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Area
This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of all water surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
Source: CIA-World Factbook
 
Country

Area (sq km)  

Rank
Afghanistan

647,500  

48
Akrotiri

123  

230
Albania

28,748  

150
Algeria

2,381,740  

18
American Samoa

199  

224
American Virgin Islands

1,910  

188
Andorra

468  

203
Angola

1,246,700  

30
Anguilla

102  

232
Antarctica

14,000,000  

7
Antigua and Barbuda

443  

206
Arctic Ocean

14,056,000  

6
Argentina

2,766,890  

15
Armenia

29,800  

149
Aruba

193  

225
Ashmore and Cartier Islands

5  

254
Atlantic Ocean

76,762,000  

2
Australia

7,686,850  

12
Austria

83,870  

121
Azerbaijan

86,600  

120
Bahamas, The

13,940  

168
Bahrain

665  

198
Baker Island

1  

261
Bangladesh

144,000  

101
Barbados

431  

207
Bassas da India

0.2 sq km  

 
Belarus

207,600  

92
Belgium

30,528  

147
Belize

22,966  

158
Benin

112,620  

108
Bermuda

53  

238
Bhutan

47,000  

139
Bolivia

1,098,580  

35
Bosnia and Herzegovina

51,129  

135
Botswana

600,370  

53
Bouvet Island

49  

239
Brazil

8,511,965  

11
British Indian Ocean Territory

54,400  

134
British Virgin Islands

153  

227
Brunei

5,770  

179
Bulgaria

110,910  

111
Burkina Faso

274,200  

80
Burma

678,500  

47
Burundi

27,830  

153
Cambodia

181,040  

96
Cameroon

475,440  

60
Canada

9,984,670  

8
Cape Verde

4,033  

182
Cayman Islands

262  

219
Central African Republic

622,984  

51
Chad

1,284,000  

28
Chile

756,950  

45
China

9,596,960  

10
Christmas Island

135  

228
Clipperton Island

6  

252
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

14  

246
Colombia

1,138,910  

33
Comoros

2,170  

186
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

2,345,410  

19
Congo, Republic of the

342,000  

70
Cook Islands

237  

223
Coral Sea Islands

3  

257
Costa Rica

51,100  

136
Cote d'Ivoire

322,460  

75
Croatia

56,542  

133
Cuba

110,860  

112
Cyprus

9,250  

177
Czech Republic

78,866  

123
Denmark

43,094  

141
Dhekelia

131  

229
Djibouti

23,000  

157
Dominica

754  

194
Dominican Republic

48,730  

138
Ecuador

283,560  

79
Egypt

1,001,450  

37
El Salvador

21,040  

159
Equatorial Guinea

28,051  

152
Eritrea

121,320  

105
Estonia

45,226  

140
Ethiopia

1,127,127  

34
Europa Island

28 sq km  

 
European Union

4,324,782  

13
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

12,173  

171
Faroe Islands

1,399  

189
Fiji

18,270  

163
Finland

338,145  

71
France

643,427  

49
French Guiana

91,000 sq km  

 
French Polynesia

4,167  

181
French Southern and Antarctic Lands

55  

236
Gabon

267,667  

82
Gambia, The

11,300  

174
Gaza Strip

360  

214
Georgia

69,700  

127
Germany

357,021  

69
Ghana

239,460  

86
Gibraltar

7  

249
Glorioso Islands

5 sq km  

 
Greece

131,940  

103
Greenland

2,166,086  

20
Grenada

344  

215
Guadeloupe

1,780 sq km  

 
Guam

541  

201
Guatemala

108,890  

113
Guernsey

78  

234
Guinea

245,857  

84
Guinea-Bissau

36,120  

144
Guyana

214,970  

90
Haiti

27,750  

154
Heard Island and McDonald Islands

412  

210
Holy See (Vatican City)

0.44  

263
Honduras

112,090  

109
Hong Kong

1,092  

190
Howland Island

2  

260
Hungary

93,030  

116
Iceland

103,000  

114
India

3,287,590  

14
Indian Ocean

68,556,000  

3
Indonesia

1,919,440  

23
Iran

1,648,000  

25
Iraq

437,072  

65
Ireland

70,280  

126
Isle of Man

572  

200
Israel

20,770  

160
Italy

301,230  

77
Jamaica

10,991  

175
Jan Mayen

377  

212
Japan

377,835  

68
Jarvis Island

5  

256
Jersey

116  

231
Johnston Atoll

3  

258
Jordan

92,300  

118
Juan de Nova Island

4.4 sq km  

 
Kazakhstan

2,717,300  

16
Kenya

582,650  

55
Kingman Reef

1  

262
Kiribati

811  

193
Korea, North

120,540  

106
Korea, South

98,480  

115
Kuwait

17,820  

164
Kyrgyzstan

198,500  

93
Laos

236,800  

88
Latvia

64,589  

130
Lebanon

10,400  

176
Lesotho

30,355  

148
Liberia

111,370  

110
Libya

1,759,540  

24
Liechtenstein

160  

226
Lithuania

65,200  

129
Luxembourg

2,586  

185
Macau

28  

242
Macedonia

25,333  

156
Madagascar

587,040  

54
Malawi

118,480  

107
Malaysia

329,750  

72
Maldives

300  

217
Mali

1,240,000  

31
Malta

316  

216
Marshall Islands

11,854  

172
Martinique

1,100 sq km  

 
Mauritania

1,030,700  

36
Mauritius

2,040  

187
Mayotte

374  

213
Mexico

1,972,550  

22
Micronesia, Federated States of

702  

196