List of countries and outlying territories by total area

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This is a list of the sovereign states and dependent territories of the world, sorted by total area, including all entities on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

For statistical purposes, dependent territories are listed separately from their sovereign states and are set off in italics. The figures represent total areas, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Some entries may also include marine internal waters (coastal waters). Territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included.

Also not included in the list are uninhabited dependent territories – including various countries' claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica[1] (14,400,000 km²/5,600,000 sq mi) – and entities such as the European Union[2] (4,324,782 km²/1,669,808 sq mi total area) that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories. The total land area of the world is 148,940,000 km² (57,510,000 sq mi)[3] (about 29.1% of the Earth's surface area).

Countries by total area

Rank Country Area (km²)[a] Area (sq mi) % of Total Notes
1 Russia 17,098,242 6,601,668 11.5% Largest country in the world.
2 Canada 9,984,670 3,855,100 6.7% Largest country in the Americas.
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(depending on definition) People's Republic of China 9,596,961–9,640,011 3,705,407–3,722,029 6.4%-6.5% Largest all-Asian country.
The smaller entry is the UN official figure for mainland China, excluding: Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau;[4] Taiwan and other ROC-controlled territories;[5] all territories disputed with India;[6] coastal and territorial waters. The larger entry includes Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, which are controlled by PRC, but claimed by India.[7] The total area of China is listed as 9,572,900 km² (3,696,100 sq mi) by the Encyclopædia Britannica.[8] See: territorial changes and land reclamations of P.R. China
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(depending on definition) United States 9,629,091 3,717,813 6.5% Includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
UN official figure includes Great Lakes (US-share) and coastal water areas. The total area of United States is listed as 9,826,630 km² (3,794,080 sq mi) by the CIA World Factbook which further includes territorial waters.[9][10] The total area is listed as 9,522,055 km² (3,676,486 sq mi) by the Encyclopædia Britannica.[11]
5 Brazil 8,514,877 3,287,612 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 (141 sq mi) (less than 0.003% of all continental territory). Largest country in South America.
6 Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 5.2% Includes Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 km²/5.4 sq mi), Christmas Island (135 km²/52 sq mi), Macquarie Island (128 km²/49 sq mi), and Lord Howe Island (56 km²/22 sq mi).[12] Excludes external territories of Norfolk Island (36 km²/14 sq mi), Ashmore and Cartier Islands (5 km²/1.9 sq mi), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0.91 km²/0.35 sq mi), and Heard and McDonald Islands (372 km²/144 sq mi). Excludes claims on Australian Antarctic Territory (5,896,500 km²/2,276,700 sq mi). Largest country in Oceania.
7 India 3,201,446–3,287,263 1,236,085–1,269,219 2.1%-2.3% Smaller figure excludes Indian Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh which are claimed by Pakistan and China respectively. Larger figure includes 120,849 km² (46,660 sq mi) of disputed territories with Pakistan and China.[13]
8 Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,500 2% Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands (12,200 km²/4,700 sq mi), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica (969,000 km²/374,000 sq mi).
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,100 1.8% Largest landlocked country in the world.[14][15]
10 Sudan 2,505,813 967,500 1.7% Largest country in Africa and in the Arab World.
11 Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 1.6%
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 905,355 1.6%
13 Greenland 2,166,086 836,330 1.5% A constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Largest island that is not a continent.
14 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 1.4% Largest country in the Middle East.
15 Mexico 1,964,375 758,449 1.3% Includes 1,959,248 km²/756,470 sq mi on the mainland and 244 islands located in the Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea which cover a combined area of 5,127 km²/1,980 sq mi.[16] It does not include claims on Clipperton Island (Spanish: Isla de la Pasión) 8.9 km²/3.4 sq mi.
16 Indonesia 1,860,360 718,290 1.3% Largest country in Southeast Asia.
17 Libya 1,759,540 679,360 1.2%
18 Iran 1,628,750 628,860 1.1%
19 Mongolia 1,564,100 603,900 1.1%
20 Peru 1,285,216 496,225 0.86%
21 Chad 1,284,000 496,000 0.86%
22 Niger 1,267,000 489,000 0.85%
23 Angola 1,246,700 481,400 0.85%
24 Mali 1,240,192 478,841 0.83%
25 South Africa 1,221,037 471,445 0.82% Includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island).
26 Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 0.76%
27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 426,400 0.74% Excluding the Ilemi Triangle.
28 Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 0.74%
29 Mauritania 1,025,520 395,960 0.69%
30 Egypt 1,002,000 387,000 0.67% Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle.
31 Tanzania 945,087 364,900 0.63% Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32 Nigeria 923,768 356,669 0.62%
33 Venezuela 912,050 352,140 0.61%
34 Namibia 824,116 318,193 0.55%
35 Mozambique 801,590 309,500 0.54%
36 Pakistan 796,095–881,912 307,374–340,508 0.53%-0.59% Smaller figure excludes data for disputed territories of Jammu and Kashmir that are disputed with India. This region consists of the territories of Azad Kashmir (13,297 km²/5,134 sq mi) and the Northern Areas (72,520 km²/28,000 sq mi).[17]
Larger figure includes Indian administered Kashmir.
37 Turkey 783,562 302,535 0.53%
38 Chile 756,102 291,933 0.51% Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km²/480,000 sq mi).
39 Zambia 752,612 290,585 0.51%
40 Myanmar 676,578 261,228 0.45%
41 Afghanistan 652,090 251,770 0.44%
42 Somalia 637,657 246,201 0.43%
43 France 632,834 244,339 0.43% Largest country within the European Union and largest West European country. Includes the overseas departments of French Guiana (83,534 km²/32,253 sq mi), Guadeloupe (1,703 km² (658 sq mi) excluding Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin), Martinique (1,128 km²/436 sq mi) and Réunion (2,504 km²/967 sq mi), which the UN lists as separate entries. Metropolitan France covers 543,965 km² (210,026 sq mi).[18] The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers 674,843 km² (260,558 sq mi), excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km²/167,000 sq mi).
44 Central African Republic 622,984 240,535 0.42%
45 Ukraine 603,500 233,000 0.41% Largest country wholly in Europe.
46 Madagascar 587,041 226,658 0.39%
47 Botswana 582,000 225,000 0.39%
48 Kenya 580,367 224,081 0.39%
49 Yemen 527,968 203,850 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 513,120 198,120 0.34%
51 Spain 505,992 195,365 0.34% Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) on or near 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 488,100 188,500 0.33%
53 Cameroon 475,442 183,569 0.32%
54 Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,700 0.31%
55 Uzbekistan 447,400 172,700 0.30%
56 Morocco 446,550 172,410 0.30% Excluding Western Sahara.
57 Sweden 441,370 170,410 0.30% Includes Gotland and Öland.

The Country Facts page for the Kingdom of Sweden gives the total area as 449,964 square kilometres (173,732 sq mi).[19]