List of island countries by area
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This is a list of the largest archipelagic countries (island nations) in the world. Figures include the countries' overseas territories.
Country | Total Area (km2) [1] | ||
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1 | Indonesia | 1,904,569 | |
2 | Madagascar | 587,041 | |
3 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | |
4 | Japan | 377,873 | |
5 | Philippines | 300,000 | |
6 | New Zealand | 270,534 | |
7 | United Kingdom | 269,900 | |
8 | Cuba | 110,861 | |
9 | Iceland | 103,000 | |
10 | Ireland | 70,273 | |
11 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | |
12 | Dominican Republic | 48,671 | |
13 | Solomon Islands | 28,896 | |
14 | Haiti | 27,750 | |
15 | Fiji | 18,274 | |
16 | Timor-Leste | 14,874 | |
17 | Bahamas | 13,878 | |
18 | Vanuatu | 12,189 | |
19 | Jamaica | 10,991 | |
20 | Cyprus | 9,251 | |
21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,130 | |
22 | Cape Verde | 4,033 | |
23 | Comoros | 2,235 | |
24 | Mauritius | 2,040 | |
25 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 964 | |
26 | Dominica | 751 | |
27 | Tonga | 747 | |
28 | Kiribati | 726 | |
29 | Federated States of Micronesia | 702 | |
30 | Bahrain | 694 | |
31 | Singapore | 683 | |
32 | Saint Lucia | 539 | |
33 | Palau | 459 | |
34 | Seychelles | 455 | |
35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | |
36 | Barbados | 431 | |
37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 388 | |
38 | Grenada | 344 | |
39 | Malta | 316 | |
40 | Maldives | 298 | |
41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | |
42 | Marshall Islands | 181 | |
43 | Tuvalu | 26 | |
44 | Nauru | 21 |
[edit] References
- ^ List of countries and outlying territories by total area. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.