List of countries and outlying territories by total area

For a list of countries by land area only, see List of countries and outlying territories by land area.

This is a list of the world's sovereign states and their dependent territories by total area, including the entities listed on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The figures represent total areas, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Some entries may also include marine internal waters (coastal waters). Territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included. The total land area of the world is 148,940,000 km2 (57,510,000 sq mi),[1] about 29.1% of the Earth's surface area.

All generally recognised 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 Antarctica[Note 1] (14,400,000 km2/5,600,000 sq mi) – and entities such as the European Union[Note 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. States with limited recognition that are not listed in the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 are not included, but are noted within the countries they are recognised as part of with areas given.

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Countries by total area

Rank Country Area (km2)[Note 3] Area (sq mi) % of Total Notes
1  Russia 17,098,242 6,601,668 11.5% The largest country in the world.
2  Canada 9,984,670 3,855,100 6.7% The largest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
3 / 4
[Note 4]		  China 9,640,011 3,722,029 6.5% The largest country entirely in Asia.

[Note 5]
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[Note 4]		  United States 9,629,091 3,717,813 6.5% Includes only states and incorporated territories.

[Note 6]
5  Brazil 8,514,877 3,287,612 5.7% The largest country in South America and the Southern Hemisphere.
6  Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 5.2% The largest country in Oceania and the largest borderless country, as well as the largest country wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.

[Note 8]
7  India 3,287,263 1,269,219 2.3% [Note 9] The largest country in South Asia.
8  Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,500 2% Second largest country in South America [Note 10]
9  Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,100 1.8% Largest landlocked country in the world.[8][9]
10  Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 1.6% Largest country in Africa and the Mediterranean region.
11  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 905,355 1.6% Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
12  Greenland 2,166,086 836,330 1.5% A constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Largest island that is not a continent. Largest non-sovereign territory.
13  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 1.4% Largest country in the Middle East.
14  Mexico 1,964,375 758,449 1.3% [Note 11]
15  Indonesia 1,910,931 737,815 1.3% Largest country in Southeast Asia and largest country wholly on islands (if considering Australia a continent).
16  Sudan 1,861,484 718,723[10] 1.3% Formerly the largest country in Africa.[Note 12]
17  Libya 1,759,540 679,360 1.2%
18  Iran 1,648,195 636,372 1.1% [Note 13]
19  Mongolia 1,564,116 603,909 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%
26  Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 0.76%
27  Ethiopia 1,104,300 426,400 0.74% Excluding the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2/5,400 sq mi). Most populated landlocked country in the world.
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 (20,580 km2/7,950 sq mi).
31  Tanzania 945,087 364,900 0.63%
32  Nigeria 923,768 356,669 0.62%
33  Venezuela 912,050 352,140 0.61% Excludes the claimed Guayana Esequiba area of 159,500 square kilometres (61,583 sq mi).
34  Namibia 824,268 318,252 0.55%
35  Mozambique 801,590 309,500 0.54%
36  Pakistan 796,095 307,374 0.53%-0.59% [Note 14]
37  Turkey 783,562 302,535 0.53%
38  Chile 756,102 291,933 0.51% Excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2/480,000 sq mi).
39  Zambia 752,612 290,585 0.51%
40  Burma 676,578 261,228 0.45%
41  Afghanistan 652,090 251,770 0.44%
42  France 640,294 247,219 0.43% Largest country within the European Union and largest West European country.
[Note 15]
43  Somalia 637,657 246,201 0.43% [Note 16]
44  Central African Republic 622,984 240,535 0.42%
45  South Sudan 619,745 239,285[14] 0.42%
46  Ukraine 603,500 233,000 0.41% The largest country wholly in Europe.[15]
47  Madagascar 587,041 226,658 0.39%
48  Botswana 582,000 225,000 0.39%
49  Kenya 580,367 224,081 0.39%
50  Yemen 527,968 203,850 0.35%
51  Thailand 513,120 198,120 0.34%
52  Spain 505,992 195,365 0.34% [Note 17]
53  Turkmenistan 488,100 188,500 0.33%
54  Cameroon 475,442 183,569 0.32%
55  Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,700 0.31%
56  Sweden 450,295 173,860 0.30%
57  Uzbekistan 447,400 172,700 0.30%
58  Morocco 446,550 172,410 0.30% Does not include Western Sahara (266,000 km2/103,000 sq mi).
59  Iraq 435,244 168,049 0.29%
60  Paraguay 406,752 157,048 0.27%
61  Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 0.26%
62  Japan 377,930 145,920 0.25% [Note 18]
63  Germany 357,114 137,882 0.24%
64  Republic of the Congo 342,000 132,000 0.23%
65  Finland 338,424 130,666 0.23% [Note 19]
66  Vietnam 331,212 127,882 0.22%
67  Malaysia 330,803 127,724 0.22%
68  Norway 323,782 125,013 0.22% [Note 20]
69  Côte d'Ivoire 322,463 124,504 0.22%
70  Poland 312,685 120,728 0.21%
71  Oman 309,500 119,500 0.21%
72  Italy 301,336 116,346 0.20%
73  Philippines 300,000 115,800 0.20% [Note 21]
74  Burkina Faso 272,967 105,393 0.18%
75  New Zealand 270,467 104,428 0.18% [Note 22]
76  Gabon 267,668 103,347 0.18%
77  Western Sahara 266,000 103,000 0.18% [Note 23]
78  Ecuador 256,369 98,985 0.20%
79  Guinea 245,857 94,926 0.17%
80  United Kingdom 242,900 93,800 0.16% [Note 24]
81  Uganda 241,550 93,260 0.16%
82  Ghana 238,533 92,098 0.16%
83  Romania 238,391 92,043 0.16% Largest country in Southeastern Europe.
84  Laos 236,800 91,400 0.16%
85  Guyana 214,969 83,000 0.14%
86  Belarus 207,600 80,200 0.14%
87  Kyrgyzstan 199,951 77,202 0.13%
88  Senegal 196,722 75,955 0.13%
89  Syria 185,180 71,500 0.12% Including the part of the Golan Heights (1,200 km2/460 sq mi) currently administered by Israel.
90  Cambodia 181,035 69,898 0.12%
91  Uruguay 176,215 68,037 0.12%
92  Suriname 163,820 63,250 0.11% Smallest country in South America.
93  Tunisia 163,610 63,170 0.11%
94  Bangladesh 147,570 56,980 0.10% Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2/56,980 sq mi.[17]
95  Nepal 147,181 56,827 0.10%
96  Tajikistan 143,100 55,300 0.10%
97  Greece 131,957 50,949 0.09%
98  Nicaragua 130,373 50,337 0.09% Largest country in Central America.
99  North Korea 120,538 46,540 0.08%
100  Malawi 118,484 45,747 0.08%
101  Eritrea 117,600 45,400 0.08% Includes Badme region.
102  Benin 112,622 43,484 0.08%
103  Honduras 112,492 43,433 0.08%
104  Liberia 111,369 43,000 0.07%
105  Bulgaria 110,879 42,811 0.07%
106  Cuba 109,884 42,426 0.07% Largest country in the Caribbean.
107  Guatemala 108,889 42,042 0.07%
108  Iceland 103,000 40,000 0.07%
109  South Korea 99,828 38,544 0.07% Official figure as of 2009 is 100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi).[18]
110  Hungary 93,028 35,918 0.06%
111  Portugal 92,090 35,560 0.06%
112  Jordan 89,342 34,495 0.06%
113  Serbia 88,361 34,116 0.06% The UN area figure includes the disputed territory of Kosovo, which has an area of 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)[19] and has declared independence from Serbia.
114  Azerbaijan 86,600 33,400 0.06% [Note 25]
115  Austria 83,871 32,383 0.06%
116  United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,300 0.06%
117  Czech Republic 78,865 30,450 0.05%
118  Panama 75,417 29,119 0.05%
119  Sierra Leone 71,740 27,700 0.05%
120  Ireland 70,273 27,133 0.05%
121  Georgia 69,700 26,900 0.05% [Note 26]
122  Sri Lanka 65,610 25,330 0.04%
123  Lithuania 65,300 25,200 0.04%
124  Latvia 64,559 24,926 0.04%
125  Svalbard and Jan Mayen 62,422 24,101 0.04% Integral overseas areas of the Kingdom of Norway.
126  Togo 56,785 21,925 0.04%
127  Croatia 56,594 21,851 0.04%
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 19,767 0.03%
129  Costa Rica 51,100 19,700 0.03%
130  Slovakia 49,037 18,933 0.03%
131  Dominican Republic 48,671 18,792 0.03%
132  Estonia 45,227 17,462 0.03%
133  Denmark 43,094 16,639 0.03% [Note 27]
134  Switzerland 41,277 15,937 0.03% [Note 28]
135  Bhutan 38,394 14,824 0.03%

[Note 29]
136  Netherlands 37,354 14,422 0.03% [Note 30]
137  Republic of China (Taiwan) 36,188 13,972 0.02% [Note 31]
138  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 13,948 0.02%
139  Moldova 33,846 13,068 0.02% [Note 32]
140  Belgium 30,528 11,787 0.02%
141  Lesotho 30,355 11,720 0.02%
142  Armenia 29,743 11,484 0.02%
143  Solomon Islands 28,896 11,157 0.02%
144  Albania 28,748 11,100 0.02%
145  Equatorial Guinea 28,051 10,831 0.02%
146  Burundi 27,834 10,747 0.02%
147  Haiti 27,750 10,710 0.02%
148  Rwanda 26,338 10,169 0.02%
149  Macedonia 25,713 9,928 0.02%
150  Djibouti 23,200 9,000 0.02%
151  Belize 22,966 8,867 0.02%
152  Israel 22,072 8,522 0.01% [Note 33]
153  El Salvador 21,041 8,124 0.01% Smallest country in Central America.
154  Slovenia 20,273 7,827 0.01%
155  New Caledonia 18,575 7,172 0.01% Sui generis French collectivity.
156  Fiji 18,272 7,055 0.01%
157  Kuwait 17,818 6,880 0.01%
158  Swaziland 17,364 6,704 0.01%
159  East Timor 14,874 5,743 0.01%
160  The Bahamas 13,943 5,383 0.009%
161  Montenegro 13,812 5,333 0.009%
162  Vanuatu 12,189 4,706 0.008%
163  Falkland Islands 12,173 4,700 0.008% British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina.
164  Qatar 11,586 4,473 0.008%
165  The Gambia 11,295 4,361 0.008% Smallest country in continental Africa.
166  Jamaica 10,991 4,244 0.007%
167  Lebanon 10,452 4,036 0.007% Smallest country in continental Asia.
168  Cyprus 9,251 3,572 0.006% [Note 34]
169  Puerto Rico 8,870 3,420 0.006% Commonwealth of the United States.
170  French Southern and Antarctic Lands 7,447 2,875 0.005% Overseas territory of France. Excludes not widely recognized claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.

[Note 35]
171  Palestinian territories 6,020 2,320 0.004%
172  Brunei 5,765 2,226 0.004%
173  Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 1,980 0.003%
174  Cape Verde 4,033 1,557 0.003%
175  French Polynesia 4,000 1,500 0.003% French overseas collectivity.
176  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3,903 1,507 0.003% British Overseas Territory.

[Note 36]
177  Samoa 2,842 1,097 0.002%
178  Luxembourg 2,586 998 0.002%
179  Comoros 2,235 863 0.002% Listed figure includes Mayotte 373 km2/144 sq mi, a de facto overseas department of France.
180  Mauritius 1,969 760 0.001%
181  Faroe Islands 1,393 538 0.001% A country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
182  Hong Kong 1,104 426 0.0007% A Special Administrative Region of China.
183  São Tomé and Príncipe 964 372 0.0006%
184  Turks and Caicos Islands 948 366 0.0006% British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.
185  Bahrain 758 293 0.0005%
186  Dominica 751 290 0.0005%
187  Tonga 747 288 0.0005%
188  Kiribati 726 280 0.0005% Figure refers to land area only. Excludes uninhabited islands (84 km2/32 sq mi).
189  Singapore 710 270 0.0005%
190  Federated States of Micronesia 702 271 0.0005%
191  Isle of Man 572 221 0.0004% British Crown dependency.
192  Guam 549 212 0.0004% Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
193  Saint Lucia 539 208 0.0004% Refers to habitable area. Excludes St. Lucia's Forest Reserve.
194  Andorra 468 181 0.0003%
195  Northern Mariana Islands 464 179 0.0003% Commonwealth of the United States.
196  Palau 459 177 0.0003%
197  Seychelles 452 175 0.0003% Smallest country in Africa.
198  Curaçao 444 171 0.0003% Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
199  Antigua and Barbuda 442 171 0.0003%
200  Barbados 430 170 0.0003%
201  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 150 0.0003%
202  United States Virgin Islands 347 134 0.0002% Unincorporated, organized territory of the United States.
203  Grenada 344 133 0.0002%
204  Malta 316 122 0.0002% Smallest country of the European Union.
205  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 308 119 0.0002% British Overseas Territory

[Note 37]
206  Maldives 300 120 0.0002% Smallest country in Asia.
207  Cayman Islands 264 102 0.0002% British Overseas Territory.
208  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 101 0.0002% Smallest nation in North America, in Americas and in the Western Hemisphere.
209  Niue 260 100 0.0002% Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
210  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 93 0.0002% French overseas collectivity.
211  Cook Islands 236 91 0.0002% Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
212  American Samoa 199 77 0.0001% Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Swains Island, claimed by Tokelau.
213  Marshall Islands 181 70 0.0001%
214  Aruba 180 69 0.0001% Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
215  Liechtenstein 160 62 0.0001%
216  British Virgin Islands 151 58 0.0001% British Overseas Territory
217  Wallis and Futuna 142 55 0.0001% French overseas collectivity.
218  Jersey 116 45 0.00008% British Crown dependency.
219  Montserrat 102 39 0.00007% British Overseas Territory.
220  Anguilla 91 35 0.00006% British Overseas Territory.
221  Guernsey 78 30 0.00005% British Crown dependency.
222  San Marino 61 24 0.00004%
223  British Indian Ocean Territory 60 23 0.00004% British Overseas Territory.
[Note 38]
224  Saint Martin 56 22 0.00004% French overseas collectivity.
[Note 39]
225  Bermuda 54 21 0.00004% British Overseas Territory.
226  Pitcairn Islands 47 18 0.00003% British Overseas Territory.
[Note 40]
227  Norfolk Island 36 14 0.00002% Self-governing territory of Australia.
228  Sint Maarten 34 13 0.00002% Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
229  Macau 30 12 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.
[Note 41]
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 0.77 0.000001% Smallest member of the United Nations.
236  Vatican City 0.44 0.17 0.0000003% Smallest country in the world.

See also

Notes

  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) and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).
  3. ^ Source, unless otherwise specified: (pdf) Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density. United Nations Statistics Division. 2008. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2008/Table03.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-24 
    Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
  4. ^ a b 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, 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi) does not include disputed territories in China's possession. If the territories of Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, which are controlled by China but claimed by India, were added to the current UN figure for China, China's total area would be 9,640,011 km2 (3,722,029 sq mi). Using this figure, the area of China would be greater than the U.N. figure for the area of the United States,9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 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, reaching differing conclusions.
  5. ^ The area given is the United Nations official figure for China, 9,596,961km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[2] excludes Taiwan and other islands of the Republic of China;[2] territories in dispute with India (Aksai Chin, Trans-Karakoram Tract, Arunachal Pradesh); coastal and territorial waters. Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract are controlled by China and claimed by India, whereas Arunachal Pradesh is controlled by India and claimed by China. The total area of China is listed as 9,572,900 km2 (3,696,100 sq mi) by the Encyclopædia Britannica, which is slightly larger than that of the United States[3] See territorial changes and land reclamations of P.R. China
  6. ^ The area given is the United Nations official figure which includes coastal waters. The total area of the United States is listed as 9,826,675 km2 (3,794,100 sq mi) by the CIA World Factbook which further includes territorial waters.[4] [5] The total area of the United States is listed as 9,522,055 km2 (3,676,486 sq mi) by the Encyclopædia Britannica, which is slightly less than that of China.[6]
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Includes the territories of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 km2/5.4 sq mi) and Christmas Island (135 km2/52 sq mi).[Note 7] Excludes the external territories of Norfolk Island (36 km2/14 sq mi), Ashmore and Cartier Islands (5 km2/1.9 sq mi), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0.91 km2/0.35 sq mi), and Heard and McDonald Islands (372 km2/144 sq mi). Excludes the claim of the Australian Antarctic Territory (5,896,500 km2/2,276,700 sq mi).
  9. ^ The area given is the United Nations official figure. If Indian Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh which are claimed by Pakistan and China respectively, the area would be 3,201,446 km2 (1,236,085 sq mi), 2.1% of the total.[7]
  10. ^ Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands (12,200 km2/4,700 sq mi), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica (969,000 km2/374,000 sq mi).
  11. ^ Does not include claims on Clipperton Island (Spanish: Isla de la Pasión) 8.9 square kilometres (3.4 sq mi).
  12. ^ Following the split of South Sudan in July 2011, Sudan drops to 16th place (1,886,068 km2/728,215 sq mi), with the new Republic of South Sudan appearing at 45th place (619,745 km2/239,285 sq mi).
  13. ^ The area given is the area as tabulated by the CIA World Factbook.[11] The UN Demographic Yearbook lists a figure of 1,628,750 km², which refers to land area only.
  14. ^ The United Nations area figure excludes data for 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 Gilgit-Baltistan (72,520 km2/28,000 sq mi).[12] Including these territories would produce an area figure of 881,912 km2 (340,508 sq mi).
  15. ^ The French Republic includes French overseas territories and, using data from the UN source, has a total area of 640,294 km2/247,219 sq mi, excluding French Southern and Antarctic Lands totaling (432,000 km2/167,000 sq mi).
    The UN source reports 551,500 square kilometres / 212,900 square miles as the geographic European area of France, and separately reports the areas of overseas departments of French Guiana (83,534 km2/32,253 sq mi); Guadeloupe (1,628 km2/629 sq mi); Martinique (1,128 km2/436 sq mi); and Réunion (2,504 km2/967 sq mi). The areas of these overseas departments total (88,794 km2/34,284 sq mi), and adding that to the geographic European area brings the total area for the French Republic to (640,294 km2/247,219 sq mi).
    Another source, the French National Institute for Statistice and Economic Studies, gives an area figure of (632,759 km2/244,310 sq mi) as the area of Metropolitan France and overseas departments.[13]
  16. ^ The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized  Somaliland, which has an area of 137,600 km2 (53,100 sq mi) and is de facto independent from Somalia.
  17. ^ Includes Spanish possessions on or near the coast of Africa (Ceuta, Melilla, Plazas de soberanía).
  18. ^ Does not include the disputed southern Kuril Islands.
  19. ^ Includes Åland Islands (1,552 km2/599 sq mi).
  20. ^ The UN data includes mainland Norway only, and does not include 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).
  21. ^ The figure given on a Philippine Government website is 299,764 km2 (115,740 sq mi).[16]
  22. ^ Does not include Niue (260 km2/100 sq mi), the Cook Islands (236 km2/91 sq mi) and Tokelau (12 km2/4.6 sq mi), or the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km2/170,000 sq mi).
  23. ^ Administration is split between Morocco and the partially recognised, de facto independent  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory.
  24. ^ Does not include the three Crown Dependencies (768 km2/297 sq mi) and the 14 British overseas territories (1,742,857 km2/672,921 sq mi).
  25. ^ The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which has an area of 11,458 km2 (4,424 sq mi) and is de facto independent from Azerbaijan.
  26. ^ The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized  Abkhazia and  South Ossetia, both of which are de facto independent from Georgia. The area of Abkhazia is 8,660 km2 (3,340 sq mi)[20] and that of South Ossetia is 3,900 km2 (1,500 sq mi).[21]
  27. ^ The UN figure includes only the constituent country Denmark; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km2 (857,183 sq mi) and would be 12th.
  28. ^ The UN figure does not include state forests and communanzas amounting to (7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi)).
  29. ^ Bhutan's entry in the CIA Factbook as of July 2009 listed the area as 38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi),[22] the same number reported by the Bhutan government in 2002.[23] The previous CIA Factbook update as of June 2009 listed the area as 47,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi),[24] close to the 46,500 km2 (18,000 sq mi) figure reported by the Bhutan government in 1997.[25]
  30. ^ The UN figure includes only the constituent country the Netherlands; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km2 (16,385 sq mi). The official figure for the whole Kingdom is 41,528 km2 (16,034 sq mi).[26]
  31. ^ The UN source does not include data for the Republic of China (Taiwan). The figure used was taken from the 2009 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China. The total constitutional land area of the Republic of China is 11,420,000 square kilometres (7.10×109 mi), which includes modern-day Taiwan, Mongolia, and Mainland China.[27]
  32. ^ The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized  Transnistria, which has an area of 4,163 km2 (1,607 sq mi) and is de facto independent from Moldova.
  33. ^ The UN figure does not include the West Bank (5,640 km2/2,180 sq mi) and the Gaza Strip (360 km2/140 sq mi); Including the internationally unrecognized annexed Golan Heights (1,200 km2/460 sq mi) and East Jerusalem (70 km2/27 sq mi).
  34. ^ The UN area figure includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent  Northern Cyprus (3,355 km2/1,295 sq mi), an UN buffer zone (346 km2/134 sq mi), and  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km2/98 sq mi).
  35. ^ The UN source has no data for the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The figure given here was taken from the CIA Factbook, and is the total of all areas listed separately there.[28]
  36. ^ The UN source does not include data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The figure given here was taken from the CIA Factbook.[29]
  37. ^ The UN source lists this entity as three separate territories. The figure given here is from the CIA Factbook.[30]
  38. ^ Also known as the Chagos Islands. Home of the Diego Garcia military base; no permanent resident population. The UN gives no information for British Indian Ocean Territory. The figure given here was taken from the CIA Factbook.[31]
  39. ^ The UN source does not include data for Saint Martin. The figure used is from the French National institute of Statistics and economic Studies.[13]
  40. ^ The figure used is from the CIA Factbook, and includes Henderson, Ducie Island, and Oeno Island.[32] The UN figure is 5 km2/1.9 sq mi, and only includes area for Pitcairn island itself, the only inhabited island in the Pitcairn Islands group.
  41. ^ The UN source does not include data for Saint Barthélemy. The figure used is from the French National institute of Statistics and economic Studies.[13]

References

  1. ^ CIA - The World Factbook
  2. ^ a b "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. 
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica - China - Geography Note". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
  4. ^ World Factbook - United States. CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html. Retrieved 2010-01-31 .
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica - United States - Geography Note". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  7. ^ Census of India - Area and Population (archive.org page)
  8. ^ Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan (ASRK). 2005. Main Demographic Indicators. Available at http://www.stat.kz
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ "Sudan". CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html. Retrieved 13 July 2011. 
  11. ^ "Iran". CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
  12. ^ Area figures are from Geohive - Pakistan statistics
  13. ^ a b c Subdivisions, surface area and population of the French Republic, National Institute for Statistice and Economic Studies, accessed 11 March 2011.
  14. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14077511
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  18. ^ "우리나라 국토, 여의도 면적 24배 늘어". Moneytoday, citing Ministry of Land Transport and Maritime Affairs. August 31, 2010. http://stock.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?no=2010083110084267827&type=1&outlink=2&EVEC. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  19. ^ "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. 
  20. ^ Abkhazia at Encyclopædia Britannica
  21. ^ South Ossetia at World English Dictionary
  22. ^ "The World Factbook: Bhutan". U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090805014552/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bt.html. 
  23. ^ "9th Five Year Plan (2002-2007)". Royal Government of Bhutan. 2002. http://www.gnhc.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/5yp09_main.pdf. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
  24. ^ "The World Factbook: Bhutan". U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090715044105/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/BT.html. 
  25. ^ "8th Five Year Plan (1997-2002)". Royal Government of Bhutan. 1997. http://www.gnhc.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08fyp.pdf. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
  26. ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Netherlands
  27. ^ "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. 
  28. ^ French Southern and Antarctic Lands, CIA Factbook, as of December 29, 2010.
  29. ^ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, CIA Factbook, as of November 26, 2010
  30. ^ Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha, CIA Factbook, as of March 1, 2011.
  31. ^ British Indian Ocean Territory, CIA Factbook, as of November 17, 2010.
  32. ^ Central Intelligence Agency, Pitcairn Islands, CIA World Factbook, as of February 15, 2011.
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