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DEFINITION
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
Environment Statistics > Forest area > sq. km (most recent) by country
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8.09 million |
202,186 |
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Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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Russia: |
8,087,900 km²
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2005  |
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# 2
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Brazil: |
4,776,980 km²
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2005  |
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# 3
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Canada: |
3,101,340 km²
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2005  |
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# 4
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United States: |
3,030,890 km²
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2005  |
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# 5
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China: |
1,972,900 km²
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2005  |
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# 6
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Australia: |
1,636,780 km²
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2005  |
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# 7
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
1,336,100 km²
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2005  |
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# 8
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Indonesia: |
884,950 km²
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2005  |
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# 9
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Peru: |
687,420 km²
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2005  |
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# 10
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India: |
677,010 km²
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2005  |
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# 11
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Sudan: |
675,460 km²
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2005  |
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# 12
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Mexico: |
642,380 km²
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2005  |
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# 13
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Colombia: |
607,280 km²
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2005  |
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# 14
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Angola: |
591,040 km²
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2005  |
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# 15
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Bolivia: |
587,400 km²
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2005  |
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# 16
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Venezuela: |
477,130 km²
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2005  |
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# 17
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Zambia: |
424,520 km²
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2005  |
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# 18
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Tanzania: |
352,570 km²
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2005  |
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# 19
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Argentina: |
330,210 km²
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2005  |
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# 20
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Burma: |
322,220 km²
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2005  |
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# 21
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Papua New Guinea: |
294,370 km²
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2005  |
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# 22
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Sweden: |
275,280 km²
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2005  |
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# 23
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Japan: |
248,680 km²
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2005  |
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# 24
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Central African Republic: |
227,550 km²
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2005  |
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# 25
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Finland: |
225,000 km²
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2005  |
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# 26
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Congo, Republic of the: |
224,710 km²
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2005  |
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# 27
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Gabon: |
217,750 km²
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2005  |
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# 28
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Cameroon: |
212,450 km²
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2005  |
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# 29
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Malaysia: |
208,900 km²
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2005  |
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# 30
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Mozambique: |
192,620 km²
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2005  |
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# 31
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Paraguay: |
184,750 km²
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2005  |
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# 32
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Spain: |
179,150 km²
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2005  |
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# 33
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Zimbabwe: |
175,400 km²
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2005  |
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# 34
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Laos: |
161,420 km²
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2005  |
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# 35
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Chile: |
161,210 km²
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2005  |
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# 36
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France: |
155,540 km²
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2005  |
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# 37
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Guyana: |
151,040 km²
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2005  |
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# 38
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Suriname: |
147,760 km²
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2005  |
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# 39
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Thailand: |
145,200 km²
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2005  |
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# 40
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Ethiopia: |
130,000 km²
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2005  |
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# 41
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Vietnam: |
129,310 km²
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2005  |
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# 42
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Madagascar: |
128,380 km²
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2005  |
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# 43
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Mali: |
125,720 km²
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2005  |
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# 44
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Botswana: |
119,430 km²
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2005  |
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# 45
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Chad: |
119,210 km²
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2005  |
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# 46
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Nigeria: |
110,890 km²
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2005  |
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# 47
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Germany: |
110,760 km²
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2005  |
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# 48
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Iran: |
110,750 km²
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2005  |
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# 49
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Ecuador: |
108,530 km²
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2005  |
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# 50
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Cambodia: |
104,470 km²
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2005  |
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# 51
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
104,050 km²
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2005  |
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# 52
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Mongolia: |
102,520 km²
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2005  |
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# 53
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Turkey: |
101,750 km²
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2005  |
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# 54
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Italy: |
99,790 km²
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2005  |
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# 55
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Ukraine: |
95,750 km²
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2005  |
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# 56
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Norway: |
93,870 km²
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2005  |
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# 57
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South Africa: |
92,030 km²
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2005  |
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# 58
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Poland: |
91,920 km²
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2005  |
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# 59
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Senegal: |
86,730 km²
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2005  |
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# 60
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New Zealand: |
83,090 km²
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2005  |
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# 61
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Belarus: |
78,940 km²
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2005  |
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# 62
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Namibia: |
76,610 km²
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2005  |
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# 63
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Philippines: |
71,620 km²
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2005  |
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# 64
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Somalia: |
71,310 km²
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2005  |
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# 65
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Burkina Faso: |
67,940 km²
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2005  |
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# 66
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Guinea: |
67,240 km²
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2005  |
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# 67
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Romania: |
63,700 km²
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2005  |
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# 68
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Korea, South: |
62,650 km²
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2005  |
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# 69
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Korea, North: |
61,870 km²
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2005  |
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# 70
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Ghana: |
55,170 km²
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2005  |
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# 71
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Nicaragua: |
51,890 km²
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2005  |
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# 72
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Honduras: |
46,480 km²
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2005  |
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# 73
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Morocco: |
43,640 km²
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2005  |
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# 74
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Panama: |
42,940 km²
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2005  |
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# 75
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Turkmenistan: |
41,270 km²
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2005  |
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# 76
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Guatemala: |
39,380 km²
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2005  |
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# 77
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Austria: |
38,620 km²
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2005  |
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# 78
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Portugal: |
37,830 km²
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2005  |
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# 79
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Greece: |
37,520 km²
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2005  |
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# 80
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Nepal: |
36,360 km²
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2005  |
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# 81
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Uganda: |
36,270 km²
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2005  |
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# 82
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Bulgaria: |
36,250 km²
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2005  |
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# 83
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Kenya: |
35,220 km²
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2005  |
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# 84
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Malawi: |
34,020 km²
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2005  |
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# 85
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Kazakhstan: |
33,370 km²
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2005  |
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# 86
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Uzbekistan: |
32,950 km²
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2005  |
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# 87
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Bhutan: |
31,950 km²
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2005  |
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# 88
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Liberia: |
31,540 km²
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2005  |
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# 89
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Latvia: |
29,410 km²
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2005  |
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# 90
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United Kingdom: |
28,450 km²
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2005  |
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# 91
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Georgia: |
27,600 km²
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2005  |
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# 92
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Sierra Leone: |
27,540 km²
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2005  |
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# 93
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Saudi Arabia: |
27,280 km²
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2005  |
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# 94
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Cuba: |
27,130 km²
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2005  |
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# 95
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
26,940 km²
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2005  |
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# 96
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Czech Republic: |
26,480 km²
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2005  |
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# 97
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Costa Rica: |
23,910 km²
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2005  |
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# 98
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Benin: |
23,510 km²
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2005  |
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# 99
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Estonia: |
22,840 km²
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2005  |
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# 100
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Algeria: |
22,770 km²
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2005  |
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# 101
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
21,850 km²
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2005  |
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# 102
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Solomon Islands: |
21,720 km²
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2005  |
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# 103
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Croatia: |
21,350 km²
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2005  |
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# 104
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Lithuania: |
20,990 km²
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2005  |
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# 105
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Guinea-Bissau: |
20,720 km²
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2005  |
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# 106
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Hungary: |
19,760 km²
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2005  |
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# 107
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Sri Lanka: |
19,330 km²
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2005  |
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# 108
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Slovakia: |
19,290 km²
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2005  |
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# 109
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Pakistan: |
19,020 km²
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2005  |
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# 110
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Belize: |
16,530 km²
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2005  |
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# 111
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Equatorial Guinea: |
16,320 km²
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2005  |
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# 112
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Eritrea: |
15,540 km²
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2005  |
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# 113
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Uruguay: |
15,060 km²
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2005  |
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# 114
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Dominican Republic: |
13,760 km²
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2005  |
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# 115
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Niger: |
12,660 km²
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2005  |
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# 116
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Slovenia: |
12,640 km²
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2005  |
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# 117
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Switzerland: |
12,210 km²
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2005  |
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# 118
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Tunisia: |
10,560 km²
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2005  |
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# 119
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Fiji: |
10,000 km²
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2005  |
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# 120
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Azerbaijan: |
9,360 km²
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2005  |
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# 121
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
9,060 km²
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2005  |
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# 122
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Bangladesh: |
8,710 km²
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2005  |
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# 123
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Kyrgyzstan: |
8,690 km²
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2005  |
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# 124
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Afghanistan: |
8,670 km²
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2005  |
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# 125
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Iraq: |
8,220 km²
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2005  |
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# 126
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East Timor: |
7,980 km²
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2005  |
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# 127
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Albania: |
7,940 km²
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2005  |
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# 128
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New Caledonia: |
7,170 km²
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2005  |
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# 129
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Ireland: |
6,690 km²
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2005  |
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# 130
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Belgium: |
6,670 km²
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2005  |
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# 131
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Yemen: |
5,490 km²
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2005  |
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# 132
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Swaziland: |
5,410 km²
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2005  |
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# 133
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Bahamas, The: |
5,150 km²
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2005  |
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# 134
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Denmark: |
5,000 km²
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2005  |
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# 135
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Rwanda: |
4,800 km²
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2005  |
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# 136
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Gambia, The: |
4,710 km²
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2005  |
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# 137
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Syria: |
4,610 km²
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2005  |
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# 138
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Vanuatu: |
4,400 km²
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2005  |
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# 139
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Tajikistan: |
4,100 km²
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2005  |
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# 140
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Puerto Rico: |
4,080 km²
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2005  |
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# 141
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Togo: |
3,860 km²
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2005  |
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# 142
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Netherlands: |
3,650 km²
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2005  |
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# 143
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Jamaica: |
3,390 km²
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2005  |
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# 144
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Moldova: |
3,290 km²
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2005  |
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# 145
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United Arab Emirates: |
3,120 km²
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2005  |
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# 146
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El Salvador: |
2,980 km²
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2005  |
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# 147
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Armenia: |
2,830 km²
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2005  |
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# 148
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Brunei: |
2,780 km²
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2005  |
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# 149
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Mauritania: |
2,670 km²
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2005  |
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# 150
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
2,260 km²
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2005  |
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# 151
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Libya: |
2,170 km²
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2005  |
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# 152
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Cyprus: |
1,740 km²
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2005  |
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= 153
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Samoa: |
1,710 km²
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2005  |
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= 153
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Israel: |
1,710 km²
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2005  |
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# 155
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Burundi: |
1,520 km²
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2005  |
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# 156
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Lebanon: |
1,360 km²
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2005  |
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= 157
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French Polynesia: |
1,050 km²
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2005  |
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= 157
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Haiti: |
1,050 km²
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2005  |
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# 159
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Luxembourg: |
870 km²
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2005  |
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# 160
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Cape Verde: |
840 km²
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2005  |
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# 161
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Jordan: |
830 km²
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2005  |
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# 162
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Egypt: |
670 km²
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2005  |
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# 163
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
630 km²
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2005  |
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= 164
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Dominica: |
460 km²
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2005  |
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= 164
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Iceland: |
460 km²
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2005  |
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= 166
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Palau: |
400 km²
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2005  |
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= 166
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Seychelles: |
400 km²
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2005  |
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# 168
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Mauritius: |
370 km²
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2005  |
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# 169
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Northern Mariana Islands: |
330 km²
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2005  |
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# 170
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
270 km²
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2005  |
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# 171
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Guam: |
260 km²
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2005  |
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# 172
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American Samoa: |
180 km²
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2005  |
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# 173
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Saint Lucia: |
170 km²
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2005  |
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# 174
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Andorra: |
160 km²
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2005  |
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# 175
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Cayman Islands: |
120 km²
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2005  |
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# 176
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
110 km²
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2005  |
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# 177
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Virgin Islands: |
100 km²
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2005  |
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# 178
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
90 km²
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2005  |
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# 179
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Lesotho: |
80 km²
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2005  |
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# 180
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Liechtenstein: |
70 km²
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2005  |
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= 181
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Kuwait: |
60 km²
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2005  |
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= 181
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Djibouti: |
60 km²
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2005  |
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= 183
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
50 km²
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2005  |
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= 183
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Mayotte: |
50 km²
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2005  |
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= 183
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Comoros: |
50 km²
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2005  |
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= 186
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Grenada: |
40 km²
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2005  |
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= 186
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Tonga: |
40 km²
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2005  |
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# 188
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Man, Isle of: |
30 km²
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2005  |
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= 189
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Barbados: |
20 km²
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2005  |
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= 189
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Singapore: |
20 km²
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2005  |
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= 189
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Oman: |
20 km²
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2005  |
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= 189
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Kiribati: |
20 km²
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2005  |
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= 193
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Bermuda: |
10 km²
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2005  |
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= 193
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Maldives: |
10 km²
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2005  |
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= 193
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Netherlands Antilles: |
10 km²
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2005  |
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Total: |
39,426,340 km²
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Weighted average: |
202,186.4 km²
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DEFINITION: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
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