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DEFINITION
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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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
China :
9,327,430
1978
Geography of China
# 2
United States :
9,158,960
1978
Geography of United States
# 3
Canada :
9,093,510
1978
Geography of Canada
# 4
Brazil :
8,459,420
1978
Geography of Brazil
# 5
Australia :
7,682,300
1978
Geography of Australia
# 6
India :
2,973,190
1978
Geography of India
# 7
Argentina :
2,736,690
1978
Geography of Argentina
# 8
Algeria :
2,381,740
1978
Geography of Algeria
# 9
Sudan :
2,376,000
1978
Geography of Sudan
# 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
2,267,050
1978
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 11
Saudi Arabia :
2,000,000
1978
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 12
Mexico :
1,943,950
1978
Geography of Mexico
# 13
Indonesia :
1,811,570
1978
Geography of Indonesia
# 14
Libya :
1,759,540
1978
Geography of Libya
# 15
Mongolia :
1,553,560
1978
Geography of Mongolia
# 16
Peru :
1,280,000
1978
Geography of Peru
# 17
Niger :
1,266,700
1978
Geography of Niger
# 18
Chad :
1,259,200
1978
Geography of Chad
# 19
Angola :
1,246,700
1978
Geography of Angola
# 20
Mali :
1,220,190
1978
Geography of Mali
# 21
South Africa :
1,214,470
1978
Geography of South Africa
# 22
Colombia :
1,109,500
1978
Geography of Colombia
# 23
Bolivia :
1,083,300
1978
Geography of Bolivia
# 24
Mauritania :
1,030,700
1978
Geography of Mauritania
# 25
Nigeria :
910,770
1978
Geography of Nigeria
# 26
Tanzania :
885,800
1978
Geography of Tanzania
# 27
Venezuela :
882,050
1978
Geography of Venezuela
# 28
Namibia :
823,290
1978
Geography of Namibia
# 29
Mozambique :
786,380
1978
Geography of Mozambique
# 30
Pakistan :
770,880
1978
Geography of Pakistan
# 31
Turkey :
769,630
1978
Geography of Turkey
# 32
Chile :
743,800
1978
Geography of Chile
# 33
Zambia :
743,390
1978
Geography of Zambia
# 34
Burma :
653,540
1978
Geography of Burma
# 35
Afghanistan :
652,230
1978
Geography of Afghanistan
# 36
Somalia :
627,340
1978
Geography of Somalia
# 37
Central African Republic :
623,000
1978
Geography of Central African Republic
# 38
Madagascar :
581,540
1978
Geography of Madagascar
# 39
Kenya :
569,140
1978
Geography of Kenya
# 40
Botswana :
566,730
1978
Geography of Botswana
# 41
France :
547,670
1978
Geography of France
# 42
Thailand :
510,890
1978
Geography of Thailand
# 43
Spain :
499,530
1978
Geography of Spain
# 44
Cameroon :
472,710
1978
Geography of Cameroon
# 45
Papua New Guinea :
452,860
1978
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 46
Morocco :
446,300
1978
Geography of Morocco
# 47
Iraq :
437,370
1978
Geography of Iraq
# 48
Sweden :
410,330
1978
Geography of Sweden
# 49
Paraguay :
397,300
1978
Geography of Paraguay
# 50
Zimbabwe :
386,850
1978
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 51
Japan :
366,400
1978
Geography of Japan
# 52
Germany :
348,770
1978
Geography of Germany
# 53
Greenland :
341,700
1978
Geography of Greenland
# 54
Congo, Republic of the :
341,500
1978
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 55
Malaysia :
328,550
1978
Geography of Malaysia
# 56
Vietnam :
325,490
1978
Geography of Vietnam
# 57
Côte d'Ivoire :
318,000
1978
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 58
Oman :
309,500
1978
Geography of Oman
# 59
Finland :
304,590
1978
Geography of Finland
# 60
Poland :
304,570
1978
Geography of Poland
# 61
Norway :
304,280
1978
Geography of Norway
# 62
Philippines :
298,170
1978
Geography of Philippines
# 63
Italy :
294,110
1978
Geography of Italy
# 64
Ecuador :
276,840
1978
Geography of Ecuador
# 65
Burkina Faso :
273,600
1978
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 66
New Zealand :
267,710
1978
Geography of New Zealand
# 67
Gabon :
257,670
1978
Geography of Gabon
# 68
Guinea :
245,720
1978
Geography of Guinea
# 69
United Kingdom :
241,930
1978
Geography of United Kingdom
# 70
Laos :
230,800
1978
Geography of Laos
# 71
Romania :
230,340
1978
Geography of Romania
# 72
Ghana :
227,540
1978
Geography of Ghana
# 73
Uganda :
197,100
1978
Geography of Uganda
# 74
Guyana :
196,850
1978
Geography of Guyana
# 75
Senegal :
192,530
1978
Geography of Senegal
# 76
Syria :
183,780
1978
Geography of Syria
# 77
Cambodia :
176,520
1978
Geography of Cambodia
# 78
Uruguay :
175,020
1978
Geography of Uruguay
# 79
Suriname :
156,000
1978
Geography of Suriname
# 80
Tunisia :
155,360
1978
Geography of Tunisia
# 81
Nepal :
143,000
1978
Geography of Nepal
# 82
Bangladesh :
130,170
1978
Geography of Bangladesh
# 83
Greece :
128,900
1978
Geography of Greece
# 84
Nicaragua :
119,990
1978
Geography of Nicaragua
# 85
Honduras :
111,890
1978
Geography of Honduras
# 86
Bulgaria :
110,630
1978
Geography of Bulgaria
# 87
Benin :
110,620
1978
Geography of Benin
# 88
Cuba :
109,820
1978
Geography of Cuba
# 89
Guatemala :
107,160
1978
Geography of Guatemala
# 90
Iceland :
100,250
1978
Geography of Iceland
# 91
Liberia :
96,320
1978
Geography of Liberia
# 92
Malawi :
94,080
1978
Geography of Malawi
# 93
Portugal :
91,500
1978
Geography of Portugal
# 94
Hungary :
89,970
1978
Geography of Hungary
# 95
Jordan :
88,240
1978
Geography of Jordan
# 96
United Arab Emirates :
83,600
1978
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 97
Austria :
82,450
1978
Geography of Austria
# 98
Panama :
74,340
1978
Geography of Panama
# 99
Sierra Leone :
71,620
1978
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 100
Ireland :
68,890
1978
Geography of Ireland
# 101
Sri Lanka :
64,630
1978
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 102
Togo :
54,390
1978
Geography of Togo
# 103
Costa Rica :
51,060
1978
Geography of Costa Rica
# 104
Dominican Republic :
48,320
1978
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 105
Bhutan :
47,000
1978
Geography of Bhutan
# 106
Denmark :
42,370
1978
Geography of Denmark
# 107
Switzerland :
40,000
1978
Geography of Switzerland
# 108
Netherlands :
33,760
1978
Geography of Netherlands
# 109
Lesotho :
30,350
1978
Geography of Lesotho
# 110
Guinea-Bissau :
28,120
1978
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 111
Equatorial Guinea :
28,050
1978
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 112
Solomon Islands :
27,990
1978
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 113
Haiti :
27,560
1978
Geography of Haiti
# 114
Albania :
27,400
1978
Geography of Albania
# 115
Burundi :
25,680
1978
Geography of Burundi
# 116
Rwanda :
24,670
1978
Geography of Rwanda
# 117
Djibouti :
23,180
1978
Geography of Djibouti
# 118
Belize :
22,810
1978
Geography of Belize
# 119
Israel :
21,640
1978
Geography of Israel
# 120
El Salvador :
20,720
1978
Geography of El Salvador
# 121
New Caledonia :
18,280
1978
Geography of New Caledonia
# 122
Fiji :
18,270
1978
Geography of Fiji
# 123
Kuwait :
17,820
1978
Geography of Kuwait
# 124
Swaziland :
17,200
1978
Geography of Swaziland
# 125
East Timor :
14,870
1978
Geography of East Timor
# 126
Vanuatu :
12,190
1978
Geography of Vanuatu
# 127
Qatar :
11,590
1978
Geography of Qatar
# 128
Jamaica :
10,830
1978
Geography of Jamaica
# 129
Lebanon :
10,230
1978
Geography of Lebanon
# 130
Bahamas, The :
10,010
1978
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 131
Gambia, The :
10,000
1978
Geography of Gambia, The
# 132
Cyprus :
9,240
1978
Geography of Cyprus
# 133
Puerto Rico :
8,870
1978
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 134
Brunei :
5,270
1978
Geography of Brunei
# 135
Trinidad and Tobago :
5,130
1978
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 136
Cape Verde :
4,030
1978
Geography of Cape Verde
# 137
French Polynesia :
3,660
1978
Geography of French Polynesia
# 138
Samoa :
2,830
1978
Geography of Samoa
# 139
Mauritius :
2,030
1978
Geography of Mauritius
# 140
Comoros :
1,861
1978
Geography of Comoros
# 141
Faroe Islands :
1,400
1978
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 142
São Tomé and Príncipe :
960
1978
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 143
Turks and Caicos Islands :
950
1978
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 144
Kiribati :
810
1978
Geography of Kiribati
# 145
Netherlands Antilles :
800
1978
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 146
Dominica :
750
1978
Geography of Dominica
# 147
Tonga :
720
1978
Geography of Tonga
# 148
Bahrain :
690
1978
Geography of Bahrain
# 149
Singapore :
670
1978
Geography of Singapore
# 150
Saint Lucia :
610
1978
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 151
Man, Isle of :
570
1978
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 152
Guam :
540
1978
Geography of Guam
# 153
Seychelles :
460
1978
Geography of Seychelles
# 154
Antigua and Barbuda :
440
1978
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 155
Barbados :
430
1978
Geography of Barbados
# 156
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
390
1978
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 157
Mayotte :
374
1978
Geography of Mayotte
# 158
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
350
1978
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 159
Virgin Islands :
350
1978
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 160
Grenada :
340
1978
Geography of Grenada
# 161
Malta :
320
1978
Geography of Malta
# 162
Maldives :
300
1978
Geography of Maldives
# 163
Cayman Islands :
260
1978
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 164
American Samoa :
200
1978
Geography of American Samoa
# 165
Aruba :
180
1978
Geography of Aruba
# 166
Liechtenstein :
160
1978
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 167
San Marino :
60
1978
Geography of San Marino
# 168
Bermuda :
50
1978
Geography of Bermuda
# 169
Tuvalu :
30
1978
Geography of Tuvalu
# 170
Gibraltar :
10
1978
Geography of Gibraltar
# 171
Monaco :
2
1978
Geography of Monaco
Weighted average:
599,822.4
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
4,185,370
DEFINITION: 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."
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.
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