Information about List Of Countries And Outlying Territories By Area
This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by total area. The list ranks sovereign states, as well as self-governing dependent territories. Total areas are included, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Marine internal waters, territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included, nor are various countries' claims to parts of Antarctica. For a graphical version of this list, see List of countries by area (graphical). For geographic entities other than countries, see List of major geographic bodies by area.
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- The Earth's total surface area is 510,065,284 km² (196,936,553 mi²) — 70.8% of the world's surface (361,126,221 km² or 139,431,079 mi²) is covered by water, while 29.2% (148,939,063 km² or 57,505,474 mi²) is covered by land.
- Self-governing dependent territories (as classified by the UN) are listed and ranked separately from their sovereign state and are set off in italics.
- Antarctica is the 5th largest continent and comprises some 14,200,000 km², of which 98% is permanently covered with ice. It has no indigenous population, but a number of nations maintain permanent or seasonal research stations. The following countries have territorial claims in the continent: Argentina (969,000 km²), Australia (6,120,000 km²), Chile (1,250,000 km²), France (432,000 km²), New Zealand (450,000 km²), Norway (2,500,000 km²) and United Kingdom (1,395,000 km²), which to some extent overlap. The area from to (2,100,000 km²) is currently unclaimed territory. According to the Antarctic Treaty national claims are frozen, and these areas are not included for the respective countries below.
The European Union is a sui generis supranational and intergovernmental political body. The entity is composed of 27 member states. The total area of the territories of the 27 member states is 4,422,773 km² (1,707,636 mi²), and would be ranked seventh if it were a country (3.0% of world's total land area).
| Rank | Country / Territory | Area (km²) | % of Total | Notes |
| — | 148,939,063 | 100% | Total land coverage | |
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,242 | 11.5% | Prior to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union had an area of 22,402,200 km².[1] |
| 2 | 9,970,610 | 6.7% | Total surface area is 9,984,670 km² according to Statistics Canada[2] | |
| 3,4 (disputed) | United States | 9,629,091 | 6.5% | Includes the 50 states and District of Columbia, and Indian Reservations. The total area is listed as 9,826,630 km² by the CIA World Factbook.[3][4] |
| 9,598,0861 9,640,8212 | 6.4% 6.5% | Total of separate UN figures for mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km²) and Macau (26 km²). Both values exclude the disputed territories of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu which the Republic of China (Taiwan) has continued to govern after the PRC replaced it on the mainland. 1 Excludes all disputed territories. 2 Includes PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), Taiwan is not included. | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 8,514,877 | 5.7% | Includes Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martim Vaz, and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo. All islands together make 365 km² (less than 0.003% of all continental territory). |
| 6 | 7,741,220 | 5.2% | Includes Jervis Bay Territory (73km²) , Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 km²), Christmas Island (135 km²) and Lord Howe Island (56 km²). Also includes the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands (5 km²), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0,9 km²), Heard and McDonald Islands (372 km²) and Macquarie Island (231 km²). Excludes claims on Antarctica (Australian Antarctic Territory, 6,119,818 km²). | |
| 7 | India | 3,166,4141 3,287,2632 | 2.1% 2.2% | 1 Excludes non-Indian-administered disputed territories (Aksai Chin, Trans-Karakoram Tract, Azad Kashmir, and Northern Areas). Includes all Indian-administered territories,which contains the China claimed Arunachal Pradesh or South Tibet Figure from Census India.[5] 2 Includes all disputed territories. Third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China) |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1.9% | Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica (969,000 km²). Second largest country in South America. |
| 9 | 2,724,900 | 1.8% | Largest landlocked country in the world. | |
| 10 | 2,505,813 | 1.7% | Largest country in Africa | |
| 11 | 2,381,741 | 1.6% | Second-largest country in Africa | |
| 12 | 2,344,858 | 1.6% | Third-largest country in Africa | |
| 13 | 2,175,600 | 1.5% | A self-governing territory of Denmark. | |
| 14 | 2,149,690 | 1.4% | Largest country in Middle East | |
| 15 | Mexico | 1,958,201 | 1.3% | |
| 16 | 1,904,569 | 1.3% | Largest and most populous country situated only on islands. | |
| 17 | 1,759,540 | 1.2% | ||
| 18 | 1,648,195 | 1.1% | ||
| 19 | Mongolia | 1,564,116 | 1.1% | |
| 20 | 1,285,216 | 0.86% | ||
| 21 | 1,284,000 | 0.86% | ||
| 22 | 1,267,000 | 0.85% | ||
| 23 | Angola | 1,246,700 | 0.85% | |
| 24 | Mali | 1,240,192 | 0.83% | |
| 25 | 1,221,037 | 0.82% | Includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island). | |
| 26 | 1,138,914 | 0.76% | Colombian census figure is 1,141,748[6] which includes three special districts and San Andrés and Providencia islands (52 km²) (disputed territories with Nicaragua). | |
| 27 | 1,104,300 | 0.74% | ||
| 28 | 1,098,581 | 0.74% | ||
| 29 | Mauritania | 1,025,520 | 0.69% | |
| 30 | 1,001,449 | 0.67% | Including the Hala'ib Triangle. | |
| 31 | 945,087 | 0.63% | Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar. | |
| 32 | 923,768 | 0.62% | ||
| 33 | Venezuela | 912,050 | 0.61% | Does not include claims on Guayana Esequiba. If included, the area would be 1,075,945 and 29th. |
| 34 | 824,292 | 0.55 % | ||
| 35 | 801,590 | 0.54% | ||
| 36 | Pakistan | 796,0951 880,2542 | % | 1 Excludes all disputed territories. 2 Includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas). |
| 37 | 783,562 | 0.53% | ||
| 38 | 756,096 | 0.51% | Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km²). | |
| 39 | 752,618 | 0.51% | ||
| 40 | 676,578 | 0.45% | ||
| 41 | 652,090 | 0.44% | ||
| 42 | 637,657 | 0.43% | ||
| 43 | 622,984 | 0.42% | ||
| 44 | 603,700 | 0.41% | Largest All-European country. | |
| 45 | 587,041 | 0.39% | ||
| 46 | 581,730 | 0.39% | ||
| 47 | Kenya | 580,367 | 0.39% | |
| 48 | 551,500 | 0.37% | Includes Metropolitan France only. The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers 674,843 km², excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km²). | |
| 49 | Yemen | 527,968 | 0.35% | Includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen). |
| 50 | 513,115 | 0.34% | ||
| 51 | 505,992 | 0.34% | Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and 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 | 488,100 | 0.33% | ||
| 53 | 475,442 | 0.32% | ||
| 54 | 462,840 | 0.31% | ||
| 55 | 449,964 | 0.30% | Includes Gotland and Öland. | |
| 56 | 447,400 | 0.30% | Largest doubly landlocked country of the world. | |
| 57 | 446,550 | 0.30% | Excluding Western Sahara. | |
| 58 | 438,317 | 0.29% | ||
| 59 | 406,752 | 0.27% | ||
| 60 | 390,757 | 0.26% | ||
| 61 | 385,155 | 0.26% | Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km²) and the integral overseas territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km²); excludes the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km²) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (2,500,000 km²). | |
| 62 | 377,873 | 0.25% | 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. | |
| 63 | 357,022 | 0.24% | Before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with 248,689 km² and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km². | |
| 64 | 342,000 | 0.23% | ||
| 65 | 338,145 | 0.23% | Includes Åland. | |
| 66 | 331,689 | 0.22% | ||
| 67 | Malaysia | 329,847 | 0.22% | |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 322,463 | 0.22% | |
| 69 | 312,685 | 0.21% | ||
| 70 | 309,500 | 0.21% | ||
| 71 | 301,318 | 0.20% | ||
| 72 | 300,000 | 0.20% | ||
| 73 | 283,561 | 0.20% | Includes Galápagos Islands. | |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 274,000 | 0.18% | |
| 75 | New Zealand | 270,534 | 0.18% | Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and 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). |
| 76 | Gabon | 267,668 | 0.18% | |
| 77 | Western Sahara | 266,000 | 0.18% | Largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
| 78 | 245,857 | 0.17% | ||
| 79 | 242,900 | 0.16% | Includes the four constituent countries, excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km²), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km²) and the British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km²). | |
| 80 | 241,038 | % | ||
| 81 | 238,533 | % | ||
| 82 | Romania | 238,391 | % | |
| 83 | 236,800 | % | ||
| 84 | Guyana | 214,969 | % | |
| 85 | 207,600 | % | Largest landlocked country in Europe. | |
| 86 | 199,900 | % | ||
| 87 | Senegal | 196,722 | % | |
| 88 | 185,180 183,885 | % | The higher figure includes the Golan Heights. | |
| 89 | Cambodia | 181,035 | % | |
| 90 | Uruguay | 175,016 | % | |
| 91 | 163,820 | % | ||
| 92 | 163,610 | % | ||
| 93 | Nepal | 147,181 | <0.01% | |
| 94 | 143,998 | <0.01% | ||
| 95 | 143,100 | <0.01% | ||
| 96 | 131,957 | <0.01% | ||
| 97 | 130,000 | <0.01% | Excludes San Andrés y Providencia islands (disputed territories with Colombia). | |
| 98 | 120,538 | <0.01% | ||
| 99 | Malawi | 118,484 | <0.01% | |
| 100 | 117,600 | <0.01% | Includes Badme region. | |
| 101 | 112,622 | <0.01% | ||
| 102 | 112,088 | <0.01% | ||
| 103 | Liberia | 111,369 | <0.01% | |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 110,912 | <0.01% | |
| 105 | 110,861 | <0.01% | Cuba is the largest and most populous country in the Caribbean | |
| 106 | 108,889 | <0.01% | ||
| 107 | 103,000 | <0.01% | ||
| 108 | South Korea | 99,538 | <0.01% | |
| 109 | Hungary | 93,032 | <0.01% | |
| 110 | 91,982 | <0.01% | Includes Azores and Madeira Islands. | |
| 111 | 90,000 | <0.01% | French overseas département. | |
| 112 | 89,342 | <0.01% | ||
| 113 | Serbia | 88,361 | <0.01% | Includes UN-administered territory of Kosovo[7] |
| 114 | 86,600 | <0.01% | Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region. | |
| 115 | Austria | 83,858 | <0.01% | |
| 116 | 83,600 | <0.01% | ||
| 117 | 78,866 | <0.01% | ||
| 118 | Panama | 75,517 | <0.01% | |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 71,740 | <0.01% | |
| 120 | 70,273 | <0.01% | ||
| 121 | 69,700 | <0.01% | Includes Abkhazia (8,600 km²) and South Ossetia | |
| 122 | 65,610 | <0.01% | ||
| 123 | 65,300 | <0.01% | ||
| 124 | 64,600 | <0.01% | ||
| 125 | 56,785 | <0.01% | ||
| 126 | 56,538 | <0.01% | ||
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,197 | <0.01% | |
| 128 | 51,100 | <0.01% | Includes Isla del Coco. | |
| 129 | Slovakia | 49,033 | <0.01% | |
| 130 | 48,671 | <0.01% | Includes The Mainland Dominican Republic, Saona Island, And others under Control Of Dominican Government | |
| 131 | 47,000 | <0.01% | ||
| 132 | 45,100 | <0.01% | Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea. | |
| 133 | Denmark | 43,094 | <0.01% | Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km² and would be 13th. |
| 134 | Netherlands | 41,528 | <0.01% | Includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km². |
| 135 | Switzerland | 41,284 | <0.01% | |
| 136 | 36,188[8] | % | Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. | |
| 137 | 36,125 | <0.01% | ||
| 138 | 33,851 | <0.01% | Includes Transnistria (Pridnestrovie). | |
| 139 | Belgium | 30,528 | <0.01% | |
| 140 | 30,355 | <0.01% | ||
| 141 | 29,800 | <0.01% | Excludes Nagorno-Karabakh. | |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 28,896 | <0.01% | |
| 143 | Albania | 28,748 | <0.01% | |
| 144 | 28,051 | <0.01% | ||
| 145 | Burundi | 27,834 | <0.01% | |
| 146 | 27,750 | <0.01% | ||
| 147 | 26,338 | <0.01% | ||
| 148 | 25,713 | <0.01% | ||
| 149 | Djibouti | 23,200 | <0.01% | |
| 150 | 22,966 | <0.01% | ||
| 151 | Israel | 22,145 or 20,770 | <0.01% | The higher figure includes the Golan Heights. Both figures exclude the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
| 152 | 21,041 | <0.01% | ||
| 153 | Slovenia | 20,256 | <0.01% | |
| 154 | 18,575 | <0.01% | French dependency. | |
| 155 | 18,274 | <0.01% | ||
| 156 | Kuwait | 17,818 | <0.01% | |
| 157 | 17,364 | <0.01% | ||
| 158 | East Timor | 14,874 | <0.01% | |
| 159 | 13,878 | <0.01% | ||
| 160 | 13,812[9] | <0.01% | ||
| 161 | 12,189 | <0.01% | ||
| 162 | 12,173 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK. Claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. | |
| 163 | 11,295 | <0.01% | ||
| 164 | 11,000 | <0.01% | ||
| 165 | 10,991 | <0.01% | ||
| 166 | 10,400 | <0.01% | ||
| 167 | 9,251 | <0.01% | Includes Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (only recognised by Turkey) and British sovereign military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia). | |
| 168 | 8,875 | <0.01% | Commonwealth of the United States. | |
| 169 | 6,020 | <0.01% | The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. | |
| 170 | Brunei | 5,765 | <0.01% | |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,130 | <0.01% | |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 4,033 | <0.01% | |
| 173 | 4,000 | <0.01% | French overseas collectivity. | |
| 174 | 2,831 | <0.01% | ||
| 175 | Luxembourg | 2,586 | <0.01% | |
| 176 | 2,510 | <0.01% | French overseas département. | |
| 177 | Comoros | 2,235 | <0.01% | Listed figure includes Mayotte (373 km²). The figure without Mayotte is 1,862 km².[10] Mayotte is officially an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty of Comoros. |
| 178 | 2,040 | <0.01% | Includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues. | |
| 179 | 1,705 | <0.01% | French overseas département includes La Désirade, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part). Note that Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin became separate overseas collectvities in 2007 and are no longer politically part of Guadeloupe. | |
| 180 | 1,399 | <0.01% | A self-governing territory of Denmark. | |
| 181 | 1,102 | <0.01% | French overseas département. | |
| 182 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 964 | <0.01% | |
| 183 | 948 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK. Area includes protected waters. | |
| 184 | Netherlands Antilles | 800 | <0.01% | Autonomous area of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin). |
| 185 | 751 | <0.01% | ||
| 186 | 747 | <0.01% | ||
| 187 | 726 | <0.01% | Includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands. | |
| 188 | Federated States of Micronesia | 702 | <0.01% | Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie). |
| 189 | 694 | <0.01% | ||
| 190 | 683 | <0.01% | UN figure is as of 2004. Official area in 2006 is 704 km².[11] | |
| 191 | 572 | <0.01% | Crown dependency of the UK. | |
| 192 | 549 | <0.01% | Organized unincorporated territory of the USA. | |
| 193 | 539 | <0.01% | ||
| 194 | 468 | <0.01% | ||
| 195 | 464 | <0.01% | Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. | |
| 196 | 459 | <0.01% | ||
| 197 | 455 | <0.01% | ||
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | <0.01% | Includes Redonda, 1.6 km². |
| 199 | 430 | |||
| 200 | 388 | <0.01% | ||
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 347 | <0.01% | Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA. |
| 202 | 344 | <0.01% | ||
| 203 | 316 | <0.01% | ||
| 204 | 298 | <0.01% | ||
| 205 | 264 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK. | |
| 206 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | <0.01% | |
| 207 | 260 | <0.01% | Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand. | |
| 208 | 242 | <0.01% | French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups. | |
| 209 | 236 | <0.01% | Self-governing in free association with New Zealand. | |
| 210 | 200 | <0.01% | French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets. | |
| 211 | 199 | <0.01% | Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island. | |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 181 | <0.01% | Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik. |
| 213 | Aruba | 180 | <0.01% | Self-governing part of the Netherlands. |
| 214 | 160 | <0.01% | Smallest doubly landlocked country of the world. | |
| 215 | 151 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK; comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada. | |
| 216 | 122 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK; excluding dependencies. | |
| 217 | Jersey | 116 | <0.01% | Crown dependency of the UK. |
| 218 | 102 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK. | |
| 219 | 98 | <0.01% | Dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the main island only (the only inhabited island). Total area is 201 km².[12] | |
| 220 | 91 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK. | |
| 221 | 88 | <0.01% | Dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena. | |
| 222 | Guernsey | 78 | <0.01% | Crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands. |
| 223 | 61 | <0.01% | ||
| 224 | 53 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK. | |
| 225 | 36 | <0.01% | Self-governing area of Australia. | |
| 226 | 26 | <0.01% | ||
| 227 | 21 | <0.01% | ||
| 228 | Tokelau | 12 | <0.01% | Territory of New Zealand. |
| 229 | 6 | <0.01% | Overseas territory of the UK. | |
| 230 | Pitcairn Islands | 5 | <0.01% | Colony of the UK. |
| 231 | 1.95[13] | <0.01% | ||
| 232 | Vatican City | 0.44[14] | <0.01% | Smallest country of the world. |
Source
- UN Demographic Yearbook accessed April 16 2007 unless otherwise specified.
Other references
1. ^ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Microsoft Encarta. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
2. ^ Canada. Statistics Canada.
3. ^ [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html United States]. The World Factbook. CIA (2007-05-31). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
4. ^ The change of U.S. figure is disputedly unexplained as until 1996 CIA still officially regarded China's totally area as "slightly larger than the US"
5. ^ Census Data Online. source: Census of India 1991. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
6. ^ [1]
7. ^ Republic of Serbia without Kosovo and Metohia. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
8. ^ Area, cultivated land area and forest land area (pdf). National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
9. ^ General Data. Statistical Office of the Republic of Montenegro. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
10. ^ Comoros. UNEP Country Profile Information System. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
11. ^ Key Annual Indicators. Statistics Singapore (2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
12. ^ xist.org - Saint Helena
13. ^ Monaco government
14. ^ Holy See - State of vatican City General Information
2. ^ Canada. Statistics Canada.
3. ^ [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html United States]. The World Factbook. CIA (2007-05-31). Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
4. ^ The change of U.S. figure is disputedly unexplained as until 1996 CIA still officially regarded China's totally area as "slightly larger than the US"
5. ^ Census Data Online. source: Census of India 1991. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
6. ^ [1]
7. ^ Republic of Serbia without Kosovo and Metohia. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
8. ^ Area, cultivated land area and forest land area (pdf). National Statistics - Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
9. ^ General Data. Statistical Office of the Republic of Montenegro. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
10. ^ Comoros. UNEP Country Profile Information System. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
11. ^ Key Annual Indicators. Statistics Singapore (2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
12. ^ xist.org - Saint Helena
13. ^ Monaco government
14. ^ Holy See - State of vatican City General Information
See also
- List of major geographic bodies by area
- List of islands by area
- Orders of magnitude (area)
- List of Island Countries by area
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EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001. Their greatest hit, their debut single "time after time", peaked at #13 in the Oricon singles chart.
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Argentine Antarctica
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: En Unión y Libertad
Anthem: Argentine National Anthem
Status
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Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: En Unión y Libertad
Anthem: Argentine National Anthem
Status
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Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is the part of Antarctica claimed by Australia and is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation. It consists of all the islands and territory south of 60° S and between 44°38' E and 160° E, except for Adélie Land (136°11'
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Provincia Antártica Chilena is one of four provinces in its southernmost region, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. The capital is Puerto Williams. The province is nearly 1,250,000 km² in area, which makes it almost twice as large as all other provinces of Chile combined.
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Adélie land (French territory)
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Anthem: La Marseillaise
Status French overseas territory
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Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Anthem: La Marseillaise
Status French overseas territory
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Motto
none
Anthem
none
Major bases Scott Base (NZ)
McMurdo Station (USA)
Government directly administered from New Zealand
- Governor Anand Satyanand
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Anthem
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Major bases Scott Base (NZ)
McMurdo Station (USA)
Government directly administered from New Zealand
- Governor Anand Satyanand
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Queen Maud Land is an English translation of Dronning Maud Land, the official name in use by Norwegian authorities and British Antarctic Survey on the part of Antarctica claimed by Norway on January 14, 1939 as a dependent territory.
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British Antarctic Territory
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Research and Discovery
Anthem: God Save the Queen
Status British Overseas Territory
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Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Research and Discovery
Anthem: God Save the Queen
Status British Overseas Territory
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The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native population.
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“EU” redirects here. For other uses, see EU (disambiguation).
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Sui Generis is one of the most important rock and roll (or folk rock) bands in Argentine history, enjoying enormous success and popularity during the first half of the 1970s and a following that has lasted to the present.
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Oceania
Africa
Asia
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation
Capital
(and largest city) Moscow
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Hymn of the Russian Federation
Capital
(and largest city) Moscow
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s
1988 1989 1990 - 1991 - 1992 1993 1994
Year 1991 (MCMXCI
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1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s
1988 1989 1990 - 1991 - 1992 1993 1994
Year 1991 (MCMXCI
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, Russian: (help info ) ; tr.
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Statistics Canada (French: Statistique Canada) is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture.
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Washington, D.C.
Flag
Seal
Nickname: DC, The District
Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All)
Location of Washington, D.C.
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Flag
Seal
Nickname: DC, The District
Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All)
Location of Washington, D.C.
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Indian reservation is a land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs. Reservations were established when White Americans began to forcibly take land from the American Indians, who had lived in the Americas for
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The World Factbook (ISSN 1553-8133 ; also known as the CIA World Factbook)[1] is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.
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