70  Oman 309,500 (119,500) 309,500 (119,500) 0 (0) 0
71  Italy 301,339 (116,348) 294,140 (113,570) 7,200 (2,800) 2.4
72  Philippines 300,000 (120,000) 298,170 (115,120) 1,830 (710) 0.6
73  Ecuador 276,841 (106,889) 256,369 (98,985) 6,720 (2,590) 2.4 [Note 53]
74  Burkina Faso 274,222 (105,878) 273,602 (105,638) 620 (240) 0.2 [Note 54]
75  New Zealand 270,467 (104,428) 262,443 (101,330) 4,395 (1,697) 1.6 [Note 55]
76  Gabon 267,668 (103,347) 257,667 (99,486) 10,001 (3,861) 3.7
– Western Sahara 266,000 (103,000) 266,000 (103,000) 0 (0) 0 [Note 56]
77  Guinea 245,857 (94,926) 245,717 (94,872) 140 (54) 0.1
78  United Kingdom 242,495 (93,628) 241,930 (93,410) 1,680 (650) 0.7 [Note 57]
79  Uganda 241,550 (93,260) 197,100 (76,100) 43,938 (16,965) 18.2
80  Ghana 238,533 (92,098) 227,533 (87,851) 11,000 (4,200) 4.6
81  Romania 238,397 (92,046) 231,291 (89,302) 7,100 (2,700) 3.0
82  Laos 236,800 (91,400) 230,800 (89,100) 6,000 (2,300) 2.5 [Note 58]
83  Guyana 214,969 (83,000) 196,849 (76,004) 18,120 (7,000) 8.4
84  Belarus 207,600 (80,200) 202,900 (78,300) 4,700 (1,800) 2.3 [Note 59]
85  Kyrgyzstan 199,951 (77,202) 191,801 (74,055) 8,150 (3,150) 4.1
86  Senegal 196,722 (75,955) 192,530 (74,340) 4,192 (1,619) 2.1
87  Syria 185,180 (71,500) 183,630 (70,900) 1,550 (600) 0.8 [Note 60]
88  Cambodia 181,035 (69,898) 176,515 (68,153) 4,520 (1,750) 2.5
89  Uruguay 176,215 (68,037) 175,015 (67,574) 1,200 (460) 0.7
–  Somaliland 176,120 (68,000) [Note 61]
90  Suriname 163,820 (63,250) 156,000 (60,000) 7,820 (3,020) 4.8 [Note 62]
91  Tunisia 163,610 (63,170) 155,360 (59,980) 8,250 (3,190) 5.0
92  Bangladesh 148,460 (57,320) 134,208 (51,818) 14,252 (5,503) 9.6 [Note 63]
93  Nepal 147,516 (56,956) 143,686 (55,477) 3,830 (1,480) 2.6 [Note 64]
94  Tajikistan 143,100 (55,300) 141,510 (54,640) 2,590 (1,000) 1.8
95  Greece 131,957 (50,949) 130,647 (50,443) 1,310 (510) 1.0 [Note 65]
96  Nicaragua 130,373 (50,337) 119,990 (46,330) 10,380 (4,010) 8.0 [Note 66]
97  Eritrea 125,000 (48,000) 125,000 (48,000) 0 (0) 0
98  North Korea 120,540 (46,540) 120,538 (46,540) 2 (0.77) 0 [Note 67]
99  Malawi 118,484 (45,747) 94,080 (36,320) 24,404 (9,422) 20.6
100  Benin 114,763 (44,310) 114,305 (44,133) 458 (177) 0.4 [Note 68]
101  Honduras 112,492 (43,433) 111,890 (43,200) 200 (77) 0.2
102  Liberia 111,369 (43,000) 96,320 (37,190) 15,049 (5,810) 13.5
103  Bulgaria 111,002 (42,858) 108,612 (41,935) 2,390 (920) 2.2 [Note 69]
104  Cuba 109,884 (42,426) 109,884 (42,426) 0 (0) 0 [Note 70]
105  Guatemala 108,889 (42,042) 107,159 (41,374) 1,730 (670) 1.6
106  Iceland 103,000 (40,000) 100,250 (38,710) 2,750 (1,060) 2.7
107  South Korea 100,210 (38,690) 99,909 (38,575) 301 (116) 0.3 [Note 71]
108  Hungary 93,028 (35,918) 89,608 (34,598) 3,420 (1,320) 3.7
109  Portugal 92,226 (35,609) 91,119 (35,181) 1,107 (427) 1.2
110  Jordan 89,342 (34,495) 88,802 (34,287) 540 (210) 0.6
111  Serbia 88,361 (34,116) 88,246 (34,072) 115 (44) 0.1 [Note 72]
112  Azerbaijan 86,600 (33,400) 86,100 (33,200) 500 (190) 0.6 [Note 73]
113  Austria 83,871 (32,383) 82,445 (31,832) 1,426 (551) 1.7
114  United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300) 83,600 (32,300) 0 (0) 0
115  Czech Republic 78,871 (30,452) 77,171 (29,796) 1,700 (660) 2.2
116  Panama 75,417 (29,119) 74,340 (28,700) 1,080 (420) 1.4 [Note 74]
117  Sierra Leone 71,740 (27,700) 71,620 (27,650) 120 (46) 0.2
118  Ireland 70,273 (27,133) 68,883 (26,596) 1,390 (540) 2.0 [Note 75]
119  Georgia 69,700 (26,900) 69,700 (26,900) 0 (0) 0 [Note 76]
120  Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330) 62,732 (24,221) 2,878 (1,111) 4.4
121  Lithuania 65,300 (25,200) 62,680 (24,200) 2,620 (1,010) 4.0
122  Latvia 64,559 (24,926) 62,249 (24,034) 2,340 (900) 3.6
–  Svalbard (Norway) 62,045 (23,956) 62,045 (23,956) 0 (0) 0 [Note 77]
123  Togo 56,785 (21,925) 54,385 (20,998) 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) 51,187 (19,763) 10 (3.9) 0
126  Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700) 51,060 (19,710) 40 (15) 0.1
127  Slovakia 49,037 (18,933) 48,105 (18,573) 930 (360) 1.9
128  Dominican Republic 48,671 (18,792) 48,320 (18,660) 350 (140) 0.7
129  Estonia 45,227 (17,462) 42,388 (16,366) 2,840 (1,100) 6.3
130  Denmark 43,094 (16,639) 42,434 (16,384) 660 (250) 1.5 [Note 78]
131  Netherlands 41,850 (16,160) 33,893 (13,086) 7,957 (3,072) 19.0 [Note 79]
132  Switzerland 41,284 (15,940) 39,997 (15,443) 1,280 (490) 3.1 [Note 80]
133  Bhutan 38,394 (14,824) 38,394 (14,824) 0 (0) 0
–  Taiwan 36,193 (13,974) 32,260 (12,460) 3,720 (1,440) 10.3 [Note 81]
134  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948) 28,120 (10,860) 8,005 (3,091) 22.2
135  Moldova 33,846 (13,068) 32,891 (12,699) 960 (370) 2.8 [Note 82]
136  Belgium 30,528 (11,787) 30,278 (11,690) 250 (97) 0.8
137  Lesotho 30,355 (11,720) 30,355 (11,720) 0 (0) 0
138  Armenia 29,743 (11,484) 28,342 (10,943) 1,401 (541) 4.7
139  Solomon Islands 28,896 (11,157) 27,986 (10,805) 910 (350) 3.1
140  Albania 28,748 (11,100) 27,398 (10,578) 1,350 (520) 4.7
141  Equatorial Guinea 28,051 (10,831) 28,051 (10,831) 0 (0) 0
142  Burundi 27,834 (10,747) 25,680 (9,920) 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) 24,668 (9,524) 1,670 (640) 6.3
145  North Macedonia 25,713 (9,928) 25,433 (9,820) 280 (110) 1.1
146  Djibouti 23,200 (9,000) 23,180 (8,950) 20 (7.7) 0.1
147  Belize 22,966 (8,867) 22,806 (8,805) 160 (62) 0.7
148  El Salvador 21,041 (8,124) 20,721 (8,000) 320 (120) 1.5 [Note 83]
149  Israel 20,770 (8,020) 20,330 (7,850) 440 (170) 2.1 [Note 84]
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 (120) 1.6
151  Fiji 18,272 (7,055) 18,274 (7,056) 0 (0) 0
152  Kuwait 17,818 (6,880) 17,818 (6,880) 0 (0) 0
153  Eswatini 17,364 (6,704) 17,204 (6,643) 160 (62) 0.9
154  East Timor 14,919 (5,760) 14,919 (5,760) 0 (0) 0
155  Bahamas 13,943 (5,383) 10,010 (3,860) 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) 0
–  Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 12,173 (4,700) 12,173 (4,700) 0 (0) 0
158  Qatar 11,586 (4,473) 11,586 (4,473) 0 (0) 0
159  Gambia 11,295 (4,361) 10,000 (3,900) 1,295 (500) 11.5 [Note 85]
160  Jamaica 10,991 (4,244) 10,831 (4,182) 160 (62) 1.5
–  Kosovo 10,887 (4,203) [Note 86]
161  Lebanon 10,452 (4,036) 10,230 (3,950) 170 (66) 1.6 [Note 87]
162  Cyprus 9,251 (3,572) 9,241 (3,568) 10 (3.9) 0.1 [Note 88]
–  Puerto Rico (United States) 9,104 (3,515) 8,959 (3,459) 145 (56) 1.6 [Note 89]
–  Abkhazia 8,660 (3,340) [Note 90]
–  French Southern Territories (France) 7,747 (2,991) 7,668 (2,961) 79.8 (30.8) 1.0 [Note 91]
163  Palestine 6,220 (2,400) 6,000 (2,300) 220 (85) 3.5 [Note 92]
164  Brunei 5,765 (2,226) 5,265 (2,033) 500 (190) 8.7
165  Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 (1,980) 5,128 (1,980) 0 (0) 0
–  French Polynesia (France) 4,167 (1,609) 3,827 (1,478) 340 (130) 8.2
–  Transnistria 4,163 (1,607) [Note 93]
166  Cape Verde 4,033 (1,557) 4,033 (1,557) 0 (0) 0
–  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) 3,903 (1,507) 3,903 (1,507) 0 (0) 0 [Note 34]
–  South Ossetia 3,900 (1,500) [Note 94]
–  Northern Cyprus 3,355 (1,295) [Note 95]
–  Artsakh 3,170 (1,220) 3,170 (1,220) - - [Note 96]
167  Samoa 2,842 (1,097) 2,821 (1,089) 10 (3.9) 0.4
–  Hong Kong (China) 2,755 (1,064) 1,106 (427) 1,649 (637) 59.9 [40]
168  Luxembourg 2,586 (998) 2,586 (998) 0 (0) 0 [Note 97]
– Bir Tawil (terra nullius) 2,060 (800) 2,060 (800) 0 (0) 0
169  Mauritius 2,040 (790) 2,030 (780) 10 (3.9) 0.5 [Note 98]
170  Comoros 1,862 (719) 1,862 (719) 0 (0) 0 [Note 99]
–  Åland (Finland) 1,580 (610) [Note 100]
–  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,399 (540) 1,393 (538) negligible negl. [Note 101]
171  São Tomé and Príncipe 964 (372) 964 (372) 0 (0) 0
–  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 948 (366) 430 (170) 0 (0) 0 [Note 102]
172  Kiribati 811 (313) 811 (313) 0 (0) 0 [Note 103]
173  Bahrain 786 (303) 786 (303) 0 (0) 0
174  Dominica 751 (290) 751 (290) 0 (0) 0
175  Tonga 747 (288) 717 (277) 30 (12) 4.0
176  Singapore 728 (281) 716 (276) 10 (3.9) 1.4
177  Micronesia 702 (271) 702 (271) negligible negl.
178  Saint Lucia 616 (238) 606 (234) 10 (3.9) 1.6 [Note 104]
–  Isle of Man (British Crown Dependency) 572 (221) 572 (221) 0 (0) 0
–  Guam (United States) 549 (212) 544 (210) 0 (0) 0
179  Andorra 468 (181) 468 (181) 0 (0) 0 [Note 105]
–  Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 464 (179) 464 (179) 0 (0) 0
180  Palau 459 (177) 459 (177) 0 (0) 0
181  Seychelles 452 (175) 455 (176) 0 (0) 0 [Note 106]
–  Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 (171) 444 (171) 0 (0) 0 [Note 79]
182  Antigua and Barbuda 442 (171) 442 (171) 0 (0) 0
183  Barbados 430 (170) 431 (166) 0 (0) 0
–  Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) 412 (159) 412 (159) 0 (0) 0 [Note 34]
184  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150) 389 (150) 0 (0) 0
–  Jan Mayen (Norway) 377 (146) 377 (146) 0 (0) 0
–  U.S. Virgin Islands (United States) 347 (134) 346 (134) negligible negl.
185  Grenada 344 (133) 344 (133) 0 (0) 0
186  Malta 316 (122) 316 (122) 0 (0) 0 [Note 107]
–  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) 308 (119) 308 (119) 0 (0) 0 [Note 108]
187  Maldives 300 (120) 298 (115) 0 (0) 0 [Note 109]
–  Bonaire (Netherlands) 294 (114) 294 (114) 0 (0) 0 [Note 79]
–  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 264 (102) 264 (102) 0 (0) 0
188  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101) 261 (101) 0 (0) 0 [Note 110]
–  Niue 260 (100) 260 (100) 0 (0) 0 [Note 111]
–  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) 254 (98) not determined not determined not det. [Note 112]
–  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 (93) 242 (93) 0 (0) 0
–  Cook Islands 236 (91) 236 (91) 0 (0) 0 [Note 113]
–  American Samoa (United States) 199 (77) 199 (77) 0 (0) 0
189  Marshall Islands 181 (70) 181 (70) 0 (0) 0
–  Aruba (Netherlands) 180 (69) 180 (69) 0 (0) 0 [Note 79]
–  Easter Island (Chile) 163 (63) 163 (63) 0 (0) 0
190  Liechtenstein 160 (62) 160 (62) 0 (0) 0 [Note 105]
–  British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 151 (58) 151 (58) 0 (0) 0
–  Wallis and Futuna (France) 142 (55) 142 (55) 0 (0) 0
–  Christmas Island (Australia) 135 (52) 135 (52) 0 (0) 0 [Note 114]
–  Jersey (British Crown Dependency) 116 (45) 116 (45) 0 (0) 0
–  Montserrat (United Kingdom) 102 (39) 102 (39) 0 (0) 0
–  Anguilla (United Kingdom) 91 (35) 91 (35) 0 (0) 0
–  Guernsey (British Crown Dependency) 78 (30) 78 (30) 0 (0) 0
191  San Marino 61 (24) 61 (24) 0 (0) 0 [Note 105]
–  British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) 60 (23) 60 (23) negligible negl. [Note 115]
– Saint Martin (France) 54 (21) 54.4 (21.0) negligible negl. [Note 34]
–  Bermuda (United Kingdom) 54 (21) 54 (21) 0 (0) 0
–  Bouvet Island (Norway) 49 (19) 49 (19) 0 (0) 0 [Note 34]
–  Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 47 (18) 47 (18) 0 (0) 0 [Note 116]
–  Norfolk Island (Australia) 36 (14) 36 (14) 0 (0) 0
–  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 (13) 34 (13) 0 (0) 0 [Note 79]
–  Macao (China) 31 (12) 28 (11) 0 (0) 0 [Note 117]
192  Tuvalu 26 (10) 26 (10) 0 (0) 0 [Note 118]
193  Nauru 21 (8.1) 21 (8.1) 0 (0) 0 [Note 119]
–  Saint Barthélemy (France) 21 (8.1) not determined not determined not det. [Note 34]
–  Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 (8.1) not determined not determined not det. [Note 79]
–  United States Minor Outlying Islands 19 (7.3) 19 (7.3) 0 (0) 0 [Note 120]
–  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 (5.4) 14 (5.4) 0 (0) 0 [Note 114]
–  Saba (Netherlands) 13 (5.0) not determined not determined not det. [Note 79]
–  Tokelau (New Zealand) 12 (4.6) 12 (4.6) 0 (0) 0
–  Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 7 (2.7) 7 (2.7) 0 (0) 0 [Note 121]
–  Clipperton Island (France) 6 (2.3) 2 (0.77) 4 (1.5) 66.7
–  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 5 (1.9) 5 (1.9) 0 (0) 0
–  Spratly Islands (disputed) < 5 (< 1.9) < 5 (< 1.9) 0 (0) 0
–  Coral Sea Islands (Australia) < 3 (< 1.2) < 3 (< 1.2) 0 (0) 0
194  Monaco 2.0 (0.77) 2.0 (0.77) 0 (0) 0 [Note 122]
195  Vatican City 0.49 (0.19) 0.49 (0.19) 0 (0) 0 [Note 123]

Charts

The charts below are based on the CIA World Factbook[43] as of 15 February 2005.

Sovereign states with areas greater than 100,000 km2 are shown in green. In addition, non-sovereign territories are included for purposes of comparison, and are shown in gray. Areas include inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Claims to parts of Antarctica by various countries are not included.

Countries larger than 1.5 million km2

MongoliaIranLibyaSudanIndonesiaMexicoSaudi ArabiaGreenlandDemocratic Republic of the CongoAlgeriaKazakhstanArgentinaIndiaEuropean UnionAustraliaBrazilGeography of China#Boundary disputesChinaUnited StatesCanadaAntarcticaRussia

Countries between 100,000 km2 and 1.5 million km2

South KoreaIcelandGuatemalaCubaBulgariaLiberiaHondurasBeninEritreaMalawiNorth KoreaNicaraguaGreeceTajikistanNepalBangladeshTunisiaSurinameUruguayCambodiaSyriaSenegalKyrgyzstanBelarusGuyanaLaosRomaniaGhanaUgandaUnited KingdomGuineaWestern SaharaGabonNew ZealandBurkina FasoEcuadorPhilippinesItalyOmanPolandCôte d'IvoireNorwayMalaysiaVietnamFinlandRepublic of the CongoGermanyJapanZimbabweParaguayIraqMoroccoUzbekistanSwedenPapua New GuineaCameroonTurkmenistanSpainThailandYemenFranceKenyaBotswanaMadagascarUkraineCentral African RepublicSomaliaSouth SudanAfghanistanBurmaZambiaChileTurkeyMozambiqueNamibiaPakistanVenezuelaNigeriaTanzaniaEgyptMauritaniaBoliviaEthiopiaColombiaSouth AfricaMaliAngolaNigerChadPeru

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ The European Union is a unique supranational union. It covers a total area of 4,236,351 km2 (1,635,664 sq mi),[1] and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).
  2. ^ The largest country in the world, which spans two continents, and most of northern Eurasia; with about 10.995% (about 1/9th) of the world's total landmass. Russia's European portion is roughly 4,000,000 km2, which is around 40% of the total landmass of Europe, making Russia the largest country in Europe; and its Asian portion, which covers all of Northern Asia, is around 13,100,000 km2, making Russia the largest country in Asia.
  3. ^ 98% of the land area is covered by ice and snow. The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), Australia (5,896,500 km2 or 2,276,700 sq mi), Chile (1,250,000 km2 or 480,000 sq mi), France (432,000 km2 or 167,000 sq mi), New Zealand (450,000 km2 or 170,000 sq mi), Norway (including Peter I Island) (2,500,000 km2 or 970,000 sq mi) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km2 or 539,000 sq mi), which to some extent overlap. The area from 90°W to 150°W (2,100,000 km2 or 810,000 sq mi) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists.
  4. ^ Largest English- and largest French-speaking country; largest country completely in the Western Hemisphere by total area (second-largest by land area after the United States); with the largest surface area of water; largest contiguous country in North America; Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about 1,600,000 km2, nor territorial waters of 200,000 km2.[4][5]
  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 currently unknown (no official publication) and thus cannot be added into China's total area figure. But notably, Encyclopædia Britannica specifies the United States' area excluding coastal and territorial waters as 9,525,067 square kilometres (3,677,649 sq mi),[6] 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. ^ Largest English-speaking country by land area and largest country in the Western Hemisphere by land area (second-largest by total area after Canada). Figures for total area and water area include all coastal and territorial waters.
  8. ^ Largest Portuguese-speaking country, largest country in South America, largest country in the Southern Hemisphere. Approx. 7% of Brazil's land is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Its Southern Hemisphere portion (approx. 7,920,000 km2) is still significantly bigger than Australia. Although the U.S. has American Samoa, Jarvis Island, and a small portion of its territorial sea south of Baker Island in the Southern Hemisphere, it is not generally regarded as a Southern Hemisphere country. Largest contiguous territory outside Eurasia.[8]
  9. ^ Third-largest English-speaking country and largest country in Oceania, and the largest country completely in the Southern Hemisphere. 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).
  10. ^ Second-largest country entirely in Asia and largest country in South Asia. The total area given is from Encyclopædia Britannica and includes disputed territories not under Indian control but claimed by India. 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]
  11. ^ Largest Spanish-speaking country and second-largest country in South America. Excludes claims on Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), on Malvinas/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).
  12. ^ Largest landlocked country.[13] The world's largest Muslim-majority country by land area (and the northernmost). Second-largest Russian-speaking country after Russia, and the largest country in Central Asia. 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[14] 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).
  15. ^ UN figure does not include the entire Kingdom area.
  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 km2 (677,855 sq mi) (81%) of the land area is covered by ice; the ice-free area amounts to 410,450 km2 (158,480 sq mi).
  17. ^ Largest country in Western Asia. Second-largest in the Arab world after Algeria.
  18. ^ Second-largest Spanish-speaking country by area after Argentina; largest Spanish-speaking country by number of speakers.
  19. ^ 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. [15]
  20. ^ Third-largest country in Africa and third-largest in the Arab world.[16]
  21. ^ Second-largest country in Western Asia and fourth-largest completely in Asia after China, India, and Saudi Arabia. The area given is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook. The UN Demographic Yearbook lists a figure of 1,628,750 km2 (628,860 sq mi), which refers to land area only.
  22. ^ Second-largest landlocked country and largest that does not border a closed sea.
  23. ^ Third-largest Spanish-speaking country and third-largest country in South America.
  24. ^ Third-largest landlocked country and largest outside of Asia. Fifth-largest country in Africa.
  25. ^ Largest country in West Africa.
  26. ^ Largest country in Southern Africa.
  27. ^ Largest country in East Africa. Excludes the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2 or 5,400 sq mi).
  28. ^ Transcontinental country located in Asia and Africa.
  29. ^ Excludes claims on Guayana Esequiba (160,000 km2 or 62,000 sq mi)
  30. ^ By default, internationally sourced and published statistics include data for the Pakistani-administered territories of Kashmir: Azad Kashmir (13,297 km2 or 5,134 sq mi) and Gilgit-Baltistan (72,971 km2 or 28,174 sq mi) in this area value.[17] Further including Pakistani claims over the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir (42,241 km2 or 16,309 sq mi) and Ladakh (59,146 km2 or 22,836 sq mi) would produce a total land area figure of 984,010 km2 (379,928 sq mi), and a total area figure of 1,009,230 km2 (389,666 sq mi) for the country. Excluding all of these territories in the disputed Kashmir region (including Pakistani-administered territories) would produce a land area figure of 796,355 km2 (307,473 sq mi) and a total area figure of 821,575 km2 (317,212 sq mi). The total area figure is equal to Pakistan's land area added to its water area of 25,220 km2 (9,740 sq mi).
  31. ^ Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
  32. ^ Excludes claims in Antarctica.
  33. ^ Second largest country in Southeast Asia and largest continuous landmass in Southeast Asia.
  34. ^ a b c d e f Figures shown in this entry are taken from the CIA.[1]
  35. ^ Figures include metropolitan France (in Europe) as well as the five overseas regions. This does not include New Caledonia (an autonomous sui generis collectivity), the five autonomous overseas collectivities, and the two uninhabited territories (the French Southern Territories and Clipperton Island) which are listed individually, although also part of the French Republic. Source gives area of metropolitan France as 551,500 (212,900) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 (34,432). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic. The CIA reports the total as 643,801 (248,573). Another source, the French Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), gives an area figure of 632,759 (244,310).[19] (The CIA gives a water area of metropolitan France as 1,530 (590).) Third-largest country in Europe after Russia and Ukraine, and the largest country in the European Union.
  36. ^ Figures include Somaliland.
  37. ^ Second-largest country in Europe after Russia. The largest country entirely within Europe. Includes the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
  38. ^ Largest island country in Africa and 2nd largest island country in the world.
  39. ^ All figures are those cited by the Food and Agriculture Organization.[20]
  40. ^ The second largest country in the Arabian Peninsula. All figures are those cited by the International Atomic Energy Agency.[21] The area before signing of the Jeddah Treaty was 527,968 (203,850).
  41. ^ Metropolitan France (the part of France located in Europe).
  42. ^ Third largest country in Southeast Asia.
  43. ^ Largest country in Southern Europe and second-largest member state of European Union.
  44. ^ Third-largest island country in the world.
  45. ^ Largest country in Northern Europe. Third-largest member state of European Union.All figures are cited by the Statistics Sweden (SCB) with data from 1 January 2022.[22]
  46. ^ Does not include the disputed Western Sahara, shown separately. If the whole of Western Sahara is included (which Morocco controls approximately two-thirds of), the area would be 710,800 km2 (274,460 sq mi) and the rank would be #39.
  47. ^ 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.
  48. ^ 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.
  49. ^ Largest island country in East Asia and the world's 4th largest island country. Figure shown is from the 2020 (Reiwa 2) Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.[23][24]
  50. ^ Largest country in Central Europe. Before the 1990 German reunification, West Germany was 248,577 (95,976) and East Germany was 108,333 (41,828).
  51. ^ Includes Åland (1,552 km2 or 599 sq mi).
  52. ^ Mainland Norway, excluding Jan Mayen, Svalbard, and the dependencies. Figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook; the UN data refers to mainland area only. All figures exclude Bouvet Island (49 km2 or 19 sq mi), Jan Mayen (377 km2 or 146 sq mi), and Svalbard (62,045 km2 or 23,956 sq mi), shown separately, and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island (154 km2 or 59 sq mi) and Queen Maud Land (2,700,000 km2 or 1,000,000 sq mi).
  53. ^ 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]
  54. ^ The total area figure is that reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Demography of Burkina Faso (INSD).[25] The water area is that reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization[26] and the land area is taken to be the difference between these two figures.
  55. ^ The government gives the total figure as 266,838 square kilometres (103,027 sq mi).[27] CIA World Factbook has total/land area of 267,710 km2 (103,360 sq mi). All figures exclude the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau, shown separately, as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency.
  56. ^ Disputed territory with undetermined political status. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 20% of the territory, with the remaining 80% of the territory occupied by Morocco (see Western Sahara conflict).
  57. ^ Largest island country in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Does not include the three Crown Dependencies (768 km2 or 297 sq mi) or the 14 British Overseas Territories (1,742,857 km2 or 672,921 sq mi), each shown separately.
  58. ^ Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
  59. ^ Largest landlocked country in Europe.
  60. ^ Includes the parts of the Golan Heights (1,295 km2 or 500 sq mi) occupied by Israel.
  61. ^ Somaliland is claimed in whole by Somalia, and has no international recognition
  62. ^ Smallest country in South America.
  63. ^ Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2 or 56,980 sq mi.[28]
  64. ^ Largest country in the Himalayan range. The Government of Nepal gives its area as 147,516 square kilometres (56,956 sq mi), which includes an additional 335 square kilometers of disputed territory under Indian administration.[29]
  65. ^ Largest country in the Balkans with a majority of its territory in the Balkans.
  66. ^ Largest country in Central America.
  67. ^ Excludes claim on South Korea.
  68. ^ Benin's official total area increased from 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi) to 114,763 km2 (44,310 sq mi) following the resolution of the Lete Island dispute in 2005.[30] The water area is that reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization[31] and the land area is the difference between these two figures, rounded to the nearest square kilometre.
  69. ^ Largest country in the Balkans by continental area within the Balkans.
  70. ^ Largest country in the West Indies.
  71. ^ Excludes claim on North Korea.
  72. ^ The largest former Yugoslav and Serbo-Croatian-speaking country. Includes Kosovo. The figure shown includes the area of Kosovo and Metohija 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)). The area of Serbia without Kosovo is 77,474 km2 (29,913 sq mi).[1]
  73. ^ Largest country in Caucasus. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. The figure shown includes the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (3,000 km2 or 1,200 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Azerbaijan.
  74. ^ Transcontinental country in North America and South America.
  75. ^ The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland; the island of Ireland is 84,421 km2 or 32,595 sq mi.[32]
  76. ^ Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. The figure shown includes the areas of Abkhazia (8,660 km2 or 3,340 sq mi)[33] and South Ossetia (3,900 km2 or 1,500 sq mi),[34] both de facto independent from Georgia.
  77. ^ 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]
  78. ^ Includes Denmark proper only, but excludes the autonomous territories in the Kingdom of Denmark, shown separately.
  79. ^ a b c d e f g Netherlands proper includes the special municipalities, but excludes other countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shown separately. Data for the Netherlands is from the Central Bureau of Statistics.[35] 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.[36] 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).
  80. ^ The figure from the UN demographic yearbook (41,277 km2 or 15,937 sq mi) excludes the areas of state forests and communanzas,[further explanation needed] which amount to 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi). The figure here is from the 2007 data.[10]
  81. ^ Between 1945 and 1949, the Republic of China included Mainland China, Mongolia, Taiwan, and other areas, totaling 11,418,174 km2 (4,408,582 sq mi). The UN source does not include data for the Republic of China on 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.[37]
  82. ^ The figure shown includes the area of Transnistria (4,163 km2 or 1,607 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Moldova.
  83. ^ Smallest country on the American continent.
  84. ^ 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 or 460 sq mi) and East Jerusalem (70 km2 or 27 sq mi), which are not internationally recognised as part of Israel.
  85. ^ Smallest country in continental Africa.
  86. ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own territory.
  87. ^ Second smallest country on continental Asia.
  88. ^ Includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Northern Cyprus (3,355 km2 or 1,295 sq mi), the UN buffer zone (346 km2 or 134 sq mi) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km2 or 98 sq mi).[1]
  89. ^ An American territory, the third-largest island of the United States after the Big Island of Hawaii and Kodiak Island of Alaska. Also the smallest part of Hispanic America.
  90. ^ Abkhazia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition
  91. ^ Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica. 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.[38]
  92. ^ The CIA gives the areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip separately as 5,860 km2 (2,260 sq mi) and 360 km2 (140 sq mi) respectively (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/west-bank/; https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gaza-strip/). The figure for the West Bank includes East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land, but excludes Mount Scopus.[1]
  93. ^ Transnistria is claimed in whole by Moldova, and has limited international recognition
  94. ^ South Ossetia is claimed in whole by Georgia, and has limited international recognition
  95. ^ Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a self-declared state recognised only by Turkey.
  96. ^ Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan, and has no international recognition as a state[39]
  97. ^ The smallest country that is not a European microstate or island country.
  98. ^ Figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook.[1] The UN figure of 1,969 km2 (760 sq mi) excludes the Agaléga Islands and Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos).[10]
  99. ^ The CIA World Factbook[1] and the UN give an area of 2,235 km2 (863 sq mi), which includes Mayotte (374 km2 (144 sq mi)), an overseas department and region of France.
  100. ^ Åland Islands is an Autonomous region of Finland. As an Autonomous region of Finland, part of the European Union.
  101. ^ There are some lakes and streams of unknown area.
  102. ^ Disputed island group claimed by the Bahamas.
  103. ^ 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.
  104. ^ 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.
  105. ^ a b c European microstate.
  106. ^ Smallest country in Africa.
  107. ^ European microstate. Smallest European Union member state.
  108. ^ The total area of Saint Helena is 122 square kilometres (47 sq mi), Ascension Island is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and Tristan da Cunha is 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi).
  109. ^ Smallest country in Asia.
  110. ^ Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
  111. ^ Niue, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  112. ^ There is a salt lake and some wetlands of unknown area.
  113. ^ The Cook Islands, in free association with New Zealand, has limited international recognition
  114. ^ a b Data is from the 2007 statistics.[10]
  115. ^ 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]
  116. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook, and includes Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Island.[1] The UN figure is 5 km2 or 1.9 sq mi, and only includes area for Pitcairn island itself, the only inhabited island in the group.
  117. ^ Current statistics: March 2014 – Direcção dos Serviços de Cartografia e Cadastro (Cartography and Cadastre Bureau) Including University of Macau's New Hengqin Campus
  118. ^ Smallest Commonwealth realm.
  119. ^ Smallest island country, smallest republic and smallest country that is not a city-state.
  120. ^ Values taken from calculation at United States Minor Outlying Islands.
  121. ^ British Overseas Territory
  122. ^ European microstate. Smallest country with a coastline. Smallest United Nations member state and the smallest country that is not a landlocked country.
  123. ^ European microstate. Smallest country in the world. The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition[41] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.[42] The figure of 0.44 km2 is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.

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