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Areas are including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
The mentioned countries are listed by the total area of the nation-state, including outlying provinces, but not including territories.
| Pos | Country | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17,075,200 |
| 2 | Canada | 9,976,140 |
| 3 | United States | 9,629,091 |
| American Samoa | 199 | |
| Baker Island | 1 | |
| Guam | 549 | |
| Howland Island | 1 | |
| Jarvis Island | 4 | |
| Johnston Atoll | 3 | |
| Kingman Reef | 1 | |
| Midway Atoll | 6 | |
| Navassa IslandNavassa Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea. It is an unincorporated territory of the United States administered by the U. Fish and Wildlife Service. However, a private claim has been advanced against the island, and it is also clai | 5 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsThe Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a commonwealth in political union with the United States of America at a strategic location in the West Pacific Ocean. It consists of 14 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the | 477 | |
| Palmyra AtollPalmyra Atoll is an uninhabited, 12 km2 atoll in the Northern Pacific Ocean at 5°52' N, 162°6' W. Palmyra is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati Line Islands), located almost due south of the Hawaiian Islands, | 12 | |
| Puerto RicoThe Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico") is a self-governing unincorporated organized territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico, the smallest of the Gr | 9,104 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 352 | |
| Wake IslandWake Island is an atoll (having a coastline of 19. 3 kilometers) in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands. Based on the IDL, it is the easternmost point of the United States. Wake is an atoll of t | 6 | |
| Total | 9,639,810 | |
| 4 | People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China PRC comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is the world's most populous country, with a population ( mainlandAll islands except Hainan and Taiwan are invisible on the map. Mainland China ( or , pinyin: Zhongguo Dalu, lit. The Chinese Massive Landmass" or "Continental China"), is an informal geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area currently ad only) | 9,596,960 |
| Hong Kong | 1,092 | |
| Macau | 25 | |
| Total | 9,598,077 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,511,965 |
| 6 | Australia | 7,686,850 |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 5 | |
| Christmas Island | 135 | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 14 | |
| Coral Sea Islands | 3 | |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 412 | |
| Norfolk Island | 34 | |
| Total | 7,687,453 | |
| 7 * | India | 3,287,590 |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,766,890 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,727,300 |
| 10 | Sudan | 2,505,810 |
| 11 | Algeria | 2,381,740 |
| 12 | Congo-Kinshasa | 2,345,410 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 2,218,000 |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,972,550 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1,904,556 |
| 16 | Libya | 1,759,540 |
| 17 | Iran | 1,648,000 |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1,565,000 |
| 19 | Peru | 1,285,220 |
| 20 | Chad | 1,284,000 |
| 21 | Niger | 1,267,000 |
| 22 | Angola | 1,246,700 |
| 23 | Mali | 1,240,000 |
| 24 | South Africa | 1,219,912 |
| 25 | Colombia | 1,138,910 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 1,127,127 |
| 27 | Bolivia | 1,098,580 |
| 28 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 |
| 29 | Egypt | 1,001,450 |
| 30 | Tanzania | 948,087 |
| 31 | Nigeria | 923,768 |
| 32 | Venezuela | 912,050 |
| 33 | Namibia | 825,418 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 803,940 |
| 35 | Mozambique | 801,590 |
| 36 | Turkey | 780,580 |
| 37 | Chile | 756,950 |
| 38 | Zambia | 752,614 |
| 39 | Myanmar | 678,500 |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 647,500 |
| 41 | French Republic | 643,427 |
| Metropolitan France | 547,030 | |
| Bassas da India | 0.2 | |
| Clipperton Island | 6 | |
| Europa Island | 28 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 7,829 | |
| French Guiana | 91,000 | |
| French Polynesia | 4,167 | |
| Glorioso Islands | 5 | |
| Guadeloupe | 1,780 | |
| Juan de Nova Island | 4 | |
| Martinique | 1,100 | |
| Mayotte | 374 | |
| New Caledonia | 19,060 | |
| Réunion | 2,517 | |
| Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | 242 | |
| Tromelin Island | 1 | |
| Wallis and Futuna | 274 | |
| Total | 675,417 | |
| 42 | Somalia | 637,657 |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 622,984 |
| 44 | Ukraine | 603,700 |
| 45 | Botswana | 600,370 |
| 46 | Madagascar | 587,040 |
| 47 | Kenya | 582,650 |
| 48 | Yemen | 527,970 |
| 49 | Thailand | 514,000 |
| 50 | Spain | 504,782 |
| Ceuta | 28 | |
| Melilla | 20 | |
| Total | 504,830 | |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 |
| 52 | Cameroon | 475,440 |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 |
| 54 | Sweden | 449,964 |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 |
| 56 | Morocco | 446,550 |
| Western Sahara | 266,000 | |
| Total | 712,550 | |
| 57 | Iraq | 437,072 |
| 58 | Paraguay | 406,750 |
| 59 | Norway | 386,700 |
| Bouvet Island | 58 | |
| Jan Mayen | 373 | |
| Svalbard | 62,049 | |
| Total | 386,700 | |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 390,580 |
| 61 | Japan | 377,835 |
| 62 | Germany | 357,021 |
| 63 | Congo-Brazzaville | 342,000 |
| 64 | Finland | 337,030 |
| 65 | Malaysia | 329,750 |
| 66 | Vietnam | 329,560 |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 322,460 |
| 68 | Poland | 312,685 |
| 69 | Oman | 309,500 |
| 70 | Italy | 301,230 |
| 71 | Philippines | 300,000 |
| 72 | Ecuador | 283,560 |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 274,200 |
| 74 | New Zealand | 268,680 |
| Cook Islands | 240 | |
| Niue | 260 | |
| Tokelau | 10 | |
| Total | 269,190 | |
| 75 | Gabon | 267,667 |
| 76 | Guinea | 245,857 |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 244,820 |
| England | 130,395 | |
| Scotland | 78,782 | |
| Wales | 20,779 | |
| Northern Ireland | 13,843 | |
| Anguilla | 102 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 60 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 153 | |
| Bermuda | 53 | |
| Cayman Islands | 262 | |
| Falkland Islands | 12,173 | |
| Gibraltar | 6 | |
| Guernsey | 78 | |
| Isle of Man | 572 | |
| Jersey | 116 | |
| Montserrat | 102 | |
| Pitcairn Islands | 47 | |
| Saint Helena | 410 | |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 3,903 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 430 | |
| Total | 263,287 | |
| 78 | Ghana | 238,540 |
| 79 | Romania | 237,500 |
| 80 | Laos | 236,800 |
| 81 | Uganda | 236,040 |
| 82 | Guyana | 214,970 |
| 83 | Belarus | 207,600 |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 198,500 |
| 85 | Sénégal | 196,190 |
| 86 | Syria | 185,180 |
| 87 | Cambodia | 181,040 |
| 88 | Uruguay | 176,220 |
| 89 | Tunisia | 163,610 |
| 90 | Suriname | 163,270 |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 144,000 |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 143,100 |
| 93 | Nepal | 140,800 |
| 94 | Greece | 131,940 |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 129,494 |
| 96 | Eritrea | 121,320 |
| 97 | North Korea | 120,540 |
| 98 | Malawi | 118,480 |
| 99 | Benin | 112,620 |
| 100 | Honduras | 112,090 |
| 101 | Liberia | 111,370 |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 110,910 |
| 103 | Guatemala | 108,890 |
| 104 | Iceland | 103,000 |
| 105 | Serbia and Montenegro | 102,173 |
| 106 | Cuba | 100,860 |
| 107 | South Korea | 98,480 |
| 108 | Hungary | 93,030 |
| 109 | Portugal | 88,941 |
| Azores Islands | 2,247 | |
| Madeira Islands | 794 | |
| Total | 91,982 | |
| 110 | Jordan | 92,300 |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 |
| 112 | Austria | 83,858 |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 82,880 |
| 114 | Czech Republic | 78,866 |
| 115 | Panama | 78,200 |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 71,740 |
| 117 | Republic of Ireland | 70,273 |
| 118 | Georgia | 69,700 |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 |
| 120 | Lithuania | 65,200 |
| 121 | Latvia | 64,589 |
| 122 | Togo | 56,785 |
| 123 | Croatia | 56,542 |
| 124 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 51,129 |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 51,100 |
| 126 | Slovakia | 49,035 |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 48,730 |
| 128 | Bhutan | 47,000 |
| 129 | Estonia | 45,226 |
| 130 | Denmark | 43,094 |
| Jutland and neighboring islands | 43,094 | |
| Faroe Islands | 1,399 | |
| Greenland | 2,166,086 | |
| 131 | Netherlands | 41,526 |
| Aruba | 193 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | 960 | |
| Total | 42,679 | |
| 132 | Switzerland | 41,290 |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,120 |
| 134 | Republic of China ( Taiwan, Quemoy, Matsu) | 35,980 |
| 135 | Moldova | 33,843 |
| 136 | Belgium | 32,545 |
| 137 | Lesotho | 30,355 |
| 138 | Armenia | 29,800 |
| 139 | Albania | 28,748 |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 28,450 |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 |
| 142 | Burundi | 27,830 |
| 143 | Haiti | 27,750 |
| 144 | Rwanda | 26,338 |
| 145 | Republic of Macedonia | 25,333 |
| 146 | Belize | 22,966 |
| 147 | Djibouti | 22,000 |
| 148 | El Salvador | 21,040 |
| 149 | Israel | 20,770 |
| Gaza Strip | 360 | |
| West Bank | 5,860 | |
| Total | 26,990 | |
| 150 | Slovenia | 20,253 |
| 151 | Fiji | 18,270 |
| 152 | Kuwait | 17,820 |
| 153 | Swaziland | 17,363 |
| 154 | East Timor | 14,874 |
| 155 | Bahamas | 13,940 |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 12,200 |
| 157 | Qatar | 11,437 |
| 158 | The Gambia | 11,300 |
| 159 | Jamaica | 10,990 |
| 160 | Lebanon | 10,452 |
| 161 | Cyprus | 9,250 |
| 162 | Brunei | 5,770 |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 4,033 |
| 165 | Samoa | 2,860 |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 2,586 |
| 167 | Comoros | 2,170 |
| 168 | Mauritius | 1,860 |
| 169 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1,001 |
| 170 | Dominica | 754 |
| 171 | Tonga | 748 |
| 172 | Kiribati | 717 |
| 173 | Micronesia | 702 |
| 174 | Singapore | 692.7 |
| 175 | Bahrain | 665 |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 620 |
| 177 | Seychelles | 455 |
| 178 | Andorra | 468 |
| 179 | Palau | 458 |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 |
| 181 | Barbados | 430 |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 |
| 183 | Grenada | 340 |
| 184 | Malta | 316 |
| 185 | Maldives | 300 |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 181 |
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 160 |
| 189 | San Marino | 61.2 |
| 190 | Tuvalu | 26 |
| 191 | Nauru | 21 |
| 192 | Monaco | 1.95 |
| 193 | Vatican City | 0.44 |