This is a list of the sovereign states A sovereign state is a political association with effective internal and external sovereignty over a geographic area and population which is not dependent on, or subject to any other power or state. While in abstract terms a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states, unrecognised states will often find it hard to and dependent territories of the world, sorted by total area, including all entities on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1:.

For statistical purposes, dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State are listed separately from their sovereign states and are set off in italics. The figures represent total areas Area is a quantity expressing the two-dimensional size of a defined part of a surface, typically a region bounded by a closed curve. The surface area of a 3-dimensional solid is the total area of the exposed surface, such as the sum of the areas of the exposed sides of a polyhedron. Area is an important invariant in the differential geometry of, covering land This is a list of the sovereign states and dependent territories of the world, sorted by land area only, including all entities on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 and inland water bodies A nation's internal waters covers all water and waterways on the landward side of the baseline from which a nation's territorial waters is defined.[citation needed] It includes waterways such as rivers and canals, and sometimes the water within small bays. According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the coastal nation is free (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Some entries may also include marine internal waters (coastal waters). Territorial waters Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state. The territorial sea is regarded as the sovereign territory of the state, although foreign ships (both military and civilian) are and Exclusive Economic Zones Under the law of the sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. It stretches from the seaward edge of the state's territorial sea out to 200 nautical miles from its coast. In casual use, the term may include the territorial sea and even the continental shelf are not included.

Also not included in the list are uninhabited dependent territories – including various countries' claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica Antarctica (pronounced /ænˈtɑrktɪkə/ ) is Earth's southernmost continent, underlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after[1] (14,400,000 km2/5,600,000 sq mi) – and entities such as the European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht in 1993 upon the foundations of the European Communities. With over 500 million citizens, the EU combined generated an estimated 28% share (US$ 16.5[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. The total land area of the world is 148,940,000 km2 (57,510,000 sq mi)[3] (about 29.1% of the Earth's surface area).

Countries by total area

Rank Country Area (km2)[a] Area (sq mi) % of Total Notes
1 Russia Russia (pronounced /ˈrʌʃə/ ; Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya, pronounced [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen)), also officially known as the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, pronounced [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈraʦəjə] ( listen)), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal 17,098,242 6,601,668 11.5% The largest country in the world.
2 Canada The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled, along the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three 9,984,670 3,855,100 6.7% The largest country in the Americas The Americas, or America, are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World, comprising the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. America may be ambiguous in English, as it is more commonly used to refer to the United States of America. The Americas cover 8.3% of the Earth's total.
3 / 4 (depending on definition) People's Republic of China b. ^ Simple characterizations of the political structure since the 1980s are no longer possible 9,596,961–9,640,011 3,705,407–3,722,029 6.4%-6.5% The largest all-Asian Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled country. The smaller entry is the United Nations official figure for Mainland China Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China on the Asian mainland. This term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, excluding: Special Administrative Regions A Special Administrative Region is a provincial-level administrative division in the People's Republic of China. Each SAR has a governmental chief executive as head of the region and head of government. The People's Republic of China, at present, has two special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau. They should not be confused with special of Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China; the other is Macau. Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. With land mass of 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) and a population of seven million and Macau Macau , also known as Macao (pronounced /məˈkaʊ/) is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea in the east and south;[4] Taiwan Taiwan, also known as Formosa , is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, and comprises most of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" has also become a commonly used alternative name both domestically and and other islands of the Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, is a state in East Asia comprising the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor islands located off the east coast of mainland China. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south;[5] all territories disputed with India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with 1.18 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Mainland India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the;[6] coastal and territorial waters. The larger entry includes Aksai Chin Aksai Chin, also Aksayqin, Akesaiqin or Akesai Qin , is a disputed region located in the northwestern region of the Tibetan Plateau north of the western Kunlun Mountains. It is entirely administered by the People's Republic of China as a part of Hotan County in the Hotan Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. It is, however, claimed by India as and Trans-Karakoram Tract The Trans-Karakoram Tract is an area of nearly 5,800 km2 along both sides of the Shaksgam River that was conferred to China by a border agreement between Pakistan and China in 1963 with the proviso that the settlement was subject to the final solution of the Kashmir dispute. Pakistan claimed that it was a no-man's undemarcated border land, hence, which are controlled The Line of Actual Control is the effective border between India and China. The LAC is 4,057-km long and traverses three areas of northern Indian states: western (Ladakh, Kashmir), middle (Uttarakhand, Himachal) and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal). Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai first used the phrase in a letter addressed to Indian Prime Minister by PRC, but claimed by India.[7] The total area of China is listed as 9,572,900 km2 (3,696,100 sq mi) by the Encyclopædia Britannica The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., a privately held company. Articles are aimed at educated adults, and written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert contributors. It is regarded as the most scholarly of encyclopaedias.[8] See: territorial changes Since on 1 October 1949 the establishment of the People's Republic of China, its territory has been frequently changed till now. P.R.China inherited most part of its former Republic of China territory and land reclamations of P.R. China
3 / 4 (depending on definition) United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language 9,629,091 3,717,813 6.5% Includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the. The United Nations The United Nations Organization or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of official figure includes coastal water areas and the U.S. share of the Great Lakes. The total area of United States is listed as 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,080 sq mi) by the CIA World Factbook The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office. Other companies—such as Skyhorse Publishing— which further includes territorial waters.[9][10] The total area of the United States is listed as 9,522,055 km2 (3,676,486 sq mi) by the Encyclopædia Britannica.[11]
5 Brazil Brazil (pronounced /brəˈzɪl/ ; Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America and the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical 8,514,877 3,287,612 5.7% Includes Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, around 354 km offshore from the Brazilian coast. The main island has an area of 18.4 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi) and had a population of 3,108 in the year 2009. The area is a special municipality (distrito estadual) of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (despite, Atol das Rocas The Rocas Atoll is an atoll in the Atlantic Ocean, belonging to the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. It is located approximately 260 km (160 mi) northeast of Natal and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. The atoll is of volcanic origin and coralline formation, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martim Vaz, and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo. All islands together make up 365 km2 (141 sq mi) (less than 0.003% of all continental territory). The largest country in South America South America is the southern continent of America, situated in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.
6 Australia For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of the roughly 250 language groups. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the immediate north and discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by the British 7,692,024 2,969,907 5.2% Includes Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Territory of Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia. There are two atolls and twenty-seven coral islands in the group. The islands are located in the Indian Ocean, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka (14 km2/5.4 sq mi), Christmas Island The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located 2,600 kilometres northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, 360 km (220 mi) south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and 975 km (606 mi) ENE of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (135 km2/52 sq mi), Macquarie Island Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica. 54°37'53"S, 158°52'15"E. Politically, it has formed part of the Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage site. It was a part of Esperance (128 km2/49 sq mi), and Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island is a small island in the Tasman Sea 600 kilometres (370 mi) east of the Australian mainland. The Lord Howe Island Group, including nearby Ball's Pyramid, is administered by the Lord Howe Island Board, and is part of the Mid-North Coast Statistical Division of New South Wales, Australia. It is not considered a Local Government Area (56 km2/22 sq mi).[12] Excludes the external territories of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island /ˈnɔːfək ˈaɪlənd/ (help·info) (Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance. Together with two neighbouring islands, it forms one of Australia's (36 km2/14 sq mi), Ashmore and Cartier Islands The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands are two groups of small low-lying uninhabited tropical islands in the Indian Ocean situated on the edge of the continental shelf north-west of Australia and south of the Indonesian island of Rote (5 km2/1.9 sq mi), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0.91 km2/0.35 sq mi), and Heard and McDonald Islands The Heard Island and McDonald Islands are an Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica, approximately 4099 km southwest of Perth, 3845 km southwest of Cape Leeuwin, Australia, 4200 km southeast of South Africa, 3830 km southeast of Madagascar, 1630 km (372 km2/144 sq mi). Excludes the claim of the Australian Antarctic Territory The Australian Antarctic Territory is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia and is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation. The claim is formally recognised by only four states, each of which also has a claim over part of the Antarctic. AAT consists of all the islands and territory south of 60°S and between 45°E and 160° (5,896,500 km2/2,276,700 sq mi).
7 India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with 1.18 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Mainland India is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the 3,201,446–3,287,263 1,236,085–1,269,219 2.1%-2.3% Smaller figure excludes Indian Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh which are claimed by Pakistan and China respectively. Larger figure includes 120,849 km2 (46,660 sq mi) of disputed territories with Pakistan and China.[13]
8 Argentina The Argentine claims in Antarctica along with the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands (administered by the United Kingdom) shown in light green 2,780,400 1,073,500 2% Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located approximately 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) from the coast of mainland South America, The archipelago, consisting of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands, is a self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The capital, Stanley, is on East (12,200 km2/4,700 sq mi), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is 167.4 kilometres (104.0 mi) long and 1.4 to 37 km (0.87 to 23 miles) wide and is and on Antarctica Argentine Antarctica is a sector of Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory. The Argentine Antarctic region, consisting of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the South Pole, is delimited by the 25° West and 74° West meridians and the 60° South parallel. Administratively, Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2/374,000 sq mi).
9 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is one of the six independent Turkic states. It is located in Eurasia and ranked as the ninth largest country in the world. It is also ranked the world's largest landlocked country, its territory of 2,727,300 km² is greater than Western Europe. It is neighbored clockwise from the north by Russia, 2,724,900 1,052,100 1.8% Largest landlocked country in the world.[14][15]
10 Sudan 2,505,813 967,500 1.7% Largest country in Africa and in the Arab World.
11 Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 1.6%
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 905,355 1.6%
13 Greenland 2,166,086 836,330 1.5% A constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Largest island that is not a continent.
14 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 1.4% Largest country in the Middle East.
15 Mexico 1,964,375 758,449 1.3% Includes 1,959,248 km2/756,470 sq mi on the mainland and 244 islands located in the Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea which cover a combined area of 5,127 km2/1,980 sq mi.[16] It does not include claims on Clipperton Island (Spanish: Isla de la Pasión) 8.9 km2/3.4 sq mi.
16 Indonesia 1,860,360 718,290 1.3% Largest country in Southeast Asia.
17 Libya 1,759,540 679,360 1.2%
18 Iran 1,628,750 628,860 1.1%
19 Mongolia 1,564,100 603,900 1.1%
20 Peru 1,285,216 496,225 0.86%
21 Chad 1,284,000 496,000 0.86%
22 Niger 1,267,000 489,000 0.85%
23 Angola 1,246,700 481,400 0.85%
24 Mali 1,240,192 478,841 0.83%
25 South Africa 1,221,037 471,445 0.82% Includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island).
26 Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 0.76%
27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 426,400 0.74% Excluding the Ilemi Triangle.
28 Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 0.74%
29 Mauritania 1,025,520 395,960 0.69%
30 Egypt 1,002,000 387,000 0.67% Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle.
31 Tanzania 945,087 364,900 0.63% Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32 Nigeria 923,768 356,669 0.62%
33 Venezuela 912,050 352,140 0.61%
34 Namibia 824,116 318,193 0.55%
35 Mozambique 801,590 309,500 0.54%
36 Pakistan 796,095–881,912 307,374–340,508 0.53%-0.59% Smaller figure excludes data for disputed territories of Jammu and Kashmir that are disputed with India. This region consists of the territories of Azad Kashmir (13,297 km2/5,134 sq mi) and the Northern Areas (72,520 km2/28,000 sq mi).[17] Larger figure includes Indian administered Kashmir.
37 Turkey 783,562 302,535 0.53%
38 Chile 756,102 291,933 0.51% Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2/480,000 sq mi).
39 Zambia 752,612 290,585 0.51%
40 Myanmar 676,578 261,228 0.45%
41 Afghanistan 652,090 251,770 0.44%
42 Somalia 637,657 246,201 0.43%
43 France 632,834 244,339 0.43% Largest country within the European Union and largest West European country. Includes the overseas departments of French Guiana (83,534 km2/32,253 sq mi); Guadeloupe (1,703 km2 (658 sq mi) exept for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin); Martinique (1,128 km2/436 sq mi); and Réunion Island (2,504 km2/967 sq mi), which the UN lists as separate entries.

Excludes New Caledonia 18,575 km2 (7,172 sq mi), an overseas island in the South Pacific Ocean. Metropolitan France covers 543,965 km2 (210,026 sq mi).[18] The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers 674,843 km2 (260,558 sq mi), excluding the French claims on a sector of Antarctica (432,000 km2/167,000 sq mi).
44 Central African Republic 622,984 240,535 0.42%
45 Ukraine 603,500 233,000 0.41% Largest country wholly in Europe.
46 Madagascar 587,041 226,658 0.39%
47 Botswana 582,000 225,000 0.39%
48 Kenya 580,367 224,081 0.39%
49 Yemen 527,968 203,850 0.35% 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 513,120 198,120 0.34%
51 Spain 505,992 195,365 0.34% Includes Spanish possessions on or near the coast of Africa (Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera).
52 Turkmenistan 488,100 188,500 0.33%
53 Cameroon 475,442 183,569 0.32%
54 Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,700 0.31%
55 Uzbekistan 447,400 172,700 0.30%
56 Morocco 446,550 172,410 0.30% Excluding Western Sahara.
57 Sweden 441,370 170,410 0.30% Includes Gotland and Öland.

The Country Facts page for the Kingdom of Sweden gives the total area as 449,964 square kilometres (173,732 sq mi).[19]
58 Iraq 438,317 169,235 0.29%
59 Paraguay 406,752 157,048 0.27%
60 Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 0.26%
61 Japan 377,930 145,920 0.25% Includes the 47 prefectures of Japan; excludes the disputed southern Kuril Islands.
62 Germany 357,114 137,882 0.24% Before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with 248,689 km2 (96,019 sq mi) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km2 (41,828 sq mi).
63 Republic of the Congo 342,000 132,000 0.23%
64 Finland 338,419 130,664 0.23% Includes Åland Islands (1,552 km2/599 sq mi).
65 Vietnam 331,212 127,882 0.22%
66 Malaysia 330,803 127,724 0.22%
67 Norway 323,802 125,021 0.22% Includes mainland Norway only; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (62,422 km2/24,101 sq mi) and the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2/19 sq mi) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land (2,500,000 km2/970,000 sq mi) and Peter I Island (243 km2/94 sq mi).
68 Côte d'Ivoire 322,463 124,504 0.22%
69 Poland 312,685 120,728 0.21%
70 Oman 309,500 119,500 0.21%
71 Italy 301,336 116,346 0.20% Includes Sicily and Sardinia.
72 Philippines 300,000 120,000 0.20% The figure given on a Philippine Government website is 299,764 km2 (115,740 sq mi).[20]
73 Burkina Faso 274,222 105,878 0.18%
74 New Zealand 270,467 104,428 0.18% Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km2/100 sq mi), the Cook Islands (236 km2/91 sq mi) and Tokelau (12 km2/4.6 sq mi), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km2/170,000 sq mi).
75 Gabon 267,668 103,347 0.18%
76 Western Sahara 266,000 103,000 0.18% Administration is split between Morocco and the largely unrecognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory (see Legal status of Western Sahara).
77 Ecuador 256,369 98,985 0.20% Includes Galápagos Islands.
78 Guinea 245,857 94,926 0.17%
79 United Kingdom 242,900 93,800 0.16% Comprises the four countries of England (130,422 km2/50,356 sq mi), Scotland (78,133 km2/30,167 sq mi), Wales (20,779 km2/8,023 sq mi), and Northern Ireland (13,576 km2/5,242 sq mi).[21] Excludes the three Crown Dependencies (768 km2/297 sq mi) and British overseas territories (1,742,857 km2/672,921 sq mi)
80 Uganda 241,038 93,065 0.16%
81 Ghana 238,539 92,100 0.16%
82 Romania 238,391 92,043 0.16% Largest country in Southeastern Europe.
83 Laos 236,800 91,400 0.16%
84 Guyana 214,969 83,000 0.14%
85 Belarus 207,600 80,200 0.14%
86 Kyrgyzstan 199,951 77,202 0.13%
87 Senegal 196,722 75,955 0.13%
88 Syria 185,180 71,500 0.12% Including the Golan Heights which is currently administered by Israel.
89 Cambodia 181,035 69,898 0.12%
90 Uruguay 176,215 68,037 0.12%
91 Suriname 163,820 63,250 0.11% Smallest country in South America.
92 Tunisia 163,610 63,170 0.11%
93 Nepal 147,181 56,827 0.10%
94 Bangladesh 143,998 55,598 0.10%
95 Tajikistan 143,100 55,300 0.10%
96 Greece 131,957 50,949 0.09%
97 Nicaragua 130,373 50,337 0.09% Largest country in Central America.
98 North Korea 120,538 46,540 0.08%
99 Malawi 118,484 45,747 0.08%
100 Eritrea 117,600 45,400 0.08% Includes Badme region.
101 Benin 112,622 43,484 0.08%
102 Honduras 112,492 43,433 0.08%
103 Liberia 111,369 43,000 0.07%
104 Bulgaria 110,879 42,811 0.07%
105 Cuba 109,886 42,427 0.07% Largest country in the Caribbean
106 Guatemala 108,889 42,042 0.07%
107 Iceland 103,000 40,000 0.07%
108 South Korea 99,678 38,486 0.07% Official figure as of September 2008 is 100,032 km2 (38,623 sq mi) [22]
109 Hungary 93,028 35,918 0.06%
110 Portugal 92,090 35,560 0.06% Includes Azores and Madeira Islands.
111 Jordan 89,342 34,495 0.06%
112 Serbia 88,361 34,116 0.06% UN area figure includes Kosovo, which has a total area of 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi).[23] Kosovo recently unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition; Serbia, Russia, China and others object. The area of Serbia without Kosovo is 77,474 km2 (29,913 sq mi).[24]
113 Azerbaijan 86,600 33,400 0.06% Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. UN area figure includes the disputed territories of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), which is de facto independent from Azerbaijan, but whose independence remains internationally unrecognized. The area of NKR is 11,458 km2 (4,424 sq mi).[citation needed]
114 Austria 83,871 32,383 0.06%
115 United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,300 0.06%
116 Czech Republic 78,867 30,451 0.05%
117 Panama 75,517 29,157 0.05%
118 Sierra Leone 71,740 27,700 0.05%
119 Ireland 70,273 27,133 0.05%
120 Georgia 69,700 26,900 0.05% UN area figure includes the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which are de facto independent from Georgia but whose independence has only been recognized by a small number of other states. The area of Abkhazia is 8,640 km2 (3,340 sq mi) and that of South Ossetia is 3,900 km2 (1,500 sq mi).[citation needed]
121 Sri Lanka 65,610 25,330 0.04%
122 Lithuania 65,300 25,200 0.04%
123 Latvia 64,559 24,926 0.04%
124 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 62,422 24,101 0.04% Integral overseas areas of the Kingdom of Norway
125 Togo 56,785 21,925 0.04%
126 Croatia 56,594 21,851 0.04%
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 19,772 0.03%
128 Costa Rica 51,100 19,700 0.03% Includes Isla del Coco.
129 Slovakia 49,035 18,933 0.03%
130 Dominican Republic 48,671 18,792 0.03%
131 Estonia 45,227 17,462 0.03% Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.
132 Denmark 43,094 16,639 0.03% Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km2 (857,183 sq mi) and would be 13th.
133 Switzerland 41,284 15,940 0.03% Includes state forests and communanzas (7.15 km2/2.76 sq mi) – note that these are excluded by the UN Demographic Yearbook.
134 Bhutan 38,394 14,824 0.03%
135 Netherlands 37,354 14,422 0.03% Includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km2 (16,385 sq mi).
136 Republic of China (Taiwan) 36,188 13,972[25] 0.02% Includes only the territories under the control of the ROC, namely Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
137 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 13,948 0.02%
138 Moldova 33,846 13,068 0.02% Includes the disputed region of Transnistria (Pridnestrovie), which declared its independence in 1990 and remains internationally unrecognised.
139 Belgium 30,528 11,787 0.02%
140 Lesotho 30,355 11,720 0.02%
141 Armenia 29,743 11,484 0.02%
142 Solomon Islands 28,896 11,157 0.02%
143 Albania 28,748 11,100 0.02%
144 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 10,831 0.02%
145 Burundi 27,834 10,747 0.02%
146 Haiti 27,750 10,710 0.02%
147 Rwanda 26,338 10,169 0.02%
148 Republic of Macedonia 25,713 9,928 0.02%
149 Djibouti 23,200 9,000 0.02%
150 Belize 22,966 8,867 0.02%
151 Israel 22,072 8,522 0.01% Excluding the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
152 El Salvador 21,041 8,124 0.01% Smallest country in Central America.
153 Slovenia 20,273 7,827 0.01%
154 New Caledonia 18,575 7,172 0.01% French dependency.
155 Fiji 18,272 7,055 0.01% The fourth largest country in Oceania (excluding the French dependency of New Caledonia).
156 Kuwait 17,818 6,880 0.01%
157 Swaziland 17,364 6,704 0.01%
158 East Timor 14,874 5,743 <0.01%
159 The Bahamas 13,943 5,383 <0.01%
160 Montenegro 13,812 5,333 <0.01%
161 Vanuatu 12,189 4,706 <0.01%
162 Falkland Islands 12,173 4,700 <0.01% British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
163 Qatar 11,586 4,473 <0.01%
164 The Gambia 11,295 4,361 <0.01% Smallest country on continental Africa.
165 Jamaica 10,991 4,244 <0.01%
166 Lebanon 10,452 4,036 <0.01%
167 Cyprus 9,251 3,572 <0.01% Includes Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Sovereign Base Areas).
168 Puerto Rico 8,870 3,420 <0.01% Commonwealth of the United States.
169 Palestinian territories 6,020 2,320 <0.01% The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
170 Brunei 5,765 2,226 <0.01%
171 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 1,980 <0.01%
172 Cape Verde 4,033 1,557 <0.01%
173 French Polynesia 4,000 1,500 <0.01% French overseas collectivity.
174 Samoa 2,831 1,093 <0.01%
175 Luxembourg 2,586 998 <0.01%
176 Comoros 2,235 863 <0.01% Listed figure includes Mayotte (373 km²). Mayotte is de facto an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty of Comoros.
177 Mauritius 2,040 790 <0.01% Includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues.
178 Faroe Islands 1,393 538 <0.01% A dependent overseas territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
179 Hong Kong 1,104 426 <0.01% A Special Administrative Region of China.
180 São Tomé and Príncipe 964 372 <0.01%
181 Turks and Caicos Islands 948 366 <0.01% British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.
182 Netherlands Antilles 800 310 <0.01% Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin).
183 Dominica 751 290 <0.01%
184 Bahrain 750 290 <0.01%
185 Tonga 747 288 <0.01%
186 Kiribati 726 280 <0.01% Includes three island groups – Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands.
187 Singapore 705 272 <0.01% Official area in 2007 is 707.1 km2 (273.0 sq mi).[26]
188 Federated States of Micronesia 702 271 <0.01% Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).
189 Isle of Man 572 221 <0.01% British Crown dependency.
190 Guam 541 209 <0.01% Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
191 Saint Lucia 539 208 <0.01%
192 Andorra 468 181 <0.01%
193 Northern Mariana Islands 464 179 <0.01% Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
194 Palau 459 177 <0.01%
195 Seychelles 455 176 <0.01% Smallest country in Africa.
196 Antigua and Barbuda 442 171 <0.01% Includes Redonda, 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi).
197 Barbados 430 170 <0.01%
198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 150 <0.01%
199 United States Virgin Islands 347 134 <0.01% Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.
200 Grenada 344 133 <0.01%
201 Malta 316 122 <0.01% Made up of Comino, Gozo and Malta Island; is the smallest country of the European Union.
202 Maldives 300 120 <0.01% Smallest country in Asia.
203 Cayman Islands 264 102 <0.01% British Overseas Territory.
204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 101 <0.01% Smallest nation in North America, in Americas and in the Western Hemisphere.
205 Niue 260 100 <0.01% Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.
206 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 93 <0.01% French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups.
207 Cook Islands 236 91 <0.01% Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
208 American Samoa 199 77 <0.01% Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island.
209 Marshall Islands 181 70 <0.01% Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik.
210 Aruba 180 69 <0.01% Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
211 Liechtenstein 160 62 <0.01%
212 British Virgin Islands 151 58 <0.01% British Overseas Territory; comprising 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada.
213 Wallis and Futuna 142 55 <0.01% French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.
214 Saint Helena 122 47 <0.01% British Overseas Territory; excluding dependencies.
215 Jersey 116 45 <0.01% British Crown dependency.
216 Montserrat 102 39 <0.01% British Overseas Territory.
217 Tristan da Cunha 98 38 <0.01% Dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the main island only (the only inhabited island). Total area is 201 km2 (78 sq mi).[27]
218 Anguilla 91 35 <0.01% British Overseas Territory.
219 Ascension Island 88 34 <0.01% Dependency of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena.
220 Guernsey 78 30 <0.01% British Crown dependency; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands.
221 San Marino 61 24 <0.01%
222 Saint Martin 56 22[18] <0.01% French overseas collectivity
223 Bermuda 54 21 <0.01% British Overseas Territory.
224 Norfolk Island 36 14 <0.01% Self-governing territory of Australia.
225 Macau 29 11 <0.01% A Special Administrative Region of China.
226 Tuvalu 26 10 <0.01%
227 Saint Barthélemy 24 9.3[18] <0.01% French overseas collectivity
228 Nauru 21 8.1 <0.01% Smallest island nation in the world
229 Tokelau 12 4.6 <0.01% Territory of New Zealand.
230 Gibraltar 6 2.3 <0.01% British Overseas Territory.
231 Pitcairn Islands 5 1.9 <0.01% British Overseas Territory Figure refers to Pitcairn Island only. Including Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno, the total area is 44.7 km².
232 Monaco 1.95 0.75[28] <0.01%
233 Vatican City 0.44 0.17 <0.01% Smallest country in the world. Home of the Pope and the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church.
a Source, unless otherwise specified:
(pdf) Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density, United Nations Statistics Division, 2007, http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table03.pdf, retrieved 2009-08-26

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References

  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)[citation needed] and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).
  3. ^ CIA - The World Factbook
  4. ^ See: Note 39 of "Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density". UN Stat.. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table03.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  5. ^ See: Note 39 of "Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density". UN Stat.. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table03.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  6. ^ See: Aksai Chin, Trans-Karakoram Tract, Arunachal Pradesh - the disputed areas between China and India.
  7. ^ See: Line of Actual Control - the effective border between China and India (the shaded region on the map encompasses the Trans-Karakoram Tract).
  8. ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica - China - Geography Note". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  9. ^ World Factbook - United States, CIA, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html, retrieved 2010-01-31 .
  10. ^ Countries of the World: 21 Years of World Facts, geographic.org, http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html, retrieved 2008-08-17 The CIA has updated the total area of United States a number of times since initial publication of the World Factbook. From 1989 through 1996, the total area of US was listed as 9,372,610 km2 (3,618,780 sq mi) (land are plus inland water only). The listed total area changed to 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi) in 1997 (With the Great Lakes areas and the coastal waters added), to 9,631,418 km2 (3,718,711 sq mi) in 2004, to 9,631,420 km2 (3,718,710 sq mi) in 2006, and to 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,080 sq mi) in 2007 (territorial waters added). Note: From 1989 to 1996, China was listed as the world's third-largest country by total area according to the CIA World Factbook. The United States replaced China in 1997 after additional water spaces were added.
  11. ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica - United States - Geography Note". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  12. ^ According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the figure of 7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) includes the statistical entity known as "Other territories", which is defined in the Census Dictionary as consisting of the Jervis Bay Territory, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Christmas Island. Macquarie Island is part of the State of Tasmania, and Lord Howe Island is part of the State of New South Wales.
  13. ^ Census of India - Area and Population (archive.org page)
  14. ^ Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan (ASRK). 2005. Main Demographic Indicators. Available at http://www.stat.kz
  15. ^ United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 2007. “Kazakhstan” in The World Factbook. Book on-line. Available at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html
  16. ^ http://www.cejamericas.org/reporte/muestra_pais3.php?idioma=INGLES&pais=MEXICO&tipreport=REPORTE3&seccion=0
  17. ^ Area figures are from Geohive - Pakistan statistics
  18. ^ a b c Subdivisions, superficie et population des régions et départements de France et d'outre-mer, accessed 2 December 2008. (French)
  19. ^ Country Facts, Kingdom of Sweden.
  20. ^ Republic of the Philippines, Philippine Government.
  21. ^ Office of National Statistics - Official Yearbook (2002) (Table 1.1)
  22. ^ "Korea's total land area exceeds 100000 square kilometers". korea.net, citing Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs. September 2, 2008. http://www.korea.net/News/news/newsView.asp?serial_no=20080829029&part=101&SearchDay=&source=Ministry%20of%20Land%20Transport%20and%20Maritime%20Affairs. Retrieved 2008-09-22. ^ "행정구역(구시군)별 국토적". Korea Statistical Information Service. http://kosis.nso.go.kr/cgi-bin/sws_999.cgi?ID=DT_1A1&IDTYPE=3&A_LANG=1&FPUB=3&SELITEM=. Retrieved 2006-03-27.
  23. ^ "Kosovo". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 20 March 2008. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  24. ^ "Serbia". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 20 March 2008. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rb.html. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  25. ^ "Area, cultivated land area and forest land area" (pdf). National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan). http://eng.stat.gov.tw/public/data/dgbas03/bs2/yearbook_eng/y001.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  26. ^ "Key Annual Indicators". Statistics Singapore. 2007. http://www.singstat.gov.sg/stats/keyind.html#keyind. Retrieved 2008-05-31. .
  27. ^ xist.org - Saint Helena
  28. ^ Monaco government
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