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Definition: This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012

See also: Area bar chart

Country Name	Area (sq km)	Year of Estimate
Russia	17,098,242	2011
Canada	9,984,670	2011
United States	9,826,675	2011
China	9,596,961	2011
Brazil	8,514,877	2011
Australia	7,741,220	2011
India	3,287,263	2011
Argentina	2,780,400	2011
Kazakhstan	2,724,900	2011
Algeria	2,381,741	2011
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	2,344,858	2011
Greenland	2,166,086	2011
Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	2011
Mexico	1,964,375	2011
Indonesia	1,904,569	2011
Sudan	1,861,484	2011
Libya	1,759,540	2011
Iran	1,648,195	2011
Mongolia	1,564,116	2011
Peru	1,285,216	2011
Chad	1,284,000	2011
Niger	1,267,000	2011
Angola	1,246,700	2011
Mali	1,240,192	2011
South Africa	1,219,090	2011
Colombia	1,138,910	2011
Ethiopia	1,104,300	2011
Bolivia	1,098,581	2011
Mauritania	1,030,700	2011
Egypt	1,001,450	2011
Tanzania	947,300	2011
Nigeria	923,768	2011
Venezuela	912,050	2011
Namibia	824,292	2011
Mozambique	799,380	2011
Pakistan	796,095	2011
Turkey	783,562	2011
Chile	756,102	2011
Zambia	752,618	2011
Burma	676,578	2011
Afghanistan	652,230	2011
France	643,801	2011
Somalia	637,657	2011
Central African Republic	622,984	2011
Ukraine	603,550	2011
Madagascar	587,041	2011
Botswana	581,730	2011
Kenya	580,367	2011
Yemen	527,968	2011
Thailand	513,120	2011
Spain	505,370	2011
Turkmenistan	488,100	2011
Cameroon	475,440	2011
Papua New Guinea	462,840	2011
Sweden	450,295	2011
Uzbekistan	447,400	2011
Morocco	446,550	2011
Iraq	438,317	2011
Paraguay	406,752	2011
Zimbabwe	390,757	2011
Japan	377,915	2011
Germany	357,022	2011
Congo, Republic of the	342,000	2011
Finland	338,145	2011
Vietnam	331,210	2011
Malaysia	329,847	2011
Norway	323,802	2011
Cote d'Ivoire	322,463	2011
Poland	312,685	2011
Oman	309,500	2011
Italy	301,340	2011
Philippines	300,000	2011
Ecuador	283,561	2011
Burkina Faso	274,200	2011
New Zealand	267,710	2011
Gabon	267,667	2011
Western Sahara	266,000	2011
Guinea	245,857	2011
United Kingdom	243,610	2011
Uganda	241,038	2011
Ghana	238,533	2011
Romania	238,391	2011
Laos	236,800	2011
Guyana	214,969	2011
Belarus	207,600	2011
Kyrgyzstan	199,951	2011
Senegal	196,722	2011
Syria	185,180	2011
Cambodia	181,035	2011
Uruguay	176,215	2011
Suriname	163,820	2011
Tunisia	163,610	2011
Nepal	147,181	2011
Bangladesh	143,998	2011
Tajikistan	143,100	2011
Greece	131,957	2011
Nicaragua	130,370	2011
Korea, North	120,538	2011
Malawi	118,484	2011
Eritrea	117,600	2011
Benin	112,622	2011
Honduras	112,090	2011
Liberia	111,369	2011
Bulgaria	110,879	2011
Cuba	110,860	2011
Guatemala	108,889	2011
Iceland	103,000	2011
Korea, South	99,720	2011
Hungary	93,028	2011
Portugal	92,090	2011
Jordan	89,342	2011
Azerbaijan	86,600	2011
Austria	83,871	2011
United Arab Emirates	83,600	2011
Czech Republic	78,867	2011
Serbia	77,474	2011
Panama	75,420	2011
Sierra Leone	71,740	2011
Ireland	70,273	2011
Georgia	69,700	2011
Sri Lanka	65,610	2011
Lithuania	65,300	2011
Latvia	64,589	2011
Togo	56,785	2011
Croatia	56,594	2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,197	2011
Costa Rica	51,100	2011
Slovakia	49,035	2011
Dominican Republic	48,670	2011
Estonia	45,228	2011
Denmark	43,094	2011
Netherlands	41,543	2011
Switzerland	41,277	2011
Bhutan	38,394	2011
Guinea-Bissau	36,125	2011
Taiwan	35,980	2011
Moldova	33,851	2011
Belgium	30,528	2011
Lesotho	30,355	2011
Armenia	29,743	2011
Solomon Islands	28,896	2011
Albania	28,748	2011
Equatorial Guinea	28,051	2011
Burundi	27,830	2011
Haiti	27,750	2011
Rwanda	26,338	2011
Macedonia	25,713	2011
Djibouti	23,200	2011
Belize	22,966	2011
El Salvador	21,041	2011
Israel	20,770	2011
Slovenia	20,273	2011
New Caledonia	18,575	2011
Fiji	18,274	2011
Kuwait	17,818	2011
Swaziland	17,364	2011
East Timor	14,874	2011
Bahamas, The	13,880	2011
Montenegro	13,812	2011
Puerto Rico	13,790	2011
Vanuatu	12,189	2011
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	12,173	2011
Qatar	11,586	2011
Gambia, The	11,295	2011
Jamaica	10,991	2011
Lebanon	10,400	2011
Brunei	5,765	2011
Trinidad and Tobago	5,128	2011
Cape Verde	4,033	2011
Samoa	2,831	2011
Luxembourg	2,586	2011
Comoros	2,235	2011
Mauritius	2,040	2011
Hong Kong	1,104	2011
Sao Tome and Principe	964	2011
Kiribati	811	2011
Bahrain	760	2011
Dominica	751	2011
Tonga	747	2011
Singapore	697	2011
Saint Lucia	616	2011
Andorra	468	2011
Palau	459	2011
Seychelles	455	2011
Antigua and Barbuda	443	2011
Barbados	430	2011
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389	2011
Grenada	344	2011
Malta	316	2011
Cayman Islands	264	2011
Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	2011
Liechtenstein	160	2011
San Marino	61	2011
Macau	28	2011
Tuvalu	26	2011
Nauru	21	2011
Monaco	2	2011
Holy See (Vatican City)	0	2011