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To help compare Powers of ten 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1,000 10,000 Order of magnitude -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 Orders of magnitude area currency data density energy length mass numbers power specific heat capacity speed temperature time volume Conversion of units physical...
orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an object. Units Units for measuring surface...
surface areas between 100,000 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m2 100 hectares 0.386 102 square miles...
km² and 1,000,000 km². See also This article is in need of attention. Please improve it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orders_of_magnitude_%28area%29&action=edit) in any way you see fit. Orders of magnitude area currency data density energy length mass numbers power specific heat capacity speed temperature time volume...
areas of other orders of magnitude. - Areas smaller than 100,000 km²
- 100,000 km² is equal to:
- 38,600 This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. mile or mi²) is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet...
square miles
- a A square as a geometric shape is described and illustrated at square (geometry). There are other concepts derived from it: the geometric unit square; the square units of measurement, such as the square mile, square meter, square kilometer, square inch, and square megameter; the square waveform. But a square is...
square with side (Redirected from 1e5 m) To help compare orders of magnitude; this page lists lengths between 100 and 1,000 km (105 and 106 m). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude. Distances shorter than 100 km 100 km is equal to: 62 miles side of square with area 10...
316 km
- a See The Circle for the distributed file storage system, and see Ring (diacritic) for the diacritic mark. In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, called the centre. Circles are simple closed curves...
circle with radius (Redirected from 1e5 m) To help compare orders of magnitude; this page lists lengths between 100 and 1,000 km (105 and 106 m). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude. Distances shorter than 100 km 100 km is equal to: 62 miles side of square with area 10...
178 km
- 100,250 km² -- For other uses, see Iceland (disambiguation). The Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland) is a borderless nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean, located between Greenland and Scotland, northwest of the Faroe Islands. Lýðveldið Ísland (In Detail) National motto: None Official language None. Icelandic de facto. Capital and largest...
Iceland (land)
- 100,860 km² -- For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies between the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north are found the United States and the Bahamas, to the west Mexico, to the south the...
Cuba ( Here is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. Areas include inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Rank Country Area (km²) Notes The World in Plate Carrée Projection In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and...
country ranked 106th by area)
- 101,800 km² -- 浙江省 Zhèjiāng Shěng Abbreviation: 浙 (pinyin: Zhè) Origin of Name Old name of Qiantang River Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Hangzhou CPC Zhejiang Committee Secretary Xi Jinping Governor Lu Zushan Area 101,800 km² (25th) Population (2002) - Density 46,470...
Zhejiang
- 102,173 km² -- Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора / Srbija i Crna Gora, often abbreviated as SCG) is the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro, two former Yugoslav republics united since 2003 in a loose confederation. It is...
Serbia and Montenegro
- 102,600 km² -- 江苏省 Jiāngsū Shěng Abbreviation: 苏 (pinyin: Sū) Origin of Name 江 jiāng - Jiangning (now Nanjing) 苏 sū - Suzhou Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Nanjing CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretary Li Yuanchao Governor Liang Baohua Area 102,600 km...
Jiangsu
- 103,000 km² -- For other uses, see Iceland (disambiguation). The Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland) is a borderless nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean, located between Greenland and Scotland, northwest of the Faroe Islands. Lýðveldið Ísland (In Detail) National motto: None Official language None. Icelandic de facto. Capital and largest...
Iceland
- 108,890 km² -- For the city, see Guatemala City. The Republic of Guatemala is a country in Central America, in the south of the continent of North America, bordering both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, Belize to the northeast, and Honduras and El...
Guatemala
- 110,910 km² -- The Republic of Bulgaria is a A republic in its basic sense, is constitutional government. The word is derived from the Latin res publica, or public things. It is an ordering of society under a written set of laws and a society that has the concept of the rule of...
Bulgaria
- 111,370 km² -- The Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte dIvoire. It has recently been afflicted by two civil wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003) that have displaced hundreds of thousands of its citizens and destroyed...
Liberia
- 111,390 km² -- This is about the island in Canada. For the Canadian province formerly and still colloquially known as Newfoundland, see Newfoundland and Labrador. For other meanings of Newfoundland, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). Newfoundland is a large island off the north-east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the...
Newfoundland Island
- 112,492 km² -- Honduras is a country in northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala and El Salvador, to the south by Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. Belize (formerly British Honduras) is 75 km away across the Bay...
Honduras
- 112,620 km² -- For other uses, see Benin (disambiguation). The Republic of Benin is a nation of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey. It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the...
Benin
- 114,050 km² -- The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. Several important cities are in The North Island, notably New Zealands largest city Auckland, and Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island. Around 76% of New...
North Island, For alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of Pacific Ocean. A common Māori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, popularly translated as Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand also maintains responsibility for the...
New Zealand
- 118,480 km² -- The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Malaŵi. Malaŵi is a nation in east Africa. It is bordered by Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique. Republic of Malaŵi (Flag) (Coat of Arms) National motto: Unity and Freedom...
Malawi
- 120,540 km² -- North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia...
North Korea
- 121,320 km² -- This article is about the African nation. For the Greek city, see Eretria. Hagere Ertra (In Detail) (In Detail) National motto: None Official languages Tigrigna, Arabic and English Capital Asmara President Isaias Afewerki Area - Total - % water Ranked 96th 121,320 km² Negligible Population - Total (2002) - Density...
Eritrea
- 121,400 km² -- 福建省 Fújiàn Shěng This infobox describes the PRC-administered Fujian province Abbreviation: 闽 (pinyin: Mǐn) Origin of Name 福 fú - Fuzhou 建 jiàn - Jianou Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Fuzhou CPC Fujian Committee Secretary Lu Zhangong Governor Huang...
Fujian
- 124,450 km² -- Map of Sarawak in East Malaysia Sarawak (Jawi:سراواك) is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Situated on the north-west of the island, Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia, the second largest being its sister state, Sabah. The...
Sarawak, the largest state in The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: West Malaysia, commonly known as Peninsular Malaysia/Malay Peninsula, shares a land frontier on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and a bridge on...
Malaysia
- 129,494 km² -- Nicaragua is a republic in Central America. It is the largest Central American nation but the least densely populated. It is bordered on the north by Honduras and on south by Costa Rica. Its western coastline is on the Pacific Ocean, while the east side of the country is on...
Nicaragua
- 130,395 km² -- England (In detail) (In detail) Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001...
England
- 130,800 km² -- For other uses, see Greece (disambiguation). Greece, formally called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It has land...
Greece (land)
- 131,940 km² -- For other uses, see Greece (disambiguation). Greece, formally called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It has land...
Greece
- 139,400 km² -- 安徽省 Ānhuī Shěng Abbreviation: 皖 (pinyin: Wăn) Origin of Name 安 ān _ Anqing 徽 huī - Huizhou (now Huangshan city) Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Hefei CPC Anhui Committee Secretary Guo Jinlong Governor Wang Jinshan Area 139,400...
Anhui
- 140,800 km² -- The Kingdom of Nepal, situated in the Himalaya, is the worlds only Hindu kingdom. It is in South Asia, sharing borders with China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and India. नेपाल अधिराज्य Nepal Adhirajya (In Detail) (Full size) National motto...
Nepal
- 143,100 km² -- The Republic of Tajikistan (Тоҷикистон), formerly known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Jumhurii Tojikiston (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: none Official language Tajiki-Persian...
Tajikistan
- 144,000 km² -- The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh is a country in Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is...
Bangladesh
- 145,900 km² -- 辽宁省 Liáoníng Shěng Abbreviation: 辽 (pinyin: Liáo) Origin of Name 辽 liáo - region name 宁 níng - tranquil tranquil Liao Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Shenyang CPC Liaoning Committee Secretary Li Keqiang Governor Zhang Wenyue Area 145,900 km² (21st...
Liaoning
- 151,215 km² -- South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. The Maori name for the South Island is Te Wai Pounamu which means The Greenstone Water (greenstone being jade). It has an area of 58,093 square miles (151...
South Island, New Zealand
- 155,707 km² -- Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା) is a state situated in the east coast of India. Orissa is bounded on the north by Bihar, on the north-east by West Bengal, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Andhra Pradesh and on the west...
Orissa, state in The Republic of India is the This is a list of countries by population. The data are generally a projection for July 2005 made by the US Census Bureau, unless specified. Rank Country Population — World 6,445,398,968 1 China 1,306,313,812 2 India 1,080...
India
- 156,700 km² -- 山东省 Shāndōng Shěng Abbreviation: 鲁 (pinyin: Lǔ) Origin of Name 山 shān - mountain 东 dōng - east east of the Taihang Mountains Administration Type Province Capital Jinan Largest Cities Jinan and Qingdao CPC Shandong Committee Secretary Zhang Gaoli...
Shandong
- 156,800 km² -- Not to be confused with the neighboring province of Shaanxi 山西省 Shānxī Shěng Abbreviation: 晋 (pinyin: Jìn) Origin of Name 山 shān - mountain 西 xī - west west of the Taihang Mountains Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Taiyuan...
Shanxi
- 160,000 km² -- The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The western coast is Italian, while the eastern coast runs along the countries of Slovenia...
Adriatic Sea
- 163,270 km² -- The Republic of Suriname, more commonly known as Suriname or Surinam, (formerly known as Netherlands Guiana and Dutch Guiana) is a country in northern South America, in between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. The southern border is shared with Brazil and the northern border is...
Suriname
- 163,610 km² -- The Tunisian Republic, or Tunisia, is a Muslim Arab country situated on the North African Mediterranean coast. It borders on Algeria to the west and Libya to the south and east. الجمهرية التونسية El-joumhouriyya et...
Tunisia
- 166,900 km² -- 江西省 Jiāngxī Shěng Abbreviation: 赣 (pinyin: Gàn) Origin of Name Contraction of: 江 jiāng - Yangtze 南 nán - south 西 xī - west The west of the south of the Yangtze Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Nanchang CPC...
Jiangxi
- 167,000 km² -- Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Hainan and Hunan 河南省 Hénán Shěng Abbreviation: 豫 (pinyin: Yù) Origin of Name 河 hé - (Yellow) River 南 nán - south south of the Yellow River Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Zhengzhou CPC...
Henan
- 176,100 km² -- 贵州省 Guìzhōu Shěng Abbreviations: 黔 or 贵 (pinyin: Qián or Guì) Origin of Name 贵 guì - valuable 州 zhōu - zhou valuable prefecture Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Guiyang CPC Guizhou Committee Secretary Qian Yunlu Governor Shi Xiushi Area...
Guizhou
- 176,220 km² -- The Republic Eastern of the Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a Spanish speaking country located in southern South America. The nation is triangular in shape and is bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Rio de la Plata...
Uruguay
- 177,900 km² -- 广东省 Guǎngdōng Shěng Abbreviation: 粤 (pinyin: Yuè) Origin of Name 广 guǎng - region name 东 dōng- east eastern Guang Administration Type Province Capital Guangzhou CPC Guangdong Committee Secretary Zhang Dejiang Governor Huang Huahua Area 177,900 km² (15th...
Guangdong
- 181,040 km² -- ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា (Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) aa This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. It is believed that logos...
Cambodia
- 185,180 km² -- The Syrian Arab Republic is a country in the Middle East, bordering (from south to north) on Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. The borders with Israel and Turkey are subject to dispute, pending the resolution of outstanding conflicts over possession of the Golan Heights and the region of Iskenderun...
Syria
- 185,900 km² -- Not to be confused with the unrelated province of Hebei 湖北省 Húběi Shěng Abbreviation: 鄂 (pinyin: È) Origin of Name 湖 hú - lake 北 běi - north north of Lake Dongting Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Wuhan CPC Hubei Committee Secretary...
Hubei
- 187,400 km² -- 吉林省 Jílín Shěng Abbreviation: 吉 (pinyin: Jí) Origin of Name short for 吉林乌拉 jilin wula, Manchu for along the river Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Changchun CPC Jilin Committee Secretary Wang Yunkun Governor (Acting) Wang Min Area 187,400...
Jilin
- 187,700 km² -- Not to be confused with the unrelated province of Hubei 河北省 Héběi Shěng Abbreviation: 冀 (pinyin: Jì) Origin of Name 河 hé - (Yellow) River 北 běi - north north of the Yellow River Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Shijiazhuang CPC...
Hebei
- 196,024 km² -- Date of formation May 1, 1960 Capital Gandhinagar Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma Chief Minister Narendra Modi Area 196,024 km² Population - Total Density 50,600,000 (2001) 258/km2 Population growth (1991-2001): 22.48% Literacy 70% (2001) Gujarat (Hindi: गुजरात) is the most...
Gujarat, state in India
- 196,190 km² -- The Republic of Senegal is a country south of the Senegal River in West Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. The Gambia forms a virtual enclave within Senegal, following...
Senegal
- 198,500 km² -- Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан) is a country in Central Asia. It borders China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Its capital is Bishkek (formerly Frunze.) Кыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyz...
Kyrgyzstan
- 205,800 km² -- Not to be confused with the neighboring province of Shanxi 陕西省 Shǎnxī Shěng Abbreviations: 陕 or 秦 (pinyin: Shǎn or Qín) Origin of Name 陕 shǎn - Shan County 西 xī - west west of Shan County, Henan Administration...
Shaanxi
- 207,600 km² -- Belarus (Belarusian: Белару́сь, Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия)) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. Belarus borders Poland on the west...
Belarus
- 211,800 km² -- Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Hainan and Henan 湖南省 Húnán Shěng Abbreviation: 湘 (pinyin: Xiāng) Origin of Name 湖 hú - lake 南 nán - south south of Lake Dongting Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Changsha CPC...
Hunan
- 214,970 km² -- The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South America. It constitutes the western part of the wider region of Guiana (an Amerindian word meaning Land of Many Waters), and is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south by Brazil, to the...
Guyana
- 229,850 km² -- Great Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, the three nations which together include all the islands territory. Great Britain...
Great Britain
- 230,340 km² -- Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania) is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Hungary and Serbia in the west and Bulgaria to the south. Romania also has a stretch of sea coast on the Black Sea. România (Flag) (Coat of...
Romania (land)
- 236,040 km² -- The Republic of Uganda is a country in east central Africa. It is bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south. The southern part of the country includes a...
Uganda
- 236,700 km² -- 广西壮族自治区 Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigi Abbreviation: 桂 (pinyin: Guì) Origin of Name 广 guǎng - region name 西 xī - west western Guang Administration Type Autonomous region Capital and Largest City Nanning CPC Guangxi...
Guangxi
- 236,800 km² -- The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. The term Lao is...
Laos
- 237,500 km² -- Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania) is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Hungary and Serbia in the west and Bulgaria to the south. Romania also has a stretch of sea coast on the Black Sea. România (Flag) (Coat of...
Romania
- 238,540 km² -- The Republic of Ghana is a nation of Africa, specifically West Africa within Sub-Saharan Africa. It borders Côte dIvoire to the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo to the east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its south. Republic of Ghana (In Detail) (Full size...
Ghana
- 241,590 km² -- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts England, Wales and...
United Kingdom (land)
- 244,820 km² -- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts England, Wales and...
United Kingdom
- 245,857 km² -- For other uses, see Guinea (disambiguation). The Republic of Guinea is a nation of northwest Africa. République de Guinée (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Travail, Justice, Solidarité (French: Work, Justice, Solidarity) Official language French (official), Fula, Arabic, others Capital and largest city Conakry Capitals coordinates 9...
Guinea
- 255,804 km² -- The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. It was formed in 1945 from remains of the pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia under the name Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, in 1946 it changed its name to Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia and...
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (before breakup)
- 267,667 km² -- The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa. It borders on Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea. Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France on August 17, 1960, Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the...
Gabon
- 268,680 km² -- For alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of Pacific Ocean. A common Māori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, popularly translated as Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand also maintains responsibility for the...
New Zealand
- 270,500 km² -- For alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of Pacific Ocean. A common Māori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, popularly translated as Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand also maintains responsibility for the...
New Zealand (land)
- 274,200 km² -- Burkina Faso is a landlocked nation of western Africa. It is surrounded by six countries. Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Côte dIvoire to the south west. Formerly called Upper Volta, it was...
Burkina Faso
- 283,560 km² -- The Republic of Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Colón Archipelago) in the Pacific, about 965 km (about...
Ecuador
- 294,020 km² -- For other uses, see Italy (disambiguation). The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a southern European country, comprising a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. It shares its nothern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The...
Italy (land)
- 294,330 km² -- This article is about the region in Canada. For other meanings of Labrador: For the federal electoral district, see Labrador (electoral district). For the dog breed, see Labrador Retriever. Labrador is a region on the easternmost coast of Canada. It forms the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and...
Labrador
- 300,000 km² -- The Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. Spain (1565-1898) and the United States (1898-1946), colonized the country and have been the largest influences on...
Philippines
- 301,230 km² -- For other uses, see Italy (disambiguation). The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a southern European country, comprising a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. It shares its nothern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The...
Italy
- 304,465 km² -- For other uses, see Poland is a country in Central Europe. Poland is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Poland, Maine Poland, New York Poland, Ohio This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...
Poland (land)
- 305,470 km² -- The Republic of Finland ( Finnish is spoken by the majority (92%) in The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to...
Finland (land)
- 307,860 km² -- For other uses, see Norway is the name of a European country: see Norway. Other Norways can be found in the United States of America: Norway, Indiana Norway, Iowa Norway, Maine Norway, Michigan Norway, New York Norway, Wisconsin See also Norway House, Manitoba. Also of possible interest: Norway Corporation was...
Norway (land)
- 308,000 km² -- Date of formation May 1, 1960 Capital Mumbai Auxiliary Capital Nagpur Largest City Mumbai Governor S.M. Krishna Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil Area 308,000 km² Population - Total - Density Ranked 2nd in India 96,752,247 (2001) 322.5/km² Literacy rate...
Maharashtra ( This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. For other meanings, see state (disambiguation). In international law and international relations, a state is a geographic political entity possessing politicial sovereignty, i.e. not being subject to any higher political authority. In casual language, the idea of a state and a...
state in The Republic of India is the This is a list of countries by population. The data are generally a projection for July 2005 made by the US Census Bureau, unless specified. Rank Country Population — World 6,445,398,968 1 China 1,306,313,812 2 India 1,080...
India)
- 309,500 km² -- The Sultanate of Oman is a country in the southwestern part of Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea in the...
Oman
- 312,685 km² -- For other uses, see Poland is a country in Central Europe. Poland is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Poland, Maine Poland, New York Poland, Ohio This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the...
Poland
- 322,460 km² -- Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. It is the third most common first language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world...
Côte d'Ivoire
- 324,220 km² -- For other uses, see Norway is the name of a European country: see Norway. Other Norways can be found in the United States of America: Norway, Indiana Norway, Iowa Norway, Maine Norway, Michigan Norway, New York Norway, Wisconsin See also Norway House, Manitoba. Also of possible interest: Norway Corporation was...
Norway
- 329,560 km² -- The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. It borders China, Laos, Cambodia, and the Gulf of Tonkin. Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Ðộc lập...
Vietnam
- 329,750 km² -- The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: West Malaysia, commonly known as Peninsular Malaysia/Malay Peninsula, shares a land frontier on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and a bridge on...
Malaysia
- 337,030 km² -- The Republic of Finland ( Finnish is spoken by the majority (92%) in The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to...
Finland
- 338,300 km² -- National Park Service Established: April 5, 1916 Director: Fran P. Mainella Budget: $1.6 billion (2004) Employees: 20,000 (2004) The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States government agency that deals with U.S. National Parks and U.S. National Monuments. It was created on August 25, 1916...
Total area of U.S. National Parks
- 342,000 km² -- The Republic of the Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, which was also at one time known as the Republic of the Congo), is a former French colony of west-central Africa...
Congo-Brazzaville
- 349,223 km² -- Bundesrepublik Deutschland (In Detail) National motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom) Official language German1 Capital Berlin Largest City Berlin Chancellor Gerhard Schröder President Horst Köhler Area - Total - % water Ranked 61st 349,223 km² 2.416% Population - Total (2004) - Density Ranked 13th 82...
Germany (land)
- 357,021 km² -- Bundesrepublik Deutschland (In Detail) National motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom) Official language German1 Capital Berlin Largest City Berlin Chancellor Gerhard Schröder President Horst Köhler Area - Total - % water Ranked 61st 349,223 km² 2.416% Population - Total (2004) - Density Ranked 13th 82...
Germany
- 370,000 km² -- Download high resolution version (550x700, 66 KB)Description: This is a view from orbit of the Caspian Sea as imaged by the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite. Caption: The original caption from NASA: The northern part of the Caspian Sea is plagued by a process called eutrophication, in which...
Caspian Sea, the largest inland body of water
- 373,872 km² -- Newfoundland and Labrador (Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador) (Coat of Arms of Newfoundland and Labrador) Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. Johns Largest city St. Johns Lieutenant Governor Edward Roberts Premier Danny Williams (PC) Area...
Newfoundland and Labrador (land)
- 376,978 km² -- This article is about the state. For other meanings, see Montana (disambiguation). State of Montana (Flag of Montana) (Seal of Montana) State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th) - Land 377...
Montana (land)
- 377,835 km² -- For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation). 日本国 (Nippon/Nihon-koku) Dual status seal. See National and Imperial Seal for more of this issue. (Flag of Japan) Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377...
Japan
- 390,580 km² -- The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Victoria Falls, Zambezi river, Kariba Dam and Limpopo river. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east...
Zimbabwe
- 394,100 km² -- 云南省 Yúnnán Shěng Abbreviations: 滇 or 云 (pinyin: Diān or Yún) Origin of Name 云 yún - cloud 南 nán - south south of the Cloud Mountains Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Kunming CPC Yunnan Committee Secretary Bai Enpei...
Yunnan
- 405,212 km² -- Newfoundland and Labrador (Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador) (Coat of Arms of Newfoundland and Labrador) Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. Johns Largest city St. Johns Lieutenant Governor Edward Roberts Premier Danny Williams (PC) Area...
Newfoundland and Labrador
- 406,750 km² -- The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked republic in South America. Lying on both banks of the Paraguay River, it borders Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the northeast and Bolivia to the northwest. The name Paraguay is derived from the Guarani words pará, meaning river and guay...
Paraguay
- 410,000 km² -- For other uses, see California (disambiguation). State of California (Flag of California) (Seal of California) State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water...
California
- 410,934 km² -- The Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish (svenska) Spoken in: Sweden (Swedish: Sverige) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on...
Sweden (land)
- 422,000 km² -- Download high resolution version (1300x1000, 315 KB)Satellite image of the Black Sea Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/viewrecord?25334 Copyright info: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/help.html This image page contains items that originally came from a NASA website or publication. All works created by NASA are...
Black Sea
- 437,072 km² -- The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia. It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi-Arabia to the south, Jordan to the west, Syria to the north-west, Turkey to the north, and Iran to the east. Its current leadership...
Iraq
- 446,550 km² -- For other uses, see Morocco (disambiguation). The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in northwest Africa. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco has annexed Western Sahara, but this is not universally recognized. الم...
Morocco
- 447,400 km² -- The Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia (it is surrounded only by landlocked countries and, along with Liechtenstein, is one of only two such countries in the world). It shares borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. O‘zbekiston Respublikasi (In detail) (Full...
Uzbekistan
- 449,964 km² -- The Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish (svenska) Spoken in: Sweden (Swedish: Sverige) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on...
Sweden
- 454,000 km² -- This article or section should include material from Gansu, China 甘肃省 G ānsù Shěng Abbreviations: 甘 or 陇 (pinyin: Gān or Lǒng) Origin of Name 甘 g ān - Ganzhou (Zhangye) 肃 sù - Suzhou (Jiuquan) Administration Type Province Capital and Largest...
Gansu
- 460,000 km² -- 黑龙江省 Hēilóngjiāng Shěng Abbreviation: 黑 (pinyin: Hēi) The striped area is nominally part of Inner Mongolia, but it is administered by Heilongjiang. Origin of Name 黑 hēi - black 龙 lóng - dragon 江 jiāng...
Heilongjiang
- 462,840 km² -- Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (the other half is the Papua province of Indonesia). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, and west of the Solomon Islands. Papua New Guinea (Flag) (Coat of...
Papua New Guinea
- 474,391 km² -- Yukon (Flag of Yukon) (Coat of Arms of Yukon) Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) - Land 474,391 km² - Water 8,052 km² (1.7%) Population (2001) - Population...
Yukon (land)
- 475,440 km² -- The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central ... World map showing location of Africa Download high resolution version (741x800, 113 KB) This image page contains items that originally came from a NASA website or publication. All works created by NASA are in the public domain, with the exception...
Cameroon
- 480,000 km² -- The Indus Valley Civilization existed along the Indus River and the Vedic Sarasvati River in present-day Pakistan. The Mohenjo-daro ruins pictured above were once the center of this ancient society. The Indus Valley Civilization, 2800 BC–1800 BC, was an ancient civilization thriving along the Indus River...
Harappan civilisation at its peak
- 482,443 km² -- Yukon (Flag of Yukon) (Coat of Arms of Yukon) Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) - Land 474,391 km² - Water 8,052 km² (1.7%) Population (2001) - Population...
Yukon
- 485,000 km² -- 四川省 Sìchuān Shěng Abbreviations: 川 or 蜀 (pinyin: Chuān or Shǔ) Origin of Name 四 sì - four 川 chuān - rivers literally four rivers; see text for further explanation Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Chengdu CPC Sichuan...
Sichuan
- 488,100 km² -- Turkmenistan, once known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and has a coastline on the Caspian Sea. Türkmenistanyn Respublikasy Turkmenistan (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: none Official language Turkmen Capital Ashgabat President and Prime...
Turkmenistan
- 499,542 km² -- The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino de España; Asturian: Reinu dEspaña) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra...
Spain (land)
- 500,000 km² -- The Kalahari Desert is a large, arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Africa that covers about 500,000 km². It covers 70% of Botswana, and parts of Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. Some sources would extended the area of the Kalahari to over 2.5 million square kilometres...
Kalahari Desert
- 504,782 km² -- The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino de España; Asturian: Reinu dEspaña) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra...
Spain
- 514,000 km² -- The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. Thailand is also known as Siam, which was the countrys official name until May...
Thailand
- 527,970 km² -- This article needs to be wikified. Please format this article according to the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:How to edit a page, then remove this notice. The Republic of Yemen is a country in the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, and is a part of the Middle East, bordering...
Yemen
- 543,965 km² -- Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying...
France (metropolitan (i.e. European) France only; French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water. The key feature of an estuary is that it is an interface between sea water and fresh water and there is an...
estuaries of rivers)
- 550,000 km² -- The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). The region has a combined area of 550,000 km² and a population of around 53 million. The countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, mainland Greece, the (Former Yugoslav) Republic of...
Balkans
- 551,695 km² -- Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying...
France (metropolitan (i.e. European) France only; French National Geographic Institute data)
- 553,556 km² -- Manitoba (Flag of Manitoba) (Coat of Arms of Manitoba) Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Area 647,797 km² (8th) - Land 553,556 km² - Water 64,241 km² (14...
Manitoba (land)
- 582,650 km² -- Kenya (pronounced either as KEN-ya or as KEEN-ya, the former being more common and thought to be correct) is a country of eastern Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the Indian Ocean. Nairobi is its capital and largest city. Republic of Kenya (Flag) (Coat of Arms...
Kenya
- 587,040 km² -- This article is about the country; for the movie see Madagascar (movie) Madagascar is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar is the 4th largest island in the world. It is the home of five percent of the worlds plant and animal...
Madagascar
- 591,670 km² -- Saskatchewan (Flag of Saskatchewan) (Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan) Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) - Land 591,670 km² - Water 59...
Saskatchewan (land)
- 600,370 km² -- The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana) is a A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. There are 42 landlocked countries in the world. A landlocked sea is a sea that is not connected to the oceans: the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea. They are sometimes considered...
Botswana
- 603,700 km² -- -1...
Ukraine
- 622,984 km² -- The Central African Republic, formerly the French colony of Ubangi-Shari, became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule — mostly by military governments — a civilian government was installed in 1993. The capital is Chad, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic...
Central African Republic
- 637,657 km² -- Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is an African country that exists solely in a de jure capacity. Somalia has no recognized central government authority, no national currency, nor any other feature associated with a well...
Somalia
- 642,317 km² -- For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). Alberta Flag of Alberta - thumbnail Source: Alberta Public Affairs Bureau. This reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Alberta Public Affairs Bureau. For more copyright information...
Alberta (land)
- 647,500 km² -- Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the...
Afghanistan
- 647,797 km² -- Manitoba (Flag of Manitoba) (Coat of Arms of Manitoba) Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Area 647,797 km² (8th) - Land 553,556 km² - Water 64,241 km² (14...
Manitoba
- 651,036 km² -- Saskatchewan (Flag of Saskatchewan) (Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan) Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) - Land 591,670 km² - Water 59...
Saskatchewan
- 661,848 km² -- For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). Alberta Flag of Alberta - thumbnail Source: Alberta Public Affairs Bureau. This reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Alberta Public Affairs Bureau. For more copyright information...
Alberta
- 674,843 km² -- Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying...
France (whole territory of the French Republic, including all the overseas departments and territories, but excluding the French territory of Terre Adélie in Antarctica where sovereignty is suspended since the signing of the The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. For the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all land and ice shelves south of the southern 60th parallel. The...
Antarctic Treaty in 1959)
- 678,500 km² -- The Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. The country has been ruled by a military government since a coup in 1988. The country is a developing nation. It has a population of approximately forty-three million Pyidaungzu Myanmar Naingngandaw (In Detail) (Full size...
Myanmar
- 680,887 km² -- Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k.u.k. monarchy), was a dualistic state (1867–1918) in which the Kingdom of Hungary enjoyed self-government and representation in joint affairs (principally foreign relations and defence) with the western and northern lands of the Austrian Empire...
Austria-Hungary (before annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. Its capital is Sarajevo and it was formerly one of the six federal units constituting Yugoslavia. The republic gained its independence in the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s and...
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Years: 1905 1906 1907 - 1908 - 1909 1910 1911 Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1908 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation...
1908)
- 690,000 km² -- For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). State of Texas (Flag of Texas) (Seal of Texas) State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None Area 696,241 km² (2nd) - Land 678,907 km² - Water 17...
Texas
- 721,000 km² -- 青海省 Qīnghǎi Shěng Abbreviation: 青 (pinyin: Qīng) Origin of Name 青 qīng - green/blue 海 hǎi - sea green sea (Lake Qinghai) Administration Type Province Capital and Largest City Xining CPC Qinghai Committee Secretary Zhao Leji Governor...
Qinghai
- 752,614 km² -- Zambia is a republic in south central Africa. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Zambias capital and largest city is Lusaka. Republic of Zambia (Flag) (Coat of Arms) National motto: One Zambia, One Nation Official languages English Capital...
Zambia
- 756,950 km² -- This article is about the country in South America; the word chile may also refer to Chilli pepper The Republic of Chile is a republic located on the southwestern coast of South America. It is a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
Chile
- 769,000 km² -- This article is on national forests in the United States. For the National Forest in England, see National Forest, England. U.S. National forests are protected forests and woodland areas in the United States. National forests are controlled by the federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service...
U.S. National Forests
- 780,580 km² -- For other uses, see Turkey (disambiguation). The Republic of Turkey is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part of its territory (3%) in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea...
Turkey
- 800,642 km² -- New South Wales (Flag of New South Wales) (Coat of Arms of New South Wales) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Governor HE Professor Marie Bashir Premier Bob Carr (ALP) Area 809,444 km² (5th) - Land...
New South Wales (state of Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire Dymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land mass with minimal distortion as only one continuous continent A continent (Latin continere, to hold together) is a large continuous mass of...
Australia)
- 801,590 km² -- Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and the Commonwealth of Nations. Its capital and largest city is Maputo, located in the southern edge of the country. República de...
Mozambique
- 803,940 km² -- The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (پاکستان in Urdu), or Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia. Pakistan borders India, Iran, Afghanistan, China and the Arabian Sea. With over 150 million inhabitants it is the sixth most populous country in the world. It also...
Pakistan
- 825,418 km² -- The Republic of Namibia is a country in southwest Africa, on the Atlantic coast. It is bordered by Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence in 1990, and as such it is one of the youngest nations in...
Namibia
- 912,050 km² -- The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America.2 It borders the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Off the Venezuelan coast are...
Venezuela
- 917,741 km² -- Ontario (Flag of Ontario) (Coat of Arms of Ontario) Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) - Land 917,741...
Ontario (land)
- 923,768 km² -- The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It borders on Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Major cities include the capital Abuja, the former capital Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Port Harcourt...
Nigeria
- 925,186 km² -- British Columbia (Flag of British Columbia) (Coat of Arms of British Columbia) Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Area 944,735 km² (5th) - Land 925,186 km² - Water...
British Columbia (land)
- 944,753 km² -- British Columbia (Flag of British Columbia) (Coat of Arms of British Columbia) Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Area 944,735 km² (5th) - Land 925,186 km² - Water...
British Columbia
- 948,087 km² -- The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili) is a country on the east coast of central Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on...
Tanzania ( Here is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. Areas include inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Rank Country Area (km²) Notes The World in Plate Carrée Projection In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and...
country ranked 30th by area)
- 980,000 km² -- South Australia (Flag of South Australia) (Coat of Arms of South Australia) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Area 1,043,514 km² (4th) - Land 983,482 km² - Water 60,032 km² (5...
South Australia (state of Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire Dymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land mass with minimal distortion as only one continuous continent A continent (Latin continere, to hold together) is a large continuous mass of...
Australia)
- Areas bigger than 1,000,000 km²
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