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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 :
16,381,340
2000
Geography of Russia
# 2
China :
9,327,480
2000
Geography of China
# 3
United States :
9,161,920
2000
Geography of United States
# 4
Canada :
9,093,510
2000
Geography of Canada
# 5
Brazil :
8,459,420
2000
Geography of Brazil
# 6
Australia :
7,682,300
2000
Geography of Australia
# 7
India :
2,973,190
2000
Geography of India
# 8
Argentina :
2,736,690
2000
Geography of Argentina
# 9
Kazakhstan :
2,699,700
2000
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 10
Algeria :
2,381,740
2000
Geography of Algeria
# 11
Sudan :
2,376,000
2000
Geography of Sudan
# 12
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
2,267,050
2000
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 13
Saudi Arabia :
2,000,000
2000
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 14
Mexico :
1,943,950
2000
Geography of Mexico
# 15
Indonesia :
1,811,570
2000
Geography of Indonesia
# 16
Libya :
1,759,540
2000
Geography of Libya
# 17
Mongolia :
1,553,560
2000
Geography of Mongolia
# 18
Peru :
1,280,000
2000
Geography of Peru
# 19
Niger :
1,266,700
2000
Geography of Niger
# 20
Chad :
1,259,200
2000
Geography of Chad
# 21
Angola :
1,246,700
2000
Geography of Angola
# 22
Mali :
1,220,190
2000
Geography of Mali
# 23
South Africa :
1,214,470
2000
Geography of South Africa
# 24
Colombia :
1,109,500
2000
Geography of Colombia
# 25
Bolivia :
1,083,300
2000
Geography of Bolivia
# 26
Mauritania :
1,030,700
2000
Geography of Mauritania
# 27
Ethiopia :
1,000,000
2000
Geography of Ethiopia
# 28
Nigeria :
910,770
2000
Geography of Nigeria
# 29
Tanzania :
885,800
2000
Geography of Tanzania
# 30
Venezuela :
882,050
2000
Geography of Venezuela
# 31
Namibia :
823,290
2000
Geography of Namibia
# 32
Mozambique :
786,380
2000
Geography of Mozambique
# 33
Pakistan :
770,880
2000
Geography of Pakistan
# 34
Turkey :
769,630
2000
Geography of Turkey
# 35
Chile :
743,800
2000
Geography of Chile
# 36
Zambia :
743,390
2000
Geography of Zambia
# 37
Burma :
653,540
2000
Geography of Burma
# 38
Afghanistan :
652,230
2000
Geography of Afghanistan
# 39
Somalia :
627,340
2000
Geography of Somalia
# 40
Central African Republic :
623,000
2000
Geography of Central African Republic
# 41
Madagascar :
581,540
2000
Geography of Madagascar
# 42
Ukraine :
579,350
2000
Geography of Ukraine
# 43
Kenya :
569,140
2000
Geography of Kenya
# 44
Botswana :
566,730
2000
Geography of Botswana
# 45
France :
547,670
2000
Geography of France
# 46
Thailand :
510,890
2000
Geography of Thailand
# 47
Spain :
499,000
2000
Geography of Spain
# 48
Cameroon :
472,710
2000
Geography of Cameroon
# 49
Turkmenistan :
469,930
2000
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 50
Papua New Guinea :
452,860
2000
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 51
Morocco :
446,300
2000
Geography of Morocco
# 52
Iraq :
437,370
2000
Geography of Iraq
# 53
Uzbekistan :
425,400
2000
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 54
Greenland :
410,450
2000
Geography of Greenland
# 55
Sweden :
410,330
2000
Geography of Sweden
# 56
Paraguay :
397,300
2000
Geography of Paraguay
# 57
Zimbabwe :
386,850
2000
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 58
Japan :
364,500
2000
Geography of Japan
# 59
Germany :
348,770
2000
Geography of Germany
# 60
Congo, Republic of the :
341,500
2000
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 61
Malaysia :
328,550
2000
Geography of Malaysia
# 62
Côte d'Ivoire :
318,000
2000
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 63
Vietnam :
311,060
2000
Geography of Vietnam
# 64
Oman :
309,500
2000
Geography of Oman
# 65
Finland :
304,590
2000
Geography of Finland
# 66
Poland :
304,360
2000
Geography of Poland
# 67
Norway :
304,280
2000
Geography of Norway
# 68
Philippines :
298,170
2000
Geography of Philippines
# 69
Italy :
294,110
2000
Geography of Italy
# 70
Ecuador :
276,840
2000
Geography of Ecuador
# 71
Burkina Faso :
273,600
2000
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 72
New Zealand :
267,710
2000
Geography of New Zealand
# 73
Gabon :
257,670
2000
Geography of Gabon
# 74
Guinea :
245,720
2000
Geography of Guinea
# 75
United Kingdom :
241,930
2000
Geography of United Kingdom
# 76
Laos :
230,800
2000
Geography of Laos
# 77
Romania :
229,710
2000
Geography of Romania
# 78
Ghana :
227,540
2000
Geography of Ghana
# 79
Belarus :
202,840
2000
Geography of Belarus
# 80
Uganda :
197,100
2000
Geography of Uganda
# 81
Guyana :
196,850
2000
Geography of Guyana
# 82
Senegal :
192,530
2000
Geography of Senegal
# 83
Kyrgyzstan :
191,800
2000
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 84
Syria :
183,780
2000
Geography of Syria
# 85
Cambodia :
176,520
2000
Geography of Cambodia
# 86
Uruguay :
175,020
2000
Geography of Uruguay
# 87
Suriname :
156,000
2000
Geography of Suriname
# 88
Tunisia :
155,360
2000
Geography of Tunisia
# 89
Nepal :
143,350
2000
Geography of Nepal
# 90
Tajikistan :
139,960
2000
Geography of Tajikistan
# 91
Bangladesh :
130,170
2000
Geography of Bangladesh
# 92
Greece :
128,900
2000
Geography of Greece
# 93
Nicaragua :
119,990
2000
Geography of Nicaragua
# 94
Honduras :
111,890
2000
Geography of Honduras
# 95
Bulgaria :
110,630
2000
Geography of Bulgaria
# 96
Benin :
110,620
2000
Geography of Benin
# 97
Cuba :
109,820
2000
Geography of Cuba
# 98
Guatemala :
107,160
2000
Geography of Guatemala
# 99
Eritrea :
101,000
2000
Geography of Eritrea
# 100
Iceland :
100,250
2000
Geography of Iceland
# 101
Liberia :
96,320
2000
Geography of Liberia
# 102
Malawi :
94,080
2000
Geography of Malawi
# 103
Portugal :
91,500
2000
Geography of Portugal
# 104
Hungary :
89,620
2000
Geography of Hungary
# 105
Jordan :
88,240
2000
Geography of Jordan
# 106
United Arab Emirates :
83,600
2000
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 107
Azerbaijan :
82,605
2000
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 108
Austria :
82,450
2000
Geography of Austria
# 109
Czech Republic :
77,270
2000
Geography of Czech Republic
# 110
Panama :
74,340
2000
Geography of Panama
# 111
Sierra Leone :
71,620
2000
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 112
Georgia :
69,490
2000
Geography of Georgia
# 113
Ireland :
68,890
2000
Geography of Ireland
# 114
Sri Lanka :
64,630
2000
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 115
Lithuania :
62,680
2000
Geography of Lithuania
# 116
Latvia :
62,050
2000
Geography of Latvia
# 117
Croatia :
55,920
2000
Geography of Croatia
# 118
Togo :
54,390
2000
Geography of Togo
# 119
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
51,200
2000
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 120
Costa Rica :
51,060
2000
Geography of Costa Rica
# 121
Dominican Republic :
48,320
2000
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 122
Slovakia :
48,100
2000
Geography of Slovakia
# 123
Denmark :
42,430
2000
Geography of Denmark
# 124
Estonia :
42,390
2000
Geography of Estonia
# 125
Bhutan :
40,077
2000
Geography of Bhutan
# 126
Switzerland :
40,000
2000
Geography of Switzerland
# 127
Netherlands :
33,760
2000
Geography of Netherlands
# 128
Moldova :
32,880
2000
Geography of Moldova
# 129
Lesotho :
30,350
2000
Geography of Lesotho
# 130
Belgium :
30,280
2000
Geography of Belgium
# 131
Armenia :
28,200
2000
Geography of Armenia
# 132
Guinea-Bissau :
28,120
2000
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 133
Equatorial Guinea :
28,050
2000
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 134
Solomon Islands :
27,990
2000
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 135
Haiti :
27,560
2000
Geography of Haiti
# 136
Albania :
27,400
2000
Geography of Albania
# 137
Burundi :
25,680
2000
Geography of Burundi
# 138
Macedonia, Republic of :
25,430
2000
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 139
Rwanda :
24,670
2000
Geography of Rwanda
# 140
Djibouti :
23,180
2000
Geography of Djibouti
# 141
Belize :
22,810
2000
Geography of Belize
# 142
Israel :
21,640
2000
Geography of Israel
# 143
El Salvador :
20,720
2000
Geography of El Salvador
# 144
Slovenia :
20,140
2000
Geography of Slovenia
# 145
New Caledonia :
18,280
2000
Geography of New Caledonia
# 146
Fiji :
18,270
2000
Geography of Fiji
# 147
Kuwait :
17,820
2000
Geography of Kuwait
# 148
Swaziland :
17,200
2000
Geography of Swaziland
# 149
East Timor :
14,870
2000
Geography of East Timor
# 150
Vanuatu :
12,190
2000
Geography of Vanuatu
# 151
Qatar :
11,590
2000
Geography of Qatar
# 152
Jamaica :
10,830
2000
Geography of Jamaica
# 153
Lebanon :
10,230
2000
Geography of Lebanon
# 154
Bahamas, The :
10,010
2000
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 155
Gambia, The :
10,000
2000
Geography of Gambia, The
# 156
Cyprus :
9,240
2000
Geography of Cyprus
# 157
Puerto Rico :
8,870
2000
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 158
Brunei :
5,270
2000
Geography of Brunei
# 159
Trinidad and Tobago :
5,130
2000
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 160
Cape Verde :
4,030
2000
Geography of Cape Verde
# 161
French Polynesia :
3,660
2000
Geography of French Polynesia
# 162
Samoa :
2,830
2000
Geography of Samoa
# 163
Luxembourg :
2,590
2000
Geography of Luxembourg
# 164
Mauritius :
2,030
2000
Geography of Mauritius
# 165
Comoros :
1,861
2000
Geography of Comoros
# 166
Faroe Islands :
1,400
2000
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 167
São Tomé and Príncipe :
960
2000
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 168
Turks and Caicos Islands :
950
2000
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 169
Kiribati :
810
2000
Geography of Kiribati
# 170
Netherlands Antilles :
800
2000
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 171
Dominica :
750
2000
Geography of Dominica
# 172
Tonga :
720
2000
Geography of Tonga
# 173
Bahrain :
710
2000
Geography of Bahrain
# 174
Singapore :
670
2000
Geography of Singapore
# 175
Saint Lucia :
610
2000
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 176
Man, Isle of :
570
2000
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 177
Guam :
540
2000
Geography of Guam
# 178
Palau :
460
2000
Geography of Palau
# 179
Northern Mariana Islands :
460
2000
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 180
Seychelles :
460
2000
Geography of Seychelles
# 181
Antigua and Barbuda :
440
2000
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 182
Barbados :
430
2000
Geography of Barbados
# 183
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
390
2000
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 184
Mayotte :
374
2000
Geography of Mayotte
# 185
Virgin Islands :
350
2000
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 186
Grenada :
340
2000
Geography of Grenada
# 187
Malta :
320
2000
Geography of Malta
# 188
Maldives :
300
2000
Geography of Maldives
# 189
Cayman Islands :
260
2000
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 190
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
260
2000
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 191
American Samoa :
200
2000
Geography of American Samoa
# 192
Marshall Islands :
180
2000
Geography of Marshall Islands
# 193
Aruba :
180
2000
Geography of Aruba
# 194
Liechtenstein :
160
2000
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 195
San Marino :
60
2000
Geography of San Marino
# 196
Bermuda :
50
2000
Geography of Bermuda
# 197
Tuvalu :
30
2000
Geography of Tuvalu
# 198
Gibraltar :
10
2000
Geography of Gibraltar
# 199
Monaco :
2
2000
Geography of Monaco
Weighted average:
630,501.1
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
4,183,710
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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