List of countries and outlying territories by total area

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This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by total area. The list ranks sovereign states, as well as self-governing dependent territories. Total areas are included, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Marine internal waters, territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included, nor are various countries' claims to parts of Antarctica. For a graphical version of this list, see List of countries by area (graphical). For geographic entities other than countries, see List of major geographic bodies by area.

• Self-governing dependent territories (classified by the UN) are listed separately from their sovereign state and are set off in italics.
• Antarctica is the 5th largest continent and comprises some 14,200,000 km². The following countries have territorial claims in the continent: Argentina (969,000 km²), Australia (6,120,000 km²), Chile (1,250,000 km²), France (432,000 km²), New Zealand (450,000 km²), Norway (2,500,000 km²) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km²), which to some extent overlap. The area from 90°W to 150°W (2,100,000 km²) is currently unclaimed territory. According to the Antarctic Treaty, national claims are frozen, and thus Antarctica is not strictly considered official property of these countries, though they do hold territorial claims to parts of it. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists. Areas of Antarctica are not included for the respective countries below.
• The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total area of the territories of the 27 member states is 4,422,773 km² , and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).

[edit] Countries

Rank	Country / Territory	Area (km²)[a]	% of Total	Notes
—	World	148,939,063	100%	Total land coverage (29.2% of Earth's surface)
1	Russia	17,098,242	11.5%	Largest country in the world.
2	Canada	9,984,670	6.7%	Largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Longest coastline.
3 / 4 (disputed)	People's Republic of China	9,598,0941 9,640,8212	6.4% 6.5%	Largest all-Asian country, second largest Asian country (after Asian part of Russia). Total of separate UN figures for mainland China (9,596,961) and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,104 km²) and Macau (29 km²). Both values exclude the island of Taiwan and other ROC-administrated territories. 1 Excludes other disputed territories. 2 Includes PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India but exclude Arunachal Pradesh which is administered by India but claimed by the PRC). The ROC-administrated island of Taiwan is not included.
3 / 4 (disputed)	United States	9,629,091	6.5%	Includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia. UN figure includes Great Lakes and coastal water areas. The total area is listed as 9,826,630 km² by the CIA World Factbook,[1] which additionally includes territorial waters.[2] The total area is listed as 9,522,055 km² by the Encyclopædia Britannica,[3] and excludes coastal and territorial waters. Second-largest country in Western Hemisphere.
5	Brazil	8,514,877	5.7%	Includes Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martim Vaz, and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo. All islands together make 365 km² (less than 0.003% of all continental territory). Largest country in South America, and in the Southern Hemisphere.
6	Australia	7,692,024	5.2%	Includes Jervis Bay Territory (73km²) , Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 km²), Christmas Island (135 km²) and Lord Howe Island (56 km²). Also includes the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands (5 km²), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0.91 km²), Heard and McDonald Islands (372 km²) and Macquarie Island (231 km²). Excludes claims on Antarctica (Australian Antarctic Territory, 6,119,818 km²). Australia is the only country that contains an entire continent. Largest country without a land-border to neighbours. Largest country in Oceania. Largest country wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.
7	India	3,287,263	2.3%	Figure includes 120,849 km² of disputed territories with Pakistan and China.[4] Third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China) and the largest in the Indian Sub-Continent, which itself wholly formed the 20th Century India.
8	Argentina	2,780,400	2%	Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica (969,000 km²). Second largest country in South America.
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900	1.8%	Largest landlocked country in the world.[5][6] Second-largest among countries with part of territory in Europe (after Russia)
10	Sudan	2,505,813	1.7%	Largest country in Africa and in Arab World
11	Algeria	2,381,741	1.6%	Second-largest country in Africa
12	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,344,858	1.6%	Third-largest country in Africa
13	Greenland	2,166,086	1.5%	A self-governing territory of Denmark. Largest island in the world. (Assuming continents are not counted as islands)
14	Saudi Arabia	2,000,000	1.4%	Exact size unknown, due to undefined borders with some of its neighbors. Largest country in the Middle East
15	Mexico	1,964,375	1.3%	Third-largest country in North America.
16	Indonesia	1,904,569	1.3%	Largest and most populous country situated only on islands. Also the largest country in South East Asia.
17	Libya	1,759,540	1.2%
18	Iran	1,648,195	1.1%
19	Mongolia	1,564,100	1.1%	Second largest landlocked country in the world; previously first, before the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics .
20	Peru	1,285,216	0.86%	Third-largest country in South America
21	Chad	1,284,000	0.86%
22	Niger	1,267,000	0.85%
23	Angola	1,246,700	0.85%
24	Mali	1,240,192	0.83%
25	South Africa	1,221,037	0.82%	Includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island).
26	Colombia	1,138,914	0.76%	Colombian census figure is 1,141,748[7] which includes three special districts and San Andrés and Providencia islands (52 km²) (disputed territories with Nicaragua).
27	Ethiopia	1,104,300	0.74%
28	Bolivia	1,098,581	0.74%	Largest landlocked country wholly in the Western Hemisphere and in the Southern Hemisphere.
29	Mauritania	1,025,520	0.69%
30	Egypt	1,002,000	0.67%	Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle.
31	Tanzania	945,087	0.63%	Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32	Nigeria	923,768	0.62%
33	Venezuela	912,050	0.61%
34	Namibia	824,292	0.55%
35	Mozambique	801,590	0.54%
36	Pakistan	796,095*1 803,940*2 880,940*3	0.53% 0.59%	*1 Excluding data for the Pakistan-held part of Jammu and Kashmir; *2 Per CIA World Factbook;[8] *3 Includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas)[9][not in citation given].
37	Turkey	783,562	0.53%	Third-largest among countries with part of territory in Europe (after Russia and Kazakhstan)
38	Chile	756,102	0.51%	Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km²).
39	Zambia	752,618	0.51%
40	Myanmar	676,578	0.45%
41	Afghanistan	652,090	0.44%
42	Somalia	637,657	0.43%
43	France	632,760	0.43%	Largest country within the European Union and largest West European country. Includes the overseas departments of French Guiana (83,534 km²), Guadeloupe (1,629 km² excluding Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin), Martinique (1,128 km²) and Réunion (2,504 km²), which the UN lists as separate entries. Metropolitan France covers 543,965 km².[10] The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers 674,843 km², excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km²).
44	Central African Republic	622,984	0.42%
45	Ukraine	603,500	0.41%	Largest fully European country.
46	Madagascar	587,041	0.39%
47	Botswana	582,000	0.39%
48	Kenya	580,367	0.39%
49	Yemen	527,968	0.35%	Includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen).
50	Thailand	513,120	0.34%
51	Spain	505,992	0.34%	Sixth largest in Europe, second largest in western Europe. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco.
52	Turkmenistan	488,100	0.33%
53	Cameroon	475,442	0.32%
54	Papua New Guinea	462,840	0.31%	Second largest country in Oceania.
55	Sweden	450,295[11]	0.30%	Includes Gotland and Öland. Fourth largest all-European country, after Ukraine, France and Spain.
56	Uzbekistan	447,400	0.30%	The larger of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
57	Morocco	446,550	0.30%	Excluding Western Sahara.
58	Iraq	438,317	0.29%
59	Paraguay	406,752	0.27%
60	Zimbabwe	390,757	0.26%
61	Japan	377,915	0.25%	Includes Ryukyu Islands (Nansei Islands), Daito Islands, Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands.
62	Germany	357,022	0.24%	Fourth largest country within the European Union after France, Sweden and Spain. Before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with 248,689 km² and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km².
63	Republic of the Congo	342,000	0.23%
64	Finland	338,145	0.23%	Includes Åland Islands (1,552 km²).
65	Vietnam	331,689	0.22%
66	Malaysia	329,847	0.22%
67	Norway	323,802	0.22%	Includes mainland Norway only; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (62,422 km²) and the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km²) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land (2,500,000 km²) and Peter I Island (243 km²).
68	Côte d'Ivoire	322,463	0.22%
69	Poland	312,685	0.21%
70	Oman	309,500	0.21%
71	Italy	301,318	0.20%	Includes Sicily and Sardinia.
72	Philippines	300,000	0.20%
73	Ecuador	283,561	0.20%	Includes Galápagos Islands.
74	Burkina Faso	274,222	0.18%
75	New Zealand	270,467	0.18%	Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km²), the Cook Islands (236 km²) and Tokelau (12 km²), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km²). Third largest country in Oceania
76	Gabon	267,668	0.18%
77	Western Sahara	266,000	0.18%	Largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
78	Guinea	245,857	0.17%
79	United Kingdom	242,900	0.16%	Includes the four constituent countries, excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km²) and British Overseas Territories (1,742,857 km²)
80	Uganda	241,038	0.16%
81	Ghana	238,533	0.16%
82	Romania	238,391	0.16%
83	Laos	236,800	0.16%
84	Guyana	214,969	0.14%
85	Belarus	208,000	0.14%	Second-largest landlocked country in Europe (after Kazakhstan).
86	Kyrgyzstan	199,951	0.13%
87	Senegal	196,722	0.13%
88	Syria	185,180 183,885	0.12% 0.12%	The higher figure includes the Golan Heights.
89	Cambodia	181,035	0.12%
90	Uruguay	176,215	0.12%	Second smallest country in South America.
91	Suriname	163,820	0.11%	Smallest country in South America.
92	Tunisia	163,610	0.11%
93	Nepal	147,181	0.10%
94	Bangladesh	143,998	0.10%
95	Tajikistan	143,100	0.10%
96	Greece	131,957	0.09%
97	North Korea	120,538	0.08%
98	Nicaragua	120,340	0.09%	Excludes San Andrés y Providencia islands (disputed territories with Colombia). Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
99	Malawi	118,484	0.08%
100	Eritrea	117,600	0.08%	Includes Badme region.
101	Benin	112,622	0.08%
102	Honduras	112,492	0.08%
103	Liberia	111,369	0.07%
104	Bulgaria	110,879	0.07%
105	Cuba	109,886	0.07%	Largest and most populous country in the Caribbean
106	Guatemala	108,889	0.07%
107	Iceland	103,000	0.07%
108	South Korea	99,678	0.07%	Official figure as of September 2008 is 100,032 km² [12]
109	Hungary	93,028	0.06%
110	Portugal	92,090	0.06%	Includes Azores and Madeira Islands.
111	Jordan	89,342	0.06%
112	Serbia	88,361	0.05%	UN area figure includes Kosovo, which has a total area of 10,887 km².[13] Kosovo recently unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition; Serbia, Russia, China and others object. The area of Serbia without Kosovo is 77,474 km².[14]
113	Azerbaijan	86,600	0.06%	Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
114	Austria	83,871	0.06%
115	United Arab Emirates	83,600	0.06%
116	Czech Republic	78,867	0.05%
117	Panama	75,517	0.05%
118	Sierra Leone	71,740	0.05%
119	Ireland	70,273	0.05%
120	Georgia	69,700	0.05%	UN area figure includes the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which are de facto independent from Georgia but whose independence has only been recognized by Russia and Nicaragua. The area of Abkhazia is 8,640 km² and that of South Ossetia is 3,900 km².[citation needed]
121	Sri Lanka	65,610	0.04%
122	Lithuania	65,300	0.04%
123	Latvia	64,589	0.04%
124	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	62,422
125	Togo	56,785	0.04%
126	Croatia	56,594	0.04%
127	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,197	0.03%
128	Costa Rica	51,100	0.03%	Includes Isla del Coco.
129	Slovakia	49,035	0.03%
130	Dominican Republic	48,310	0.03%
131	Estonia	45,228	0.03%	Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.
132	Denmark	43,094	0.03%	Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km² and would be 13th.
133	Netherlands	41,543	0.03%	Includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km².
134	Switzerland	41,284	0.03%	Includes state forests and communanzas (7.15 km²) - note that these are excluded by the UN Demographic Yearbook.
135	Bhutan	38,394	0.03%
136	Taiwan (Republic of China)	36,188[15]	0.02%	Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
137	Guinea-Bissau	36,125	0.02%
138	Moldova	33,851	0.02%	Includes Transnistria (Pridnestrovie).
139	Belgium	30,528	0.02%
140	Lesotho	30,355	0.02%
141	Armenia	29,743	0.02%
142	Solomon Islands	28,896	0.02%
143	Albania	28,748	0.02%
144	Equatorial Guinea	28,051	0.02%
145	Burundi	27,834	0.02%
146	Haiti	27,750	0.02%
147	Rwanda	26,338	0.02%
148	Republic of Macedonia	25,713	0.02%
149	Djibouti	23,200	0.02%
150	Belize	22,966	0.02%
151	El Salvador	21,041	0.01%
152	Israel	22,072	0.01%	Including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights; excluding the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
153	Slovenia	20,273	0.01%
154	New Caledonia	18,575	0.01%	French dependency.
155	Fiji	18,274	0.01%	Fourth largest country in Oceania (excluding French dependency New Caledonia).
156	Kuwait	17,818	0.01%
157	Swaziland	17,364	0.01%
158	East Timor	14,874	>0.01%
159	The Bahamas	13,943	>0.01%
160	Montenegro	13,812	>0.01%
161	Vanuatu	12,189	>0.01%	Fifth largest country in Oceania (excluding French dependency New Caledonia).
162	Falkland Islands	12,173	>0.01%	British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
163	Qatar	11,586	>0.01%
164	The Gambia	11,295	>0.01%	Smallest country on continental Africa.
165	Jamaica	10,991	>0.01%
166	Lebanon	10,400	<0.01%
167	Cyprus	9,251	<0.01%	Includes Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Sovereign Base Areas).
168	Puerto Rico	8,870	<0.01%	Commonwealth of the United States.
169	Palestinian territories	6,020	<0.01%	The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
170	Brunei	5,765	<0.01%
171	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130	<0.01%