This
page shows a list of regions and sovereign nations by size, from the largest to
the smallest countries in the world.
What
makes a country huge or small?
Enhanced
1972 Apollo 16 hand-held Hasselblad image on 70 mm film of North America on
Earth. Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula can be seen at lower center.
Above that, much of the Rocky Mountains are visible.
Borders
define nations. The political and possibly natural limits of a country
determine its physical territory, and thus its size.
Political
boundaries are the artificial lines that separate one political entity, such as
a country or state, from another. Natural borders are oceans, seas, rivers, and
mountain ranges.
The
Largest Countries
The
three largest sovereign countries by surface area are Russia, Canada, and the
United States. Together they occupy roughly a quarter of Earth's landmass.
Other heavyweights in size are China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina and
Kazakhstan.
The
Smallest Countries
Among
the world's smallest countries are the island nations of the Caribbean and the
South Pacific Ocean (Oceania).
The
three smallest countries in the world are Vatican City, an enclave within Rome,
Italy. Monaco, a principality at the Mediterranean coast and an enclave within
Southern France, and Nauru, an island country in the southwestern Pacific
Ocean.
Copernicus
Sentinel-3A satellite image of Italy (in center) with the southern part of the
Balkan Peninsula (upper right corner). West of Italy are the islands of Corsica
(France, top) and Sardinia (Italy) in the Mediterranean Sea. The visible part
of the Balkan Peninsula is shared by at least six countries.
Land
Reclamation
Normally,
the size of countries does not change much except due to special circumstances
such as land reclamation. Land reclamation is the process of creating new land
from oceans, seas, and wetlands or expanding coastlines. Reclaimed land
increases the size of a country.
The
leading country in land reclamation is China; since 1949, the People's Republic
has created a large amount of artificial land, estimated at more than 13,000
km², roughly the size of the Bahamas.
Other
countries with successful land reclamation of considerable size are the
Netherlands (7,000 km²), South Korea (1,550 km²), United States (1,000+ km²),
Japan (500+ km²), UAE (470 km²), Bahrain (410 km²), Singapore (135 km²),
Bangladesh (110 km²) and Hong Kong (67 km).
Invasion
You
can increase the size of your nation by invading neighboring countries. The
process has gone somewhat out of fashion. Occupying other countries was a kind
of sporting event in colonial times (Scramble for Africa).
The
two world wars were used to reduce the population of the enemy's civilian
population and expand the own sphere of power.
This
form of striving for power still exists in some cases. Examples of contemporary
military occupations include the Gaz Strip, the West Bank, Northern Cyprus,
Abkhazia, the Western Sahara and Crimea.
China
is persistently trying to expand its sphere of power in the South China Sea,
90% of which Beijing claims as its territorial waters, ignoring that under
international maritime laws Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and
Brunei are also entitled to their maritime resource zones.
Countries
by Area
List
of countries and territories indicating the size of the total land area in
square kilometers (km²) and the corresponding percentage of the Earth's total
land area.
No. Country or Region Area km² %
of Region
Earthland Area .
Earth 148,940,000 km² 100%
Solar System
(planimetric
(flat) land
area, 29.2% of its total
surface)
Note:
Earth, the most important place you know, has a surface area of 510,072,000
km². Compared Earth is about the size of an average sunspot. Compared to other
planets, our world is about twice the size of Mars, and it is slightly larger
than Venus.
The
total land coverage is 29.2% of Earth's surface (≈149 million km²), the rest of
its surface area of 70.8%, you can guess, is water.
— Eurasia 55,000,000 km² 36.9%
Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
(including
islands)
≈51
million km²
continental
landmass
Note:
The
continental landmass of Eurasia lies in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the
largest contiguous area of land on Earth and home to the geopolitical entities
of Europe and Asia. The geopolitical term also includes adjoining islands such
as the British Isles, Maritime South East Asia, and Japan. Almost all of
Eurasia's area lies to the east of the prime meridian (0°).
— Asia 44,579,000 30% Northern and Eastern
Hemispheres
(including islands)
Note:
Earth's
largest continent is situated primarily in the Northern and Eastern
Hemispheres. Almost all of Asia's area lies to the east of the prime meridian
(0°), only a small part of Russia's Far East crosses the antimeridian (180°).
— Africa 30,365,000 20.4% Northern
and Southern Hemispheres
(including
adjacent islands)
Note:
The
world's second-largest continent straddles the equator. Most of Africa's area
lies to the east of the prime meridian (0°).
— North
America (map) 24,709,000 16.6% Northern
Hemisphere
(including
Greenland and other adjacent islands)
Note:
The
third-largest continent lies entirely in the northern hemisphere. North
America's entire territory lies west of the prime meridian (0°) in the Western
Hemisphere.
— South
America (map) 17,840,000 12%
Two thirds of South America
are in the Southern Hemisphere.
Note:
The
fourth-largest continent straddles the equator. All the territory of South
America is situated west of the prime meridian (0°).
1 Russia 17,098,242 11.5% Northern
Asia and Eastern Europe
Note:
The
largest country in the world--and growing (Crimea).
-- Antarctica 14,200,000 9.4% South Pole
Note:
Antarctica
is not a country but the world's southernmost continent. It is the only
continent in the world without a permanent population.
-- North Asia 13,138,000 8.8% Northern
Asia
Note:
North
Asia, also Northern Asia or Asian Russia, consists of the area of the Russian
Federation east of the Ural Mountains: the Ural region, Siberia, and the
Russian Far East. (see map)
-- Europe 10,180,000 6.8% Europe
Note:
Includes
all European countries and the European part of transcontinental countries such
as Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
2 Canada 9,984,670 6.7% North America
Note:
The
largest nation in the Western Hemisphere by area and the country with the
longest coastline in the world.
3 United States 9,833,517 6.5% North
America
Contiguous
United States 8,080,462
Note:
The
figure includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia (aka Washington
D.C.), excluding the United States' unincorporated territories and the like.
The size includes the coastal and territorial waters of the United States.
4 PR
China 9,596,960 6.4%
Eastern Asia
Note:
The
largest country located entirely in Asia. The second-largest Asian country
(after the Asian part of Russia).
UN
figures for mainland China (9,596,961 km²) excluding Hong Kong (1,104 km²),
Macao (29 km²), and Taiwan and other disputed territories.
— Australia
(continent) 8,600,000 5.8%
Australia /Oceania
Note:
The
Australian continent consists of the landmasses which sit on Australia's
continental plate. The smallest continent includes the Australian mainland and
the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea, which is shared by Papua New Guinea and
Indonesia.
5 Brazil 8,515,770 5.7% South
America
Note:
Brazil
is the largest country in both South America and the Southern Hemisphere.
6 Australia (country) 7,741,220 5.2% Australia
/Oceania
Note:
Australia
is the only country that is coterminous with a continent. It is also by far the
largest country without a land border to neighbors, and it is the largest
country located entirely within the southern hemisphere.
-- European Union 3,928,273 2.6% Europe
Note:
Size
of the European Union without French overseas territories. (Although they are
considered part of the EU; see a Map of the EU)
-- European Russia 3,960,000 2.6% Europe
Note:
The
European part of Russia occupies the largest territorial area in Europe. 77% of
Russia's population live in the European part of Russia, three-fourths of the
entire population of the country. (see map)
7 India 3,287,263 2.3% South
Central Asia
Note:
The
second-most populous country in the world is the third-largest country in Asia
(after Russia and China). The figure includes 120,849 km² of disputed
territories with Pakistan and China.
8 Argentina 2,780,400 2% South America
Note:
The
second-largest country in South America.
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1.8% South
Central Asia
Note:
The
largest landlocked country in the world. It has a shoreline at the Caspian Sea
but no access to the high seas.
10 Algeria 2,381,740 1.6% North
Africa
Note:
Since
the partition of Sudan, Algeria has been the largest country in Africa.
11 Democratic Republic of the
Congo (Kinshasa) 2,344,858 1.6%
Central Africa
Note:
The
second-largest country in Africa.
12 Greenland 2,166,086 1.5% Northern
Europe;
Northern
North America
Note:
The
largest island in the world is politically a self-governing territory of the
Kingdom of Denmark.
13 Saudi Arabia 2,150,000 1.4% Middle
East
Note:
The
largest country in the Middle East, it occupies the bulk of the Arabian
Peninsula.
14 Mexico 1,964,375 1.3% North America
Note:
The
third-largest country in North America is bordered by the United States to the
north. Mexico has coastlines on the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.
15 Indonesia 1,904,569 1.3% Maritime
Southeast Asia
Note:
The
largest and most populous country in Southeast Asia consists only of islands.
16 Sudan 1,886,068 1.3% North
Africa
Note:
Formerly
the largest country in Africa, since Southern Sudan gained independence from
Sudan in 2011, Sudan is now the third largest country in Africa.
17 Libya 1,759,540 1.2% North
Africa
Note:
The
fourth-largest country in Africa. Most of its territory lies in the Sahara
desert, which is why most of its population lives on the Mediterranean coast.
18 Iran 1,648,195 1.1% Western
Asia; Middle East
Note:
Islamic
republic between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
19 Mongolia 1,564,100 1.1% Eastern Asia
Note:
A
big landlocked country north of China.
20 Peru 1,285,216 0.86% South
America
Note:
The
third-largest country in South America.
21 Chad 1,284,000 0.86% Central
Africa
Note:
Large
country in Central Africa, south of Libya.
22 Niger 1,267,000 0.85% West
Africa
Note:
Largest
country in West Africa.
23 Angola 1,246,700 0.85% Central
Africa
Note:
Central-west
African country with a coastline on the South Atlantic Ocean.
24 Mali 1,240,192 0.83% West
Africa
Note:
Most
of the country lies in the southern Sahara Desert.
-- Tibet 1,228,400 0.82%
Asia
Note:
Tibet
Autonomous Region (TAR), an administrative division of China.
25 South Africa 1,221,037 0.82% Southern
Africa
Note:
Largest
country in Southern Africa. (Includes Marion Island and Prince Edward Island in
the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean.)
26 Colombia 1,138,914 0.76% South America/North America
Note:
The
country in northwestern South America borders the Isthmus of Panama and has a
coastline on the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 0.74% Eastern Africa
Note:
Mountainous
landlocked country in Eastern Africa. It is Africa's oldest independent nation.
Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, it has never been
colonized.
28 Bolivia 1,098,581 0.74% South
America
Note:
A
landlocked country west of Brazil.
29 Mauritania 1,030,000 0.69% West
Africa
Note:
A
desert country in northwest Africa with a coastline on the North Atlantic
Ocean.
30 Egypt 1,002,000 0.67% Northern
Africa
Note:
A
country in Northern Africa and the Sinai Peninsula (Western Asia). Excluding
the disputed region Hala'ib Triangle (20,580 km²).
31 Tanzania 945,087 0.63% Eastern
Africa
Note:
Includes
the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32 Nigeria 923,768 0.62% West Africa
Note:
Located
in Western Africa at the Gulf of Guinea.
33 Venezuela 912,050 0.61% South
America
Note:
Located
in the north of South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean with a 2,800 km (1,700 mi) long coastline.
34 Namibia 824,292 0.55% Southern Africa
Note:
Country
in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean in the west.
35 Mozambique 801,590 0.54% Eastern
Africa
Note:
Located
on the southeast coast of Africa, bordering South Africa.
36 Pakistan 796,095 0.53% South
Central Asia
Note:
Excluding
all disputed territories (Kashmir).
37 Turkey 783,562 0.53% Western
Asia, Southern Europe
Note:
Turkey
occupies the Anatolian Peninsula in western Asia and a small portion in
southeastern Europe to the west of Istanbul. It is the third-largest country
with parts of its territory in Europe (after Russia and Kazakhstan).
38 Chile 756,102 0.51% South
America
Note:
Includes
Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims
on Antarctica (1,250,000 km²). The longest country in the world has a 6,435 km
coastline on the South Pacific Ocean in the west.
39 Zambia 752,618 0.51% Eastern Africa
Note:
A
landlocked country in southern Africa, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia.
40 Myanmar 676,578 0.45% Southeast
Asia
Note:
The
country, also known as Burma, is situated in Southeast Asia; it has a 1,930 km
(1,200 miles) long coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
41 Afghanistan 652,090 0.44% South
Central Asia
Note:
A
landlocked mountainous country within South and Central Asia.
42 Somalia 637,657 0.43% Eastern Africa
Note:
A
country in the Horn of Africa. Somalia includes Somaliland, a self-declared
independent country.
43 Central African Republic 622,984 0.42% Central
Africa
Note:
A
landlocked country in Central Africa.
44 Ukraine 603,628 0.4% Eastern Europe
Note:
The
largest country located entirely in Europe. Size includes the Crimean
Peninsula.
45 Madagascar 587,041 0.39% Eastern
Africa
Note:
An island nation off the coast of Southeast Africa and the
fourth largest island in the world.
46 Botswana 582,000 0.39% Southern
Africa
Note:
A landlocked country in southern Africa.
47 Kenya 580,000 0.39% Eastern
Africa
Note:
A country in East Africa with a coastline on the Indian Ocean.
48 France 551,695 0.37% Western
Europe
Note:
The size refers only to Metropolitan France (European France,
including Corsica). It is the largest country in Western Europe. The French
Republic, including its French overseas territories, occupies an area of
632,834 km².
49 Yemen 527,968 0.35% Middle East
Note:
Includes some offshore islands such as Perim, Jazirat Jabal
Zuqar, and Socotra.
50 Thailand 513,120 0.34% Southeast
Asia
Note:
A Kingdom in Southeast Asia on the Indochina peninsula.
51 Spain 505,992 0.34% Southern
Europe
Note:
The fourth-largest country in Europe, second-largest in western
Europe, behind France. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, and the
Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off
the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco
and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco.
52 Turkmenistan 488,100 0.33% South
Central Asia
Note:
A country in Central Asia with a coastline at the Caspian Sea.
53 Cameroon 475,650 0.32% Central
Africa
Note:
Central African country with a coastline at the Gulf of Guinea.
54 Papua
New Guinea 462,840 0.31%
Oceania, Melanesia
Note:
Second-largest country in Oceania. Occupies half of the island
of New Guinea, the world's second-largest island.
55 Sweden 450,295 0.30% Northern Europe
Note:
Includes the islands of Gotland and Öland.
56 Uzbekistan 447,400 0.30% South
Central Asia
Note:
The larger of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
Those countries are not only landlocked but surrounded by landlocked countries.
57 Morocco 446,550 0.30% North
Africa
Note:
A country in the Maghreb region of northwestern Africa, with
coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Its size excludes
the disputed territory of Western Sahara, partially occupied by Morocco.
58 Iraq 438,317 0.29% Middle
East
Note:
A Middle East country, almost landlocked with a narrow access to
the Persian Gulf.
59 Paraguay 406,752 0.27% South
America
Note:
Landlocked country between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
60 Zimbabwe 390,757 0.26% Eastern
Africa
Note:
A landlocked country in southern Africa.
61 Japan 377,915 0.25% Eastern
Asia
Note:
Includes Ryukyu Islands (Nansei Islands), Daito Islands,
Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island),
Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern
Kuril Islands.
62 Germany 357,375 0.24% Western
Europe
Note:
A Western European country with a coastline at the North Sea.
63 Republic
of the Congo (Brazzaville) 342,000 0.23% Central Africa
Note:
A country located in Central Africa with a coastline at the
Atlantic Ocean.
64 Finland 338,145 0.23% Northern Europe
Note:
Includes Åland Islands (1,552 km²).
65 Vietnam 331,689 0.22% Southeast Asia
Note:
A country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula,
bordering the South China Sea.
66 Malaysia 329,847 0.22% Southeast
Asia
Note:
A country in Southeast Asia on the Malaysian Peninsula and
partly on the island of Borneo.
67 Norway 323,802 0.22% Northern Europe
Note:
Mainland Norway only; not included the overseas areas of
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (62,422 km²) and the dependency of Bouvet Island (49
km²) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land (2,500,000 km²) and
Peter I Island (243 km²).
68 Côte
d'Ivoire 322,463 0.22% West Africa
Note:
A country in western sub-Saharan Africa with a coastline at the
Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean).
69 Poland 312,685 0.21% Eastern
Europe
Note:
Country in Eastern Europe with a Baltic seacoast.
70 Oman 309,500 0.21% Middle
East
Note:
Country on the Arabian Peninsula, with long coastlines on the
Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
71 Italy 301,318 0.20% Southern
Europe
Note:
Country in Southern Europe, mostly situated on a large
peninsula.
72 Philippines 300,000 0.20% Southeast
Asia
Note:
Archipelago in Southeast Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean.
73 Ecuador 283,561 0.20% South America
Note:
Includes Galápagos Islands.
74 Burkina
Faso 274,222 0.18% West Africa
Note:
A landlocked country in West Africa.
75 New
Zealand 270,467 0.18% Oceania; Australia
Note:
Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands,
Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and the Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260
km²), the Cook Islands (236 km²) and Tokelau (12 km²), as well as the Antarctic
claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km²). Third-largest country in Oceania.
76 Gabon 267,668 0.18% Central
Africa
Note:
A country along the Atlantic coast of Equatorial Africa.
77 Western
Sahara 266,000 0.18%
North Africa
Note:
Largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
78 Guinea 245,857 0.17% West Africa
Note:
A country in West Africa with a coastline at the Atlantic Ocean.
79 United
Kingdom 242,500 0.16% Northern Europe
Great Britain (island) 229,848
England 130,279
Scotland 77,933
Scotland 77,933
Wales
20,779
Note:
Not included are the three Crown dependencies (768 km²), the
islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man, and British Overseas Territories
(1,742,857 km²).
80 Uganda 241,551 0.16% Eastern Africa
Note:
A landlocked country in Eastern Africa, bordering Lake Victoria.
81 Ghana 238,533 0.16% West
Africa
Note:
West African nation bordering the Gulf of Guinea.
82 Romania 238,391 0.16% Eastern
Europe
Note:
A Central Eastern European country with a coastline at the Black
Sea.
83 Lao
PDR (Laos) 236,800 0.16%
Southeast Asia
Note:
A landlocked country in South East Asia between Vietnam and
Thailand.
84 Guyana 214,969 0.14% South America
Note:
Guyana is a country in the north of South America, bordering the
Atlantic Ocean.
85 Belarus 207,595 0.14% Eastern Europe
Note:
Largest landlocked country in Europe.
86 Kyrgyzstan 199,951 0.13% South
Central Asia
Note:
Landlocked country in Central Asia.
87 Senegal 196,722 0.13% West Africa
Note:
A country on Africa’s west coast that surrounds The Gambia.
88 Syria 185,180 0.12% Middle East
Note:
Includes the Golan Heights.
89 Cambodia 181,035 0.12% Southeast
Asia
Note:
A country in Southeast Asia on the Indochina peninsula, bordering
the South China Sea.
90 Uruguay 176,215 0.12% South
America
Note:
Southern South American country south of Brazil. South America's
second-smallest country.
91 Suriname 163,820 0.11% South
America
Note:
Smallest country in South America.
92 Tunisia 163,610 0.11% North Africa
Note:
Country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
93 Nepal 147,181 0.10% South
Central Asia
Note:
Landlocked country in the Himalayas.
94 Bangladesh 143,998 0.10% South
Central Asia
Note:
A country in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, between India and
Myanmar.
95 Tajikistan 143,100 0.10% South
Central Asia
Note:
A mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia.
96 Greece 131,957 0.09% Southern Europe
Note:
A country in southeastern Europe consisting of a mainland on the
Balkan peninsula and thousands of islands throughout the Aegean and Ionian sea.
97 Nicaragua 130,370 0.09% Central
America
Note:
Excludes San Andrés y Providencia islands (disputed territories
with Colombia). Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
98 North
Korea 120,538 0.08% Eastern Asia
Note:
A country occupying the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
99 Malawi 118,484 0.08% Eastern
Africa
Note:
A landlocked country in southeastern Africa bordering Lake
Malawi.
100 Eritrea 117,600 0.08% Eastern
Africa
Note:
Includes Badme region.
101 Benin 112,622 0.08% West
Africa
Note:
The Republic of Benin is a country in West Africa with a short
coastline at the Gulf of Guinea (Bight of Benin).
102 Honduras 112,492 0.08% Central
America
Note:
A country located on the Central American isthmus with
coastlines at the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
103 Liberia 111,369 0.07% West
Africa
Note:
The Republic of Liberia is a country in West Africa with a
coastline at the Atlantic Ocean.
104 Bulgaria 110,879 0.07% Eastern Europe
Note:
A country on the Balkan Peninsula with a Black Sea coastline.
105 Cuba 109,884 0.07% Caribbean
Note:
Cuba is the largest and most populous country/island in the
Caribbean.
106 Guatemala 108,889 0.07% Central
America
Note:
A Central American country south of Mexico.
107 Iceland 103,000 0.07% Northern Europe
Note:
A Nordic island nation in the North Atlantic and Arctic ocean
south of the Arctic Circles.
108 South
Korea 99,678 0.07% Eastern Asia
Note:
A country occupying the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
109 Hungary 93,028 0.06% Eastern
Europe
Note:
A landlocked country in Central Europe.
110 Portugal 92,090 0.06% Southern
Europe
Note:
Includes Azores and Madeira Islands.
111 Jordan 89,342 0.06% Middle
East
Note:
An Arab nation in the Middle East.
112 Azerbaijan 86,600 0.06% Western
Asia
Note:
Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the
Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
113 French
Guiana 83,534 0.06% South America
Note:
Former French overseas département. Became a French region and
was made part of France proper.
114 Austria 83,871 0.06% Western
Europe
Note:
Alpine landlocked country in South-Central Europe.
115 United
Arab Emirates 83,600 0.06% Middle East
Note:
A desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula with a coastline at the
Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
116 Czech
Republic 78,867 0.05% Eastern Europe
Note:
A landlocked country in Eastern Central Europe, also known as
Czechia.
117 Serbia 77,474 0.05% Southern
Europe
Note:
This figure does not include Kosovo, which recently unilaterally
declared itself independent to partial recognition; Serbia, Russia, China and
others object. Including Kosovo, which is still claimed by Serbia, the total
area is 88,361 km², ranking Serbia at 113.
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118 Panama 74,177 0.05% Central
America
Note:
Located on the Isthmus of Panama.
119 Sierra
Leone 71,740 0.05% West Africa
Note:
Located on the west coast of Africa.
120 Ireland
(Republic of) 70,273 0.05% Northern Europe
Note:
The island of Ireland itself has an area of 84,421 km².
121 Georgia 69,700 0.05% Western
Asia
Note:
Includes Abkhazia (8,600 km²) and South Ossetia.
122 Sri
Lanka 65,610 0.04% Western Asia
Note:
An island and country off the southeastern coast of India.
123 Lithuania 65,300 0.04% Northern
Europe
Note:
One of the three Baltic states on the southeastern shore of the
Baltic Sea.
124 Latvia 64,589 0.04% Northern
Europe
Note:
One of the three Baltic states, between Estonia and Lithuania;
capital Riga.
125 Svalbard
and Jan Mayen 62,422 0.04% Northern Europe
Note:
A group of islands in the Arctic Ocean north of Norway.
126 Togo 56,785 0.04% West
Africa
Note:
A narrow strip of land in West Africa bordering the Bight of
Benin.
127 Croatia 56,594 0.04% Southern Europe
Note:
Croatia is located in Central and Southeast Europe, it has a
coastline at the Adriatic Sea.
128 Bosnia
and Herzegovina 51,197 0.03% Southern Europe
Note:
The country in the western Balkans has a very narrow access to
the Adriatic Sea in the southeast.
129 Costa
Rica 51,100 0.03% Central America
Note:
Located on the Central American isthmus, includes Isla del Coco.
130 Slovakia 49,035 0.03% Eastern
Europe
Note:
Officially the Slovak Republic, a landlocked country in Eastern
Europe that was part of Czechoslovakia until 1 January 1993.
131 Dominican
Republic 48,310 0.03% Caribbean
Note:
The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the
island of Hispaniola, a Greater Antilles island located between the Atlantic
Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the other third belongs to Haiti.
132 Estonia 45,227 0.03% Northern Europe
Note:
One of the three Baltic states, the area includes Estonia's
1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.
133 Denmark 42,916 0.03% Northern
Europe
Note:
The size given refers only to Denmark proper. The entire Kingdom
of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands, covers an area of 2,220,093
km², and it would be the world's 13th largest country.
134 Netherlands 41,543 0.03% Western
Europe
Note:
Includes the Netherlands proper only. Including its Caribbean
islands, the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km².
135 Switzerland 41,285 0.03% Western
Europe
Note:
The landlocked country is extending across the north and south
side of the Alps.
136 Bhutan 38,394 0.03% Western Asia
Note:
A landlocked country located on the southern slopes of the
eastern Himalayas.
137 Taiwan
(Republic of China) 36,188 0.02% Eastern Asia
Note:
Includes only the territories under the administration of the
ROC, namely Taiwan, plus the islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
138 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 0.02% West Africa
Note:
West Africa at the Atlantic coast.
139 Moldova 33,850 0.02% Eastern
Europe
Note:
Includes the de facto independent, autonomous territory of
Transnistria (Pridnestrovie).
140 Belgium 30,528 0.02% Western
Europe
Note:
A federal monarchy in Western Europe.
141 Lesotho 30,355 0.02% Southern
Africa
Note:
A country entirely surrounded by South Africa. It is also the
only independent nation in the world that lies completely on an elevation above
1,000 meters (3,281 ft).
142 Armenia 29,743 0.02% Western
Asia
Note:
A landlocked country in the South Caucasus.
143 Solomon
Islands 28,896 0.02% Oceania, Melanesia
Note:
An island nation east of Papua New Guinea.
144 Albania 28,748 0.02% Southern Europe
Note:
Albania is a country on the Balkan Peninsula with a coast on the
Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea.
145 Equatorial
Guinea 28,051 0.02% Central Africa
Note:
The country consists of five small islands and an African
mainland territory between Cameroon and Gabon named Río Muni.
146 Burundi 27,834 0.02% Eastern Africa
Note:
A small, landlocked country in the center of Africa at Lake
Tanganyika.
147 Haiti 27,750 0.02% Caribbean
Note:
Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola.
148 Rwanda 26,338 0.02% Eastern
Africa
Note:
Landlocked high altitude country in Central/Eastern Africa, just
south of the equator.
149 North
Macedonia 25,713 0.02% Southern Europe
Note:
A landlocked country located in the central Balkan peninsula,
north of Greece.
150 Djibouti 23,200 0.02% Eastern Africa
Note:
A small arid country in the Horn of Africa.
151 Belize 22,966 0.02% Central
America
Note:
Belize lies on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America.
152 Israel 22,072 0.01% Middle
East
Note:
Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
153 El
Salvador 21,041 0.01% Central America
Note:
Smallest country in Central America.
154 Slovenia 20,273 0.01% Southern
Europe
Note:
A country in Central /Southeastern Europe bordered by the Alps,
with a small coastline at the Adriatic Sea.
155 New
Caledonia 18,575 0.01% Oceania, Melanesia
Note:
The special collectivity (province) of France is located in the
southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.
156 Fiji 18,274 0.01% Oceania,
Melanesia
Note:
An archipelago in the South West Pacific, east of Australia.
157 Kuwait 17,818 0.01% Middle
East
Note:
A small, oil-rich country on the Arabian Peninsula bordering the
Persian Gulf.
158 Swaziland
(Eswatini) 17,364 0.01% Southern Africa
Note:
Eswatini, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini, is a sovereign
state in Southern Africa, formerly known as Swaziland.
159 East
Timor 14,874 >0.01% Southeast Asia
Note:
East Timor is a small country on the island of Timor in Maritime
Southeast Asia, bordered by Indonesia.
160 The
Bahamas 13,943 >0.01% Caribbean
Note:
Archipelago in the western Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida.
161 Montenegro 13,812 >0.01% Southern
Europe
Note:
Montenegro is a small Balkan country with a narrow strip of
beaches along its Adriatic sea.
162 Vanuatu 12,189 >0.01% Oceania,
Melanesia
Note:
Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean island nation consisting of
around 80 islands.
163 Falkland
Islands 12,173 >0.01%
South America
Note:
British Overseas Territory, claimed by Argentina. Excludes South
Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
164 Qatar 11,586 >0.01% Middle
East
Note:
Qatar, an Arab country occupying the small Qatar Peninsula in
the Persian Gulf.
165 The
Gambia 11,295 >0.01% West Africa
Note:
The Gambia is the smallest African country on mainland Africa,
situated along the Gambia River, with a narrow Atlantic coastline; it is
surrounded by Senegal.
166 Jamaica 10,991 >0.01% Caribbean
Note:
The Caribbean island nation south of Cuba is famous as the
birthplace of reggae.
167 KSV Kosovo 10,887 >0.01%
Southern Europe
Note:
Kosovo unilaterally declared itself independent to partial
recognition, with objections from Serbia, Russia, China and others. Serbia
still claims the territory.
168 Lebanon 10,400 <0.01% Middle
East
Note:
Lebanon, a sovereign country situated north of Israel, with a
coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.
169 Cyprus 9,251 <0.01% Western Asia
Note:
Includes Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey) and
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Sovereign Base Areas).
170 Puerto
Rico 8,870 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
An island in the Caribbean and an Unincorporated and organized
U.S. territory.
171 Palestinian
territories 6,020 <0.01% Middle East
Note:
The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
172 Brunei
Darussalam 5,765 <0.01% Southeast Asia
Note:
One of the smallest countries in Asia (after Singapore and the
Maldives).
173 Trinidad
and Tobago 5,130 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
An island nation with two main islands off Venezuela's coast in
the southern Caribbean.
174 French
Polynesia 4,167 <0.01%
Oceania, Polynesia
Note:
French overseas collectivity, an archipelago of 118 dispersed
islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
175 Cape
Verde 4,033 <0.01% West Africa
Note:
An island nation, an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the
central Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa.
176 Samoa 2,831 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia
Note:
An island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as
Western Samoa.
177 Luxembourg 2,586 <0.01% Western
Europe
Note:
The Grand Duchy is a landlocked country in Western Europe.
178 Réunion 2,510 <0.01% Eastern
Africa
Note:
Known previously as Île Bourbon, an island and a French overseas
department in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.
179 Comoros 2,235 <0.01% Eastern
Africa
Note:
An island country at the northern end of Mozambique Channel
(Indian Ocean). The figure includes the island of Mayotte (373 km²). Mayotte is
officially an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty
of the Comoros.
180 Mauritius 2,040 <0.01% Eastern
Africa
Note:
Mauritius is a popular tourist destination in the Indian Ocean;
the two main islands are Mauritius and Rodrigues. Figure includes Agalega
Islands and Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon).
181 Guadeloupe 1,630 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
The former French overseas département that included La Désirade,
Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part).
Note that Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin became separate overseas
collectivities in 2007 and are no longer politically part of Guadeloupe.
182 Faroe
Islands 1,393 <0.01% Northern Europe
Note:
An archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and a self-governing
territory of Denmark.
-- Hong
Kong 1,106 Eastern
Asia
Note:
The former British dependency is since 1997 a special
administrative region (SAR) of China situated on the southeastern coast of
China mainland.
183 Martinique 1,100 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
An island in the Caribbean Sea in the Lesser Antilles group and
part of France proper.
184 Netherlands
Antilles 999 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
Self-governing part of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire,
Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of
Saint Martin).
185 São
Tomé and Príncipe
Sao Tome-et-Principe 964 <0.01%
Central Africa
Note:
The island nation in the Gulf of Guinea near the equator is the
second-smallest country in Africa.
186 Turks
and Caicos Islands 948 <0.01%
Caribbean
Note:
British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. The area includes
protected waters.
187 Dominica 751 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
An island nation south-southeast of Guadeloupe in the Lesser
Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea.
188 Tonga 747 <0.01% Oceania,
Polynesia
Note:
Tonga is an archipelago and island nation in Polynesia,
comprising more than 170 islands scattered over an area of about 111,000 km² in
the South Pacific.
189 Bahrain 741 <0.01% Middle
East
Note:
The Kingdom of Bahrain is a small island nation north of Qatar
in the Persian Gulf.
190 Kiribati 726 <0.01% Oceania,
Micronesia
Note:
A sovereign island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, it
includes three island groups - the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the
Phoenix Islands.
191 Singapore 725 <0.01% Southeast
Asia
Note:
The second smallest Asian country. The official area is 718.3
km². Singapore is gaining in size through land reclamation off its coasts.
192 Micronesia,
Federated States of 702 <0.01%
Oceania, Micronesia
Note:
The archipelago in the Western Pacific Ocean includes the
Pohnpei (Ponape) archipelago, the island groups of Chuuk (Truk), the Yap
islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).
193 Isle
of Man 572 <0.01% Northern Europe
Note:
A crown dependency of the UK.
194 Guam 549 <0.01% Oceania,
Micronesia
Note:
One of the Mariana Islands, administered as an unincorporated
territory of the USA.
195 Saint
Lucia 539 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
An island nation in the eastern Caribbean south of Martinique.
196 Palau 490 <0.01% Oceania,
Micronesia
Note:
An island chain of more than 500 islands in the Micronesia
region of the western Pacific Ocean. [*]
197 Northern
Mariana Islands 477 <0.01%
Oceania, Micronesia
Note:
Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14
islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
198 Andorra 468 <0.01% Southern
Europe
Note:
A Principality and a microstate in Southwestern Europe, in the
eastern Pyrenees mountains. The second-smallest country in the world that
borders more than one other country.
199 Seychelles 455 <0.01% Eastern
Africa
Note:
The archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean is the
smallest African country and a popular tourist destination.
200 Antigua
and Barbuda 442 <0.01%
Caribbean/West Indies
Note:
The country in the western West Indies consists of the two main
islands Antigua and Barbuda, and includes the island of Redonda.
201 Barbados 431 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
A sovereign island country within the British Commonwealth,
situated in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
202 Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 389 <0.01%
Caribbean
Note:
(Saint Vincent 344 km²), an island chain country in the Lesser
Antilles, south of Saint Lucia.
203 Virgin
Islands U.S. 347 <0.01%
Caribbean
Note:
Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.
204 Grenada 344 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
An island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea north of
Trinidad and Tobago.
205 Malta 316 <0.01% Southern
Europe
Note:
Malta is an island nation in the central Mediterranean Sea
between Sicily and the North African coast, east of Tunisia.
206 Maldives 298 <0.01% Western
Asia
Note:
An island nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 coral
atolls. The smallest country in Asia by land area.
207 Cayman
Islands 264 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
A British Overseas Territory.
208 Saint
Kitts and Nevis 261 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
Also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, the
smallest sovereign state in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere is located
east of Puerto Rico.
209 Niue 260 <0.01% Oceania,
Polynesia
Note:
Niue, the world's largest coral island, is a self-governing
nation in free association with New Zealand.
210 Saint
Pierre and Miquelon 242 <0.01%
North America
Note:
Officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and
Miquelon, an archipelago south of the island of Newfoundland (Canada), the
French territory includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the
Miquelon group.
211 Cook
Islands 236 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia
Note:
Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
212 American
Samoa 199 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia
Note:
Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose
Island and Swains Island.
213 Marshall
Islands 181 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia
Note:
Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro,
Rongelap, and Utirik.
214 Aruba 180 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
Self-governing part of the Netherlands.
215 Liechtenstein 160 <0.01% Western
Europe
Note:
The smallest country in the world that borders more than one
other country.
216 British
Virgin Islands 151 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
British Overseas Territory comprises 16 inhabited and more than
20 uninhabited Caribbean islands to the east of Puerto Rico.
217 Wallis
and Futuna 142 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia
Note:
French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island),
Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.
218 Saint
Helena 122 <0.01% West Africa
Note:
British Overseas Territory; excluding dependencies.
219 Jersey 116 <0.01% Northern
Europe
Note:
Crown dependency of the UK.
220 Montserrat 102 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
A British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands of the
Caribbean.
221 Tristan
da Cunha 98 <0.01% South Atlantic Ocean
Note:
A dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the only
inhabited island.
222 Anguilla 91 <0.01% Caribbean
Note:
A British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
223 Ascension
Island 88 <0.01% South Atlantic Ocean
Note:
A dependency of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena
in the South Atlantic Ocean.
224 Guernsey 78 <0.01% Northern
Europe
Note:
A crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm,
Sark, and some other smaller islands.
225 San
Marino 61 <0.01% Southern Europe
Note:
The third_smallest country in Europe, an enclaved microstate
surrounded by Italy.
226 Bermuda 53 <0.01% North
America
Note:
An archipelago and a British Overseas Territory in the North
Atlantic Ocean.
227 Norfolk
Island 36 <0.01% Oceania
/Australia
Note:
A self-governing area of Australia.
228 Tuvalu 26 <0.01% Oceania,
Polynesia
Note:
The second-smallest country in Oceania.
229 Nauru 21 <0.01% Oceania,
Micronesia
Note:
The smallest country in Oceania, smallest island nation in the
world and the third smallest country in the world.
230 Tokelau 12 <0.01% Oceania
/Australia
Note:
Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South
Pacific Ocean and consists of three tropical coral atolls, Atafu, Nukunonu, and
Fakaofo.
231 Gibraltar 6 <0.01% Southern
Europe
Note:
British Overseas Territory on the southern end of the Iberian
Peninsula.
232 Pitcairn
Islands 5 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia
Note:
British Overseas Territory and smallest dependent territory in
the world.
233 Monaco 1.95 <0.01% Southern
Europe
Note:
The Principality, which forms an enclave within mainland France,
is the second smallest country in the world.
234 Vatican
City 0.44 <0.01% Southern Europe
Note:
The smallest completely independent country in the world is a
Papal State and an enclave in the city of Rome. Seat of the Pope and the head
of the Roman Catholic Church (Holy See).
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