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	Area (2002)	Area (2006)
Akrotiri	-	total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Antigua and Barbuda	total: 443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km) land: 442 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km	total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km) land: 442.6 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km
Atlantic Ocean	total: 76.762 million sq km note: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies	total: 76.762 million sq km note: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Labrador Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Austria	total: 83,858 sq km land: 82,738 sq km water: 1,120 sq km	total: 83,870 sq km land: 82,444 sq km water: 1,426 sq km
Belgium	total: 30,510 sq km land: 30,230 sq km water: 280 sq km	total: 30,528 sq km land: 30,278 sq km water: 250 sq km
Bouvet Island	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 49 sq km land: 49 sq km water: 0 sq km
British Indian Ocean Territory	total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago	total: 54,400 sq km land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
British Virgin Islands	total: 153 sq km land: 153 sq km water: 0 sq km note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada	total: 153 sq km land: 153 sq km water: 0 sq km note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke
Canada	total: 9,976,140 sq km land: 9,220,970 sq km water: 755,170 sq km	total: 9,984,670 sq km land: 9,093,507 sq km water: 891,163 sq km
Colombia	total: 1,138,910 sq km land: 1,038,700 sq km water: 100,210 sq km note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank	total: 1,138,910 sq km land: 1,038,700 sq km water: 100,210 sq km note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank
Cook Islands	total: 240 sq km land: 240 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 236.7 sq km land: 236.7 sq km water: 0 sq km
Cyprus	total: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in the Turkish Cypriot area) land: 9,240 sq km water: 10 sq km	total: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus) land: 9,240 sq km water: 10 sq km
Dhekelia	-	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
European Union	-	total: 3,976,372 sq km
Finland	total: 337,030 sq km land: 305,470 sq km water: 31,560 sq km	total: 338,145 sq km land: 304,473 sq km water: 33,672 sq km
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Greenland	total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (est.)	total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
Guam	total: 549 sq km land: 549 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 541.3 sq km land: 541.3 sq km water: 0 sq km
Iles Eparses	-	Bassas da India: total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km; water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon) Europa Island: total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km Glorioso Islands: total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km; water - 0 sq km Juan de Nova Island: total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sq km; water - 0 sq km Tromelin Island: total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km; water - 0 sq km
Indian Ocean	total: 68.556 million sq km note: includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Strait of Malacca, and other tributary water bodies	total: 68.556 million sq km note: includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Flores Sea, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Java Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Jan Mayen	total: 373 sq km land: 373 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 377 sq km land: 377 sq km water: 0 sq km
Johnston Atoll	total: 2.8 sq km land: 2.8 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 2.63 sq km land: 2.63 sq km water: 0 sq km
Macau	total: 25.4 sq km land: 25.4 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 28.2 sq km land: 28.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Macedonia	-	total: 25,333 sq km land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	total: 25,333 sq km land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km	-
Marshall Islands	total: 181.3 sq km land: 181.3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik	total: 11,854.3 sq km land: 181.3 sq km water: 11,673 sq km (note - lagoon waters) note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik
Micronesia, Federated States of	total: 702 sq km land: 702 sq km water: 0 sq km (fresh water only) note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae	total: 702 sq km land: 702 sq km water: 0 sq km (fresh water only) note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie)
Mongolia	total: 1.565 million sq km land: 1,555,400 sq km water: 9,600 sq km	total: 1,564,116 sq km
Montenegro	-	total: 14,026 sq km land: 13,812 sq km water: 214 sq km
Navassa Island	total: 5.2 sq km land: 5.2 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 5.4 sq km land: 5.4 sq km water: 0 sq km
Nepal	total: 140,800 sq km land: 136,800 sq km water: 4,000 sq km	total: 147,181 sq km land: 143,181 sq km water: 4,000 sq km
New Zealand	total: 268,680 sq km land: NA sq km water: NA sq km note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands	total: 268,680 sq km land: 268,021 sq km water: NA note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands
Norway	total: 324,220 sq km land: 307,860 sq km water: 16,360 sq km	total: 323,802 sq km land: 307,442 sq km water: 16,360 sq km
Pacific Ocean	total: 155.557 million sq km note: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Savu Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies	total: 155.557 million sq km note: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Puerto Rico	total: 9,104 sq km land: 8,959 sq km water: 145 sq km	total: 13,790 sq km land: 8,870 sq km water: 4,921 sq km
Saint Helena	total: 410 sq km land: 410 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes St. Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands	total: 413 sq km land: Saint Helena Island 122 sq km; Ascension Island 90 sq km; Tristan da Cunha island group 201 sq km water: 0 sq km
Serbia	-	total: 88,361 sq km land: 88,361 sq km water: 0 sq km
Serbia and Montenegro	total: 102,350 sq km land: 102,136 sq km water: 214 sq km	-
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	total: 3,903 sq km land: 3,903 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands	total: 3,903 sq km land: 3,903 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of eleven islands
Spain	total: 504,782 sq km land: 499,542 sq km water: 5,240 sq km note: there are 19 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera	total: 504,782 sq km land: 499,542 sq km water: 5,240 sq km note: there are 2 autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera
Svalbard	total: 62,049 sq km land: 62,049 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)	total: 61,020 sq km land: 61,020 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
Turkmenistan	total: 488,100 sq km land: 488,100 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 488,100 sq km land: 488,100 sq km water: NEGL
United States	total: 9,629,091 sq km land: 9,158,960 sq km water: 470,131 sq km note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia	total: 9,631,420 sq km land: 9,161,923 sq km water: 469,497 sq km note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges	-	total - 6,959.41 sq km; emergent land - 22.41 sq km; submerged - 6,937 sq km Baker Island: total - 129 sq km; emergent land - 2.1 sq km; submerged - 127 sq km Howland Island: total - 139 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 136 sq km Jarvis Island: total - 152 sq km; emergent land - 5 sq km; submerged - 147 sq km Johnston Atoll: total - 276.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 274 sq km Kingman Reef: total - 1,958.01 sq km; emergent land - 0.01 sq km; submerged - 1,958 sq km Midway Islands: total - 2,355.2 sq km; emergent land - 6.2 sq km; submerged - 2,349 sq km Palmyra Atoll: total - 1,949.9 sq km; emergent land - 3.9 sq km; submerged - 1,946 sq km
Vanuatu	total: 12,200 sq km land: 12,200 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes more than 80 islands	total: 12,200 sq km land: 12,200 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited
Virgin Islands	total: 352 sq km land: 349 sq km water: 3 sq km	total: 1,910 sq km land: 346 sq km water: 1,564 sq km