Area (2002) | Area (2007) | ||
Akrotiri | - | total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bassas da India | total: 0.2 sq km
land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Dhekelia | - | total: 130.8 sq km
note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves |
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East Timor | total: 15,007 sq km
land: NA sq km water: NA sq km |
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Europa Island | total: 28 sq km
land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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European Union | - | total: 4,324,782 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 |
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France | total: 547,030 sq km
land: 545,630 sq km water: 1,400 sq km note: includes only metropolitan France; excludes the overseas administrative divisions |
total: 643,427 sq km; 547,030 sq km (metropolitan France)
land: 640,053 sq km; 545,630 sq km (metropolitan France) water: 3,374 sq km; 1,400 sq km (metropolitan France) note: the first numbers include the overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Reunion |
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French Guiana | total: 91,000 sq km
land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km |
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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 |
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 55 sq km; land - 55 sq km; water - 0 sq km
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 7 sq km; land - 7 sq km; water - 0 sq km Iles Crozet: total - 352 sq km; land - 352 sq km; water - 0 sq km Iles Kerguelen: total - 7,215 sq km; land - 7,215 sq km; water - 0 sq km Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km; water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon) Europa Island (Iles Eparses): total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km Gloriosos Islands (Iles Eparses): total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km; water - 0 sq km Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sq km; water - 0 sq km Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km; water - 0 sq km note: excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US |
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Glorioso Islands | total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock |
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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.) |
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Guadeloupe | total: 1,780 sq km
land: 1,706 sq km water: 74 sq km note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Juan de Nova Island | total: 4.4 sq km
land: 4.4 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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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 |
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Macedonia | - | total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km |
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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 |
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Martinique | total: 1,100 sq km
land: 1,060 sq km water: 40 sq km |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Reunion | total: 2,517 sq km
land: 2,507 sq km water: 10 sq km |
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Saint Barthelemy | - | 21 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 |
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Saint Martin | - | total: 54.4 sq km
land: 54.4 sq km water: NEGL |
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Saudi Arabia | total: 1,960,582 sq km
land: 1,960,582 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 2,149,690 sq km
land: 2,149,690 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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Serbia | - | total: 88,361 sq km
land: 88,361 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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Serbia and Montenegro | total: 102,350 sq km
land: 102,136 sq km water: 214 sq km |
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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 11 islands |
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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 two 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 |
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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) |
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Taiwan | total: 35,980 sq km
land: 32,260 sq km water: 3,720 sq km note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy |
total: 35,980 sq km
land: 32,260 sq km water: 3,720 sq km note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy islands |
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Timor-Leste | - | total: 15,007 sq km
land: NA sq km water: NA sq km |
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Tromelin Island | total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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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 |
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United Arab Emirates | total: 82,880 sq km
land: 82,880 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 83,600 sq km
land: 83,600 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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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: 9,826,630 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km water: 664,707 sq km note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |