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This is a graphical list of the countries of the world sorted by area. All sovereign states with areas greater than 100,000 km² are shown in green. In addition, non-sovereign territories are also included for purposes of comparison, and are shown as gray. Areas include inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Claims of parts of Antarctica by various countries are not included. For a non-graphical version of this list, see List of countries by area. This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ...

1 Regions greater than 1.5 million km²
2 Regions less than 1.5 million km²
3 Source
4 See also

Regions greater than 1.5 million km²

Regions less than 1.5 million km²

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CIA World Factbook [1] accessed February 15, 2005.

World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Categories: Lists of countries This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... List of countries/dependencies by population density in inhabitants/kmÂ². The figures in the following table are based on areas including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). ... Categories: Orders of magnitude (area) ...

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List of countries by area (graphical) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (126 words)
	This is a graphical list of the countries of the world sorted by area.
	All sovereign states with areas greater than 100,000 km² are shown in green.
	For a non-graphical version of this list, see List of countries by area.

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