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Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 16.38 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 2 | China | 9.33 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 3 | United States | 9.16 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 9.09 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 8.46 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Australia | 7.68 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 7 | European Union | 4.18 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 8 | India | 2.97 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.86 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 9 | Argentina | 2.74 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 2.7 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2.4 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 11 | Algeria | 2.38 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Sudan | 2.38 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.27 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.12 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 2 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Mexico | 1.94 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Indonesia | 1.81 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Libya | 1.76 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 1.66 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 18 | Mongolia | 1.55 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1.43 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 1.38 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 19 | Peru | 1.28 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Niger | 1.27 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Chad | 1.26 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Angola | 1.25 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Mali | 1.22 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 24 | South Africa | 1.21 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Colombia | 1.11 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Bolivia | 1.08 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1.08 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.05 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 27 | Mauritania | 1.03 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 1.02 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 28 | Ethiopia | 1,000,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 973,118 sq km | 2008 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 925,108.69 sq km | 2008 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 912,972.8 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 29 | Nigeria | 910,770 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Tanzania | 885,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Venezuela | 882,050 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Namibia | 823,290 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 820,379.61 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 33 | Mozambique | 786,380 sq km | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 780,720.71 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 34 | Pakistan | 770,880 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Turkey | 769,630 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Chile | 743,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Zambia | 743,390 sq km | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 669,225.69 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 38 | Burma | 653,520 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Afghanistan | 652,230 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 642,506.18 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 40 | Somalia | 627,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Central African Republic | 623,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 605,547.73 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 602,336.26 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 585,722.15 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 42 | Madagascar | 581,540 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 579,898.5 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 43 | Ukraine | 579,330 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Kenya | 569,140 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 567,431.03 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Botswana | 566,730 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 560,113.06 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 46 | France | 547,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 527,151.33 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 520,488.66 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 47 | Thailand | 510,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 505,744.07 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 505,533.6 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 48 | Spain | 498,980 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 495,632.55 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 49 | Cameroon | 472,710 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 469,930 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 452,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Morocco | 446,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Iraq | 437,370 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 425,400 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 421,571.87 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 55 | Greenland | 410,450 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Sweden | 410,330 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Paraguay | 397,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 386,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Japan | 364,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Germany | 348,770 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Congo, Republic of the | 341,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Malaysia | 328,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | 318,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Vietnam | 310,070 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Oman | 309,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Norway | 304,280 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Poland | 304,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Finland | 304,090 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Philippines | 298,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Italy | 294,140 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Ecuador | 276,840 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 273,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 73 | New Zealand | 267,710 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Gabon | 257,670 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Guinea | 245,720 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 76 | United Kingdom | 241,930 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Laos | 230,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Romania | 229,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Ghana | 227,540 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Belarus | 202,900 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Uganda | 197,100 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Guyana | 196,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Senegal | 192,530 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 191,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Syria | 183,630 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Cambodia | 176,520 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Uruguay | 175,020 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Suriname | 156,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Tunisia | 155,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 151,262.14 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 145,247.22 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 90 | Nepal | 143,350 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Tajikistan | 139,960 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Bangladesh | 130,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Greece | 128,900 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Nicaragua | 119,990 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Honduras | 111,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Benin | 110,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Cuba | 109,820 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Bulgaria | 108,610 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Guatemala | 107,160 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Eritrea | 101,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Iceland | 100,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Liberia | 96,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Malawi | 94,080 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Portugal | 91,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Hungary | 89,610 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Serbia and Montenegro | 88,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Jordan | 88,240 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 82,629 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Austria | 82,450 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Czech Republic | 77,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Panama | 74,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 71,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Georgia | 69,490 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Ireland | 68,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 64,630 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 62,833.39 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 117 | Lithuania | 62,680 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Latvia | 62,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Togo | 54,390 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Croatia | 53,910 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,200 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Costa Rica | 51,060 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 48,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Slovakia | 48,100 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Denmark | 42,430 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Estonia | 42,390 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Switzerland | 40,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Bhutan | 38,394 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Netherlands | 33,760 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Moldova | 32,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Lesotho | 30,350 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Belgium | 30,280 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Armenia | 28,200 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 28,120 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,050 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 27,990 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Haiti | 27,560 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Albania | 27,400 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Burundi | 25,680 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Rwanda | 24,670 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Djibouti | 23,180 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Belize | 22,810 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Israel | 21,640 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 144 | El Salvador | 20,720 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Slovenia | 20,140 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 146 | New Caledonia | 18,280 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Fiji | 18,270 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Kuwait | 17,820 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Swaziland | 17,200 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 150 | East Timor | 14,870 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Vanuatu | 12,190 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Qatar | 11,590 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Jamaica | 10,830 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Lebanon | 10,230 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 155 | The Bahamas | 10,010 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 156 | The Gambia | 10,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Cyprus | 9,240 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 8,870 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Brunei | 5,270 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,130 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Cape Verde | 4,030 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 162 | French Polynesia | 3,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Samoa | 2,830 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Luxembourg | 2,590 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Mauritius | 2,030 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Comoros | 1,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Faroe Islands | 1,400 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 960 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 950 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Kiribati | 810 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Netherlands Antilles | 800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Dominica | 750 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Tonga | 720 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Bahrain | 710 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Singapore | 697 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 610 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 177 | Guam | 540 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =178 | Seychelles | 460 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =178 | Northern Mariana Islands | 460 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =178 | Palau | 460 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 440 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Barbados | 430 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 390 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Mayotte | 374 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Virgin Islands | 350 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 186 | Grenada | 340 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 187 | Malta | 320 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 188 | Maldives | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =189 | Cayman Islands | 260 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 260 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 191 | American Samoa | 200 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =192 | Marshall Islands | 180 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =192 | Aruba | 180 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 194 | Liechtenstein | 160 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 195 | San Marino | 60 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 196 | Bermuda | 50 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 197 | Tuvalu | 30 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 198 | Gibraltar | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 199 | Monaco | 2 sq km | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Land area > Sq. km
- United States ranked first for land area > sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- Brazil ranked first for land area > sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Monaco has ranked last for land area > sq. km since 1961.
- Russia ranked first for land area > sq. km globally in 2008.
- France ranked first for land area > sq. km amongst European Union in 2008.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for land area > sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Canada ranked second for land area > sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- China ranked first for land area > sq. km amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2008.
- Sudan ranked first for land area > sq. km amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
- Turkey ranked second for land area > sq. km amongst Europe in 2008.
