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This is a '''list of the world's countries and their territories''' by total, [[land]] and [[water]] area, ranked by total area.
The '''list of countries and territories by area''' is the list of the world's countries and their territories by total, [[land]] and [[water]] area, ranked by total area.


Inputs are realized according to the [[ISO 3166]] standard, which includes [[sovereign states]] and [[dependent territory|dependent territories]]. All 193 [[Members of the United Nations]] plus the 2 [[General Assembly Observer State|observer state]]s are numbered. [[List of states with limited recognition|States that enjoy some limited recognition]] that form part of the general community and not found in [[ISO 3166]] are also included in ranked order, but their areas are generally included in the areas of these widely recognized states that claim the same territory.
The inputs are realized according to the [[ISO 3166]] standard, which includes [[sovereign states]] and [[dependent territory|dependent territories]]. All 193 [[Members of the United Nations]] plus the 2 [[General Assembly Observer State|observer state]]s are numbered. [[List of states with limited recognition|States that enjoy some limited recognition]] that form part of the general community and not found in [[ISO 3166]] are also included in ranked order, but their areas are generally included in the areas of these widely recognized states that claim the same territory.


[[Territorial dispute|Territorial claim]]s such as the countries that have claims in [[Antarctica]] are not realized. This also applies for supranational entities such as the [[European Union]] that have some degree of [[sovereignty]].
Individual country claims such as [[Antarctica]]'s are not realized as well. The list doesn't include supranational entities such as the [[European Union]] that have some degree of [[sovereignty]].


The entry includes three subfields:
The entry includes three subfields:
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* '''Water area''' is the sum of the surfaces of all [[internal waters|inland water bodies]], such as [[lakes]], [[reservoirs]], or [[rivers]], as delimited by international boundaries and coastlines.
* '''Water area''' is the sum of the surfaces of all [[internal waters|inland water bodies]], such as [[lakes]], [[reservoirs]], or [[rivers]], as delimited by international boundaries and coastlines.


Make sure that other tables would not match these.
Make sure that there are many country size comparisons which would not match the country's area. Data is taken from the [[CIA World Factbook]] unless otherwise noted.


== Map ==
== Map ==

Revision as of 23:28, 31 May 2024

"List of largest countries" redirects here. For the largest countries by population, see List of countries and dependencies by population.
Dymaxion world map[a] with the 30 largest countries and territories by area[b].

The top 10 largest countries occupy half of the world's land area

  Russia (11.0%)
  Canada (8.0%)
  United States (7.8%)
  China (7.2%)
  Brazil (6.0%)
  Australia (5.4%)
  India (2.0%)
  Argentina (1.3%)
  Kazakhstan (1.3%)
  Algeria (1.0%)
  Other (50%)

The list of countries and territories by area is the list of the world's countries and their territories by total, land and water area, ranked by total area.

The inputs are realized according to the ISO 3166 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories. All 193 Members of the United Nations plus the 2 observer states are numbered. States that enjoy some limited recognition that form part of the general community and not found in ISO 3166 are also included in ranked order, but their areas are generally included in the areas of these widely recognized states that claim the same territory.

Individual country claims such as Antarctica's are not realized as well. The list doesn't include supranational entities such as the European Union that have some degree of sovereignty.

The entry includes three subfields:

Make sure that there are many country size comparisons which would not match the country's area. Data is taken from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise noted.

Map

World map except Antarctica, with all countries and territories based on its respective area

Countries and territories by area

Country / dependency Total in km² (mi²) Land in km² (mi²) Water in km² (mi²) % of water
Earth 510,720,000 (197,190,000) 150,386,640 (58,064,610) 359,685,360 (138,875,290) 50.0
Water 359,685,360 (138,875,290) 0 (0) 359,685,360 (138,875,290) 100.0
Land 150,386,640 (58,064,610) 150,386,640 (58,064,610) 0 (0) 0.0
1  Russia[c] 17,098,246 (6,601,670) 16,377,742 (6,323,482) 720,500 (278,200) 2.0
Antarctica[d] 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 0 (0) 0.0
2  Canada[e] 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,023) 891,163 (344,080) 4.0
3/4  United States[f] 9,833,517 (3,796,742) 9,147,593 (3,531,905) 685,924 (264,837) 2.5
 China[g] 9,596,960 (3,705,410) 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 1.5
5  Brazil[h] 8,515,767 (3,287,956) 8,358,140 (3,227,100) 157,030 (60,630) 1.0
6  Australia[i] 7,741,220 (2,988,900) 7,682,300 (2,966,200) 58,920 (22,750) 1.0
7  Argentina[j] 3,745,997 (1,446,338) 3,701,913 (1,429,317) 43,710 (16,880) 2.5
8  India[k] 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,193 (1,147,956) 314,070 (121,260) 1.0
9  Kazakhstan[l] 2,724,900 (1,052,100) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,200 (9,700) 0.5
10  Algeria[m] 2,381,740 (919,590) 2,381,740 (919,590) 0 (0) 0.0
11  Democratic Republic of the Congo[n] 2,344,858 (905,355) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 1.0
12  Denmark[o] 2,210,573 (853,507) 2,209,923 (853,256) 660 (250) 0.0
 Greenland (Denmark)[p] 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330) 0 (0) 0.0
13  Saudi Arabia[q] 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 (0) 0.0
14  Chile[r] 2,006,106 (774,562) 2,003,896 (773,709) 12,290 (4,750) 0.5
15  Mexico[s] 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,945 (750,561) 20,430 (7,890) 0.5
16  Indonesia[t] 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,451) 93,000 (36,000) 1.5
17  Sudan[u] 1,861,484 (718,723) 1,731,671 (668,602) 129,813 (50,121) 1.0
18  Libya 1,759,540 (679,360) 1,759,540 (679,360) 0 (0) 0.0
19  Iran 1,648,195 (636,372) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,000) 1.0
Marie Byrd Land (terra nullius)[v] 1,600,000 (620,000) 1,600,000 (620,000) 0 (0) 0.0
20  Mongolia[w] 1,564,110 (603,910) 1,553,556 (599,831) 10,560 (4,080) 0.5
21  Peru 1,285,216 (496,225) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 1.0
22  Chad[x] 1,284,000 (496,000) 1,259,200 (486,200) 24,800 (9,600) 0.5
23  Niger 1,267,000 (489,000) 1,266,700 (489,100) 300 (120) 0.0
24  Angola[y] 1,246,700 (481,400) 1,246,700 (481,400) 0 (0) 0.0
25  Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,120) 20,002 (7,723) 0.5
26  South Africa[z] 1,221,037 (471,445) 1,214,470 (468,910) 4,620 (1,780) 0.5
27  Colombia 1,141,748 (440,831) 1,038,700 (401,000) 100,210 (38,690) 0.5
28  France[aa] 1,106,756 (427,321) 1,103,382 (426,018) 3,374 (1,303) 0.5
29  Ethiopia[ab] 1,104,300 (426,400) 1,096,570 (423,390) 7,730 (2,980) 0.5
30  Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,301 (418,265) 15,280 (5,900) 0.5
31  Mauritania 1,030,700 (398,000) 1,030,700 (398,000) 0 (0) 0.0
32  Egypt 1,002,450 (387,050) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,300) 0.5
33  Tanzania 947,300 (365,800) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 1.5
34  Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,768 (351,649) 13,000 (5,000) 1.0
35  Venezuela 912,050 (352,140) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (12,000) 1.0
36  Pakistan 907,132 (350,246) 770,875 (297,637) 25,220 (9,740) 1.0
37  Namibia 824,292 (318,261) 825,290 (318,650) 1,002 (387) 0.5
 Mozambique[ac] 799,380 (308,640) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.0
39  Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,157) 13,930 (5,380) 1.0
40  Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,398 (287,028) 9,220 (3,560) 0.5
41  Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,910) 1.0
42  Afghanistan 652,230 (251,830) 652,230 (251,830) 0 (0) 0.0
43  South Sudan 644,239 (248,742) 644,239 (248,742) 0 (0) 0.0
44  Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,337 (242,216) 10,320 (3,980) 0.5
45  Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 (0) 0.0
46  Ukraine[ad] 603,500 (233,000) 579,330 (223,680) 24,220 (9,350) 1.0
47  Madagascar[ae] 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.5
48  Botswana 581,730 (224,610) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 1.0
49  Kenya[af] 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 0.3
 France (metropolitan)[ag] 551,500 (212,900) 549,970 (212,340) 1,530 (590) 0.5
50  Yemen 527,968 (203,850) 527,968 (203,850) 0 (0) 0.0
51  Thailand 513,120 (198,120) 510,890 (197,260) 2,230 (860)
52  Spain 505,370 (195,120) 498,980 (192,660) 6,390 (2,470) 0
53  Turkmenistan 488,100 (188,500) 469,930 (181,440) 13,930 (5,380) 3.0
54  Cameroon 475,442 (183,569) 472,710 (182,510) 2,730 (1,050) 2.0
55  Papua New Guinea[ah] 462,840 (178,700) 452,860 (174,850) 9,980 (3,850) 3.5
56  Sweden[ai] 450,295 (173,860) 410,335 (158,431) 39,960 (15,430) 4.0
57  Uzbekistan 447,400 (172,700) 425,400 (164,200) 22,000 (8,500) 4.0
58  Morocco 446,550 (172,410) 446,300 (172,300) 250 (97) 1.5
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)[aj] 439,781 (169,800) 439,781 (169,800) 0 (0) 0.0
59  Iraq 438,317 (169,235) 437,367 (168,868) 950 (370) 1.5
60  Paraguay 406,752 (157,048) 406,752 (157,048) 9,430 (3,640) 1.5
61  Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872) 386,847 (149,362) 9,220 (3,560) 0.4
62  Norway[ak] 386,224 (149,122) 366,698 (141,583) 19,520 (7,540) 0.7
63  Japan 377,915 (145,914) 364,485 (140,728) 13,430 (5,190) 0.7
64  Germany 357,022 (137,847) 348,672 (134,623) 8,350 (3,220) 0.6
65  Republic of the Congo 342,000 (132,000) 341,500 (131,900) 500 (190) 0
66  Finland 338,424 (130,666) 303,815 (117,304) 34,330 (13,250) 0.9
67  Vietnam 331,212 (127,882) 310,070 (119,720) 21,140 (8,160) 0.8
68  Malaysia 329,847 (127,355) 328,657 (126,895) 1,190 (460) 0
 Norway (mainland)[al] 323,802 (125,021) 304,282 (117,484) 19,520 (7,540) 1.2
69  Ivory Coast 322,463 (124,504) 318,003 (122,782) 4,460 (1,720) 0.2
70  Poland 312,696 (120,733)
71  Oman 309,500 (119,500)
72  Italy 301,339 (116,348)
73  Philippines 300,000 (120,000)
74  Ecuador 276,841 (106,889)
75  Burkina Faso 274,222 (105,878)
76  New Zealand 268,838 (103,799) 264,537 (102,138) 4,301 (1,661) 0.4
77  Gabon 267,667 (103,347) 257,667 (99,486) 10,000 (3,900) 0.5
78  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 266,000 (103,000)
79  Guinea 245,857 (94,926) 245,717 (94,872) 140 (54) 0
80  United Kingdom 242,495 (93,628)
81  Uganda 241,550 (93,260)
82  Ghana 238,533 (92,098) 227,533 (87,851) 11,000 (4,200) 0.7
83  Romania 238,397 (92,046)
84  Laos 236,800 (91,400)
84  Guyana 214,969 (83,000) 196,849 (76,004) 18,120 (7,000) 0.8
86  Belarus 207,600 (80,200)
87  Kyrgyzstan 199,951 (77,202)
88  Senegal 196,722 (75,955)
89  Syria 185,180 (71,500)
90  Cambodia 181,035 (69,898) 176,515 (68,153) 4,520 (1,750)
91  Uruguay 176,215 (68,037)
92  Somaliland 176,120 (68,000)
93  Suriname[am] 163,820 (63,250)
94  Tunisia 163,610 (63,170)
95  Bangladesh 147,570 (56,980)
96    Nepal 147,181 (56,827) 143,351 (55,348) 3,830 (1,480) 0.8
97  Tajikistan 143,100 (55,300)
98  Greece 131,957 (50,949) 130,617 (50,432) 1,310 (510) 0.1
99  Nicaragua 130,370 (50,340) 119,990 (46,330) 10,830 (4,180) 0.9
100  North Korea 120,540 (46,540)
99  Malawi 118,484 (45,747) 94,080 (36,320) 24,404 (9,422) 1.3
102  Eritrea 117,600 (45,400)
103  Benin 114,763 (44,310)
104  Honduras 112,492 (43,433)
105  Liberia 111,369 (43,000)
106  Bulgaria 111,002 (42,858)
105  Cuba 110,860 (42,800) 109,820 (42,400)1,040 (400) 0.1
108  Guatemala 108,889 (42,042) 107,159 (41,374) 1,730 (670) 0.2
109  Iceland 103,000 (40,000)
110  South Korea 100,210 (38,690)
–  Puntland 97,757 (37,744)
111  Hungary 93,028 (35,918)
112  Portugal 92,090 (35,560)
113  Jordan 89,342 (34,495) 88,802 (34,287) 540 (210) 0
114  Serbia 88,361 (34,116)
115  Azerbaijan 86,600 (33,400)
116  Austria 83,871 (32,383)
117  United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300)
–  French Guiana (France) 83,534 (32,253)
118  Czech Republic 78,867 (30,451) 77,247 (29,825) 1,620 (630) 0.3
119  Panama 75,417 (29,119)
120  Sierra Leone 71,740 (27,700)
121  Ireland 70,273 (27,133)
122  Georgia 69,700 (26,900) 69,700 (26,900) 0 0
123  Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330)
124  Lithuania 65,300 (25,200)
125  Latvia 64,559 (24,926)
–  Svalbard (Norway) 62,045 (23,956)
126  Togo 56,785 (21,925)
125  Croatia 56,594 (21,851) 55,974 (21,612) 620 (240)
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 (19,772)
127  Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700) 51,060 (19,710) 40 (15) 0
130  Slovakia 49,037 (18,933)
131  Dominican Republic 48,671 (18,792)
132  Estonia 45,227 (17,462)
135  Netherlands 41,850 (16,160) 34,100 (13,200) 7,650 (2,950) 2.4
136  Switzerland 41,284 (15,940)
137  Bhutan 38,394 (14,824)
 Taiwan 36,193 (13,974)
134  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948) 28,120 (10,860) 8,005 (3,091) 0.6
135  Moldova 33,851 (13,070) 32,891 (12,699) 960 (370) 0.3
142  Belgium 30,528 (11,787)
143  Lesotho 30,355 (11,720)
144  Armenia 29,743 (11,484)
145  Solomon Islands 28,896 (11,157)
146  Albania 28,748 (11,100)
147  Equatorial Guinea 28,051 (10,831)
148  Burundi 27,834 (10,747)
149  Haiti 27,750 (10,710)
150  Rwanda 26,338 (10,169)
145  North Macedonia 25,713 (9,928) 25,433 (9,820) 280 (110) 0.1
152  Djibouti 23,200 (9,000)
153  Belize 22,966 (8,867)
154  Israel 22,072 (8,522)
155  El Salvador 21,041 (8,124)
156  Slovenia 20,273 (7,827)
 New Caledonia (France) 18,575 (7,172) 18,275 (7,056) 300 (120)
151  Fiji 18,274 (7,056) 18,274 (7,056) 0 0
158  Kuwait 17,818 (6,880)
159  Eswatini 17,364 (6,704)
160  East Timor 14,919 (5,760)
161  The Bahamas 13,943 (5,383)
156  Montenegro 13,812 (5,333) 13,452 (5,194) 360 (140) 0.2
157  Vanuatu 12,189 (4,706) 12,189 (4,706) 0 0
 Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 12,173 (4,700) 12,173 (4,700) 0 0
164  Qatar 11,586 (4,473)
165  The Gambia 11,295 (4,361)
166  Jamaica 10,991 (4,244) 10,831 (4,182) 160 (62) 0.2
167  Kosovo 10,887 (4,203)
168  Lebanon 10,452 (4,036)
169  Cyprus 9,251 (3,572) 9,241 (3,568) 10 (3.9) 0
–  Puerto Rico (United States) 9,104 (3,515)
170  Bougainville 8,800 (3,400)
171  Abkhazia 8,660 (3,340)
–  United States Minor Outlying Islands 6,959.41 (2,687.04)
172  Palestine 6,020 (2,320)
173  Brunei 5,765 (2,226)
174  Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 (1,980)
–  French Polynesia (France) 4,167 (1,609)
175  Transnistria 4,163 (1,607)
176  Cape Verde 4,033 (1,557)
–  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) 3,903 (1,507)
177  South Ossetia 3,900 (1,500)
178  Northern Cyprus 3,355 (1,295)
179  Samoa 2,842 (1,097)
–  Hong Kong (China) 2,746 (1,060)
180  Luxembourg 2,586 (998)
–  Réunion (France) 2,512 (970)
– Bir Tawil (Terra nullius) 2,060 (800)
181  Mauritius 2,040 (790)
182  Comoros 1,862 (719)
–  Guadeloupe (France) 1,628 (629)
–  Åland Islands (Finland) 1,552 (599)
–  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,393 (538)
–  Martinique (France) 1,128 (436)
–  Chatham Islands (New Zealand) 976 (377)
183  São Tomé and Príncipe 964 (372)
–  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 948 (366)
184  Kiribati 811 (313)
185  Bahrain 778 (300)
186  Dominica 751 (290)
187  Tonga 747 (288)
188  Singapore 716 (276)
189  Federated States of Micronesia 702 (271)
190  Saint Lucia 606 (234)
–  Auckland Islands (New Zealand) 602 (232)
–  Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 572 (221)
–  Guam (United States) 544 (210)
191  Andorra 468 (181)
–  Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 465 (180)
192  Palau 460 (180)
193  Seychelles 452 (175)
–  Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 (171)
193  Antigua and Barbuda 442 (171)
194  Barbados 430 (170)
–  Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) 412 (159)
195  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150)
–  Jan Mayen (Norway) 377 (146)
–  Mayotte (France) 374 (144)
–  United States Virgin Islands (United States) 347 (134)
196  Grenada 344 (133)
–  Prince Edward Islands (South Africa) 339 (131)
197  Malta 316 (122)
–  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) 308 (119)
198  Maldives 300 (120)
–  Bonaire (Netherlands) 288 (111)
–  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 264 (102)
199  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101)
200  Niue 260 (100)
–  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) 253.8 (98.0)
–  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 (93)
201  Cook Islands 236 (91)
–  American Samoa (United States) 199 (77)
202  Marshall Islands 181 (70)
–  Aruba (Netherlands) 180 (69)
–  Easter Island (Chile) 163 (63)
203  Liechtenstein 160 (62)
–  Peter I Island (Norway) 154 (59)
–  British Virgin Islands (United States) 151 (58)
–  Wallis and Futuna (France) 142 (55)
–  Macquarie Island (Australia) 140 (54)
–  Christmas Island (Australia) 135 (52)
–  Jersey (United Kingdom) 116 (45)
–  Campbell Islands (New Zealand) 112 (43)
–  Montserrat (United Kingdom) 102 (39)
–  Anguilla (United Kingdom) 91 (35)
–  Guernsey (United Kingdom) 78 (30)
204  San Marino 61 (24)
–  British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) 60 (23)
–  Saint Martin (France) 54 (21)
–  Bermuda (United Kingdom) 54 (21)
–  San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia) 52 (20)
–  Bouvet Island (Norway) 50 (19)
–  Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 47 (18)
–  Norfolk Island (Australia) 40 (15)
–  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 (13)
–  Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) 32 (12)
–  Macau (China) 30 (12)
205  Tuvalu 26 (10)
–  Antipodes Islands (New Zealand) 23 (8.9)
206  Nauru[an] 21 (8.1)
–  Saint Barthélemy (France) 21 (8.1)
–  Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 (8.1)
–  Ceuta (Spain) 19 (7.3)
–  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 (5.4)
–  Saba (Netherlands) 13 (5.0)
–  Melilla (Spain) 12 (4.6)
–  Tokelau (New Zealand) 12 (4.6)
–  Paracel Islands (disputed) 7 (2.7)
–  Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 7 (2.7)
–  Alderney (United Kingdom) 6 (2.3)
–  Clipperton (France) 6 (2.3)
–  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 5 (1.9)
–  Spratly Islands (disputed) 5 (1.9)
–  Snares Islands (New Zealand) 4 (1.5)
–  Gornja Siga (terra nullius) 4 (1.5)
–  Three Kings Islands (New Zealand) 3 (1.2)
–  Coral Sea Islands (Australia) 3 (1.2)
207  Monaco[ao] 2.02 (0.78)
–  Bounty Islands[ap] (New Zealand) 1 (0.39)
208  Vatican City[aq] 0.44 (0.17)

Graphical charts

Last part is one with graphical charts, which show how big is the country in charts. For the love of god, sovereign states are green while territories are grey. Territorial claims in Antarctica are not shown.

MongoliaIranLibyaSudanIndonesiaMexicoSaudi ArabiaDenmarkDemocratic Republic of the CongoAlgeriaKazakhstanArgentinaIndiaEuropean UnionASEANAustraliaBrazilChinaUnited StatesCanadaArab LeagueAntarcticaRussia

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding Antarctica
  2. ↑ Excluding overseas territories
  3. ↑ The largest country in the world, which spams into 2 continents, the largest Russian-speaking country by area, the largest country in the Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere, and occupied most of Eurasia. The European part in located in Europe which makes it the largest country in Europe while the Asian part is located in Asia which makes it the largest country in Asia.
  4. ↑ 13,920,000 km² (98%) of the land area is covered by ice and snow. Although it is not a country ifsetf, the region is claimed by various countries. The following countries have claims on Antarctica: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.
  5. ↑ Largest English and French-speaking country, largest country in the Western Hemisphere, in North America and the Americas. Figures include only freshwater areas.
  6. ↑ Largest English-speaking country by land area, largest Spanish-speaking country and largest country in the Western Hemisphere by land area (second largest after (Canada). Figures include territorial waters only but exclude the US territories and the 2 dependency claims (Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank)
  7. ↑ Largest country fully on Asia and second largest country in Asia. Excludes Taiwan, the two dependency claims (the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands)and the 2 special administrative regions.
  8. ↑ The largest Portuguese-speaking country and largest country in South America, in Latin America.
  9. ↑ Third-largest English-speaking country and largest country in Oceania and the Australian continent, largest island country in the world and the largest country fully in the Southern Hemisphere. Excluding external territories and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
  10. ↑ Includes Argentine Antarctica, but excludes the disputed territories of the Falkland Islands and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The second-largest Spanish-speaking country by area and the largest country in the Southern Cone.
  11. ↑ Includes the India-administered Kashmir. Largest country in South Asia.
  12. ↑ Largest landlocked country, second-largest Russian-speaking country after Russia and the largest country in Central Asia.
  13. ↑ Largest Arabic- and Berber-speaking country and largest country in Africa, the Arab world and the Arab League.
  14. ↑ Second-largest French-speaking country, largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Africa. Second-largest country in Africa, has the largest French speaking city (Kinshasa).
  15. ↑ Largest Nordic-speaking country. Figures include Metropolitan Denmark, as well as the 2 self-governing territories. Second-largest generally European country, has the largest non-continental island (Greenland).
  16. ↑ Largest non-continental []island]] in the world, largest administrative division in Denmark and the largest inhabited overseas territory in the world. A total of 1,755,086 km² (81%) of the land area is covered by ice. The ice-free areas totals to 410,000 km². 81% of people requested a referendum for independence.
  17. ↑ Largest country in the Middle East and Western Asia and second-largest Arabic-speaking country after Algeria.
  18. ↑ Includes the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The third-largest Spanish-speaking in the world by area.
  19. ↑ It has the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, Mexico City.
  20. ↑ Largest country in Southeast Asia and the largest island country in the world that is not a continent. Made up only of islands.
  21. ↑ Third-largest Arabic-speaking country]].
  22. ↑ Largest unclaimed territory in the world. 1,600,000 (99%) of the land area is covered by ice.
  23. ↑ Second-largest landlocked country.
  24. ↑ Largest landlocked country in Africa.
  25. ↑ Second-largest Portuguese-speaking country.
  26. ↑ Largest country in Southern Africa
  27. ↑ Figures include Metropolitan France, as well as the 5 overseas regions, New Caledonia, the 5 autonomous collectivities and the 2 other overseas territories (the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and Clipperton Island.)
  28. ↑ Including Tigray.
  29. ↑ The third-largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world by area.
  30. ↑ Largest country fully on Europe. Includes Crimea and the Russian-controlled areas.
  31. ↑ Largest island country in Africa.
  32. ↑ Including borders though Lake Victoria.
  33. ↑ Excluding the 5 overseas regions, New Caledonia, the 5 overseas collectivities and the 2 overseas territories.
  34. ↑ Second-largest country in Oceania and the Australian continent.
  35. ↑ Largest country fully on the Nordic region and Scandinavia.
  36. ↑ Includes Adelié Land.
  37. ↑ The Kingdom of Norway includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen, but excludes Bouvet Island and the 2 dependency claims (Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land).
  38. ↑ Excluding Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Bouvet Island and the 2 dependency claims (Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land).
  39. ↑ Smallest country located entirely in South America
  40. ↑ Smallest island country in the world.
  41. ↑ Smallest country in the world with a coastline.
  42. ↑ A part of New Zealand
  43. ↑ Smallest country in the world and smallest country in Europe.

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