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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Antarctica | 14 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 3 | China | 9.33 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 4 | United States | 9.16 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Canada | 9.09 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Brazil | 8.46 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Australia | 7.62 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.25 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 8 | India | 2.97 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Argentina | 2.74 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 2.67 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Algeria | 2.38 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Sudan | 2.38 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2.35 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.27 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 2.23 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 14 | Greenland | 2.17 million sq km | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 2.15 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Mexico | 1.92 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Indonesia | 1.83 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Libya | 1.76 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 1.67 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 19 | Iran | 1.64 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1.57 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 20 | Mongolia | 1.55 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 1.35 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 21 | Peru | 1.28 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Niger | 1.27 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Chad | 1.26 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Angola | 1.25 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Mali | 1.22 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 26 | South Africa | 1.22 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1.12 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1.12 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Bolivia | 1.08 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 1.05 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 29 | Colombia | 1.04 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Mauritania | 1.03 million sq km | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.03 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 1.03 million sq km | 2008 | |||
| 31 | Egypt | 995,450 sq km | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 916,064 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 32 | Nigeria | 910,768 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Tanzania | 886,037 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Venezuela | 882,050 sq km | 2008 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 865,658.54 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 35 | Namibia | 825,418 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 817,824.08 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 36 | Mozambique | 784,090 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Pakistan | 778,720 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Turkey | 770,760 sq km | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 763,755.2 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 39 | Chile | 748,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Zambia | 740,724 sq km | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 669,680.08 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 41 | Burma | 657,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Afghanistan | 647,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 639,235.45 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 633,207.07 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 43 | Somalia | 627,337 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Central African Republic | 622,984 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 617,598.61 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 617,413.13 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Ukraine | 603,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Botswana | 585,370 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Madagascar | 581,540 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 579,586.46 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 578,900.11 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 575,741.75 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 48 | Kenya | 569,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 557,877.08 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 49 | France | 545,630 sq km | 2006 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 533,998.31 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Yemen | 527,970 sq km | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 522,510.16 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 51 | Thailand | 511,770 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 505,903.32 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 52 | Spain | 499,542 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 499,128.04 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Cameroon | 469,440 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 452,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Morocco | 446,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Iraq | 432,162 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 425,400 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 414,717.73 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 59 | Sweden | 410,934 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Paraguay | 397,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 386,670 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Japan | 374,744 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Germany | 349,223 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Congo, Republic of the | 341,500 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Malaysia | 328,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Vietnam | 325,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 318,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Norway | 307,442 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Finland | 304,473 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Poland | 304,459 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Philippines | 298,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Italy | 294,020 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Ecuador | 276,840 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 273,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 75 | New Zealand | 268,021 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Western Sahara | 266,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Gabon | 257,667 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Guinea | 245,857 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 79 | United Kingdom | 241,590 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Ghana | 230,940 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Laos | 230,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Romania | 230,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Oman | 212,460 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Belarus | 207,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Uganda | 199,710 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Guyana | 196,850 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Senegal | 192,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 191,300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Syria | 184,050 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Cambodia | 176,520 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Uruguay | 173,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Suriname | 161,470 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Tunisia | 155,360 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Nepal | 143,181 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Tajikistan | 142,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 139,988.23 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 96 | Bangladesh | 133,910 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Greece | 130,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 121,964.53 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 98 | Eritrea | 121,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 99 | North Korea | 120,410 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Nicaragua | 120,254 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Honduras | 111,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Cuba | 110,860 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Benin | 110,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Bulgaria | 110,550 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Guatemala | 108,430 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Iceland | 100,250 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 107 | South Korea | 98,190 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Liberia | 96,320 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Malawi | 94,080 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Hungary | 92,340 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Jordan | 91,971 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Portugal | 91,951 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 113 | French Guiana | 89,150 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 86,100 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Austria | 82,444 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Serbia and Montenegro | 77,474 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Czech Republic | 77,276 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Panama | 75,990 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 71,620 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Georgia | 69,700 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Ireland | 68,890 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 64,740 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Latvia | 63,589 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Lithuania | 62,680 sq km | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Svalbard | 61,020 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Croatia | 56,414 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Togo | 54,385 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,197 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Costa Rica | 50,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Slovakia | 48,800 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 48,380 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Bhutan | 47,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 46,694.78 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 134 | Estonia | 43,211 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Denmark | 42,394 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Switzerland | 39,770 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Netherlands | 33,883 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Moldova | 33,371 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Taiwan | 32,260 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Lesotho | 30,355 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Belgium | 30,278 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Armenia | 28,454 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 28,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Haiti | 27,560 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 27,540 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Albania | 27,398 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Burundi | 25,650 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Rwanda | 24,948 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Djibouti | 22,980 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Belize | 22,806 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 152 | El Salvador | 20,720 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Israel | 20,330 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Slovenia | 20,151 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 155 | New Caledonia | 18,575 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Fiji | 18,270 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Kuwait | 17,820 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Swaziland | 17,203 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 159 | East Timor | 14,874 sq km | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Vanuatu | 12,200 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 12,173 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Qatar | 11,437 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Jamaica | 10,831 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Lebanon | 10,230 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 165 | The Bahamas | 10,070 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 166 | The Gambia | 10,000 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Cyprus | 9,240 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Puerto Rico | 8,870 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 169 | West Bank | 5,640 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Brunei | 5,270 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Cape Verde | 4,033 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 173 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 3,903 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 174 | French Polynesia | 3,660 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Samoa | 2,934 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Luxembourg | 2,586 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 177 | Reunion | 2,507 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 178 | Comoros | 2,170 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Mauritius | 2,030 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 1,706 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 181 | Faroe Islands | 1,399 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Martinique | 1,060 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 183 | Hong Kong | 1,042 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,001 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Netherlands Antilles | 960 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 186 | Kiribati | 811 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 187 | Dominica | 754 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 188 | Tonga | 718 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 189 | Federated States of Micronesia | 702 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 190 | Singapore | 682.7 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 191 | Bahrain | 665 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 192 | Saint Lucia | 606 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 193 | Guam | 541.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 194 | Northern Mariana Islands | 477 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 195 | Andorra | 468 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 196 | Palau | 458 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 197 | Seychelles | 455 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442.6 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 199 | Barbados | 431 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 200 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 430 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 201 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 412 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 202 | Saint Helena | 410 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 203 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 204 | Jan Mayen | 377 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 205 | Mayotte | 374 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 206 | Gaza Strip | 360 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 207 | Virgin Islands | 346 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 208 | Grenada | 344 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 209 | Malta | 316 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 210 | Maldives | 300 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 211 | Wallis and Futuna | 274 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 212 | Cayman Islands | 262 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 213 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 214 | Niue | 260 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 215 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 242 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 216 | Cook Islands | 236.7 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 217 | American Samoa | 199 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 218 | Aruba | 193 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 219 | Marshall Islands | 181.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 220 | Liechtenstein | 160 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 221 | British Virgin Islands | 153 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 222 | Christmas Island | 135 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 223 | Jersey | 116 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =224 | Anguilla | 102 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =224 | Montserrat | 102 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 226 | Guernsey | 78 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 227 | San Marino | 61.2 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 228 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 60 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 229 | Saint Martin | 54.4 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 230 | Bermuda | 53.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 231 | Bouvet Island | 49 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 232 | Pitcairn Islands | 47 sq km | 2011 | ||
| 233 | Norfolk Island | 34.6 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 234 | Macau | 28.2 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 235 | Europa Island | 28 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 236 | Tuvalu | 26 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 237 | Nauru | 21 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 238 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 14 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 239 | Palmyra Atoll | 11.9 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 240 | Tokelau | 10 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =241 | Wake Island | 6.5 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =241 | Gibraltar | 6.5 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 243 | Midway Islands | 6.2 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 244 | Clipperton Island | 6 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 245 | Navassa Island | 5.4 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =246 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 5 sq km | 2008 | ||
| =246 | Glorioso Islands | 5 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 248 | Jarvis Island | 4.5 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 249 | Juan de Nova Island | 4.4 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 250 | Johnston Atoll | 2.63 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 251 | Monaco | 1.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 252 | Howland Island | 1.6 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 253 | Baker Island | 1.4 sq km | 2006 | ||
| =254 | Kingman Reef | 1 sq km | 2006 | ||
| =254 | Tromelin Island | 1 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 256 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.44 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 257 | Bassas da India | 0.2 sq km | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Land
- 4 of the top 7 countries by area > land are Christian.
- Russia has had the highest area > land since 2005.
- 15 of the top 25 countries by area > land are Sparsely populated.
- China has ranked in the top 3 for area > land since 2005.
- United States has ranked in the top 4 for area > land since 2005.
- India ranked first for area > land amongst Densely populated countries in 2008.
- Canada has ranked in the top 5 for area > land since 2005.
- United Kingdom ranked first for area > land amongst UK and its territories in 2008.
- Brazil has ranked in the top 6 for area > land since 2005.
- France ranked first for area > land amongst Western Europe in 2006.