List of countries and outlying territories by total area

This is a list of the world's sovereign state

Sovereign state

A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...

s and their dependent territories

Dependent territory

A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State, and remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area....

by total area, including the entities listed on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1

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...

. The figures represent total area

Area

Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...

s, covering land and inland water bodies

Internal waters

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. 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...

(lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Some entries may also include marine internal waters (coastal waters). Territorial 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 from the baseline of a coastal state...

and Exclusive Economic Zone

Exclusive Economic Zone

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, including production of energy from water and wind. It stretches from the seaward edge of the state's territorial sea out to 200 nautical...

s are not included. The total land area of the world is 148940000 km² (57,506,055.5 sq mi), about 29.1% of the Earth's surface area.

All generally recognised

Diplomatic recognition

Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state...

sovereign states are on this list. Territories that are not integral, such as dependent territories, are listed separately (in italics) or noted as included. Not included in the list are uninhabited dependent territories, such as various countries' claims to parts of the continent of AntarcticaThe following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina

Argentine 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...

(969000 km² (374,133 sq mi)), Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory

The Australian Antarctic Territory is a part of Antarctica. It was claimed by the United Kingdom and placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation...

(5896500 km² (2,276,651.4 sq mi)), Chile

Antártica Chilena Province

Antártica Chilena Province is the southernmost and one of four provinces in Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region . The capital is Puerto Williams...

(1250000 km² (482,627.7 sq mi)), France

Adélie Land

Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between 136° E and 142° E , with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2,600 km toward the South Pole. It is claimed by France as one of five districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, although not...

(432000 km² (166,796.1 sq mi)), New Zealand

Ross Dependency

The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south...

(450000 km² (173,746 sq mi)), Norway

Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...

(2500000 km² (965,255.4 sq mi)) and United Kingdom

British Antarctic Territory

The British Antarctic Territory is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories. It comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between longitudes and , forming a wedge shape that extends to the South Pole...

(1395000 km² (538,612.5 sq mi)), which to some extent overlap. The area from to (2100000 km² (810,814.5 sq mi)) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists. (14400000 km² (5,559,871.1 sq mi)) – and entities such as the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

The European Union

European Union

is a sui generis

Sui generis

Sui generis is a Latin expression, literally meaning of its own kind/genus or unique in its characteristics. The expression is often used in analytic philosophy to indicate an idea, an entity, or a reality which cannot be included in a wider concept....

supranational union

Supranational union

Supranationalism is a method of decision-making in multi-national political communities, wherein power is transferred or delegated to an authority by governments of member states. The concept of supranational union is sometimes used to describe the European Union, as a new type of political entity...

. It covers a total area of 4324782 km² (1,669,807.7 sq mi) and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area). (4324782 km² (1,669,807.7 sq mi) total area) that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories. States with limited recognition that are not listed in the ISO standard ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

are not included, but are noted within the countries they are recognised as part of with areas given.

Countries by total area

Rank	\| Country	Area (km²)Source, unless otherwise specified: Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note. !! Area (sq mi) !! % of Total !! class="unsortable" > Notes
1	Russia	17098242	6,601,668.1	11.5%	The largest country in the world.
2	Canada	9984670	3,855,102.6	6.7%	The largest country in the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily... and the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions... .
3 / 4 There are two reasons for the dispute in rankings between the United States and China. The first reason is the U.N. figure for China's total area, 9596961 km² (3,705,407.4 sq mi) does not include disputed territories in China's possession. If the territories of Aksai Chin Aksai Chin Aksai Chin is one of the two main disputed border areas between China and India, and the other is South Tibet, which comprises most of India's Arunachal Pradesh. It is administered by China as part of Hotan County in the Hotan Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, but is also claimed by India... and Trans-Karakoram Tract Trans-Karakoram Tract The Trans-Karakoram Tract is an area of nearly along both sides of the Shaksgam River, is entirely administered by the People's Republic of China as a part of Kargilik County and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in the Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, but claimed by Pakistan... , which are controlled by China but claimed by India, were added to the current UN figure for China, China's total area would be 9640011 km² (3,722,029.1 sq mi). Using this figure, the area of China would be greater than the U.N. figure for the area of the United States,9629091 km² (3,717,812.8 sq mi). The second reason relates to how "total area" is calculated. The figure given for the United States additionally includes coastal waters, while the figure for China does not. The inclusion of coastal waters is the calculation method used by the CIA World Factbook, whereas the latter is the method employed by Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica The Encyclopædia Britannica , published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia that is available in print, as a DVD, and on the Internet. It is written and continuously updated by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert... , reaching differing conclusions.	Mainland China	9640011	3,722,029.1	6.5%	The largest country entirely in Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... .
3 / 4	United States	9629091	3,717,812.8	6.5%	Includes only states U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of... and incorporated territories.
5	Brazil	8514877	3,287,612.4	5.7%	The largest country in Latin America Latin America Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area... , South America South America South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east... and the Southern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"... .
6	Australia	7692024	2,969,907.1	5.2%	The largest country in Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago... and the largest borderless country, as well as the largest country wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.
7	India	3287263	1,269,219.3	2.3%	The largest country in South Asia South Asia South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east... .
8	Argentina	2780400	1,073,518.4	2%	Second largest country in South America South America South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east... Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands (12200 km² (4,710.4 sq mi)), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica Argentine 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... (969000 km² (374,133 sq mi)).
9	Kazakhstan	2724900	1,052,089.8	1.8%	Largest landlocked country in the world.
10	Algeria	2381741	919,595.3	1.6%	Largest country in Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area... and the Mediterranean region.
11	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2344858	905,354.7	1.6%	Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara. A political definition of Sub-Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara... .
12	Greenland	2166086	836,330.5	1.5%	A constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark or the Danish Realm , is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state consisting of Denmark proper in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. Denmark is the hegemonial part, where the... . Largest island that is not a continent. Largest non-sovereign territory.
13	Saudi Arabia	2149690	829,999.9	1.4%	Largest country in the Middle East Middle East The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East... .
14	Mexico	1964375	758,449.4	1.3%	Does not include claims on Clipperton Island Clipperton Island Clipperton Island is an uninhabited nine-square-kilometre coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Central America, at... 8.9 square kilometres (3.4 sq mi).
15	Indonesia	1910931	737,814.6	1.3%	Largest country in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic... and largest country wholly on islands (if considering Australia a continent).
16	Sudan	1861484	718,723	1.3%	Formerly the largest country in Africa.Following the split of South Sudan Southern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011 A referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent. The referendum was one of the consequences of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation... in July 2011, Sudan drops to 16th place (1886068 km² (728,214.9 sq mi)), with the new Republic of South Sudan South Sudan South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more... appearing at 45th place (619745 km² (239,284.9 sq mi)).
17	Libya	1759540	679,362.2	1.2%
18	Iran	1648195	636,371.6	1.1%
19	Mongolia	1564116	603,908.6	1.1%
20	Peru	1285216	496,224.7	0.86%
21	Chad	1284000	495,755.2	0.86%
22	Niger	1267000	489,191.4	0.85%
23	Angola	1246700	481,353.6	0.85%
24	Mali	1240192	478,840.8	0.83%
25	South Africa	1221037	471,445	0.82%
26	Colombia	1141748	440,831.4	0.76%
27	Ethiopia	1104300	426,372.6	0.74%	Excluding the Ilemi Triangle Ilemi Triangle The Ilemi Triangle is an area of disputed land in East Africa. Arbitrarily defined, it measures between 10,320 and 14,000 square kilometers . Named after Anuak chief Ilemi Akwon, the territory is claimed by South Sudan and Kenya and borders Ethiopia... (14000 km² (5,405.4 sq mi)). Most populated landlocked country in the world.
28	Bolivia	1098581	424,164.5	0.74%
29	Mauritania	1025520	395,955.5	0.69%
30	Egypt	1002000	386,874.4	0.67%	Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle Hala'ib Triangle The Hala'ib Triangle is an area of land measuring located on the Red Sea's African coast... (20580 km² (7,946 sq mi)).
31	Tanzania	945087	364,900.1	0.63%
32	Nigeria	923768	356,668.8	0.62%
33	Venezuela	912050	352,144.5	0.61%	Excludes the claimed Guayana Esequiba Guayana Esequiba Guayana Esequiba is a territory administered by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela. It includes the territory between the Cuyuni River to the west and the Essequibo River to the east... area of 159,500 square kilometres (61,583 sq mi).
34	Namibia	824268	318,251.7	0.55%
35	Mozambique	801590	309,495.6	0.54%
36	Pakistan	796095	307,374	0.53%-0.59%
37	Turkey	783562	302,535	0.53%
38	Chile	756102	291,932.6	0.51%	Excludes claims on Antarctica Antártica Chilena Province Antártica Chilena Province is the southernmost and one of four provinces in Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region . The capital is Puerto Williams... (1250000 km² (482,627.7 sq mi)).
39	Zambia	752612	290,585.1	0.51%
40	Myanmar	676578	261,228.2	0.45%
41	Afghanistan	652090	251,773.4	0.44%
42	Early Modern France	640294	247,218.9	0.43%	Largest country within the European Union European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958... and largest West European country.
43	Somalia	637657	246,200.7	0.43%	The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized Somaliland, which has an area of 137600 km² (53,127.7 sq mi) and is de facto independent from Somalia Somalia Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory... .
44	Central African Republic	622984	240,535.5	0.42%
45		619745	239,284.9	0.42%
46	Ukraine	603500	233,012.7	0.41%	The largest country wholly in Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... .
47	Madagascar	587041	226,657.8	0.39%
48	Botswana	582000	224,711.5	0.39%
49	Kenya	580367	224,081	0.39%
50	Yemen	527968	203,849.6	0.35%
51	Thailand	513120	198,116.7	0.34%
52	Spain	505992	195,364.6	0.34%	Includes Spanish possessions on or near the coast of Africa (Ceuta Ceuta Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish... , Melilla Melilla Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa... , Plazas de soberanía Plazas de soberanía The plazas de soberanía or sovereign territories, referred to in English as Spanish North Africa or simply Spanish Africa, are the current Spanish territories in continental North Africa bordering Morocco, except the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.After the Reconquista, forces of the... ).
53	Turkmenistan	488100	188,456.5	0.33%
54	Cameroon	475442	183,569.2	0.32%
55	Papua New Guinea	462840	178,703.5	0.31%
56	Sweden	450295	173,859.9	0.30%
57	Uzbekistan	447400	172,742.1	0.30%
58	Morocco	446550	172,413.9	0.30%	Does not include Western Sahara Western Sahara Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly... (266000 km² (102,703.2 sq mi)).
59	Iraq	435244	168,048.6	0.29%
60	Paraguay	406752	157,047.8	0.27%
61	Zimbabwe	390757	150,872.1	0.26%
62	Japan	377930	145,919.6	0.25%	Does not include the disputed southern Kuril Islands Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands , in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, form a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands and many more minor rocks. It consists of Greater... .
63	Germany	357114	137,882.5	0.24%
64	Republic of the Congo	342000	132,046.9	0.23%
65	Finland	338424	130,666.2	0.23%	Includes Åland Islands Åland Islands The Åland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. They are situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and form an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland... (1552 km² (599.2 sq mi)).
66	Vietnam	331212	127,881.7	0.22%
67	Malaysia	330803	127,723.8	0.22%
68	Norway	323782	125,012.9	0.22%	The UN data includes mainland Norway only, and does not include the integral overseas areas of Svalbard Svalbard Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the... and Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide... (62422 km² (24,101.3 sq mi)) and the dependency of Bouvet Island Bouvet Island Bouvet Island is an uninhabited Antarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2,525 km south-southwest of South Africa. It is a dependent territory of Norway and, lying north of 60°S latitude, is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty. The centre of the island is an ice-filled crater of an... (49 km² (18.9 sq mi)) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal... (2500000 km² (965,255.4 sq mi)) and Peter I Island Peter I Island Peter I Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, from Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway, and along with Queen Maud Land and Bouvet Island comprises one of the three Norwegian dependent territories in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic. Peter I Island is ... (243 km² (93.8 sq mi)).
69	Côte d'Ivoire	322463	124,503.7	0.22%
70	Poland	312685	120,728.4	0.21%
71	Oman	309500	119,498.6	0.21%
72	Italy	301336	116,346.5	0.20%
73	Philippines	300000	115,830.6	0.20%
74	Burkina Faso	272967	105,393.1	0.18%
75	New Zealand	270467	104,427.9	0.18%	Does not include Niue Niue Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to... (260 km² (100.4 sq mi)), the Cook Islands Cook Islands The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand... (236 km² (91.1 sq mi)) and Tokelau Tokelau Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean that consists of three tropical coral atolls with a combined land area of 10 km2 and a population of approximately 1,400... (12 km² (4.6 sq mi)), or the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency Ross Dependency The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south... (450000 km² (173,746 sq mi)).
76	Gabon	267668	103,347.2	0.18%
77	Western Sahara	266000	102,703.2	0.18%	Administration is split between Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... and the partially recognised, de facto independent Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
78	Ecuador	256369	98,984.6	0.20%
79	Guinea	245857	94,925.9	0.17%
80	United Kingdom	242900	93,784.2	0.16%	Does not include the three Crown Dependencies (768 km² (296.5 sq mi)) and the 14 British overseas territories British overseas territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories... (1742857 km² (672,920.8 sq mi)).
81	Uganda	241550	93,263	0.16%
82	Ghana	238533	92,098.1	0.16%
83	Kingdom of Romania	238391	92,043.3	0.16%	Largest country in Southeastern Europe.
84	Laos	236800	91,429	0.16%
85	Guyana	214969	83,000	0.14%
86	Belarus	207600	80,154.8	0.14%
87	Kyrgyzstan	199951	77,201.5	0.13%
88	Senegal	196722	75,954.8	0.13%
89	Syria	185180	71,498.4	0.12%	Including the part of the Golan Heights (1200 km² (463.3 sq mi)) currently administered by Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... .
90	Cambodia	181035	69,898	0.12%
91	Uruguay	176215	68,037	0.12%
92	Suriname	163820	63,251.3	0.11%	Smallest country in South America South America South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east... .
93	Tunisia	163610	63,170.2	0.11%
94	Nepal	147181	56,826.9	0.10%
95	Bangladesh	143998	55,597.9	0.10%	Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is the centralized official bureau in Bangladesh for collecting statistics on demographics, the economy, and other facts about the country and disseminating the information.... is 147570 km² (56,977.1 sq mi).
96	Tajikistan	align=right 143100	0.10%
97	Greece	131957	50,948.9	0.09%
98	Nicaragua	130373	50,337.3	0.09%	Largest country in Central America Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent... .
99	North Korea	120538	46,540	0.08%
100	Malawi	118484	45,746.9	0.08%
101	Eritrea	117600	45,405.6	0.08%	Includes Badme Badme Badme is a town in the Horn of Africa and the focus of a territorial dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is claimed by both Eritrea, which considers Badme to be a part of Gash-Barka Zone, and Ethiopia, which considers Badme part of the Mirabawi Zone of the Tigray Region. This dispute was the... region.
102	Benin	112622	43,483.6	0.08%
103	Honduras	112492	43,433.4	0.08%
104	Liberia	111369	42,999.8	0.07%
105	Kingdom of Bulgaria	110879	42,810.6	0.07%
106	Cuba	109884	42,426.4	0.07%	Largest country in the Caribbean Caribbean The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north... .
107	Guatemala	108889	42,042.3	0.07%
108	Iceland	103000	39,768.5	0.07%
109	South Korea	99828	38,543.8	0.07%	Official figure as of 2009 is 100210 km² (38,691.3 sq mi).
110	Hungary	93028	35,918.3	0.06%
111	Portugal	92090	35,556.1	0.06%
112	Jordan	89342	34,495.1	0.06%
113	Serbia	88361	34,116.4	0.06%
114	Azerbaijan	86600	33,436.4	0.06%	The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which has an area of 11458 km² (4,424 sq mi) and is de facto independent from Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... .
115	Austria	83871	32,382.8	0.06%
116	United Arab Emirates	83600	32,278.1	0.06%
117	Czech Republic	78865	30,449.9	0.05%
118	Panama	75417	29,118.7	0.05%
119	Sierra Leone	71740	27,699	0.05%
120	Republic of Ireland	70273	27,132.6	0.05%
121	Georgia (country)	69700	26,911.3	0.05%
122	Sri Lanka	65610	25,332.2	0.04%
123	Lithuania	65300	25,212.5	0.04%
124	Latvia	64559	24,926.4	0.04%
125	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	62422	24,101.3	0.04%	Integral overseas areas of the Kingdom of Norway.
126	Togo	56785	21,924.8	0.04%
127	Independent State of Croatia	56594	21,851.1	0.04%
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51197	19,767.3	0.03%
129	Costa Rica	51100	19,729.8	0.03%
130	Slovakia	49037	18,933.3	0.03%
131	Dominican Republic	48671	18,792	0.03%
132	Estonia	45227	17,462.2	0.03%
133	Denmark	43094	16,638.7	0.03%	The UN figure includes only the constituent country Denmark; the entire Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark or the Danish Realm , is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state consisting of Denmark proper in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. Denmark is the hegemonial part, where the... , including Greenland Greenland Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for... and Faroe Islands Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland... covers 2220093 km² (857,182.7 sq mi) and would be 13th.
134	Switzerland	41277	15,937.1	0.03%	The UN figure does not include state forests and communanzas amounting to (7.15 km² (2.8 sq mi)).
135	Bhutan	38394	14,824	0.03%
136	Netherlands	37354	14,422.5	0.03%
137	Republic of China	36188	13,972.3	0.02%
138	Guinea-Bissau	36125	13,947.9	0.02%
139	Moldova	33846	13,068	0.02%	The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized Transnistria, which has an area of 4163 km² (1,607.3 sq mi) and is de facto independent from Moldova.
140	Belgium	30528	11,786.9	0.02%
141	Lesotho	30355	11,720.1	0.02%
142	Armenia	29743	11,483.8	0.02%
143	Solomon Islands	28896	11,156.8	0.02%
144	Albania	28748	11,099.7	0.02%
145	Equatorial Guinea	28051	10,830.6	0.02%
146	Burundi	27834	10,746.8	0.02%
147	Haiti	27750	10,714.3	0.02%
148	Rwanda	26338	10,169.2	0.02%
149	Republic of Macedonia	25713	9,927.8	0.02%
150	Djibouti	23200	8,957.6	0.02%
151	Belize	22966	8,867.2	0.02%
152	Israel	22072	8,522	0.01%	The UN figure does not include the West Bank West Bank The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan... (5640 km² (2,177.6 sq mi)) and the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip thumb\|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of... (360 km² (139 sq mi)); Including the internationally unrecognized annexed Golan Heights (1200 km² (463.3 sq mi)) and East Jerusalem East Jerusalem East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War... (70 km² (27 sq mi)).
153	El Salvador	21041	8,124	0.01%	Smallest country in Central America Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent... .
154	Slovenia	20273	7,827.4	0.01%
155	New Caledonia	18575	7,171.8	0.01%	Sui generis French collectivity.
156	Fiji	18272	7,054.9	0.01%
157	Kuwait	17818	6,879.6	0.01%
158	Swaziland	17364	6,704.3	0.01%
159	East Timor	14874	5,742.9	0.01%
160	The Bahamas	13943	5,383.4	0.009%
161	Kingdom of Montenegro	13812	5,332.8	0.009%
162	Vanuatu	12189	4,706.2	0.008%
163	Falkland Islands	12173	4,700	0.008%	British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... .
164	Qatar	11586	4,473.4	0.008%
165	The Gambia	11295	4,361	0.008%	Smallest country in continental Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area... .
166	Jamaica	10991	4,243.6	0.007%
167	Lebanon	10452	4,035.5	0.007%	Smallest country in continental Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... .
168	Cyprus	9251	3,571.8	0.006%	The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3355 km² (1,295.4 sq mi)), an UN buffer zone United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus runs for more than along what is known as the Green Line and has an area of . The zone partitions the island of Cyprus into a southern area effectively controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus , and the northern area... (346 km² (133.6 sq mi)), and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km² (98.1 sq mi)).
169	Puerto Rico	8870	3,424.7	0.006%	Commonwealth Commonwealth (United States insular area) In the terminology of the United States insular areas, a Commonwealth is a type of organized but unincorporated dependent territory.The definition of "Commonwealth" according to current U.S. State Department policy reads: "The term 'Commonwealth' does not describe or provide for any specific... of the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... .
170	French Southern Territories	7447	2,875.3	0.005%	Overseas territory of France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... . Excludes not widely recognized claim on Adélie Land Adélie Land Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between 136° E and 142° E , with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2,600 km toward the South Pole. It is claimed by France as one of five districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, although not... in Antarctica.
171	Palestinian territories	6020	2,324.3	0.004%
172	Brunei	5765	2,225.9	0.004%
173	Trinidad and Tobago	5130	1,980.7	0.003%
174	Cape Verde	4033	1,557.2	0.003%
175	French Polynesia	4000	1,544.4	0.003%	French overseas collectivity.
176	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	3903	1,507	0.003%	British Overseas Territory British overseas territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories... .
177	Samoa	2842	1,097.3	0.002%
178	Luxembourg	2586	998.5	0.002%
179	Comoros	2235	862.9	0.002%	Listed figure includes Mayotte Mayotte Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and... 373 km² (144 sq mi), a de facto overseas department of France.
180	Mauritius	1969	760.2	0.001%
181	Faroe Islands	1393	537.8	0.001%	A country within the Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark or the Danish Realm , is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state consisting of Denmark proper in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. Denmark is the hegemonial part, where the... .
182	Hong Kong	1104	426.3	0.0007%	A Special Administrative Region of China.
183	São Tomé and Príncipe	964	372.2	0.0006%
184	Turks and Caicos Islands	948	366	0.0006%	British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.
185	Bahrain	758	292.7	0.0005%
186	Dominica	751	290	0.0005%
187	Tonga	747	288.4	0.0005%
188	Kiribati	726	280.3	0.0005%	Figure refers to land area only. Excludes uninhabited islands (84 km² (32.4 sq mi)).
189	Singapore	710	274.1	0.0005%
190	Federated States of Micronesia	702	271	0.0005%
191	Isle of Man	572	220.9	0.0004%	British Crown dependency Crown dependency The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.... .
192	Guam	549	212	0.0004%	Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
193	Saint Lucia	539	208.1	0.0004%	Refers to habitable area. Excludes St. Lucia's Forest Reserve.
194	Andorra	468	180.7	0.0003%
195	Northern Mariana Islands	464	179.2	0.0003%	Commonwealth of the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... .
196	Palau	459	177.2	0.0003%
197	Seychelles	452	174.5	0.0003%	Smallest country in Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area... .
198	Curaçao	444	171.4	0.0003%	Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality... .
199	Antigua and Barbuda	442	170.7	0.0003%
200	Barbados	430	166	0.0003%
201	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389	150.2	0.0003%
202	United States Virgin Islands	347	134	0.0002%	Unincorporated, organized territory of the United States.
203	Grenada	344	132.8	0.0002%
204	Malta	316	122	0.0002%	Smallest country of the European Union European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958... .
205	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	308	118.9	0.0002%	British Overseas Territory
206	Maldives	300	115.8	0.0002%	Smallest country in Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... .
207	Cayman Islands	264	101.9	0.0002%	British Overseas Territory.
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	100.8	0.0002%	Smallest nation in North America North America North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas... , in Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily... and in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions... .
209	Niue	260	100.4	0.0002%	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
210	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	242	93.4	0.0002%	French overseas collectivity.
211	Cook Islands	236	91.1	0.0002%	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
212	American Samoa	199	76.8	0.0001%	Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Swains Island Swains Island Swains Island is an atoll in the Tokelau chain. Culturally a part of Tokelau, it is an unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States administered by American Samoa. Swains Island has also been known at various times as Olosenga Island, Olohega Island, Quiros Island, Gente Hermosa... , claimed by Tokelau Tokelau Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean that consists of three tropical coral atolls with a combined land area of 10 km2 and a population of approximately 1,400... .
213	Marshall Islands	181	69.9	0.0001%
214	Aruba	180	69.5	0.0001%	Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality... .
215	Liechtenstein	160	61.8	0.0001%
216	British Virgin Islands	151	58.3	0.0001%	British Overseas Territory
217	Wallis and Futuna	142	54.8	0.0001%	French overseas collectivity.
218	Jersey	116	44.8	0.00008%	British Crown dependency Crown dependency The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.... .
219	Montserrat	102	39.4	0.00007%	British Overseas Territory British overseas territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories... .
220	Anguilla	91	35.1	0.00006%	British Overseas Territory British overseas territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories... .
221	Guernsey	78	30.1	0.00005%	British Crown dependency Crown dependency The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.... .
222	San Marino	61	23.6	0.00004%
223	British Indian Ocean Territory	60	23.2	0.00004%	British Overseas Territory British overseas territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories... .
224	Saint Martin (France)	56	21.6	0.00004%	French overseas collectivity.
225	Bermuda	54	20.8	0.00004%	British Overseas Territory.
226	Pitcairn Islands	47	18.1	0.00003%	British Overseas Territory.
227	Norfolk Island	36	13.9	0.00002%	Self-governing territory of Australia.
228	Sint Maarten	34	13.1	0.00002%	Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality... .
229	Macau	30	11.6	0.00002%	A Special Administrative Region of China.
230	Tuvalu	26	10	0.00002%
231	Saint Barthélemy	24	9.3	0.00002%	French overseas collectivity.
232	Nauru	21	8.1	0.00001%	Smallest island nation and smallest republic in the world.
233	Tokelau	12	4.6	0.000008%	Dependency of New Zealand.
234	Gibraltar	6	2.3	0.000004%	British Overseas Territory.
235	Monaco	2	0.77220431718507	0.000001%	Smallest member of the United Nations United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... .
236	Vatican City	0.44	0.169884949780715	0.0000003%	Smallest country in the world.

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See also