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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 Algeria
2,381,741
NA
11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2,344,858
NA
12 Greenland
2,166,086
NA
13 Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
NA
14 Mexico
1,964,375
NA
15 Indonesia
1,904,569
NA
16 Sudan
1,861,484
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
1,138,910
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 South Sudan
644,329
NA
43 France
643,801
NA
44 Somalia
637,657
NA
45 Central African Republic
622,984
NA
46 Ukraine
603,550
NA
47 Madagascar
587,041
NA
48 Botswana
581,730
NA
49 Kenya
580,367
NA
50 Yemen
527,968
NA
51 Thailand
513,120
NA
52 Spain
505,370
NA
53 Turkmenistan
488,100
NA
54 Cameroon
475,440
NA
55 Papua New Guinea
462,840
NA
56 Sweden
450,295
NA
57 Uzbekistan
447,400
NA
58 Morocco
446,550
NA
59 Iraq
438,317
NA
60 Paraguay
406,752
NA
61 Zimbabwe
390,757
NA
62 Japan
377,915
NA
63 Germany
357,022
NA
64 Congo, Republic of the
342,000
NA
65 Finland
338,145
NA
66 Vietnam
331,210
NA
67 Malaysia
329,847
NA
68 Norway
323,802
NA
69 Cote d'Ivoire
322,463
NA
70 Poland
312,685
NA
71 Oman
309,500
NA
72 Italy
301,340
NA
73 Philippines
300,000
NA
74 Ecuador
283,561
NA
75 Burkina Faso
274,200
NA
76 New Zealand
267,710
NA
77 Gabon
267,667
NA
78 Western Sahara
266,000
NA
79 Guinea
245,857
NA
80 United Kingdom
243,610
NA
81 Uganda
241,038
NA
82 Ghana
238,533
NA
83 Romania
238,391
NA
84 Laos
236,800
NA
85 Guyana
214,969
NA
86 Belarus
207,600
NA
87 Kyrgyzstan
199,951
NA
88 Senegal
196,722
NA
89 Syria
185,180
NA
90 Cambodia
181,035
NA
91 Uruguay
176,215
NA
92 Suriname
163,820
NA
93 Tunisia
163,610
NA
94 Nepal
147,181
NA
95 Bangladesh
143,998
NA
96 Tajikistan
143,100
NA
97 Greece
131,957
NA
98 Nicaragua
130,370
NA
99 Korea, North
120,538
NA
100 Malawi
118,484
NA
101 Eritrea
117,600
NA
102 Benin
112,622
NA
103 Honduras
112,090
NA
104 Liberia
111,369
NA
105 Bulgaria
110,879
NA
106 Cuba
110,860
NA
107 Guatemala
108,889
NA
108 Iceland
103,000
NA
109 Korea, South
99,720
NA
110 Hungary
93,028
NA
111 Portugal
92,090
NA
112 Jordan
89,342
NA
113 Azerbaijan
86,600
NA
114 Austria
83,871
NA
115 United Arab Emirates
83,600
NA
116 Czech Republic
78,867
NA
117 Serbia
77,474
NA
118 Panama
75,420
NA
119 Sierra Leone
71,740
NA
120 Ireland
70,273
NA
121 Georgia
69,700
NA
122 Sri Lanka
65,610
NA
123 Lithuania
65,300
NA
124 Latvia
64,589
NA
125 Svalbard
62,045
NA
126 Togo
56,785
NA
127 Croatia
56,594
NA
128 British Indian Ocean Territory
54,400
NA
129 Bosnia and Herzegovina
51,197
NA
130 Costa Rica
51,100
NA
131 Slovakia
49,035
NA
132 Dominican Republic
48,670
NA
133 Estonia
45,228
NA
134 Denmark
43,094
NA
135 Netherlands
41,543
NA
136 Switzerland
41,277
NA
137 Bhutan
38,394
NA
138 Guinea-Bissau
36,125
NA
139 Taiwan
35,980
NA
140 Moldova
33,851
NA
141 Belgium
30,528
NA
142 Lesotho
30,355
NA
143 Armenia
29,743
NA
144 Solomon Islands
28,896
NA
145 Albania
28,748
NA
146 Equatorial Guinea
28,051
NA
147 Burundi
27,830
NA
148 Haiti
27,750
NA
149 Rwanda
26,338
NA
150 Macedonia
25,713
NA
151 Djibouti
23,200
NA
152 Belize
22,966
NA
153 El Salvador
21,041
NA
154 Israel
20,770
NA
155 Slovenia
20,273
NA
156 New Caledonia
18,575
NA
157 Fiji
18,274
NA
158 Kuwait
17,818
NA
159 Swaziland
17,364
NA
160 Timor-Leste
14,874
NA
161 Bahamas, The
13,880
NA
162 Montenegro
13,812
NA
163 Puerto Rico
13,790
NA
164 Vanuatu
12,189
NA
165 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
12,173
NA
166 Qatar
11,586
NA
167 Gambia, The
11,295
NA
168 Jamaica
10,991
NA
169 Kosovo
10,887
NA
170 Lebanon
10,400
NA
171 Cyprus
9,251
NA
172 West Bank
5,860
NA
173 Brunei
5,765
NA
174 Trinidad and Tobago
5,128
NA
175 French Polynesia
4,167
NA
176 Cape Verde
4,033
NA
177 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
3,903
NA
178 Samoa
2,831
NA
179 Luxembourg
2,586
NA
180 Comoros
2,235
NA
181 Mauritius
2,040
NA
182 Virgin Islands
1,910
NA
183 Faroe Islands
1,393
NA
184 Hong Kong
1,104
NA
185 Sao Tome and Principe
964
NA
186 Turks and Caicos Islands
948
NA
187 Kiribati
811
NA
188 Bahrain
760
NA
189 Dominica
751
NA
190 Tonga
747
NA
191 Micronesia, Federated States of
702
NA
192 Singapore
697
NA
193 Saint Lucia
616
NA
194 Isle of Man
572
NA
195 Guam
544
NA
196 Andorra
468
NA
197 Northern Mariana Islands
464
NA
198 Palau
459
NA
199 Seychelles
455
NA
200 Curacao
444
NA
201 Antigua and Barbuda
443
NA
202 Barbados
430
NA
203 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
412
NA
204 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
389
NA
205 Jan Mayen
377
NA
206 Gaza Strip
360
NA
207 Grenada
344
NA
208 Malta
316
NA
209 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
308
NA
210 Maldives
298
NA
211 Cayman Islands
264
NA
212 Saint Kitts and Nevis
261
NA
213 Niue
260
NA
214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
242
NA
215 Cook Islands
236
NA
216 American Samoa
199
NA
217 Marshall Islands
181
NA
218 Aruba
180
NA
219 Liechtenstein
160
NA
220 British Virgin Islands
151
NA
221 Wallis and Futuna
142
NA
222 Christmas Island
135
NA
223 Dhekelia
131
NA
224 Akrotiri
123
NA
225 Jersey
116
NA
226 Montserrat
102
NA
227 Anguilla
91
NA
228 Guernsey
78
NA
229 San Marino
61
NA
230 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
55
NA
231 Saint Martin
54
NA
232 Bermuda
54
NA
233 Bouvet Island
49
NA
234 Pitcairn Islands
47
NA
235 Norfolk Island
36
NA
236 Sint Maarten
34
NA
237 Macau
28
NA
238 Tuvalu
26
NA
239 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
22
NA
240 Nauru
21
NA
241 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
14
NA
242 Tokelau
12
NA
243 Gibraltar
7
NA
244 Wake Island
7
NA
245 Clipperton Island
6
NA
246 Navassa Island
5
NA
247 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
5
NA
248 Spratly Islands
5
NA
249 Coral Sea Islands
3
NA
250 Monaco
2
NA
251 Howland Island
2
NA
252 Holy See (Vatican City)
0
NA
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