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Geography Statistics > Surface area > sq. km (most recent) by country

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   Russia  12.8%
   Canada  7.5%
   United States  7.2%
   China  7.2%
   Brazil  6.4%
   Australia  5.8%
   India  2.5%
   Argentina  2.1%
   Kazakhstan  2%
   Sudan  1.9%
   Algeria  1.8%
   Congo, Democratic Republic of the  1.8%
   Saudi Arabia  1.5%
   Mexico  1.5%
   Indonesia  1.4%
   Libya  1.3%
   Iran  1.2%
   Mongolia  1.2%
   Peru  1%
   Chad  1%


Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1   Russia: 17,098,240 km²   2005 Time series
# 2   Canada: 9,984,670 km²   2005 Time series
# 3   United States: 9,632,030 km²   2005 Time series
# 4   China: 9,598,060 km²   2005 Time series
# 5   Brazil: 8,514,880 km²   2005 Time series
# 6   Australia: 7,741,220 km²   2005 Time series
# 7   India: 3,287,260 km²   2005 Time series
# 8   Argentina: 2,780,400 km²   2005 Time series
# 9   Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km²   2005 Time series
# 10   Sudan: 2,505,810 km²   2005 Time series
# 11   Algeria: 2,381,740 km²   2005 Time series
# 12   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 2,344,860 km²   2005 Time series
# 13   Saudi Arabia: 2,000,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 14   Mexico: 1,958,200 km²   2005 Time series
# 15   Indonesia: 1,904,570 km²   2005 Time series
# 16   Libya: 1,759,540 km²   2005 Time series
# 17   Iran: 1,648,200 km²   2005 Time series
# 18   Mongolia: 1,566,500 km²   2005 Time series
# 19   Peru: 1,285,220 km²   2005 Time series
# 20   Chad: 1,284,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 21   Niger: 1,267,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 22   Angola: 1,246,700 km²   2005 Time series
# 23   Mali: 1,240,190 km²   2005 Time series
# 24   South Africa: 1,219,090 km²   2005 Time series
# 25   Colombia: 1,141,750 km²   2005 Time series
# 26   Ethiopia: 1,104,300 km²   2005 Time series
# 27   Bolivia: 1,098,580 km²   2005 Time series
# 28   Mauritania: 1,025,520 km²   2005 Time series
# 29   Egypt: 1,001,450 km²   2005 Time series
# 30   Tanzania: 945,090 km²   2005 Time series
# 31   Nigeria: 923,770 km²   2005 Time series
# 32   Venezuela: 912,050 km²   2005 Time series
# 33   Namibia: 824,290 km²   2005 Time series
# 34   Mozambique: 801,590 km²   2005 Time series
# 35   Pakistan: 796,100 km²   2005 Time series
# 36   Turkey: 783,560 km²   2005 Time series
# 37   Chile: 756,630 km²   2005 Time series
# 38   Zambia: 752,610 km²   2005 Time series
# 39   Burma: 676,580 km²   2005 Time series
# 40   Afghanistan: 652,090 km²   2005 Time series
# 41   Somalia: 637,660 km²   2005 Time series
# 42   Central African Republic: 622,980 km²   2005 Time series
# 43   Ukraine: 603,550 km²   2005 Time series
# 44   Madagascar: 587,040 km²   2005 Time series
# 45   Botswana: 581,730 km²   2005 Time series
# 46   Kenya: 580,370 km²   2005 Time series
# 47   France: 551,500 km²   2005 Time series
# 48   Yemen: 527,970 km²   2005 Time series
# 49   Thailand: 513,120 km²   2005 Time series
# 50   Spain: 505,370 km²   2005 Time series
# 51   Turkmenistan: 488,100 km²   2005 Time series
# 52   Cameroon: 475,440 km²   2005 Time series
# 53   Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km²   2005 Time series
# 54   Sweden: 450,290 km²   2005 Time series
# 55   Uzbekistan: 447,400 km²   2005 Time series
# 56   Morocco: 446,550 km²   2005 Time series
# 57   Iraq: 438,320 km²   2005 Time series
# 58   Greenland: 410,450 km²   2005 Time series
# 59   Paraguay: 406,750 km²   2005 Time series
# 60   Zimbabwe: 390,760 km²   2005 Time series
# 61   Japan: 377,910 km²   2005 Time series
# 62   Germany: 357,030 km²   2005 Time series
# 63   Congo, Republic of the: 342,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 64   Finland: 338,150 km²   2005 Time series
# 65   Malaysia: 329,740 km²   2005 Time series
# 66   Vietnam: 329,310 km²   2005 Time series
# 67   Norway: 323,800 km²   2005 Time series
# 68   Côte d'Ivoire: 322,460 km²   2005 Time series
# 69   Poland: 312,690 km²   2005 Time series
# 70   Oman: 309,500 km²   2005 Time series
# 71   Italy: 301,340 km²   2005 Time series
# 72   Philippines: 300,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 73   Ecuador: 283,560 km²   2005 Time series
# 74   Burkina Faso: 274,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 75   New Zealand: 270,530 km²   2005 Time series
# 76   Gabon: 267,670 km²   2005 Time series
# 77   Guinea: 245,860 km²   2005 Time series
# 78   United Kingdom: 243,610 km²   2005 Time series
# 79   Uganda: 241,040 km²   2005 Time series
# 80   Ghana: 238,540 km²   2005 Time series
# 81   Romania: 238,390 km²   2005 Time series
# 82   Laos: 236,800 km²   2005 Time series
# 83   Guyana: 214,970 km²   2005 Time series
# 84   Belarus: 207,600 km²   2005 Time series
# 85   Kyrgyzstan: 199,900 km²   2005 Time series
# 86   Senegal: 196,720 km²   2005 Time series
# 87   Syria: 185,180 km²   2005 Time series
# 88   Cambodia: 181,040 km²   2005 Time series
# 89   Uruguay: 176,220 km²   2005 Time series
# 90   Tunisia: 163,610 km²   2005 Time series
# 91   Suriname: 163,270 km²   2005 Time series
# 92   Nepal: 147,180 km²   2005 Time series
# 93   Bangladesh: 144,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 94   Tajikistan: 142,550 km²   2005 Time series
# 95   Greece: 131,960 km²   2005 Time series
# 96   Nicaragua: 130,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 97   Korea, North: 120,540 km²   2005 Time series
# 98   Malawi: 118,480 km²   2005 Time series
# 99   Eritrea: 117,600 km²   2005 Time series
# 100   Benin: 112,620 km²   2005 Time series
# 101   Honduras: 112,090 km²   2005 Time series
# 102   Liberia: 111,370 km²   2005 Time series
# 103   Bulgaria: 110,990 km²   2005 Time series
# 104   Cuba: 110,860 km²   2005 Time series
# 105   Guatemala: 108,890 km²   2005 Time series
# 106   Iceland: 103,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 107   Serbia and Montenegro: 102,170 km²   2005 Time series
# 108   Korea, South: 99,260 km²   2005 Time series
# 109   Hungary: 93,030 km²   2005 Time series
# 110   Portugal: 92,120 km²   2005 Time series
# 111   Jordan: 88,780 km²   2005 Time series
# 112   Azerbaijan: 86,600 km²   2005 Time series
# 113   Austria: 83,870 km²   2005 Time series
# 114   United Arab Emirates: 83,600 km²   2005 Time series
# 115   Czech Republic: 78,870 km²   2005 Time series
# 116   Panama: 75,520 km²   2005 Time series
# 117   Sierra Leone: 71,740 km²   2005 Time series
# 118   Ireland: 70,270 km²   2005 Time series
# 119   Georgia: 69,700 km²   2005 Time series
# 120   Sri Lanka: 65,610 km²   2005 Time series
# 121   Lithuania: 65,300 km²   2005 Time series
# 122   Latvia: 64,590 km²   2005 Time series
# 123   Togo: 56,790 km²   2005 Time series
# 124   Croatia: 56,540 km²   2005 Time series
# 125   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51,210 km²   2005 Time series
# 126   Costa Rica: 51,100 km²   2005 Time series
# 127   Slovakia: 49,030 km²   2005 Time series
# 128   Dominican Republic: 48,730 km²   2005 Time series
# 129   Bhutan: 47,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 130   Estonia: 45,230 km²   2005 Time series
# 131   Denmark: 43,090 km²   2005 Time series
# 132   Netherlands: 41,530 km²   2005 Time series
# 133   Switzerland: 41,280 km²   2005 Time series
# 134   Guinea-Bissau: 36,120 km²   2005 Time series
# 135   Moldova: 33,840 km²   2005 Time series
# 136   Belgium: 30,530 km²   2005 Time series
# 137   Lesotho: 30,350 km²   2005 Time series
# 138   Armenia: 29,800 km²   2005 Time series
# 139   Solomon Islands: 28,900 km²   2005 Time series
# 140   Albania: 28,750 km²   2005 Time series
# 141   Equatorial Guinea: 28,050 km²   2005 Time series
# 142   Burundi: 27,830 km²   2005 Time series
# 143   Haiti: 27,750 km²   2005 Time series
# 144   Rwanda: 26,340 km²   2005 Time series
# 145   Macedonia, Republic of: 25,710 km²   2005 Time series
# 146   Djibouti: 23,200 km²   2005 Time series
# 147   Belize: 22,970 km²   2005 Time series
# 148   Israel: 22,070 km²   2005 Time series
# 149   El Salvador: 21,040 km²   2005 Time series
# 150   Slovenia: 20,270 km²   2005 Time series
# 151   New Caledonia: 18,580 km²   2005 Time series
# 152   Fiji: 18,270 km²   2005 Time series
# 153   Kuwait: 17,820 km²   2005 Time series
# 154   Swaziland: 17,360 km²   2005 Time series
# 155   East Timor: 14,870 km²   2005 Time series
# 156   Bahamas, The: 13,880 km²   2005 Time series
# 157   Vanuatu: 12,190 km²   2005 Time series
# 158   Gambia, The: 11,300 km²   2005 Time series
# 159   Qatar: 11,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 160   Jamaica: 10,990 km²   2005 Time series
# 161   Lebanon: 10,400 km²   2005 Time series
# 162   Cyprus: 9,250 km²   2005 Time series
# 163   Puerto Rico: 8,950 km²   2005 Time series
# 164   Brunei: 5,770 km²   2005 Time series
# 165   Trinidad and Tobago: 5,130 km²   2005 Time series
# 166   Cape Verde: 4,030 km²   2005 Time series
# 167   French Polynesia: 4,000 km²   2005 Time series
# 168   Samoa: 2,840 km²   2005 Time series
# 169   Luxembourg: 2,590 km²   2005 Time series
# 170   Comoros: 2,230 km²   2005 Time series
# 171   Mauritius: 2,040 km²   2005 Time series
# 172   Faroe Islands: 1,399 km²   2005 Time series
# 173   Hong Kong: 1,092 km²   2005 Time series
# 174   São Tomé and Príncipe: 960 km²   2005 Time series
# 175   Netherlands Antilles: 800 km²   2005 Time series
= 176   Dominica: 750 km²   2005 Time series
= 176   Tonga: 750 km²   2005 Time series
# 178   Kiribati: 730 km²   2005 Time series
# 179   Bahrain: 710 km²   2005 Time series
# 180   Micronesia, Federated States of: 700 km²   2005 Time series
# 181   Singapore: 699 km²   2005 Time series
# 182   Saint Lucia: 620 km²   2005 Time series
# 183   Man, Isle of: 572 km²   2005 Time series
# 184   Guam: 550 km²   2005 Time series
# 185   Northern Mariana Islands: 477 km²   2005 Time series
# 186   Andorra: 468 km²   2005 Time series
= 187   Seychelles: 460 km²   2005 Time series
= 187   Palau: 460 km²   2005 Time series
# 189   Antigua and Barbuda: 440 km²   2005 Time series
# 190   Barbados: 430 km²   2005 Time series
# 191   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 390 km²   2005 Time series
# 192   Mayotte: 374 km²   2005 Time series
# 193   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 360 km²   2005 Time series
# 194   Virgin Islands: 350 km²   2005 Time series
# 195   Grenada: 340 km²   2005 Time series
# 196   Malta: 320 km²   2005 Time series
# 197   Maldives: 300 km²   2005 Time series
# 198   Cayman Islands: 260 km²   2005 Time series
# 199   American Samoa: 200 km²   2005 Time series
# 200   Aruba: 190 km²   2005 Time series
# 201   Marshall Islands: 180 km²   2005 Time series
# 202   Liechtenstein: 160 km²   2005 Time series
# 203   San Marino: 60 km²   2005 Time series
# 204   Bermuda: 50 km²   2005 Time series
# 205   Macau: 28.2 km²   2005 Time series
# 206   Monaco: 1.95 km²   2005 Time series
Total: 133,798,201.15 km²   
Weighted average: 649,505.8 km²   



DEFINITION: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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