List of European countries by area

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This is a list of European countries, by geographical area.

Notes: Some of these countries are also considered part of Asia. Their names are given in italics and only their European area is given.

Not all states within the geographical region are part of the European Union, although member states are in the majority. Non-member states are marked with an asterisk (*). This currently includes all of the Asian border states.

Some of the smaller countries, marked (†), are represented indirectly in the EU by larger EU members.

European states by area (top 12). Total area of Europe is 10,180,000 km².

  Russia (39.0%)
  Ukraine (5.9%)
  France (5.4%)
  Spain (4.9%)
  Sweden (4.4%)
  Norway (3.8%)
  Germany (3.5%)
  Finland (3.3%)
  Poland (3.1%)
  Italy (3.0%)
  Other (26.7%)
RankStateArea (km²)Notes
1 Russia*3,972,2003,999,364 km² including Crimea. 17,098,242 km² including North Asia while excluding Crimea as it is a contested territory with most European states claiming it is Ukrainian territory.
2 Ukraine603,628
3 France551,695643,801 km² when the overseas departments are included.
4 Spain498,468505,992 km² when the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are included.
5 Sweden450,295
6 Norway385,178This includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen[1]
7 Germany357,386
8 Finland338,145
9 Poland312,685
10 Italy301,338
11 United Kingdom*242,495260,665 km² when the British Overseas Territories (except British Antarctic Territory) are included.
12 Romania238,397
13 Belarus207,600
14 Greece131,940
15 Bulgaria110,994
16 Iceland102,775
17 Hungary93,030
18 Portugal91,568
19 Austria83,858
20 Czech Republic78,866
21 Serbia77,45388,361 km² including Kosovo.
22 Ireland70,273
23 Lithuania65,300
24 Latvia64,589
25 Croatia56,594
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina51,129
27 Slovakia49,036
28 Estonia45,339
29 Denmark44,493This includes Faroe Islands; 2,210,579 km² including Greenland.
30 Switzerland41,290
31 Netherlands41,198Excluding Caribbean Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten.
32 Moldova33,846
33 Belgium30,510
34 Albania28,748
35 North Macedonia25,713
36 Turkey*783,356
37 Slovenia20,273
38 Montenegro13,812
39 Kosovo10,908Partially recognized state
40 Azerbaijan*6,96086,600 km² including Asian part
41 Luxembourg2,586
42 Georgia*2,42869,700 km² including Asian part
43 Andorra468
44 Malta316
45 Liechtenstein160
46 San Marino61
47 Monaco2.02
48 Vatican City0.44
Total10,180,000
±5,000

Notes