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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Russia | 17.1 million km² | 2005 | ||
2 | Canada | 9.98 million km² | 2005 | ||
3 | United States | 9.63 million km² | 2005 | ||
4 | China | 9.6 million km² | 2005 | ||
5 | Brazil | 8.51 million km² | 2005 | ||
6 | Australia | 7.74 million km² | 2005 | ||
7 | India | 3.29 million km² | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.06 million km² | 2005 | |||
8 | Argentina | 2.78 million km² | 2005 | ||
9 | Kazakhstan | 2.72 million km² | 2005 | ||
10 | Sudan | 2.51 million km² | 2005 | ||
11 | Algeria | 2.38 million km² | 2005 | ||
12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.34 million km² | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2.32 million km² | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.19 million km² | 2005 | |||
13 | Saudi Arabia | 2 million km² | 2005 | ||
14 | Mexico | 1.96 million km² | 2005 | ||
15 | Indonesia | 1.9 million km² | 2005 | ||
16 | Libya | 1.76 million km² | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 1.72 million km² | 2005 | |||
17 | Iran | 1.65 million km² | 2005 | ||
18 | Mongolia | 1.57 million km² | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1.49 million km² | 2005 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 1.38 million km² | 2005 | |||
19 | Peru | 1.29 million km² | 2005 | ||
20 | Chad | 1.28 million km² | 2005 | ||
21 | Niger | 1.27 million km² | 2005 | ||
22 | Angola | 1.25 million km² | 2005 | ||
23 | Mali | 1.24 million km² | 2005 | ||
24 | South Africa | 1.22 million km² | 2005 | ||
25 | Colombia | 1.14 million km² | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1.13 million km² | 2005 | |||
26 | Ethiopia | 1.1 million km² | 2005 | ||
27 | Bolivia | 1.1 million km² | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.07 million km² | 2005 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1.05 million km² | 2005 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.04 million km² | 2005 | |||
28 | Mauritania | 1.03 million km² | 2005 | ||
29 | Egypt | 1 million km² | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 985,290 km² | 2005 | |||
30 | Tanzania | 945,090 km² | 2005 | ||
31 | Nigeria | 923,770 km² | 2005 | ||
32 | Venezuela | 912,050 km² | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 885,513.54 km² | 2005 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 877,899.18 km² | 2005 | |||
33 | Namibia | 824,290 km² | 2005 | ||
34 | Mozambique | 801,590 km² | 2005 | ||
35 | Pakistan | 796,100 km² | 2005 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 783,767.33 km² | 2005 | |||
36 | Turkey | 783,560 km² | 2005 | ||
37 | Chile | 756,630 km² | 2005 | ||
38 | Zambia | 752,610 km² | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 703,260.77 km² | 2005 | |||
39 | Burma | 676,580 km² | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 653,077.12 km² | 2005 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 652,342.87 km² | 2005 | |||
40 | Afghanistan | 652,090 km² | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 641,689.13 km² | 2005 | |||
41 | Somalia | 637,660 km² | 2005 | ||
42 | Central African Republic | 622,980 km² | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 616,468.89 km² | 2005 | |||
43 | Ukraine | 603,550 km² | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 597,242.11 km² | 2005 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 589,282 km² | 2005 | |||
44 | Madagascar | 587,040 km² | 2005 | ||
45 | Botswana | 581,730 km² | 2005 | ||
46 | Kenya | 580,370 km² | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 567,646.11 km² | 2005 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 560,503.7 km² | 2005 | |||
47 | France | 551,500 km² | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 542,940 km² | 2005 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 529,986 km² | 2005 | |||
48 | Yemen | 527,970 km² | 2005 | ||
49 | Thailand | 513,120 km² | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 510,618.4 km² | 2005 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 509,488.51 km² | 2005 | |||
50 | Spain | 505,370 km² | 2005 | ||
51 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 km² | 2005 | ||
52 | Cameroon | 475,440 km² | 2005 | ||
53 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 km² | 2005 | ||
54 | Sweden | 450,290 km² | 2005 | ||
55 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 km² | 2005 | ||
56 | Morocco | 446,550 km² | 2005 | ||
57 | Iraq | 438,320 km² | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 421,097.95 km² | 2005 | |||
58 | Greenland | 410,450 km² | 2005 | ||
59 | Paraguay | 406,750 km² | 2005 | ||
60 | Zimbabwe | 390,760 km² | 2005 | ||
61 | Japan | 377,910 km² | 2005 | ||
62 | Germany | 357,030 km² | 2005 | ||
63 | Congo, Republic of the | 342,000 km² | 2005 | ||
64 | Finland | 338,150 km² | 2005 | ||
65 | Malaysia | 329,740 km² | 2005 | ||
66 | Vietnam | 329,310 km² | 2005 | ||
67 | Norway | 323,800 km² | 2005 | ||
68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 322,460 km² | 2005 | ||
69 | Poland | 312,690 km² | 2005 | ||
70 | Oman | 309,500 km² | 2005 | ||
71 | Italy | 301,340 km² | 2005 | ||
72 | Philippines | 300,000 km² | 2005 | ||
73 | Ecuador | 283,560 km² | 2005 | ||
74 | Burkina Faso | 274,000 km² | 2005 | ||
75 | New Zealand | 270,530 km² | 2005 | ||
76 | Gabon | 267,670 km² | 2005 | ||
77 | Guinea | 245,860 km² | 2005 | ||
78 | United Kingdom | 243,610 km² | 2005 | ||
79 | Uganda | 241,040 km² | 2005 | ||
80 | Ghana | 238,540 km² | 2005 | ||
81 | Romania | 238,390 km² | 2005 | ||
82 | Laos | 236,800 km² | 2005 | ||
83 | Guyana | 214,970 km² | 2005 | ||
84 | Belarus | 207,600 km² | 2005 | ||
85 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,900 km² | 2005 | ||
86 | Senegal | 196,720 km² | 2005 | ||
87 | Syria | 185,180 km² | 2005 | ||
88 | Cambodia | 181,040 km² | 2005 | ||
89 | Uruguay | 176,220 km² | 2005 | ||
90 | Tunisia | 163,610 km² | 2005 | ||
91 | Suriname | 163,270 km² | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 156,705.36 km² | 2005 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 149,719.44 km² | 2005 | |||
92 | Nepal | 147,180 km² | 2005 | ||
93 | Bangladesh | 144,000 km² | 2005 | ||
94 | Tajikistan | 142,550 km² | 2005 | ||
95 | Greece | 131,960 km² | 2005 | ||
96 | Nicaragua | 130,000 km² | 2005 | ||
97 | North Korea | 120,540 km² | 2005 | ||
98 | Malawi | 118,480 km² | 2005 | ||
99 | Eritrea | 117,600 km² | 2005 | ||
100 | Benin | 112,620 km² | 2005 | ||
101 | Honduras | 112,090 km² | 2005 | ||
102 | Liberia | 111,370 km² | 2005 | ||
103 | Bulgaria | 110,990 km² | 2005 | ||
104 | Cuba | 110,860 km² | 2005 | ||
105 | Guatemala | 108,890 km² | 2005 | ||
106 | Iceland | 103,000 km² | 2005 | ||
107 | Serbia and Montenegro | 102,170 km² | 2005 | ||
108 | South Korea | 99,260 km² | 2005 | ||
109 | Hungary | 93,030 km² | 2005 | ||
110 | Portugal | 92,120 km² | 2005 | ||
111 | Jordan | 88,780 km² | 2005 | ||
112 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 km² | 2005 | ||
113 | Austria | 83,870 km² | 2005 | ||
114 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 km² | 2005 | ||
115 | Czech Republic | 78,870 km² | 2005 | ||
116 | Panama | 75,520 km² | 2005 | ||
117 | Sierra Leone | 71,740 km² | 2005 | ||
118 | Ireland | 70,270 km² | 2005 | ||
119 | Georgia | 69,700 km² | 2005 | ||
120 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 km² | 2005 | ||
121 | Lithuania | 65,300 km² | 2005 | ||
122 | Latvia | 64,590 km² | 2005 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 60,910.4 km² | 2005 | |||
123 | Togo | 56,790 km² | 2005 | ||
124 | Croatia | 56,540 km² | 2005 | ||
125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,210 km² | 2005 | ||
126 | Costa Rica | 51,100 km² | 2005 | ||
127 | Slovakia | 49,030 km² | 2005 | ||
128 | Dominican Republic | 48,730 km² | 2005 | ||
129 | Bhutan | 47,000 km² | 2005 | ||
130 | Estonia | 45,230 km² | 2005 | ||
131 | Denmark | 43,090 km² | 2005 | ||
132 | Netherlands | 41,530 km² | 2005 | ||
133 | Switzerland | 41,280 km² | 2005 | ||
134 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,120 km² | 2005 | ||
135 | Moldova | 33,840 km² | 2005 | ||
136 | Belgium | 30,530 km² | 2005 | ||
137 | Lesotho | 30,350 km² | 2005 | ||
138 | Armenia | 29,800 km² | 2005 | ||
139 | Solomon Islands | 28,900 km² | 2005 | ||
140 | Albania | 28,750 km² | 2005 | ||
141 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,050 km² | 2005 | ||
142 | Burundi | 27,830 km² | 2005 | ||
143 | Haiti | 27,750 km² | 2005 | ||
144 | Rwanda | 26,340 km² | 2005 | ||
145 | Djibouti | 23,200 km² | 2005 | ||
146 | Belize | 22,970 km² | 2005 | ||
147 | Israel | 22,070 km² | 2005 | ||
148 | El Salvador | 21,040 km² | 2005 | ||
149 | Slovenia | 20,270 km² | 2005 | ||
150 | New Caledonia | 18,580 km² | 2005 | ||
151 | Fiji | 18,270 km² | 2005 | ||
152 | Kuwait | 17,820 km² | 2005 | ||
153 | Swaziland | 17,360 km² | 2005 | ||
154 | East Timor | 14,870 km² | 2005 | ||
155 | The Bahamas | 13,880 km² | 2005 | ||
156 | Vanuatu | 12,190 km² | 2005 | ||
157 | The Gambia | 11,300 km² | 2005 | ||
158 | Qatar | 11,000 km² | 2005 | ||
159 | Jamaica | 10,990 km² | 2005 | ||
160 | Lebanon | 10,400 km² | 2005 | ||
161 | Cyprus | 9,250 km² | 2005 | ||
162 | Puerto Rico | 8,950 km² | 2005 | ||
163 | Brunei | 5,770 km² | 2005 | ||
164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,130 km² | 2005 | ||
165 | Cape Verde | 4,030 km² | 2005 | ||
166 | French Polynesia | 4,000 km² | 2005 | ||
167 | Samoa | 2,840 km² | 2005 | ||
168 | Luxembourg | 2,590 km² | 2005 | ||
169 | Comoros | 2,230 km² | 2005 | ||
170 | Mauritius | 2,040 km² | 2005 | ||
171 | Faroe Islands | 1,399 km² | 2005 | ||
172 | Hong Kong | 1,092 km² | 2005 | ||
173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 960 km² | 2005 | ||
174 | Netherlands Antilles | 800 km² | 2005 | ||
=175 | Tonga | 750 km² | 2005 | ||
=175 | Dominica | 750 km² | 2005 | ||
177 | Kiribati | 730 km² | 2005 | ||
178 | Bahrain | 710 km² | 2005 | ||
179 | Federated States of Micronesia | 700 km² | 2005 | ||
180 | Singapore | 699 km² | 2005 | ||
181 | Saint Lucia | 620 km² | 2005 | ||
182 | Guam | 550 km² | 2005 | ||
183 | Northern Mariana Islands | 477 km² | 2005 | ||
184 | Andorra | 468 km² | 2005 | ||
=185 | Palau | 460 km² | 2005 | ||
=185 | Seychelles | 460 km² | 2005 | ||
187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 440 km² | 2005 | ||
188 | Barbados | 430 km² | 2005 | ||
189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 390 km² | 2005 | ||
190 | Mayotte | 374 km² | 2005 | ||
191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 360 km² | 2005 | ||
192 | Virgin Islands | 350 km² | 2005 | ||
193 | Grenada | 340 km² | 2005 | ||
194 | Malta | 320 km² | 2005 | ||
195 | Maldives | 300 km² | 2005 | ||
196 | Cayman Islands | 260 km² | 2005 | ||
197 | American Samoa | 200 km² | 2005 | ||
198 | Aruba | 190 km² | 2005 | ||
199 | Marshall Islands | 180 km² | 2005 | ||
200 | Liechtenstein | 160 km² | 2005 | ||
201 | San Marino | 60 km² | 2005 | ||
202 | Bermuda | 50 km² | 2005 | ||
203 | Macau | 28.2 km² | 2005 | ||
204 | Monaco | 1.95 km² | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Surface area > Sq. km
- Russia has had the highest surface area > sq. km since 1961.
- Brazil ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Monaco has ranked last for surface area > sq. km since 1961.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- France ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst European Union in 2005.
- United States ranked second for surface area > sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- China ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
- Turkey ranked second for surface area > sq. km amongst Europe in 2005.
- Sudan ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
- Argentina ranked second for surface area > sq. km amongst Catholic countries in 2005.