List of countries and dependencies by area in 1989

This is a list of countries by area in 1989, providing an overview of the world population before the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Political developments before the summer of 1990 are taken into account, including Namibian independence but not German reunification which was finalised only in October, the breakup of Yugoslavia and dissolution of the Soviet Union took place two years later, and the dissolution of Czechoslovakia three years later.

Countries and dependencies by area

Rank Country / Dependency Total in km2 (mi2) Land in km2 (mi2) Water in km2 (mi2) % water Notes
– World 510,072,000 (196,940,000) 148,940,000 (57,510,000) 361,132,000 (139,434,000) 70.8
1  Soviet Union 22,402,200 (8,649,500 ) 19,635,002

(7,581,079)

2,767,198 (1,068,421) 12.3 The largest country in the world, which spans two continents, and most of northern Eurasia; with about 10.995% (about 1/9th) of the world's total landmass. Russia's European portion is roughly 4,000,000 km2, which is around 40% of the total landmass of Europe, making Russia the largest country in Europe; and its Asian portion, which covers all of Northern Asia, is around 13,100,000 km2, making Russia the largest country in Asia.
–  Russian SFSR 17,098,246 (6,601,670) 16,378,410 (6,323,740) 719,836 (277,930) 4.21 Transcontinental constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) located in Asia and Europe.
–  Antarctica 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 0 (0) 0 13,916,000 km2 (5,373,000 sq mi) (98%) of the land area is covered by ice and snow. Though not itself a country, areas of Antarctica are claimed by a number of countries.[Note 1]
2  Canada[Note 2] 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,023) 891,163 (344,080) 8.93 Largest English- and largest French-speaking country; largest country completely in the Western Hemisphere by total area (second-largest by land area after the United States); with the largest surface area of water; largest contiguous country in North America; Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about 1,600,000 km2, nor territorial waters of 200,000 km2.[1][2]
3/4  China 9,596,961 (3,705,407) 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 2.82 Largest country entirely in Asia, and second-largest country in the world by land area. Excludes Taiwan, disputed territories with India, and disputed islands in the South China Sea. Figures for total area and water area also exclude all coastal and territorial waters.[Note 3]
 United States 9,525,067 (3,677,649) –
9,833,517 (3,796,742)[4]		 9,147,593 (3,531,905) –
9,147,643 (3,531,925)[4]		 377,424 (145,724) –
685,924 (264,837)[4]		 3.96–6.97 Largest English-speaking country by land area and largest country in the Western Hemisphere by land area (second-largest by total area after Canada). Secondary figures for total area and water area include all coastal and territorial waters.[Note 3]
5  Brazil 8,515,767 (3,287,956) 8,460,415 (3,266,584) 55,352 (21,372) 0.65 Largest Portuguese-speaking country, largest country in South America, largest country in the Southern Hemisphere,[Note 4] and the largest contiguous territory in the Americas.[8]
6  Australia 7,692,024 (2,969,907) 7,633,565 (2,947,336) 58,459 (22,571) 0.76 Third-largest English-speaking country and largest country in Oceania, largest country without land borders, and the largest country completely in the Southern Hemisphere.[Note 5]
7  India 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,190 (1,147,960) 314,073 (121,264) 9.55 Second-largest country entirely in Asia and largest country in South Asia.[Note 6] Largest Hindi-speaking country and most populous Hindu country.
8  Argentina 2,780,400 (1,073,500) 2,736,690 (1,056,640) 43,710 (16,880) 1.57 Largest Spanish-speaking country and second-largest country in South America.[Note 7]
–  Kazakh SSR 2,724,900 (1,052,100) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,200 (9,700) 0.92 Transcontinental constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) located in Asia and Europe.
9  Sudan 2,505,813 (967,500) 1,731,671 (668,602) 2,376,000 (917,000) 6.97 Largest country in Africa
10  Algeria 2,381,741 (919,595) 2,381,741 (919,595) 0 (0) 0 Largest country in the Arab world and the Mediterranean Basin.[Note 8]
11  Zaire 2,344,858 (905,355) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 3.32 Second-largest French-speaking country. Largest country in Central and Sub-Saharan Africa. Second-largest country in Africa, has the largest French-speaking city (Kinshasa).
– Danish Realm Kingdom of Denmark 2,220,093 (857,183) 2,220,072 (857,175) 21 (8.1) 0 UN figure does not include the entire Kingdom area.
–  Greenland (Denmark) 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330)[Note 9] 0 (0) 0 Largest island in the world, largest territory in the Kingdom of Denmark, and the largest inhabited non-sovereign territory in the world.
12  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 (0) 0 Largest country in Western Asia. Second-largest in the Arab world after Algeria.
13  Mexico 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,945 (750,561) 20,430 (7,890) 1.04 Second-largest Spanish-speaking country by area after Argentina; largest Spanish-speaking country by number of speakers.
14  Indonesia 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,451) 93,000 (36,000) 4.85 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Oceania. Largest country in Southeast Asia. Largest island country and archipelagic state in the world by area and population.[15]
15  Libya 1,759,540 (679,360) 1,759,540 (679,360) 0 (0) 0
16  Iran 1,648,195 (636,372) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,000) 7.07 Second-largest country in Western Asia and fourth-largest completely in Asia after China, India, and Saudi Arabia. [Note 10]
17  Mongolia 1,564,110 (603,910) 1,553,556 (599,831) 10,560 (4,080) 0.68 Second-largest landlocked country and largest that does not border a closed sea.
18  Peru 1,285,216 (496,225) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 0.41 Third-largest Spanish-speaking country and third-largest country in South America.
19  Chad 1,284,000 (496,000) 1,259,200 (486,200) 24,800 (9,600) 1.93 Third-largest landlocked country and largest outside of Asia. Fifth-largest country in Africa.
20  Niger 1,267,000 (489,000) 1,266,700 (489,100) 300 (120) 0.02 Largest country in West Africa.
21  Angola 1,246,700 (481,400) 1,246,700 (481,400) 0 (0) 0
22  Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,120) 20,002 (7,723) 1.61
23  Ethiopia 1,229,300 (474,600) 1,125,000 (434,000) 104,300 (40,300) 0.7
24  South Africa 1,221,037 (471,445) 1,214,470 (468,910) 4,620 (1,780) 0.38 Largest country in Southern Africa.
25  Colombia 1,141,748 (440,831) 1,038,700 (401,000) 100,210 (38,690) 8.8
26  Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,301 (418,265) 15,280 (5,900) 1.39
27  Mauritania 1,030,700 (398,000) 1,025,520 (395,960) 4,480 (1,730) 0.44
28  Egypt 1,002,450 (387,050) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,300) 0.6 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Africa.
29  Tanzania 945,087 (364,900) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 6.49
30  Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,768 (351,649) 13,000 (5,000) 1.41
31  Venezuela 916,445 (353,841) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (12,000) 3.29 [Note 11]
32  Pakistan 881,913 (340,509) 856,690 (330,770) 25,223 (9,739) 2.86 [Note 12]
–  South West Africa 825,615 (318,772) 823,290 (317,870) 2,425 (936) 0.12
33  Mozambique 801,590 (309,500) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.63
34  Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,157) 13,930 (5,380) 1.78 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
35  Chile 756,102 (291,933) 743,812 (287,187) 12,290 (4,750) 1.63 [Note 13]
36  Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,398 (287,028) 9,220 (3,560) 1.23
37  Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,910) 3.41

Second largest country in Southeast Asia.

38  Afghanistan 652,867 (252,073) 652,867 (252,073) 0 (0) 0
39  France 640,679 (247,368) 640,427 (247,270) 3,374 (1,303) 0.52 Figures include metropolitan France (in Europe) as well as the five overseas regions. This does not include New Caledonia (an autonomous sui generis collectivity), the five autonomous overseas collectivities, and the two uninhabited territories (the French Southern Territories and Clipperton Island) which are listed individually, although also part of the French Republic.[Note 14] Second-largest country in Europe after the Soviet Union, and the largest country in the European Communities.
40  Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,337 (242,216) 10,320 (3,980) 1.62 Figures include Somaliland.
41  Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 (0) 0
–  Ukrainian SSR 603,500 (233,000) 579,300 (223,700) 24,200 (9,300) 4.01 Second-largest constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) in Europe after Russia and a separate member of the United Nations. The largest constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) entirely within Europe.
42  Madagascar 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.94 Largest island country in Africa and 2nd largest island country in the world.
43  Botswana 581,730 (224,610) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 2.58 [Note 15]
44  Kenya 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 1.93
–  France (metropolitan) 543,940 (210,020) Metropolitan France (the part of France located in Europe)
45  Thailand 513,120 (198,120) 510,890 (197,260) 2,230 (860) 0.43
46  Spain 505,992 (195,365) 498,980 (192,660) 6,390 (2,470) 1.26

Largest country in Southern Europe and second-largest member state of European Union.

–  Turkmen SSR 488,100 (188,500) 469,930 (181,440) 18,170 (7,020) 3.72 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
47  Cameroon 475,442 (183,569) 472,710 (182,510) 2,730 (1,050) 0.57
48  Papua New Guinea 462,840 (178,700) 452,860 (174,850) 9,980 (3,850) 2.16 Third-largest island country in the world.
49  Sweden 450,295 (173,860) 410,335 (158,431) 39,960 (15,430) 8.87 Largest country in Northern Europe. Third-largest member state of European Union.
–  Uzbek SSR 447,400 (172,700) 425,400 (164,200) 22,000 (8,500) 4.92 Constituent republics of the Soviet Union (USSR)
50  Morocco 446,550 (172,410) 446,300 (172,300) 250 (97) 0.06 Does not include the disputed Western Sahara, shown separately.[Note 16]
51  Iraq 438,317 (169,235) 437,367 (168,868) 950 (370) 0.22 [Note 17]
52  Paraguay 406,752 (157,048) 397,302 (153,399) 9,450 (3,650) 2.32
53  Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872) 386,847 (149,362) 3,910 (1,510) 1
54  Norway 385,207 (148,729) 365,957 (141,297) 19,520 (7,540) 5.00 The Kingdom of Norway, including Jan Mayen and Svalbard, but excluding Bouvet Island and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.[Note 18]
55  Japan 377,976 (145,937) 364,546 (140,752) 13,430 (5,190) 3.55 Largest island country in East Asia and the world's 4th largest island country.[Note 19]
56  South Yemen 360,133 (139,048)
57  Congo 342,000 (132,000) 341,500 (131,900) 500 (190) 0.15
58  Finland 338,425 (130,667) 303,816 (117,304) 34,330 (13,250) 10.15 [Note 20]
59  Vietnam 331,212 (127,882) 310,070 (119,720) 21,140 (8,160) 6.38
60  Malaysia 330,803 (127,724) 329,613 (127,264) 1,190 (460) 0.35
–  Norway (mainland) 323,802 (125,021) 304,282 (117,484) 19,520 (7,540) 6.03 Mainland Norway, excluding Jan Mayen, Svalbard, and the dependencies.[Note 18]
61  Ivory Coast 322,463 (124,504) 318,003 (122,782) 4,460 (1,720) 1.38
62  Poland 312,696 (120,733) 311,888 (120,421) 791 (305) 3.07
63  Oman 309,500 (119,500) 309,500 (119,500) 0 (0) 0
64  Italy 301,339 (116,348) 294,140 (113,570) 7,200 (2,800) 2.39
65  Philippines 300,000 (120,000) 298,170 (115,120) 1,830 (710) 0.61
66  Ecuador 276,841 (106,889) 256,369 (98,985) 6,720 (2,590) 2.37 [Note 21]
67  Burkina Faso 274,222 (105,878) 273,602 (105,638) 620 (240) 0.23 [Note 22]
68  New Zealand 270,467 (104,428) 262,443 (101,330) 4,395 (1,697) 1.65 [Note 23]
69  Gabon 267,668 (103,347) 257,667 (99,486) 10,001 (3,861) 3.74
– Western Sahara 266,000 (103,000) 266,000 (103,000) 0 (0) 0 Disputed territory. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 20% of the territory, with the remaining 80% of the territory occupied by Morocco.
70  West Germany 248,577 (95,976)
71  Guinea 245,857 (94,926) 245,717 (94,872) 140 (54) 0.06
72  United Kingdom 242,495 (93,628) 241,930 (93,410) 1,680 (650) 0.69

Largest island country in Europe and Western Hemisphere.[Note 24]

73  Uganda 241,550 (93,260) 197,100 (76,100) 43,938 (16,965) 18.23
74  Ghana 238,533 (92,098) 227,533 (87,851) 11,000 (4,200) 4.61
75  Romania 238,397 (92,046) 231,291 (89,302) 7,100 (2,700) 2.97
76  Laos 236,800 (91,400) 230,800 (89,100) 6,000 (2,300) 2.53 Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
77  Yugoslavia 225,804 (87,183)
78  Guyana 214,969 (83,000) 196,849 (76,004) 18,120 (7,000) 8.43
–  Byelorussian SSR 207,600 (80,200) 202,900 (78,300) 4,700 (1,800) 2.26 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) and a separate member of the United Nations.
–  Kirghiz SSR 199,951 (77,202) 191,801 (74,055) 8,150 (3,150) 4.08 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
79  Senegal 196,722 (75,955) 192,530 (74,340) 4,192 (1,619) 2.13
80  North Yemen 195,000 (75,000) 192,530 (74,340) 4,192 (1,619) 2.13
81  Syria 185,180 (71,500) 183,630 (70,900) 1,550 (600) 0.84 [Note 25]
82  Cambodia 181,035 (69,898) 176,515 (68,153) 4,520 (1,750) 2.5
83  Uruguay 176,215 (68,037) 175,015 (67,574) 1,200 (460) 0.68
84  Suriname 163,820 (63,250) 156,000 (60,000) 7,820 (3,020) 4.77 Smallest country in South America.
85  Tunisia 163,610 (63,170) 155,360 (59,980) 8,250 (3,190) 5.04
86  Bangladesh 148,460 (57,320) 134,208 (51,818) 14,252 (5,503) 9.6 [Note 26]
87  Nepal 147,516 (56,956) 143,686 (55,477) 3,830 (1,480) 2.59 Largest country in the Himalayan range.[Note 27]
–  Tajik SSR 143,100 (55,300) 141,510 (54,640) 2,590 (1,000) 1.81 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
88  Greece 131,957 (50,949) 130,647 (50,443) 1,310 (510) 0.99
89  Nicaragua 130,373 (50,337) 119,990 (46,330) 10,380 (4,010) 7.96 Largest country in Central America.
90  Czechoslovakia 127,905 (49,384) 125,304 (48,380) 2,602 (1,005) 4.02
91  North Korea 120,540 (46,540) 120,538 (46,540) 2 (0.77) 0.11 Excludes claim on South Korea.
92  Malawi 118,484 (45,747) 94,080 (36,320) 24,404 (9,422) 20.6
93  Benin 114,763 (44,310) 114,305 (44,133) 457.569 (176.668) 0.40 [Note 28]
94  Honduras 112,492 (43,433) 111,890 (43,200) 200 (77) 0.18
95  Liberia 111,369 (43,000) 96,320 (37,190) 15,049 (5,810) 13.51
96  Bulgaria 111,002 (42,858) 108,612 (41,935) 2,390 (920) 2.16
97  Cuba 109,884 (42,426) 109,884 (42,426) 0 (0) 0.00 Largest country in the West Indies.
98  Guatemala 108,889 (42,042) 107,159 (41,374) 1,730 (670) 1.59
99  East Germany 108,333 (41,828) 2.34
100  Iceland 103,000 (40,000) 100,250 (38,710) 2,750 (1,060) 2.67
101  South Korea 100,210 (38,690) 99,909 (38,575) 301 (116) 0.3 Excludes claim on North Korea.
102  Hungary 93,028 (35,918) 89,608 (34,598) 3,420 (1,320) 3.68
103  Portugal 92,226 (35,609) 91,119 (35,181) 1,107 (427) 1.2
104  Jordan 89,342 (34,495) 88,802 (34,287) 540 (210) 0.6
–  Socialist Republic of Serbia 88,361 (34,116) 88,246 (34,072) 115 (44) 0.13 Constituent republic of Yugoslavia
–  Azerbaijan SSR 86,600 (33,400) 86,100 (33,200) 500 (190) 0.13 Largest country in Caucasus. Transcontinental constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) located in Asia and Europe. [Note 29]
105  Austria 83,871 (32,383) 82,445 (31,832) 1,426 (551) 1.7
106  United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300) 83,600 (32,300) 0 (0) 0
107  Panama 75,417 (29,119) 74,340 (28,700) 1,080 (420) 1.43 Transcontinental country in North America and South America.
108  Sierra Leone 71,740 (27,700) 71,620 (27,650) 120 (46) 0.17
109  Ireland 70,273 (27,133) 68,883 (26,596) 1,390 (540) 1.98 The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland; the island of Ireland is 84,421 km2 or 32,595 sq mi.[28]
–  Georgian SSR 69,700 (26,900) 69,700 (26,900) 0 (0) 0 Transcontinental constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR) located in Asia and Europe.[Note 30]
110  Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330) 62,732 (24,221) 2,878 (1,111) 4.4
–  Lithuanian SSR 65,300 (25,200) 62,680 (24,200) 2,620 (1,010) 4.01 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
–  Latvian SSR 64,559 (24,926) 62,249 (24,034) 2,340 (900) 3.62 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
111  Togo 56,785 (21,925) 54,385 (20,998) 2,400 (930) 4.23
–  Socialist Republic of Croatia 56,594 (21,851) 55,974 (21,612) 620 (240) 1.1 Constituent republic of Yugoslavia
–  Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 (19,772) 51,187 (19,763) 10 (3.9) 0.02 Constituent republic of Yugoslavia
112  Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700) 51,060 (19,710) 40 (15) 0.08
113  Dominican Republic 48,671 (18,792) 48,320 (18,660) 350 (140) 0.72
–  Estonian SSR 45,227 (17,462) 42,388 (16,366) 2,840 (1,100) 6.28 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
117  Denmark 43,094 (16,639) 42,434 (16,384) 660 (250) 1.53 Includes Denmark proper only, but excludes the autonomous territories in the Kingdom of Denmark, shown separately.
118  Netherlands 41,865 (16,164) 33,893 (13,086) 7,650 (2,950) 18.41 Excludes other countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shown separately.[Note 31]
119  Switzerland 41,284 (15,940) 39,997 (15,443) 1,280 (490) 3.1 [Note 32]
120  Bhutan 38,394 (14,824) 38,394 (14,824) 0 (0) 0
–  Taiwan 36,193 (13,974) 32,260 (12,460) 3,720 (1,440) 10.34 Between 1945 and 1949, the Republic of China included Mainland China, Mongolia, Taiwan, and other areas, totaling 11,418,174 km2 (4,408,582 sq mi).[Note 33]
121  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948) 28,120 (10,860) 8,005 (3,091) 22.16
–  Moldavian SSR 33,846 (13,068) 32,891 (12,699) 960 (370) 2.84 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
123  Belgium 30,528 (11,787) 30,278 (11,690) 250 (97) 0.82
124  Lesotho 30,355 (11,720) 30,355 (11,720) 0 (0) 0
–  Armenian SSR 29,743 (11,484) 28,342 (10,943) 1,401 (541) 4.71 Constituent republic of the Soviet Union (USSR)
125  Solomon Islands 28,896 (11,157) 27,986 (10,805) 910 (350) 3.15
126  Albania 28,748 (11,100) 27,398 (10,578) 1,350 (520) 4.7
127  Equatorial Guinea 28,051 (10,831) 28,051 (10,831) 0 (0) 0
128  Burundi 27,834 (10,747) 25,680 (9,920) 2,150 (830) 7.73
129  Haiti 27,750 (10,710) 27,560 (10,640) 190 (73) 0.68
130  Rwanda 26,338 (10,169) 24,668 (9,524) 1,670 (640) 6.34
–  Socialist Republic of Macedonia 25,713 (9,928) 25,433 (9,820) 280 (110) 1.09 Constituent republic of Yugoslavia
131  Djibouti 23,200 (9,000) 23,180 (8,950) 20 (7.7) 0.09
132  Belize 22,966 (8,867) 22,806 (8,805) 160 (62) 0.7
133  El Salvador 21,041 (8,124) 20,721 (8,000) 320 (120) 1.52 Smallest country on the American continent.
135  Israel 20,770 (8,020) 20,330 (7,850) 440 (170) 2.12 [Note 34]
–  Socialist Republic of Slovenia 20,273 (7,827) 20,151 (7,780) 122 (47) 0.6 Constituent republic of Yugoslavia
136  Fiji 18,272 (7,055) 18,274 (7,056) 0 (0) 0
137  Kuwait 17,818 (6,880) 17,818 (6,880) 0 (0) 0
138  Swaziland 17,364 (6,704) 17,204 (6,643) 160 (62) 0.92
139  Bahamas 13,943 (5,383) 10,010 (3,860) 3,870 (1,490) 27.88
–  Socialist Republic of Montenegro 13,812 (5,333) 13,452 (5,194) 360 (140) 2.6 Constituent republic of Yugoslavia
141  Vanuatu 12,189 (4,706) 12,189 (4,706) 0 (0) 0
142  Qatar 11,586 (4,473) 11,586 (4,473) 0 (0) 0
143  Gambia 11,295 (4,361) 10,000 (3,900) 1,295 (500) 11.47 Smallest country in continental Africa.
144  Jamaica 10,991 (4,244) 10,831 (4,182) 160 (62) 1.46
145  Lebanon 10,452 (4,036) 10,230 (3,950) 170 (66) 1.63 Second smallest country in continental Asia.
146  Cyprus 9,251 (3,572) 9,241 (3,568) 10 (3.9) 0.11 [Note 35]
147  Brunei 5,765 (2,226) 5,265 (2,033) 500 (190) 8.67
148  Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 (1,980) 5,128 (1,980) 0 (0) 0
149  Cape Verde 4,033 (1,557) 4,033 (1,557) 0 (0) 0
150  Western Samoa 2,842 (1,097) 2,821 (1,089) 10 (3.9) 0.35
151  Luxembourg 2,586 (998) 2,586 (998) 0 (0) 0 The smallest country that is not a European microstate or island country.
152  Mauritius 2,040 (790) 2,030 (780) 10 (3.9) 0.49 [Note 36]
153  Comoros 1,862 (719) 1,862 (719) 0 (0) 0 [Note 37]
154  São Tomé and Príncipe 964 (372) 964 (372) 0 (0) 0
155  Kiribati 811 (313) 811 (313) 0 (0) 0 [Note 38]
156  Bahrain 786 (303) 786 (303) 0 (0) 0
157  Dominica 751 (290) 751 (290) 0 (0) 0
158  Tonga 747 (288) 717 (277) 30 (12) 4.02
159  Singapore 728 (281) 716 (276) 10 (3.9) 1.43
160  Micronesia 702 (271) 702 (271) Negligible Negligible
161  Saint Lucia 616 (238) 606 (234) 10 (3.9) 1.62 [Note 39]
162  Andorra 468 (181) 468 (181) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
164  Seychelles 452 (175) 455 (176) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in Africa.
165  Antigua and Barbuda 442 (171) 442.6 (170.9) 0 (0) 0
166  Barbados 430 (170) 431 (166) 0 (0) 0
167  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150) 389 (150) 0 (0) 0
168  Grenada 344 (133) 344 (133) 0 (0) 0
169  Malta 316 (122) 316 (122) 0 (0) 0 European microstate. Smallest European Union member state.
–  Saint Helena (United Kingdom) 308 (119) 308 (119) 0 (0) 0 [Note 40]
170  Maldives 300 (120) 298 (115) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in Asia.
171  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101) 261 (101) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
172  Marshall Islands 181 (70) 181 (70) 11,673 (4,507)[clarification needed] 98.47
173  Liechtenstein 160 (62) 160 (62) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
174  San Marino 61 (24) 61 (24) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
175  Tuvalu 26 (10) 26 (10) 0 (0) 0 Smallest Commonwealth realm.
176  Nauru 21 (8.1) 21 (8.1) 0 (0) 0 Smallest island country, smallest republic and smallest country that is not a city-state
177  Vatican City 0.49 (0.19) 0.49 (0.19) 0 (0) 0 European microstate. Smallest country in the world.[Note 41]

Notes

  1. ^ The following countries have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), Australia (5,896,500 km2 or 2,276,700 sq mi), Chile (1,250,000 km2 or 480,000 sq mi), France (432,000 km2 or 167,000 sq mi), New Zealand (450,000 km2 or 170,000 sq mi), Norway (including Peter I Island) (2,500,000 km2 or 970,000 sq mi) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km2 or 539,000 sq mi), which to some extent overlap. The area from 90°W to 150°W (2,100,000 km2 or 810,000 sq mi) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists.
  2. ^ With its surface area including all or parts of 17 of the world's 40 largest freshwater lakes, Canada is smaller than China and the United States in land area.
  3. ^ a b The following two primary sources (non-mirrored) represent the range (min./max.) of estimates of China's and the United States' total areas. Both sources (1) exclude Taiwan from the area of China; (2) exclude China's coastal and territorial waters. However, the CIA World Factbook includes the United States coastal and territorial waters, while Encyclopædia Britannica excludes the United States coastal and territorial waters.
    1. The Encyclopædia Britannica lists China as world's third-largest country (after Russia and Canada) with a total area of 9,572,900 km2,[3] and the United States as fourth-largest at 9,525,067 km2.[4]
    2. The CIA World Factbook lists China as fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and the United States) with a total area of 9,596,960 km2,[5] and the United States as the third-largest at 9,833,517 km2.[6]

    Notably, Encyclopædia Britannica specifies the United States' area (excluding coastal and territorial waters) as 9,525,067 km2, which is less than either source's figure given for China's area.[4] Therefore, while it can be determined that China has a larger area excluding coastal and territorial waters, it is unclear which country has a larger area including coastal and territorial waters.

    The United Nations Statistics Division's figure for the United States is 9,833,517 km2 and China is 9,596,961 km2. These closely match the CIA World Factbook figures and similarly include coastal and territorial waters for the United States, but exclude coastal and territorial waters for China.

    A discrepancy was deduced from comparing the CIA World Factbook and its previous iterations[7] against the information for United States in Encyclopædia Britannica, particularly its footnote section.[4] In sum, according to older versions of the CIA World Factbook (from 1982 to 1996), the U.S. was listed as the world's fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and China) with a total area of 9,372,610 km2. However, in the 1997 edition, the U.S. added coastal waters to its total area (increasing it to 9,629,091 km2). And then again in 2007, the U.S. added territorial water to its total area (increasing it to 9,833,517 km2). During this time, China's total area remained unchanged. In other words, no coastal or territorial water area was added to China's total area figure. The United States has a coastal water area of 109,362 km2, and a territorial water area of 195,213 km2, for a total of 304,575 km2 of additional water space. This is larger than entire countries like Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Adding this figure to the U.S. will boost it over China in ranking since China's coastal and territorial water figures are currently unknown (no official publication) and thus cannot be added into China's total area figure.

  4. ^ Approx. 7% of Brazil's land is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Its Southern Hemisphere portion (approx. 7,920,000 km2) is still significantly bigger than Australia. Although the U.S. has American Samoa, Jarvis Island, and a small portion of its territorial sea south of Baker Island in the Southern Hemisphere, it is not generally regarded as a Southern Hemisphere country.
  5. ^ Figures exclude the external territories of Norfolk Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands Territory, and Heard Island and McDonald Islands,[9] each shown separately. Excludes the claim of the Australian Antarctic Territory (5,896,500 km2 or 2,276,700 sq mi). The UN's previous data,[10] as well as the current data shown by the World Bank and the CIA,[11][12] give the figure as 7,741,220 km2 (2,988,900 sq mi).
  6. ^ The total area given is from Encyclopædia Britannica and includes disputed territories not under Indian control but claimed by India. The total area claimed by India, according to the figure given by the United Nations and the Indian government, totals 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi).[13]
  7. ^ Excludes claims on Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2 or 374,000 sq mi), on Malvinas/Falkland Islands (12,173 km2 or 4,700 sq mi) and on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,903 km2 or 1,507 sq mi).
  8. ^ The area of internal waters is officially reported as 0[14] even though several seasonal lakes and permanent reservoirs exist in the country.
  9. ^ A total of 1,755,636 km2 (677,855 sq mi) (81%) of the land area is covered by ice; the ice-free area amounts to 410,450 km2 (158,480 sq mi).[12]
  10. ^ The area given is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[11][10] The UN Demographic Yearbook lists a figure of 1,628,750 km2 (628,860 sq mi), which refers to land area only.
  11. ^ Excludes claims in Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute (160,000 km2 or 62,000 sq mi)
  12. ^ By default, internationally sourced and published statistics include data for the Pakistani-administered territories of Kashmir: Azad Kashmir (13,297 km2 or 5,134 sq mi) and Gilgit-Baltistan (72,971 km2 or 28,174 sq mi) in this area value.[16] Further including Pakistani claims over the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir (42,241 km2 or 16,309 sq mi) and Ladakh (59,146 km2 or 22,836 sq mi) would produce a total land area figure of 984,010 km2 (379,928 sq mi), and a total area figure of 1,009,230 km2 (389,666 sq mi) for the country. Excluding all of these territories in the disputed Kashmir region (including Pakistani-administered territories) would produce a land area figure of 796,355 km2 (307,473 sq mi) and a total area figure of 821,575 km2 (317,212 sq mi). The total area figure is equal to Pakistan's land area added to its water area of 25,220 km2 (9,740 sq mi).
  13. ^ Excludes claims in Antarctica.
  14. ^ Source gives area of metropolitan France as 551,500 km2 (212,900 sq mi) and lists overseas regions separately, whose areas sum to 89,179 km2 (34,432 sq mi). Adding these give the total shown here for the entire French Republic. The CIA reports the total as 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi).[11] Another source, the French Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies), gives an area figure of 632,759 km2 (244,310 sq mi).[17] (The CIA gives a water area of metropolitan France as 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi).)
  15. ^ All figures are those cited by the Food and Agriculture Organization.[18]
  16. ^ If the whole of Western Sahara is included (which Morocco controls approximately two-thirds of), the area would be 710,800 km2 (274,460 sq mi) and the rank would be #39.
  17. ^ Figure shown is from the 2007 data and the CIA World Factbook.[11][10] The UN figure of 435,244 km2 (168,049 sq mi) excludes the three autonomous provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan.
  18. ^ a b Figures shown are from the CIA World Factbook; the UN data refers to mainland area only. All figures exclude Bouvet Island (49 km2 or 19 sq mi), Jan Mayen (377 km2 or 146 sq mi), and Svalbard (62,045 km2 or 23,956 sq mi), shown separately, and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island (154 km2 or 59 sq mi) and Queen Maud Land (2,700,000 km2 or 1,000,000 sq mi).
  19. ^ Figure shown is from the 2020 (Reiwa 2) Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.[19][20]
  20. ^ Includes Åland (1,552 km2 or 599 sq mi).
  21. ^ May or may not include the Galápagos Islands (7,880 km2 or 3,040 sq mi). The 2007 data,[10] as well as the current data given by the CIA, explicitly includes the Galápagos and gives the figure as 283,561 km2 (109,484 sq mi).[11]
  22. ^ The total area figure is that reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Demography of Burkina Faso (INSD).[21] The water area is that reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization[22] and the land area is taken to be the difference between these two figures.
  23. ^ The government gives the total figure as 266,838 square kilometres (103,027 sq mi).[23] CIA World Factbook has total/land area of 267,710 km2 (103,360 sq mi). All figures exclude the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau, shown separately, as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency.
  24. ^ Does not include the three Crown Dependencies (768 km2 or 297 sq mi) or the 14 overseas territories (1,742,857 km2 or 672,921 sq mi), each shown separately.
  25. ^ Includes the parts of the Golan Heights (1,295 km2 or 500 sq mi) occupied by Israel.
  26. ^ Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2 or 56,980 sq mi.[24]
  27. ^ The Government of Nepal gives its area as 147,516 square kilometres (56,956 sq mi), which includes an additional 335 square kilometers of disputed territory under Indian administration.[25]
  28. ^ Benin's official total area increased from 112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi) to 114,763 km2 (44,310 sq mi) following the resolution of the Lete Island dispute in 2005.[26] The water area is that reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization[27] and the land area is the difference between these two figures, rounded to the nearest square kilometre.
  29. ^ The figure shown includes the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (3,000 km2 or 1,200 sq mi), which is de facto independent from Azerbaijan.
  30. ^ The figure shown includes the areas of Abkhazia (8,660 km2 or 3,340 sq mi)[29] and South Ossetia (3,900 km2 or 1,500 sq mi),[30] both de facto independent from Georgia.
  31. ^ Data for the Netherlands is from the Central Bureau of Statistics.[31] Source gives area of European Netherlands as 41,528 km2 (16,034 sq mi) and lists the three special municipalities separately, whose areas sum to 322 km2 (124 sq mi). Adding these gives the total shown here for the entire country of the Netherlands.[32] Adding the constituent countries of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles, the total area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,508 km2 (16,412 sq mi).
  32. ^ The figure from the UN demographic yearbook (41,277 km2 or 15,937 sq mi) excludes the areas of state forests and communanzas,[further explanation needed] which amount to 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi). The figure here is from the 2007 data.[10]
  33. ^ The UN source does not include data for the Republic of China on Taiwan. The figure shown is from the 2012 Statistical Data from the Ministry of the Interior, Republic of China. The CIA gives a total area of 35,980 km2 (13,890 sq mi). The total constitutional land area of the Republic of China is 11,420,000 km2 (4,410,000 sq mi), which includes modern-day Taiwan, Mongolia, and Mainland China.[33]
  34. ^ Figures shown are from the CIA.[11] The UN/Israel Central Bureau of Statistics figure of 22,072 km2 (8,522 sq mi) includes the Golan Heights (1,200 km2 or 460 sq mi) and East Jerusalem (70 km2 or 27 sq mi), which are not internationally recognised as part of Israel.
  35. ^ Includes the largely unrecognized but de facto independent Northern Cyprus (3,355 km2 or 1,295 sq mi), the UN buffer zone (346 km2 or 134 sq mi) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (254 km2 or 98 sq mi).[11]
  36. ^ Figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook.[11] The UN figure of 1,969 km2 (760 sq mi) excludes the Agaléga Islands and Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos).[10]
  37. ^ The CIA World Factbook[11] and the UN give an area of 2,235 km2 (863 sq mi), which includes Mayotte (374 km2 (144 sq mi)), an overseas department and region of France.
  38. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA World Factbook,[11] and refers to land area only. The UN figure excludes 84 km2 (32 sq mi) of uninhabited islands.
  39. ^ The figure shown is from the CIA Factbook.[11] The UN value of 539 km2 (208 sq mi) refers to habitable area only and excludes the country's central forest reserve.
  40. ^ The total area of the island of Saint Helena is 122 square kilometres (47 sq mi), Ascension Island is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and Tristan da Cunha is 98 square kilometres (38 sq mi).
  41. ^ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition[34] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.[35] The figure of 0.44 km2 is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.

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