Largest Countries in the World by Area

193 UN Member Sovereign Countries with 2 Observer Countries (Palestine and Vatican City)

Below is the list of 195 largest countries in the world by area

Sovereign Countries in the World by Area

S.N.Recognised Countries in the World by AreaArea (km2)Area (sq mi)CapitalPopulation2015 GDP (PPP) in $ Millions2015 Nominal GDP - $ Millions2015 GDP (PPP) per Capita
1Russia1,70,98,24266,01,668Moscow14,62,67,288$34,71,000$12,36,000$23,700
2Canada99,84,67038,54,085Ottawa3,58,19,000$16,28,000$15,73,000$45,900
3United States98,57,30638,05,927Washington, D.C.32,12,34,000$1,79,70,000$1,79,70,000$56,300
4China (PRC)95,96,96137,05,407Beijing1,37,07,93,000$1,95,10,000$1,13,80,000$14,300
5Brazil85,14,87732,87,612Brasília20,48,93,000$3166000$1800000$15,800
6Australia77,41,22029,88,902Canberra2,39,23,600$14,89,000$12,41,000 $65,400
7India32,87,59012,69,346New Delhi1,29,94,99,000$80,27,000$21,83,000$6,300
8Argentina27,80,40010,73,518Buenos Aires4,31,31,966$964300$578700$22,400
9Kazakhstan27,24,90010,52,090Astana1,79,48,816$4,30,500$1,95,000$24,700
10Algeria23,81,7409,19,595Algiers3,33,33,267$5,70,600$1,75,100$14,400
11Democratic Republic of the Congo23,44,8589,05,355Kinshasa7,55,07,308$63,270$39,060$800
12Saudi Arabia21,49,6908,30,000Riyadh3,15,21,000$16,81,000$6,65,500$54,600
13Mexico19,72,5507,61,606Mexico City12,10,06,000$22,20,000$11,61,000$18,500
14Indonesia19,04,5697,35,358Jakarta25,54,62,000$28,39,000$8,72,600$11,300
15Sudan18,61,4847,18,723Khartoum3,67,87,012$1,67,400$84,330$4,500
16Libya17,59,5406,79,362Tripoli60,36,914$92,870$29,720$15,100
17Iran16,48,1956,36,372Tehran7,87,78,000$13,82,000$3,96,900$17,800
18Mongolia15,66,0006,03,909Ulaanbaatar30,29,000$36,430$12,410$12,500
19Peru12,85,2164,96,225Lima3,11,51,643$385400$179900$12,300
20Chad12,84,0004,95,755N'Djamena1,01,46,000$32,000$11,690$2,800
21Niger12,67,0004,89,191Niamey1,39,57,000$18,960$7,119$1,100
22Angola12,46,7004,81,354Luanda1,69,41,000$1,85,200$1,02,000$7,600
23Mali12,40,1924,78,841Bamako1,35,18,000$29,150$10,950$1,800
24South Africa12,21,0374,71,445Bloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive)5,29,81,991$7,24,000$3,17,300$13,400
25Colombia11,38,9104,39,736Bogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá4,83,47,000$665000$274200$14,000
26Ethiopia11,04,3004,26,373Addis Ababa8,52,37,338$1,59,200$57,560$1,700
27Bolivia10,98,5814,24,164Sucre1,00,27,254$73880$33540$6,500
28Mauritania10,30,7003,97,955Nouakchott30,69,000$16,430$4,677$4,500
29Egypt10,01,4493,86,662Cairo8,45,50,000$9,96,000$2,86,400$11,500
30Tanzania9,45,2033,64,945Dodoma4,49,29,002$1,38,300$46,190$3,000
31Nigeria9,23,7683,56,669Abuja17,45,07,539$11,05,000$4,93,000$6,400
32Venezuela9,12,0503,52,144Caracas3,06,20,404$491600$131900$16,100
33Namibia8,25,4183,18,696Windhoek20,31,000$24,840$12,860$11,300
34Pakistan8,03,9403,10,403Islamabad19,17,85,000$9,30,800$2,47,800$4,900
35Mozambique8,01,5903,09,496Maputo2,03,66,795$33,730$16,990$1,300
36Turkey7,83,5623,02,535Ankara7,82,14,000$15,76,000$7,22,200$20,500
37Chile7,56,1022,91,933Santiago1,80,06,407$424300$240000$23,800
38Zambia7,52,6142,90,586Lusaka1,46,68,000$64,650$24,470$4,300
39Myanmar (Burma)6,76,5782,61,227Naypyidaw5,22,80,000$2,67,700$65,780$5,200
40Afghanistan6,52,8642,51,827Kabul2,68,49,000$62,790$20,840$2,000
41South Sudan6,44,3292,48,777Juba82,60,490$22,460$12,880$2,000
42France6,43,4272,48,429Paris6,62,59,012$26,47,000$24,23,000$41,400
43Somalia6,37,6572,46,201Mogadishu98,32,017$4,431$5,800$400
44Central African Republic6,22,9842,40,535Bangui42,16,666$3,052$1,624$600
45Ukraine6,03,5502,33,032Kiev4,42,91,413$3,34,200$90,140$8,000
46Madagascar5,87,0412,26,658Antananarivo1,86,06,000$35,560$9,514$1,500
47Botswana5,81,7262,24,606Gaborone18,39,833$37,160$13,090$17,700
48Kenya5,80,3672,24,081Nairobi3,47,07,817$1,43,100$63,120$3,300
49Yemen5,28,0762,03,796Sana'a2,67,45,000$75,520$34,930$2,800
50Thailand5,13,1201,98,115Bangkok6,83,87,000$11,07,000$3,73,500$16,100
51Spain5,05,3701,95,124Madrid4,77,37,941$16,36,000$12,21,000$35,200
52Turkmenistan4,91,2101,88,456Ashgabat49,02,000$90,290$44,360$15,600
53Cameroon4,75,4421,83,569Yaoundé1,77,95,000$72,110$28,520$3,200
54Papua New Guinea4,62,8401,78,704Port Moresby63,10,129$19,220$18,000 $2,800
55Sweden4,50,2951,73,860Stockholm97,23,809$4,67,400$4,83,700$48,000
56Uzbekistan4,48,9781,72,742Tashkent3,12,83,000$1,85,800$65,950$6,100
57Morocco4,46,5501,72,414Rabat3,57,57,175$2,74,500$1,03,100$8,300
58Iraq4,37,0721,69,234Baghdad3,65,75,000$5,31,400$1,65,100$15,500
59Paraguay4,06,7521,57,048Asunción70,03,406$60150$29070$8,800
60Zimbabwe3,90,7571,50,872Harare1,30,10,000$27,920$13,910$2,100
61Japan3,77,9441,45,925Tokyo12,68,91,000$46,58,000$41,27,000$38,200
62Germany3,57,0221,37,847Berlin8,09,96,685$38,42,000$33,71,000$47,400
63Republic of the Congo3,42,0001,32,047Brazzaville40,12,809$28,920$8,871$6,800
64Finland3,38,1451,30,559Helsinki52,68,799$2,24,700$2,30,700$41,200
65Vietnam3,32,6981,28,565Hanoi9,18,12,000$5,51,300$1,98,800$6,100
66Malaysia3,29,8471,27,355Kuala Lumpur3,10,32,000$8,13,500$3,13,500$26,600
67Norway3,23,8021,25,021Oslo51,47,792$3,52,800$3,97,600$68,400
68Ivory Coast3,22,4601,24,503Yamoussoukro1,76,54,843$78,330$31,270$3,400
69Poland3,12,6851,20,728Warsaw3,83,46,279$10,03,000$4,81,200$26,400
70Oman3,09,5011,19,498Muscat41,81,000$1,71,700$60,180$46,200
71Italy3,01,3401,16,348Rome6,16,80,122$21,74,000$18,19,000$35,800
72Philippines3,00,0001,15,831Manila10,29,65,000$7,42,200$2,99,300$7,500
73Ecuador2,83,5611,09,484Quito1,63,46,700$181800$98930$11,300
74Burkina Faso2,74,0001,05,792Ouagadougou1,32,28,000$31,180$11,320$1,800
75New Zealand2,67,7101,03,363Wellington45,70,038$1,66,000$1,70,600 $36,400
76Gabon2,67,6681,03,347Libreville13,84,000$34,410$13,800$21,700
77Guinea2,45,85794,926Conakry1,00,57,975$15,280$6,733$1,300
78United Kingdom2,43,61094,058London6,37,42,977$26,60,000$28,65,000$41,200
79Ghana2,38,53492,098Accra2,30,00,000$1,13,300$37,680$4,300
80Romania2,38,39192,043Bucharest2,17,29,871$4,11,100$1,74,900$20,600
81Laos2,36,80091,428.99Vientiane68,02,000$37,500$12,550$5,400
82Uganda2,36,04091,136Kampala2,76,16,000$79,750$24,940$2,100
83Guyana2,14,96983,000Georgetown7,47,884$5770$3203$7,200
84Belarus2,07,60080,155Minsk96,08,058$1,68,200$62,020$17,800
85Kyrgyzstan1,99,95177,181Bishkek59,43,000$19,810$7,158$3,400
86Senegal1,96,72375,955Dakar1,16,58,000$36,300$13,990$2,500
87Syria1,85,18071,479Damascus2,32,70,000$55,800$24,600$5,100
88Cambodia1,81,03569,898Phnom Penh1,50,40,000$54,035$17,814$3,476.512
89Uruguay1,76,21568,037Montevideo34,04,189$72360$56800$21,800
90Suriname1,63,82063,251Paramaribo5,41,638$9211$5050$16,700
91Tunisia1,63,61063,170Tunis1,01,02,000$1,27,200$44,270$11,600
92Bangladesh1,47,57056,977Dhaka15,87,62,000$5,77,000$2,02,300$3,600
93Nepal1,47,18156,827Kathmandu2,80,38,000$70,080$21,360$2,500
94Tajikistan1,43,10055,251Dushanbe84,51,000$23,300$8,045$2,800
95Greece1,31,95750,949Athens1,08,16,286$2,81,600$1,93,000$25,600
96Nicaragua1,30,37550,193Managua65,14,000$31,180$12,320$5,000
97North Korea1,20,54046,528P'yŏngyang2,58,63,000$40,000$28,000$1,800
98Malawi1,18,48445,747Lilongwe1,28,84,000$20,560$6,388$1,200
99Eritrea1,17,60045,406Asmara58,80,000$7,938$4,256$1,200
100Benin1,12,62243,484Porto-Novo84,39,000$21,160$7,701$2,000
101Honduras1,12,49243,278Tegucigalpa89,50,000$41,000$19,940$5,000
102Liberia1,11,36943,000Monrovia41,28,572$3,780$2,015$900
103Bulgaria1,10,87942,811Sofia69,24,716$1,32,600$47,170$18,400
104Cuba1,09,88442,426Havana1,12,52,000$1,28,500$77,150$10,200
105Guatemala1,08,88942,042Guatemala City1,61,76,000$1,25,600$63,220$7,900
106Iceland1,03,00039,769Reykjavík3,17,351$15,010$16,740$46,600
107South Korea1,00,21038,691Seoul5,06,17,000$18,49,000$13,93,000$36,700
108Hungary93,02835,918Budapest99,19,128$2,57,000$1,18,500$26,000
109Portugal92,09035,556Lisbon1,04,27,301$2,88,600$1,97,500$27,800
110Jordan89,34235,637Amman68,37,000$82,990$38,210$12,400
111Serbia88,36134,116Belgrade72,09,764$97,270$36,560$13,600
112Azerbaijan86,60033,436Baku96,86,210$1,74,300$63,980$18,700
113Austria83,87132,383Vienna82,23,062$4,03,800$3,72,600$47,500
114United Arab Emirates8360032,278Abu Dhabi89,33,000$6,41,900$3,39,100$67,000
115Czech Republic78,86730,451Prague1,05,38,275$3,31,400$1,82,500$31,500
116Panama74,177.3028,640Panama City37,64,000$82,180$47,470$20,900
117Sierra Leone71,74027,699Freetown61,44,562$9,833$4,266$1,600
118Ireland70,27327,133Dublin48,32,765$2,50,300$2,27,500$54,300
119Georgia69,70026,911Tbilisi / T'bilisi49,35,880$35,370$13,750$9,500
120Sri Lanka65,61025,332Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte2,08,69,000$2,32,500$79,520$11,200
121Lithuania65,30025,212Vilnius29,43,472$82,140$41,780$28,000
122Latvia64,58924,938Riga21,65,165$49,890$27,820$24,500
123Togo56,78521,925Lomé71,54,237$10,820$4,152$1,500
124Croatia56,59421,851Zagreb44,70,534$90,330$48,930$21,300
125Bosnia and Herzegovina51,19719,767Sarajevo38,71,643$39,460$15,570$10,200
126Costa Rica51,10019,653San José3,58,19,000$74,090$51,620$15,500
127Slovakia49,03518,933Bratislava54,43,583$1,59,600$86,200$29,500
128Dominican Republic48,44218,704Santo Domingo99,80,000$1,47,600$66,580$14,900
129Estonia45,22817,463Tallinn12,57,921$37,880$22,930$28,700
130Denmark43,09416,639Copenhagen55,69,077$2,57,100$2,91,000$45,800
131Netherlands41,54316,040Amsterdam(capital)1,68,77,351$8,31,400$7,50,800$49,300
132Switzerland41,27715,937Bern / Berne80,61,516$4,82,700$6,77,000$59,300
133Bhutan38,39414,824Thimphu7,60,000$6,383$2,209$8,200
134Guinea-Bissau36,12513,948Bissau15,86,000$2,677$1,035$1,500
135Moldova33,85113,070Chișinău35,83,288$17,770$6,188$5,000
136Belgium30,52811,787Brussels1,12,39,755$4,94,600$4,58,700$44,100
137Lesotho30,35511,720Maseru20,67,000$5,777$2,035$3,000
138Armenia29,74311,484Yerevan30,60,631$25,220$10,610$8,400
139Solomon Islands28,89611,157Honiara5,84,578$1,205 $2,000 28,896
140Albania28,74811,100Tirana30,20,209$32,440$11,590$11,900
141Equatoria`l Guinea28,05110,831Malabo5,04,000$25,940$10,030$33,300
142Burundi27,83010,745Bujumbura75,48,000$7,883$2,970$900
143Haiti27,75010,714Port-au-Prince1,09,94,000$19,020$8,797$1,800
144Rwanda26,79810,347Kigali76,00,000$20,320$8,468$1,800
145Macedonia25,7139,928Skopje20,91,719$28,890$10,090$14,000
146Djibouti23,2008,958Djibouti City9,06,000$3,093$1,743$3,300
147Belize22,9668,867Belmopan3,69,000$3,071$1,763$8,600
148El Salvador21,0418,124San Salvador64,60,000$52,880$25,650$8,300
149Israel20,7708,019 / 8,522 Jerusalem (proclaimed)83,72,000$2,81,800$2,98,900$34,300
150Slovenia20,2737,827Ljubljana19,88,292$63,600$42,740$30,900
151Fiji18,2747,056Suva8,90,057$7,798$4,526 $8,800
152Kuwait17,8206,880Kuwait City41,61,000$2,88,800$1,23,200$72,200
153Swaziland17,3646,704Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)10,32,000$10,870$4,305$9,800
154Timor-Leste (East Timor)15,4105,743Dili12,45,000$7,101$4,231$5,800
155Bahamas13,8785,358Nassau3,79,000$9,231$8,884$25,600
156Montenegro13,8125,333Podgorica6,50,036$9,829$3,985$15,700
157Vanuatu12,1894,706Port Vila2,56,155$675.9$771 $2,600
158Qatar11,5864,467.60Doha21,13,000$3,24,200$1,92,100$1,45,000
159Jamaica10,9914,244Kingston27,29,000$24,600$13,820$8,800
160Lebanon10,4524,036Beirut42,88,000$83,860$54,400$18,600
161Gambia10,3804,008Banjul15,17,000$3,269$761$1,700
162Cyprus9,2513,572Nicosia11,72,458$27,910$19,380$31,000
163Palestine6,2202,402Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah42,25,710$12,700$12,700$1924 (West Bank), $876 (Gaza)
164Brunei5,7652,226Bandar Seri Begawan4,21,000$32,900$11,640$79,700
165Trinidad and Tobago5,1311,981Port of Spain13,57,000$44,320$27,670$32,800
166Cape Verde4,0331,557Praia4,20,979$3,479$1,641$6,700
167Samoa2,8311,093Apia1,94,320$1,033$867 $5,400
168Luxembourg2,586998Luxembourg5,20,672$56,580$57,930$1,02,900
169Comoros2,235863Moroni7,98,000$1,214$589$1,600
170Mauritius2,040788Port Louis12,19,220$24,510$11,570$19,500
171São Tomé and Príncipe964372São Tomé1,83,176$663.7$326$3,400
172Kiribati811313Tarawa1,01,998$169.8$164 $2,200
173Bahrain765295.37Manama17,81,000$64,900$30,910$51,200
174Dominica750290Roseau71,000$820.1$538$11,600
175Tonga747288Nukuʻalofa1,06,146$520.5$443 $5,100
176Singapore719.1278Singapore City55,41,000$4,68,900$2,94,000$85,700
177Federated States of Micronesia702271Palikir1,35,869$310.3$307 $3,000
178Saint Lucia617238.23Castries1,72,000$2,032$1,438$12,000
179Andorra468181Andorra la Vella85,458$3,163$4,800$37,200
180Palau459177Ngerulmud21,032$262.6$261 $14,800
181Seychelles451174Victoria80,654$2,533$1,375$27,000
182Antigua and Barbuda440170St. John's89,000$2,096$1,285$23,700
183Barbados439166Bridgetown2,83,000$4,658$4,451$16,700
184Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389150Kingstown1,10,000$1,211$765$11,000
185Grenada348.5132.8St. George's1,04,000$1,385$957$13,000
186Malta316122Valletta4,12,655$14,750$9,190$34,700
187Maldives298115Malé3,45,000$4,732$3,031$13,600
188Saint Kitts and Nevis261104Basseterre46,000$1,358$889$22,800
189Marshall Islands18170Majuro73,630$186.9$195 $3,400
190Liechtenstein16062Vaduz37,313$3,200$5,113$89,400
191San Marino6124San Marino32,742$1,952$1,543$62,100
192Tuvalu2610Funafuti11,146$36.58$34 $3,400
193Nauru218No official Capital12,329$150.8$150.8$14,800
194Monaco20.8Monaco30,508$6,790$6,063$78,700
195Vatican City0.440.17Vatican City842   

Countries with limited recognition by Area

Non-United Nations Member Sovereign Countries by Area

S.N.CountryArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusCapitalGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP nominal in MillionsGDP per capitaPopulation
1Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic2,67,4051,03,246Claimed as the southernmost provinces of Morocco. Recognized by the African Union and 84 UN members as the representative government of Western Sahara.El Aaiún(proclaimed)   2,66,000
2Somaliland1,37,60053,128State within the Federal regions of Somalia.Recognized by no UN member.Hargeisa$3,200  $577 40,00,000
3Taiwan35,98013,892Claimed as a province of ChinaTaipei$11,14,000$5,18,800$47,500 2,30,71,779
4Kosovo10,8874,203Recognized or acclaimed by 108 UN member countries.Pristina$17,630 $6,309 $9,570 18,36,529
5Abkhazia8,6603,344Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.Sukhumi / Sukhum $500  2,50,000
6Nagorno-Karabakh7,0002,703Claimed as part ofAzerbaijan. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by 3 non-UN states.Stepanakert$411.7 $2,780 1,41,400
7South Ossetia3,9001,506Claimed as part of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.Tskhinvali$15  $250 70,000
8Transnistria3,5001,351Claimed as a administrative division of Moldova. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by three non-UN countries.Tiraspol$799  $1,500 5,30,000
9Northern Cyprus3,3551,295Recognized by Turkey. Claimed as part of the Cyprus.Nicosia $4,273 $15,302 2,94,906
10Niue260100Self-governing in free association with New ZealandAlofi$10.01 $10.01 $5,800 2,134
11Cook Islands23691Self-governing in free association with New ZealandAvarua$244.10 $244.10 $12,300 20,811

Non-Sovereign Territories by Area

Non-Sovereign Dependent Territories in the World by Area

S.N.Dependent TerritoriesArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusCapitalPopulationGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP Nominal in MillionsGDP per capita
1Papua3,19,036.051,23,180.51Province of IndonesiaJayapura34,86,432$7,958  $2,941.53
2West Papua1,40,375.6254,199.33Province of IndonesiaManokwari8,77,437$3,771  $1,888.15
3British Indian Ocean Territory54,40021,004British overseas territory 3,000   
4Hawaii28,31110,931State of the United StatesHonolulu14,19,561$78,110 $79,595 $46,034
5New Caledonia18,5767,172Sui generiscollectivity of FranceNouméa2,68,767$11,100 $11,100 $38,800
6Falkland Islands12,1734,700British overseas territoryStanley3140$164.50 $164.50 $55,400
7Puerto Rico9,1043,515Unincorporated territory(U.S. Commonwealth)San Juan35,48,397$61,460 $61,460 $28,500
8French Polynesia4,1671,609Overseas country of FrancePapeete2,94,935$7,150 $7,150 $26,100
9South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands3,9031,507British overseas territoryKing Edward Pointno indigenous inhabitants   
10Faroe Islands / Faeroe Islands1,393538Constituent country of DenmarkTórshavn49,947$1,471 $2,320 $30,500
11Serranilla Bank1,200463.32Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by Honduras, Nicaragua and United States.N/AN/A   
12Hong Kong1,104426Special Administrative Region of ChinaHong Kong72,98,600$4,14,500$3,07,800$57,000
13Turks and Caicos Islands616.3238British Overseas TerritoryCockburn Town31,618$632  $29,100
14Isle of Man572221Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.Douglas86,866$6,298 $4,076 $53,800
15Guam541.3209Insular area of the United StatesHagåtña / Agaña1,61,785$4,882 $4,600 $30,500
16Northern Mariana Islands475.3183.5Insular area of the United StatesSaipan53,855$682 $1,232 $13,300
17Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha420162British overseas territoryJamestown5661$31.10  $7,800
18United States Virgin Islands346.36133.73Unincorporated organized Territory of the United StatesCharlotte Amalie1,06,405$3,792 $5,075 $36,100
19Cayman Islands264102British Overseas TerritoryGeorge Town58,238$2,507 $2,250 $43,800
20Akrotiri and Dhekelia25498British overseas territoryEpiskopi Cantonment7,700 Cypriots, 8,000 British military personnel and their families   
21American Samoa19976.8Insular area of the United StatesPago Pago57,345$711 $748.60 $13,000
22Easter Island163.663.2Special territory of ChileHanga Roa5,761   
23British Virgin Islands15359British Overseas TerritoryRoad Town28,054$500 $1,095 $42,300
24Bajo Nuevo Bank14556Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America, uninhabited, disputed by 3 other nations.N/A0   
25Wallis and Futuna142.4255Overseas collectivity of FranceMata-Utu15,585$60  $3,800
26Christmas Island13552Territory of AustraliaFlying Fish Cove2,072   
27Jersey11846Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.Saint Helier96,513$5,771 $5,771 $57,000
28Ogasawara Village104.4140.31Part of Ogasawara Village inTokyo, JapanŌmura (大村)2,871   
29Montserrat10239British Overseas TerritoryPlymouth4,922$43.78  $8,500
30Juan Fernández Islands99.638.5Special territory of ChileSan Juan Bautista900   
31Anguilla9135British Overseas TerritoryThe Valley13,037$175.40 $175.40 $12,200
32Guernsey7830Crown Dependency of the Crown in Right of the UK.Saint Peter Port65,849$3,451 $2,742 $52,300
33Kingman Reef7629United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUninhabited   
34Bermuda53.220.6British Overseas TerritoryHamilton64,237$5,198 $5,198 $85,700
35Pitcairn Islands4718.1British overseas territoryAdamstown56 $1.477 
36French Southern and Antarctic Lands38.615French overseas territorySaint-Pierre140 estimate   
37Norfolk Island34.613.3Self-governing integralTerritory of AustraliaKingston2,210   
38Macau / Macao28.210.9Special Administrative Region of ChinaMacau / Macao6,42,900$51,680$51,680$88,700
39Cocos (Keeling) Islands145Territory of AustraliaWest Island / Bantam596   
40Palmyra Atoll124.6United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabited4 - 20   
41Tokelau103.86Dependent territory of New ZealandEach Atoll has its own administrative centre1,431$1.50  $1,000
42Wake Island7.12.73United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabited150   
43Gibraltar6.52.5British overseas territoryGibraltar29,185$1,850 $1,850 $43,000
44Midway Islands6.22.4United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabited60   
45Clipperton Island62.3French state private propertyUninhabitedUninhabited   
46Navassa Island5.42Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by HaitiN/AUninhabited   
47Ashmore and Cartier Islands52Territory of AustraliaUninhabitedUninhabited   
48Jarvis Island4.51.75United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUninhabited   
49Coral Sea Islands31Territory of AustraliaUninhabited4   
50Johnston Atoll2.671.03United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUninhabited   
51Baker Island2.10.81United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUninhabited   
52Howland Island1.621.05United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUninhabited   

Other Areas in the World by Area

S.N.Other AreasArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusCapitalPopulationGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP Nominal in MillionsGDP per capita
1Greenland21,66,0868,36,109Constituent Country of the Kingdom of DenmarkNuuk56,000$2,173 $2,160 $38,400
2French Guiana83,53432,253French overseas regionCayenne250109$4,900  $19,828
3Svalbard62,04523,956Special territory of Norway, decided by the Svalbard Treaty.Longyearbyen2,019   
4Northern Ireland14,1305,456Part of the UK, devolved government decided by the Good Friday Agreement.Belfast18,10,863$45,288 $49,330 $24,760
5Canary Islands7,4472,875Spanish autonomous communitySanta Cruz and Las Palmas22,05,247 $54,737 $25,512
6Åland6,7872,620Self-governing or autonomous area of Finland, significant autonomy as the result of crisis in Åland.Mariehamn27,500$1,563  $55,829
7Réunion2,512970French overseas regionSaint-Denis7,93,000 $22,200 $26,369
8Guadeloupe1,628629Department and region of FranceBasse-Terre4,05,000$10,300  $25,479
9Martinique1,128436Department and region of FranceFort-de-France3,83,000$10,700  $27,688
10Madeira828320Portuguese autonomous regionFunchal2,67,785 $5,750 $23,226
11Curaçao444171.4Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsWillemstad1,57,000$3,128 $5,600 $22,619
12Mayotte374144French overseas departmentMamoudzou1,86,452 $2,400 $10,891
13Bonaire294114Special municipality of the NetherlandsKralendijkN/A$386  $21,500
14Saint Pierre and Miquelon24293French Overseas CollectivitySaint-Pierre6,000$215.30 $215.30 $34,900
15Aruba178.9169.08Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsOranjestad1,10,000$2,516 $2,516 $28,924
16Saint Martin8734French Overseas CollectivityMarigot36,000$561.50 $561.50 $19,300
17San Andrés and Providencia52.520.3Department of ColombiaSan AndrésN/A$664 $461 $8,988
18Sint Maarten3413.1Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsPhilipsburg39,000$365.80 $3,04,100 $66,800
19Ceuta2811Spanish autonomous cityCeuta76,861 $2,194 $28,372
20Saint Barthélemy259.5French Overseas CollectivityGustavia10,000 $255 $37,000
21Pelagie Islands21.48Italian territoryLampedusa e Linosa6,304   
22Sint Eustatius218Special municipality of the NetherlandsOranjestadN/A$104  $26,400
23Melilla208Spanish autonomous cityMelilla72,000 $2,037 $26,915
24Saba135Special municipality of the NetherlandsThe BottomN/A$45  $23,600
25Plazas de soberanía  Spanish overseas territoryN/A74  

Territorial Claims in Antarctica

Official Claims of Territories in Antarctica by Area

S.N.Territory in AntarcticaArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusClaimantDateCapitalPopulationClaim limits
1Australian Antarctic Territory58,96,50022,76,651External dependent territory of AustraliaAustralia1933Davis Stationless than 1,000160°E to 142°2'E, 136°11'E to 44°38'E
2Queen Maud Land27,00,00010,42,476Dependency of NorwayNorway1939Oslomaximum average of 40, Six are occupied year-round44°38'E to 20°W
3British Antarctic Territory17,09,4006,60,000Overseas territory of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom1908Halley Base250 (summer)20°W to 80°W
4Argentine Antarctica14,61,5975,64,326Department of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands ProvinceArgentina1942Handled by the province of Tierra del Fuego, whose capital is Ushuaia.469 (2010 Census)25°W to 74°W
5Chilean Antarctic Territory12,50,2574,82,727Commune of Antártica ChilenaChile1940Villa Las Estrellas115 (2012 Census)53°W to 90°W
6Ross Dependency4,50,0001,74,000Dependency of New ZealandNew Zealand1923Scott Base10-80 (Scott Base) 200-1,000 (McMurdo Station) 85-200 (South Pole Station) 0-90 (Zucchelli Station)150°W to 160°E
7Adélie Land4,32,0001,66,796District of the French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrance1924Dumont d'Urville Stationa33 (winter), 80 (summer)142°2'E to 136°11'E
8Peter I Island15459Dependency of NorwayNorway1929 uninhabited68°50'S 90°35'W

Overlapping Claims in Antarctica

S.N.ClaimantsClaim Limits
1Argentina, United Kingdom25°W to 53°W
2Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom53°W to 74°W
3Chile, United Kingdom74°W to 80°W

Unclaimed Territory in Antarctica

S.N.RegionArea (km2)Area (sq mi))Unclaimed limitsCurrencyPopulation
1Marie Byrd Land16,10,0006,20,00090°W to 150°WPenguino20 to 30 People