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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
World

510,072,000  

0
Pacific Ocean

155,557,000  

1
Atlantic Ocean

76,762,000  

2
Indian Ocean

68,556,000  

3
Southern Ocean

20,327,000  

4
Russia

17,075,200  

5
Arctic Ocean

14,056,000  

6
Antarctica

14,000,000  

7
Canada

9,984,670  

8
United States

9,826,630  

9
China

9,596,960  

10
Brazil

8,511,965  

11
Australia

7,686,850  

12
European Union

4,324,782  

13
India

3,287,590  

14
Argentina

2,766,890  

15
Kazakhstan

2,717,300  

16
Sudan

2,505,810  

17
Algeria

2,381,740  

18
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

2,345,410  

19
Greenland

2,166,086  

20
Saudi Arabia

2,149,690  

21
Mexico

1,972,550  

22
Indonesia

1,919,440  

23
Libya

1,759,540  

24
Iran

1,648,000  

25
Mongolia

1,564,116  

26
Peru

1,285,220  

27
Chad

1,284,000  

28
Niger

1,267,000  

29
Angola

1,246,700  

30
Mali

1,240,000  

31
South Africa

1,219,912  

32
Colombia

1,138,910  

33
Ethiopia

1,127,127  

34
Bolivia

1,098,580  

35
Mauritania

1,030,700  

36
Egypt

1,001,450  

37
Tanzania

945,087  

38
Nigeria

923,768  

39
Venezuela

912,050  

40
Namibia

825,418  

41
Pakistan

803,940  

42
Mozambique

801,590  

43
Turkey

780,580  

44
Chile

756,950  

45
Zambia

752,614  

46
Burma

678,500  

47
Afghanistan

647,500  

48
France

643,427  

49
Somalia

637,657  

50
Central African Republic

622,984  

51
Ukraine

603,700  

52
Botswana

600,370  

53
Madagascar

587,040  

54
Kenya

582,650  

55
Yemen

527,970  

56
Thailand

514,000  

57
Spain

504,782  

58
Turkmenistan

488,100  

59
Cameroon

475,440  

60
Papua New Guinea

462,840  

61
Sweden

449,964  

62
Uzbekistan

447,400  

63
Morocco

446,550  

64
Iraq

437,072  

65
Paraguay

406,750  

66
Zimbabwe

390,580  

67
Japan

377,835  

68
Germany

357,021  

69
Congo, Republic of the

342,000  

70
Finland

338,145  

71
Malaysia

329,750  

72
Vietnam

329,560  

73
Norway

323,802  

74
Cote d'Ivoire

322,460  

75
Poland

312,685  

76
Italy

301,230  

77
Philippines

300,000  

78
Ecuador

283,560  

79
Burkina Faso

274,200  

80
New Zealand

268,680  

81
Gabon

267,667  

82
Western Sahara

266,000  

83
Guinea

245,857  

84
United Kingdom

244,820  

85
Ghana

239,460  

86
Romania

237,500  

87
Laos

236,800  

88
Uganda

236,040  

89
Guyana

214,970  

90
Oman

212,460  

91
Belarus

207,600  

92
Kyrgyzstan

198,500  

93
Senegal

196,190  

94
Syria

185,180  

95
Cambodia

181,040  

96
Uruguay

176,220  

97
Tunisia

163,610  

98
Suriname

163,270  

99
Nepal

147,181  

100
Bangladesh

144,000  

101
Tajikistan

143,100  

102
Greece

131,940  

103
Nicaragua

129,494  

104
Eritrea

121,320  

105
Korea, North

120,540  

106
Malawi

118,480  

107
Benin

112,620  

108
Honduras

112,090  

109
Liberia

111,370  

110
Bulgaria

110,910  

111
Cuba

110,860  

112
Guatemala

108,890  

113
Iceland

103,000  

114
Korea, South

98,480  

115
Hungary

93,030  

116
Portugal

92,391  

117
Jordan

92,300  

118
Serbia

88,361  

119
Azerbaijan

86,600  

120
Austria

83,870  

121
United Arab Emirates

83,600  

122
Czech Republic

78,866  

123
Panama

78,200  

124
Sierra Leone

71,740  

125
Ireland

70,280  

126
Georgia

69,700  

127
Sri Lanka

65,610  

128
Lithuania

65,200  

129
Latvia

64,589  

130
Svalbard

61,020  

131
Togo

56,785  

132
Croatia

56,542  

133
British Indian Ocean Territory

54,400  

134
Bosnia and Herzegovina

51,129  

135
Costa Rica

51,100  

136
Slovakia

48,845  

137
Dominican Republic

48,730  

138
Bhutan

47,000  

139
Estonia

45,226  

140
Denmark

43,094  

141
Netherlands

41,526  

142
Switzerland

41,290  

143
Guinea-Bissau

36,120  

144
Taiwan

35,980  

145
Moldova

33,843  

146
Belgium

30,528  

147
Lesotho

30,355  

148
Armenia

29,800  

149
Albania

28,748  

150
Solomon Islands

28,450  

151
Equatorial Guinea

28,051  

152
Burundi

27,830  

153
Haiti

27,750  

154
Rwanda

26,338  

155
Macedonia

25,333  

156
Djibouti

23,000  

157
Belize

22,966  

158
El Salvador

21,040  

159
Israel

20,770  

160
Slovenia

20,273  

161
New Caledonia

19,060  

162
Fiji

18,270  

163
Kuwait

17,820  

164
Swaziland

17,363  

165
Timor-Leste