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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Russia | 17 million sq km | 2008 | ||
2 | Antarctica | 14 million sq km | 2008 | ||
3 | China | 9.33 million sq km | 2008 | ||
4 | United States | 9.16 million sq km | 2008 | ||
5 | Canada | 9.09 million sq km | 2008 | ||
6 | Brazil | 8.46 million sq km | 2008 | ||
7 | Australia | 7.62 million sq km | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.25 million sq km | 2008 | |||
8 | India | 2.97 million sq km | 2008 | ||
9 | Argentina | 2.74 million sq km | 2008 | ||
10 | Kazakhstan | 2.67 million sq km | 2008 | ||
11 | Algeria | 2.38 million sq km | 2008 | ||
12 | Sudan | 2.38 million sq km | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2.35 million sq km | 2008 | |||
13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.27 million sq km | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.23 million sq km | 2008 | |||
14 | Greenland | 2.17 million sq km | 2005 | ||
15 | Saudi Arabia | 2.15 million sq km | 2008 | ||
16 | Mexico | 1.92 million sq km | 2008 | ||
17 | Indonesia | 1.83 million sq km | 2008 | ||
18 | Libya | 1.76 million sq km | 2008 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 1.67 million sq km | 2008 | |||
19 | Iran | 1.64 million sq km | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1.57 million sq km | 2008 | |||
20 | Mongolia | 1.55 million sq km | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 1.35 million sq km | 2008 | |||
21 | Peru | 1.28 million sq km | 2008 | ||
22 | Niger | 1.27 million sq km | 2008 | ||
23 | Chad | 1.26 million sq km | 2008 | ||
24 | Angola | 1.25 million sq km | 2008 | ||
25 | Mali | 1.22 million sq km | 2008 | ||
26 | South Africa | 1.22 million sq km | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1.12 million sq km | 2008 | |||
27 | Ethiopia | 1.12 million sq km | 2008 | ||
28 | Bolivia | 1.08 million sq km | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.05 million sq km | 2008 | |||
29 | Colombia | 1.04 million sq km | 2008 | ||
30 | Mauritania | 1.03 million sq km | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.03 million sq km | 2008 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1.03 million sq km | 2008 | |||
31 | Egypt | 995,450 sq km | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 916,064 sq km | 2008 | |||
32 | Nigeria | 910,768 sq km | 2008 | ||
33 | Tanzania | 886,037 sq km | 2008 | ||
34 | Venezuela | 882,050 sq km | 2008 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 865,658.54 sq km | 2008 | |||
35 | Namibia | 825,418 sq km | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 817,824.08 sq km | 2008 | |||
36 | Mozambique | 784,090 sq km | 2008 | ||
37 | Pakistan | 778,720 sq km | 2008 | ||
38 | Turkey | 770,760 sq km | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 763,755.2 sq km | 2008 | |||
39 | Chile | 748,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
40 | Zambia | 740,724 sq km | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 669,680.08 sq km | 2008 | |||
41 | Burma | 657,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
42 | Afghanistan | 647,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 639,235.45 sq km | 2008 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 633,207.07 sq km | 2008 | |||
43 | Somalia | 627,337 sq km | 2008 | ||
44 | Central African Republic | 622,984 sq km | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 617,598.61 sq km | 2008 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 617,413.13 sq km | 2008 | |||
45 | Ukraine | 603,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
46 | Botswana | 585,370 sq km | 2008 | ||
47 | Madagascar | 581,540 sq km | 2008 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 579,586.46 sq km | 2008 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 578,900.11 sq km | 2008 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 575,741.75 sq km | 2008 | |||
48 | Kenya | 569,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 557,877.08 sq km | 2008 | |||
49 | France | 545,630 sq km | 2006 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 533,998.31 sq km | 2008 | |||
50 | Yemen | 527,970 sq km | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 522,510.16 sq km | 2008 | |||
51 | Thailand | 511,770 sq km | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 505,903.32 sq km | 2008 | |||
52 | Spain | 499,542 sq km | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 499,128.04 sq km | 2008 | |||
53 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 sq km | 2008 | ||
54 | Cameroon | 469,440 sq km | 2008 | ||
55 | Papua New Guinea | 452,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
56 | Morocco | 446,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
57 | Iraq | 432,162 sq km | 2008 | ||
58 | Uzbekistan | 425,400 sq km | 2008 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 414,717.73 sq km | 2008 | |||
59 | Sweden | 410,934 sq km | 2008 | ||
60 | Paraguay | 397,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
61 | Zimbabwe | 386,670 sq km | 2008 | ||
62 | Japan | 374,744 sq km | 2008 | ||
63 | Germany | 349,223 sq km | 2008 | ||
64 | Congo, Republic of the | 341,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
65 | Malaysia | 328,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
66 | Vietnam | 325,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 318,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
68 | Norway | 307,442 sq km | 2008 | ||
69 | Finland | 304,473 sq km | 2008 | ||
70 | Poland | 304,459 sq km | 2008 | ||
71 | Philippines | 298,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
72 | Italy | 294,020 sq km | 2008 | ||
73 | Ecuador | 276,840 sq km | 2008 | ||
74 | Burkina Faso | 273,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
75 | New Zealand | 268,021 sq km | 2008 | ||
76 | Western Sahara | 266,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
77 | Gabon | 257,667 sq km | 2008 | ||
78 | Guinea | 245,857 sq km | 2008 | ||
79 | United Kingdom | 241,590 sq km | 2008 | ||
80 | Ghana | 230,940 sq km | 2008 | ||
81 | Laos | 230,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
82 | Romania | 230,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
83 | Oman | 212,460 sq km | 2008 | ||
84 | Belarus | 207,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
85 | Uganda | 199,710 sq km | 2008 | ||
86 | Guyana | 196,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
87 | Senegal | 192,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
88 | Kyrgyzstan | 191,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
89 | Syria | 184,050 sq km | 2008 | ||
90 | Cambodia | 176,520 sq km | 2008 | ||
91 | Uruguay | 173,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
92 | Suriname | 161,470 sq km | 2008 | ||
93 | Tunisia | 155,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
94 | Nepal | 143,181 sq km | 2008 | ||
95 | Tajikistan | 142,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 139,988.23 sq km | 2008 | |||
96 | Bangladesh | 133,910 sq km | 2008 | ||
97 | Greece | 130,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 121,964.53 sq km | 2008 | |||
98 | Eritrea | 121,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
99 | North Korea | 120,410 sq km | 2008 | ||
100 | Nicaragua | 120,254 sq km | 2008 | ||
101 | Honduras | 111,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
102 | Cuba | 110,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
103 | Benin | 110,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
104 | Bulgaria | 110,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
105 | Guatemala | 108,430 sq km | 2008 | ||
106 | Iceland | 100,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
107 | South Korea | 98,190 sq km | 2008 | ||
108 | Liberia | 96,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
109 | Malawi | 94,080 sq km | 2008 | ||
110 | Hungary | 92,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
111 | Jordan | 91,971 sq km | 2008 | ||
112 | Portugal | 91,951 sq km | 2008 | ||
113 | French Guiana | 89,150 sq km | 2006 | ||
114 | Azerbaijan | 86,100 sq km | 2008 | ||
115 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
116 | Austria | 82,444 sq km | 2008 | ||
117 | Serbia and Montenegro | 77,474 sq km | 2008 | ||
118 | Czech Republic | 77,276 sq km | 2008 | ||
119 | Panama | 75,990 sq km | 2008 | ||
120 | Sierra Leone | 71,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
121 | Georgia | 69,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
122 | Ireland | 68,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
123 | Sri Lanka | 64,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
124 | Latvia | 63,589 sq km | 2008 | ||
125 | Lithuania | 62,680 sq km | 2005 | ||
126 | Svalbard | 61,020 sq km | 2008 | ||
127 | Croatia | 56,414 sq km | 2008 | ||
128 | Togo | 54,385 sq km | 2008 | ||
129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,197 sq km | 2008 | ||
130 | Costa Rica | 50,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
131 | Slovakia | 48,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
132 | Dominican Republic | 48,380 sq km | 2008 | ||
133 | Bhutan | 47,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 46,694.78 sq km | 2008 | |||
134 | Estonia | 43,211 sq km | 2008 | ||
135 | Denmark | 42,394 sq km | 2008 | ||
136 | Switzerland | 39,770 sq km | 2008 | ||
137 | Netherlands | 33,883 sq km | 2008 | ||
138 | Moldova | 33,371 sq km | 2008 | ||
139 | Taiwan | 32,260 sq km | 2008 | ||
140 | Lesotho | 30,355 sq km | 2008 | ||
141 | Belgium | 30,278 sq km | 2008 | ||
142 | Armenia | 28,454 sq km | 2008 | ||
143 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 sq km | 2008 | ||
144 | Guinea-Bissau | 28,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
145 | Haiti | 27,560 sq km | 2008 | ||
146 | Solomon Islands | 27,540 sq km | 2008 | ||
147 | Albania | 27,398 sq km | 2008 | ||
148 | Burundi | 25,650 sq km | 2008 | ||
149 | Rwanda | 24,948 sq km | 2008 | ||
150 | Djibouti | 22,980 sq km | 2008 | ||
151 | Belize | 22,806 sq km | 2008 | ||
152 | El Salvador | 20,720 sq km | 2008 | ||
153 | Israel | 20,330 sq km | 2008 | ||
154 | Slovenia | 20,151 sq km | 2008 | ||
155 | New Caledonia | 18,575 sq km | 2008 | ||
156 | Fiji | 18,270 sq km | 2008 | ||
157 | Kuwait | 17,820 sq km | 2008 | ||
158 | Swaziland | 17,203 sq km | 2008 | ||
159 | East Timor | 14,874 sq km | 2005 | ||
160 | Vanuatu | 12,200 sq km | 2008 | ||
161 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 12,173 sq km | 2008 | ||
162 | Qatar | 11,437 sq km | 2008 | ||
163 | Jamaica | 10,831 sq km | 2008 | ||
164 | Lebanon | 10,230 sq km | 2008 | ||
165 | The Bahamas | 10,070 sq km | 2008 | ||
166 | The Gambia | 10,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
167 | Cyprus | 9,240 sq km | 2008 | ||
168 | Puerto Rico | 8,870 sq km | 2008 | ||
169 | West Bank | 5,640 sq km | 2008 | ||
170 | Brunei | 5,270 sq km | 2008 | ||
171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 sq km | 2008 | ||
172 | Cape Verde | 4,033 sq km | 2008 | ||
173 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 3,903 sq km | 2008 | ||
174 | French Polynesia | 3,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
175 | Samoa | 2,934 sq km | 2008 | ||
176 | Luxembourg | 2,586 sq km | 2008 | ||
177 | Reunion | 2,507 sq km | 2006 | ||
178 | Comoros | 2,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
179 | Mauritius | 2,030 sq km | 2008 | ||
180 | Guadeloupe | 1,706 sq km | 2006 | ||
181 | Faroe Islands | 1,399 sq km | 2008 | ||
182 | Martinique | 1,060 sq km | 2006 | ||
183 | Hong Kong | 1,042 sq km | 2008 | ||
184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,001 sq km | 2008 | ||
185 | Netherlands Antilles | 960 sq km | 2008 | ||
186 | Kiribati | 811 sq km | 2008 | ||
187 | Dominica | 754 sq km | 2008 | ||
188 | Tonga | 718 sq km | 2008 | ||
189 | Federated States of Micronesia | 702 sq km | 2008 | ||
190 | Singapore | 682.7 sq km | 2008 | ||
191 | Bahrain | 665 sq km | 2008 | ||
192 | Saint Lucia | 606 sq km | 2008 | ||
193 | Guam | 541.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
194 | Northern Mariana Islands | 477 sq km | 2008 | ||
195 | Andorra | 468 sq km | 2008 | ||
196 | Palau | 458 sq km | 2008 | ||
197 | Seychelles | 455 sq km | 2008 | ||
198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442.6 sq km | 2008 | ||
199 | Barbados | 431 sq km | 2008 | ||
200 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 430 sq km | 2008 | ||
201 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 412 sq km | 2008 | ||
202 | Saint Helena | 410 sq km | 2006 | ||
203 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 sq km | 2008 | ||
204 | Jan Mayen | 377 sq km | 2008 | ||
205 | Mayotte | 374 sq km | 2011 | ||
206 | Gaza Strip | 360 sq km | 2008 | ||
207 | Virgin Islands | 346 sq km | 2008 | ||
208 | Grenada | 344 sq km | 2008 | ||
209 | Malta | 316 sq km | 2008 | ||
210 | Maldives | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
211 | Wallis and Futuna | 274 sq km | 2008 | ||
212 | Cayman Islands | 262 sq km | 2008 | ||
213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 sq km | 2008 | ||
214 | Niue | 260 sq km | 2008 | ||
215 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 242 sq km | 2008 | ||
216 | Cook Islands | 236.7 sq km | 2008 | ||
217 | American Samoa | 199 sq km | 2008 | ||
218 | Aruba | 193 sq km | 2008 | ||
219 | Marshall Islands | 181.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
220 | Liechtenstein | 160 sq km | 2008 | ||
221 | British Virgin Islands | 153 sq km | 2008 | ||
222 | Christmas Island | 135 sq km | 2008 | ||
223 | Jersey | 116 sq km | 2008 | ||
=224 | Anguilla | 102 sq km | 2008 | ||
=224 | Montserrat | 102 sq km | 2008 | ||
226 | Guernsey | 78 sq km | 2011 | ||
227 | San Marino | 61.2 sq km | 2008 | ||
228 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 60 sq km | 2006 | ||
229 | Saint Martin | 54.4 sq km | 2011 | ||
230 | Bermuda | 53.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
231 | Bouvet Island | 49 sq km | 2008 | ||
232 | Pitcairn Islands | 47 sq km | 2011 | ||
233 | Norfolk Island | 34.6 sq km | 2008 | ||
234 | Macau | 28.2 sq km | 2008 | ||
235 | Europa Island | 28 sq km | 2006 | ||
236 | Tuvalu | 26 sq km | 2008 | ||
237 | Nauru | 21 sq km | 2008 | ||
238 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 14 sq km | 2008 | ||
239 | Palmyra Atoll | 11.9 sq km | 2006 | ||
240 | Tokelau | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
=241 | Wake Island | 6.5 sq km | 2008 | ||
=241 | Gibraltar | 6.5 sq km | 2008 | ||
243 | Midway Islands | 6.2 sq km | 2006 | ||
244 | Clipperton Island | 6 sq km | 2008 | ||
245 | Navassa Island | 5.4 sq km | 2008 | ||
=246 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 5 sq km | 2008 | ||
=246 | Glorioso Islands | 5 sq km | 2006 | ||
248 | Jarvis Island | 4.5 sq km | 2006 | ||
249 | Juan de Nova Island | 4.4 sq km | 2006 | ||
250 | Johnston Atoll | 2.63 sq km | 2006 | ||
251 | Monaco | 1.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
252 | Howland Island | 1.6 sq km | 2006 | ||
253 | Baker Island | 1.4 sq km | 2006 | ||
=254 | Kingman Reef | 1 sq km | 2006 | ||
=254 | Tromelin Island | 1 sq km | 2006 | ||
256 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.44 sq km | 2008 | ||
257 | Bassas da India | 0.2 sq km | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Land
- 4 of the top 7 countries by area > land are Christian.
- Russia has had the highest area > land since 2005.
- 15 of the top 25 countries by area > land are Sparsely populated.
- China has ranked in the top 3 for area > land since 2005.
- United States has ranked in the top 4 for area > land since 2005.
- India ranked first for area > land amongst Densely populated countries in 2008.
- Canada has ranked in the top 5 for area > land since 2005.
- United Kingdom ranked first for area > land amongst UK and its territories in 2008.
- Brazil has ranked in the top 6 for area > land since 2005.
- France ranked first for area > land amongst Western Europe in 2006.