List of countries by area

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

Dymaxion world map[a] with the 30 largest countries and territories by area[b].

The top 10 largest countries occupy more than half of the world's pure land.

  Russia (12.6%)
  China (7.07%)
  United States (7.22%)
  Canada (7.36%)
  Brazil (6.28%)
  Australia (5.60%)
  India (2.42%)
  Argentina (2.05%)
  Kazakhstan (2.01%)
  Algeria (1.76%)
  Other (47.39%)

The inputs are realized according to the ISO 3166 standard which includes sovereign states and dependent territories. The 193 Members of the United Nations and the two observer states are numbered. Countries which enjoy limited recognition forming part of the international community and not found in ISO 3166 are also included in the list, but their areas also generally count with the areas of other widely recognized states which claim the following territory.

The areas claimed by individual countries, such as the areas of Antarctica, are not realized as well. The list doesn't include supranational entities such as the European Union.

The entry includes three subfields:

Make sure that there are many country size comparisons which would not match all these countries area. The areas that appear in the table for each country are 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

Graphical charts

The following charts are based on the CIA World Factbook, of which these charts will show how big is the area. For the love of god, sovereign states are green while territories are grey. Territorial claims in Antarctica are not shown.

Countries greater than 1.5 million km²

MongoliaIranLibyaSudanIndonesiaMexicoSaudi ArabiaDenmarkDemocratic Republic of the CongoAlgeriaKazakhstanArgentinaIndiaEuropean UnionASEANAustraliaBrazilChinaUnited StatesCanadaArab LeagueAntarcticaRussia

Notes

References

Other websites

CIA World Factbook