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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
Russia :
16,378,650
1997
Geography of Russia
# 2
China :
9,327,480
1997
Geography of China
# 3
United States :
9,158,960
1997
Geography of United States
# 4
Canada :
9,093,510
1997
Geography of Canada
# 5
Brazil :
8,459,420
1997
Geography of Brazil
# 6
Australia :
7,682,300
1997
Geography of Australia
# 7
India :
2,973,190
1997
Geography of India
# 8
Argentina :
2,736,690
1997
Geography of Argentina
# 9
Kazakhstan :
2,699,700
1997
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 10
Algeria :
2,381,740
1997
Geography of Algeria
# 11
Sudan :
2,376,000
1997
Geography of Sudan
# 12
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
2,267,050
1997
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 13
Saudi Arabia :
2,000,000
1997
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 14
Mexico :
1,943,950
1997
Geography of Mexico
# 15
Indonesia :
1,811,570
1997
Geography of Indonesia
# 16
Libya :
1,759,540
1997
Geography of Libya
# 17
Mongolia :
1,553,560
1997
Geography of Mongolia
# 18
Peru :
1,280,000
1997
Geography of Peru
# 19
Niger :
1,266,700
1997
Geography of Niger
# 20
Chad :
1,259,200
1997
Geography of Chad
# 21
Angola :
1,246,700
1997
Geography of Angola
# 22
Mali :
1,220,190
1997
Geography of Mali
# 23
South Africa :
1,214,470
1997
Geography of South Africa
# 24
Colombia :
1,109,500
1997
Geography of Colombia
# 25
Bolivia :
1,083,300
1997
Geography of Bolivia
# 26
Mauritania :
1,030,700
1997
Geography of Mauritania
# 27
Ethiopia :
1,000,000
1997
Geography of Ethiopia
# 28
Nigeria :
910,770
1997
Geography of Nigeria
# 29
Tanzania :
885,800
1997
Geography of Tanzania
# 30
Venezuela :
882,050
1997
Geography of Venezuela
# 31
Namibia :
823,290
1997
Geography of Namibia
# 32
Mozambique :
786,380
1997
Geography of Mozambique
# 33
Pakistan :
770,880
1997
Geography of Pakistan
# 34
Turkey :
769,630
1997
Geography of Turkey
# 35
Chile :
743,800
1997
Geography of Chile
# 36
Zambia :
743,390
1997
Geography of Zambia
# 37
Burma :
653,540
1997
Geography of Burma
# 38
Afghanistan :
652,230
1997
Geography of Afghanistan
# 39
Somalia :
627,340
1997
Geography of Somalia
# 40
Central African Republic :
623,000
1997
Geography of Central African Republic
# 41
Madagascar :
581,540
1997
Geography of Madagascar
# 42
Ukraine :
579,350
1997
Geography of Ukraine
# 43
Kenya :
569,140
1997
Geography of Kenya
# 44
Botswana :
566,730
1997
Geography of Botswana
# 45
France :
547,670
1997
Geography of France
# 46
Thailand :
510,890
1997
Geography of Thailand
# 47
Spain :
499,440
1997
Geography of Spain
# 48
Cameroon :
472,710
1997
Geography of Cameroon
# 49
Turkmenistan :
469,930
1997
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 50
Papua New Guinea :
452,860
1997
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 51
Morocco :
446,300
1997
Geography of Morocco
# 52
Iraq :
437,370
1997
Geography of Iraq
# 53
Uzbekistan :
425,400
1997
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 54
Greenland :
410,450
1997
Geography of Greenland
# 55
Sweden :
410,330
1997
Geography of Sweden
# 56
Paraguay :
397,300
1997
Geography of Paraguay
# 57
Zimbabwe :
386,850
1997
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 58
Japan :
364,500
1997
Geography of Japan
# 59
Germany :
348,770
1997
Geography of Germany
# 60
Congo, Republic of the :
341,500
1997
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 61
Malaysia :
328,550
1997
Geography of Malaysia
# 62
Vietnam :
325,490
1997
Geography of Vietnam
# 63
Côte d'Ivoire :
318,000
1997
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 64
Oman :
309,500
1997
Geography of Oman
# 65
Finland :
304,590
1997
Geography of Finland
# 66
Poland :
304,360
1997
Geography of Poland
# 67
Norway :
304,280
1997
Geography of Norway
# 68
Philippines :
298,170
1997
Geography of Philippines
# 69
Italy :
294,110
1997
Geography of Italy
# 70
Ecuador :
276,840
1997
Geography of Ecuador
# 71
Burkina Faso :
273,600
1997
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 72
New Zealand :
267,710
1997
Geography of New Zealand
# 73
Gabon :
257,670
1997
Geography of Gabon
# 74
Guinea :
245,720
1997
Geography of Guinea
# 75
United Kingdom :
241,930
1997
Geography of United Kingdom
# 76
Laos :
230,800
1997
Geography of Laos
# 77
Romania :
229,530
1997
Geography of Romania
# 78
Ghana :
227,540
1997
Geography of Ghana
# 79
Belarus :
202,840
1997
Geography of Belarus
# 80
Uganda :
197,100
1997
Geography of Uganda
# 81
Guyana :
196,850
1997
Geography of Guyana
# 82
Senegal :
192,530
1997
Geography of Senegal
# 83
Kyrgyzstan :
191,800
1997
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 84
Syria :
183,780
1997
Geography of Syria
# 85
Cambodia :
176,520
1997
Geography of Cambodia
# 86
Uruguay :
175,020
1997
Geography of Uruguay
# 87
Suriname :
156,000
1997
Geography of Suriname
# 88
Tunisia :
155,360
1997
Geography of Tunisia
# 89
Nepal :
143,000
1997
Geography of Nepal
# 90
Tajikistan :
139,960
1997
Geography of Tajikistan
# 91
Bangladesh :
130,170
1997
Geography of Bangladesh
# 92
Greece :
128,900
1997
Geography of Greece
# 93
Nicaragua :
119,990
1997
Geography of Nicaragua
# 94
Honduras :
111,890
1997
Geography of Honduras
# 95
Bulgaria :
110,630
1997
Geography of Bulgaria
# 96
Benin :
110,620
1997
Geography of Benin
# 97
Cuba :
109,820
1997
Geography of Cuba
# 98
Guatemala :
107,160
1997
Geography of Guatemala
# 99
Eritrea :
101,000
1997
Geography of Eritrea
# 100
Iceland :
100,250
1997
Geography of Iceland
# 101
Liberia :
96,320
1997
Geography of Liberia
# 102
Malawi :
94,080
1997
Geography of Malawi
# 103
Portugal :
91,500
1997
Geography of Portugal
# 104
Hungary :
89,800
1997
Geography of Hungary
# 105
Jordan :
88,240
1997
Geography of Jordan
# 106
United Arab Emirates :
83,600
1997
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 107
Azerbaijan :
83,217
1997
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 108
Austria :
82,450
1997
Geography of Austria
# 109
Czech Republic :
77,270
1997
Geography of Czech Republic
# 110
Panama :
74,340
1997
Geography of Panama
# 111
Sierra Leone :
71,620
1997
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 112
Georgia :
69,490
1997
Geography of Georgia
# 113
Ireland :
68,890
1997
Geography of Ireland
# 114
Sri Lanka :
64,630
1997
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 115
Lithuania :
62,680
1997
Geography of Lithuania
# 116
Latvia :
62,050
1997
Geography of Latvia
# 117
Croatia :
55,920
1997
Geography of Croatia
# 118
Togo :
54,390
1997
Geography of Togo
# 119
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
51,200
1997
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 120
Costa Rica :
51,060
1997
Geography of Costa Rica
# 121
Dominican Republic :
48,320
1997
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 122
Slovakia :
48,100
1997
Geography of Slovakia
# 123
Denmark :
42,430
1997
Geography of Denmark
# 124
Estonia :
42,390
1997
Geography of Estonia
# 125
Bhutan :
40,077
1997
Geography of Bhutan
# 126
Switzerland :
40,000
1997
Geography of Switzerland
# 127
Netherlands :
33,760
1997
Geography of Netherlands
# 128
Moldova :
32,920
1997
Geography of Moldova
# 129
Lesotho :
30,350
1997
Geography of Lesotho
# 130
Armenia :
28,200
1997
Geography of Armenia
# 131
Guinea-Bissau :
28,120
1997
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 132
Equatorial Guinea :
28,050
1997
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 133
Solomon Islands :
27,990
1997
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 134
Haiti :
27,560
1997
Geography of Haiti
# 135
Albania :
27,400
1997
Geography of Albania
# 136
Burundi :
25,680
1997
Geography of Burundi
# 137
Macedonia, Republic of :
25,430
1997
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 138
Rwanda :
24,670
1997
Geography of Rwanda
# 139
Djibouti :
23,180
1997
Geography of Djibouti
# 140
Belize :
22,810
1997
Geography of Belize
# 141
Israel :
21,640
1997
Geography of Israel
# 142
El Salvador :
20,720
1997
Geography of El Salvador
# 143
Slovenia :
20,140
1997
Geography of Slovenia
# 144
New Caledonia :
18,280
1997
Geography of New Caledonia
# 145
Fiji :
18,270
1997
Geography of Fiji
# 146
Kuwait :
17,820
1997
Geography of Kuwait
# 147
Swaziland :
17,200
1997
Geography of Swaziland
# 148
East Timor :
14,870
1997
Geography of East Timor
# 149
Vanuatu :
12,190
1997
Geography of Vanuatu
# 150
Qatar :
11,590
1997
Geography of Qatar
# 151
Jamaica :
10,830
1997
Geography of Jamaica
# 152
Lebanon :
10,230
1997
Geography of Lebanon
# 153
Bahamas, The :
10,010
1997
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 154
Gambia, The :
10,000
1997
Geography of Gambia, The
# 155
Cyprus :
9,240
1997
Geography of Cyprus
# 156
Puerto Rico :
8,870
1997
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 157
Brunei :
5,270
1997
Geography of Brunei
# 158
Trinidad and Tobago :
5,130
1997
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 159
Cape Verde :
4,030
1997
Geography of Cape Verde
# 160
French Polynesia :
3,660
1997
Geography of French Polynesia
# 161
Samoa :
2,830
1997
Geography of Samoa
# 162
Mauritius :
2,030
1997
Geography of Mauritius
# 163
Comoros :
1,861
1997
Geography of Comoros
# 164
Faroe Islands :
1,400
1997
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 165
São Tomé and Príncipe :
960
1997
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 166
Turks and Caicos Islands :
950
1997
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 167
Kiribati :
810
1997
Geography of Kiribati
# 168
Netherlands Antilles :
800
1997
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 169
Dominica :
750
1997
Geography of Dominica
# 170
Tonga :
720
1997
Geography of Tonga
# 171
Bahrain :
710
1997
Geography of Bahrain
# 172
Singapore :
670
1997
Geography of Singapore
# 173
Saint Lucia :
610
1997
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 174
Man, Isle of :
570
1997
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 175
Guam :
540
1997
Geography of Guam
# 176
Palau :
460
1997
Geography of Palau
# 177
Northern Mariana Islands :
460
1997
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 178
Seychelles :
460
1997
Geography of Seychelles
# 179
Antigua and Barbuda :
440
1997
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 180
Barbados :
430
1997
Geography of Barbados
# 181
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
390
1997
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 182
Mayotte :
374
1997
Geography of Mayotte
# 183
Virgin Islands :
350
1997
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 184
Grenada :
340
1997
Geography of Grenada
# 185
Malta :
320
1997
Geography of Malta
# 186
Maldives :
300
1997
Geography of Maldives
# 187
Cayman Islands :
260
1997
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 188
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
260
1997
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 189
American Samoa :
200
1997
Geography of American Samoa
# 190
Marshall Islands :
180
1997
Geography of Marshall Islands
# 191
Aruba :
180
1997
Geography of Aruba
# 192
Liechtenstein :
160
1997
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 193
San Marino :
60
1997
Geography of San Marino
# 194
Bermuda :
50
1997
Geography of Bermuda
# 195
Tuvalu :
30
1997
Geography of Tuvalu
# 196
Gibraltar :
10
1997
Geography of Gibraltar
# 197
Monaco :
2
1997
Geography of Monaco
Weighted average:
636,751.9
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
4,184,150
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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