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Country Comparison :: Area
This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
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Rank
country (sq km) Date of Information
1 Russia
17,098,242
NA
2 Canada
9,984,670
NA
3 United States
9,826,675
NA
4 China
9,596,961
NA
5 Brazil
8,514,877
NA
6 Australia
7,741,220
NA
7 India
3,287,263
NA
8 Argentina
2,780,400
NA
9 Kazakhstan
2,724,900
NA
10 Sudan
2,505,813
NA
11 Algeria
2,381,741
NA
12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2,344,858
NA
13 Greenland
2,166,086
NA
14 Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
NA
15 Mexico
1,964,375
NA
16 Indonesia
1,904,569
NA
17 Libya
1,759,540
NA
18 Iran
1,648,195
NA
19 Mongolia
1,564,116
NA
20 Peru
1,285,216
NA
21 Chad
1,284,000
NA
22 Niger
1,267,000
NA
23 Angola
1,246,700
NA
24 Mali
1,240,192
NA
25 South Africa
1,219,090
NA
26 Colombia
1,138,914
NA
27 Ethiopia
1,104,300
NA
28 Bolivia
1,098,581
NA
29 Mauritania
1,030,700
NA
30 Egypt
1,001,450
NA
31 Tanzania
947,300
NA
32 Nigeria
923,768
NA
33 Venezuela
912,050
NA
34 Namibia
824,292
NA
35 Mozambique
799,380
NA
36 Pakistan
796,095
NA
37 Turkey
783,562
NA
38 Chile
756,102
NA
39 Zambia
752,618
NA
40 Burma
676,578
NA
41 Afghanistan
652,230
NA
42 France
643,427
NA
43 Somalia
637,657
NA
44 Central African Republic
622,984
NA
45 Ukraine
603,550
NA
46 Madagascar
587,041
NA
47 Botswana
581,730
NA
48 Kenya
580,367
NA
49 Yemen
527,968
NA
50 Thailand
513,120
NA
51 Spain
505,370
NA
52 Turkmenistan
488,100
NA
53 Cameroon
475,440
NA
54 Papua New Guinea
462,840
NA
55 Sweden
450,295
NA
56 Uzbekistan
447,400
NA
57 Morocco
446,550
NA
58 Iraq
438,317
NA
59 Paraguay
406,752
NA
60 Zimbabwe
390,757
NA
61 Japan
377,915
NA
62 Germany
357,022
NA
63 Congo, Republic of the
342,000
NA
64 Finland
338,145
NA
65 Vietnam
331,210
NA
66 Malaysia
329,847
NA
67 Norway
323,802
NA
68 Cote d'Ivoire
322,463
NA
69 Poland
312,685
NA
70 Oman
309,500
NA
71 Italy
301,340
NA
72 Philippines
300,000
NA
73 Ecuador
283,561
NA
74 Burkina Faso
274,200
NA
75 New Zealand
267,710
NA
76 Gabon
267,667
NA
77 Western Sahara
266,000
NA
78 Guinea
245,857
NA
79 United Kingdom
243,610
NA
80 Uganda
241,038
NA
81 Ghana
238,533
NA
82 Romania
238,391
NA
83 Laos
236,800
NA
84 Guyana
214,969
NA
85 Belarus
207,600
NA
86 Kyrgyzstan
199,951
NA
87 Senegal
196,722
NA
88 Syria
185,180
NA
89 Cambodia
181,035
NA
90 Uruguay
176,215
NA
91 Suriname
163,820
NA
92 Tunisia
163,610
NA
93 Nepal
147,181
NA
94 Bangladesh
143,998
NA
95 Tajikistan
143,100
NA
96 Greece
131,957
NA
97 Nicaragua
130,370
NA
98 Korea, North
120,538
NA
99 Malawi
118,484
NA
100 Eritrea
117,600
NA
101 Benin
112,622
NA
102 Honduras
112,090
NA
103 Liberia
111,369
NA
104 Bulgaria
110,879
NA
105 Cuba
110,860
NA
106 Guatemala
108,889
NA
107 Iceland
103,000
NA
108 Korea, South
99,720
NA
109 Hungary
93,028
NA
110 Portugal
92,090
NA
111 Jordan
89,342
NA
112 Azerbaijan
86,600
NA
113 Austria
83,871
NA
114 United Arab Emirates
83,600
NA
115 Czech Republic
78,867
NA
116 Serbia
77,474
NA
117 Panama
75,420
NA
118 Sierra Leone
71,740
NA
119 Ireland
70,273
NA
120 Georgia
69,700
NA
121 Sri Lanka
65,610
NA
122 Lithuania
65,300
NA
123 Latvia
64,589
NA
124 Svalbard
62,045
NA
125 Togo
56,785
NA
126 Croatia
56,594
NA
127 British Indian Ocean Territory
54,400
NA
128 Bosnia and Herzegovina
51,197
NA
129 Costa Rica
51,100
NA
130 Slovakia
49,035
NA
131 Dominican Republic
48,670
NA
132 Estonia
45,228
NA
133 Denmark
43,094
NA
134 Netherlands
41,543
NA
135 Switzerland
41,277
NA
136 Bhutan
38,394
NA
137 Guinea-Bissau
36,125
NA
138 Taiwan
35,980
NA
139 Moldova
33,851
NA
140 Belgium
30,528
NA
141 Lesotho
30,355
NA
142 Armenia
29,743
NA
143 Solomon Islands
28,896
NA
144 Albania
28,748
NA
145 Equatorial Guinea
28,051
NA
146 Burundi
27,830
NA
147 Haiti
27,750
NA
148 Rwanda
26,338
NA
149 Macedonia
25,713
NA
150 Djibouti
23,200
NA
151 Belize
22,966
NA
152 Israel
22,072
NA
153 El Salvador
21,041
NA
154 Slovenia
20,273
NA
155 New Caledonia
18,575
NA
156 Fiji
18,274
NA
157 Kuwait
17,818
NA
158 Swaziland
17,364
NA
159 Timor-Leste
14,874
NA
160 Bahamas, The
13,880
NA
161 Montenegro
13,812
NA
162 Puerto Rico
13,790
NA
163 Vanuatu
12,189
NA
164 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
12,173
NA
165 Qatar
11,586
NA
166 Gambia, The
11,295
NA
167 Jamaica
10,991
NA
168 Kosovo
10,887
NA
169 Lebanon
10,400
NA
170 Cyprus
9,251
NA
171 West Bank
5,860
NA
172 Brunei
5,765
NA
173 Trinidad and Tobago
5,128
NA
174 French Polynesia
4,167
NA
175 Cape Verde
4,033
NA
176 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
3,903
NA
177 Samoa
2,831
NA
178 Luxembourg
2,586
NA
179 Comoros
2,235
NA
180 Mauritius
2,040
NA
181 Virgin Islands
1,910
NA
182 Faroe Islands
1,393
NA
183 Hong Kong
1,104
NA
184 Sao Tome and Principe
964
NA
185 Turks and Caicos Islands
948
NA
186 Kiribati
811
NA
187 Netherlands Antilles
800
NA
188 Dominica
751
NA
189 Tonga
747
NA
190 Bahrain
741
NA
191 Micronesia, Federated States of
702
NA
192 Singapore
697
NA
193 Saint Lucia
616
NA
194 Isle of Man
572
NA
195 Andorra
468
NA
196 Northern Mariana Islands
464
NA
197 Palau
459
NA
198 Seychelles
455
NA
199 Antigua and Barbuda
443
NA
200 Barbados
430
NA
201 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
412
NA
202 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
389
NA
203 Jan Mayen
377
NA
204 Mayotte
374
NA
205 Gaza Strip
360
NA
206 Grenada
344
NA
207 Malta
316
NA
208 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
308
NA
209 Maldives
298
NA
210 Cayman Islands
264
NA
211 Saint Kitts and Nevis
261
NA
212 Niue
260
NA
213 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
242
NA
214 Cook Islands
236
NA
215 American Samoa
199
NA
216 Marshall Islands
181
NA
217 Aruba
180
NA
218 Liechtenstein
160
NA
219 British Virgin Islands
151
NA
220 Wallis and Futuna
142
NA
221 Christmas Island
135
NA
222 Dhekelia
131
NA
223 Akrotiri
123
NA
224 Jersey
116
NA
225 Montserrat
102
NA
226 Anguilla
91
NA
227 Guernsey
78
NA
228 San Marino
61
NA
229 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
55
NA
230 Saint Martin
54
NA
231 Bermuda
54
NA
232 Bouvet Island
49
NA
233 Pitcairn Islands
47
NA
234 Norfolk Island
36
NA
235 Macau
28
NA
236 Tuvalu
26
NA
237 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
22
NA
238 Nauru
21
NA
239 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
14
NA
240 Tokelau
12
NA
241 Gibraltar
7
NA
242 Wake Island
7
NA
243 Clipperton Island
6
NA
244 Navassa Island
5
NA
245 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
5
NA
246 Spratly Islands
5
NA
247 Coral Sea Islands
3
NA
248 Monaco
2
NA
249 Holy See (Vatican City)
0
NA
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