land area about 16 times the size of the United States
Russia
6,601,668
138,739,892
21
Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
approximately 1.8 times the size of the United States
Antarctica
5,405,430
0
0
south of the Antarctic Circle
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the United States
Canada
3,855,103
34,030,589
9
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
somewhat larger than the United States
United States
3,794,100
313,232,044
83
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
about half the size of Russia; slightly larger than China
China
3,705,407
1,336,718,015
361
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
slightly smaller than the United States
Brazil
3,287,612
203,429,773
62
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
slightly smaller than the United States
Australia
2,988,902
21,766,711
7
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
slightly smaller than the United States contiguous 48 states
India
1,269,219
1,189,172,906
937
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
slightly more than one-third the size of the US
Argentina
1,073,518
41,769,726
39
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe
slightly less than four times the size of Texas
Algeria
919,595
34,994,937
38
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
905,355
71,712,867
79
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
slightly less than one-fourth the size of the United States
Greenland
836,330
57,670
0
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Saudi Arabia
830,000
26,131,703
31
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
slightly more than one-fifth the size of the United States
Mexico
758,449
113,724,226
150
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Indonesia
735,358
245,613,043
334
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Sudan
718,723
45,047,502
63
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea
slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Libya
679,362
6,597,960
10
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
slightly larger than Alaska
Iran
636,372
77,891,220
122
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
Egypt
386,662
82,079,636
212
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
Tanzania
365,755
42,746,620
117
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
slightly larger than twice the size of California
Nigeria
356,669
155,215,573
435
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
slightly more than twice the size of California
Venezuela
352,144
27,635,743
78
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
slightly more than twice the size of California
Namibia
318,261
2,147,585
7
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Mozambique
308,642
22,948,858
74
South-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
slightly less than twice the size of California
Pakistan
307,374
187,342,721
609
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
slightly less than twice the size of California
Turkey
302,535
78,785,548
260
southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
slightly larger than Texas
Chile
291,933
16,888,760
58
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
slightly smaller than Texas
Afghanistan
251,827
29,835,392
118
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
slightly smaller than Texas
South Sudan
248,777
8,260,490
33
Sahel Region of northeastern Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia
slightly smaller than Texas
France
248,573
65,312,249
263
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
slightly less than twice the size of Colorado
Somalia
246,201
9,925,640
40
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
slightly smaller than Texas
Central African Republic
240,535
4,950,027
21
Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
slightly smaller than Texas
Ukraine
233,032
45,134,707
194
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
slightly smaller than Texas
Madagascar
226,658
21,926,221
97
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
slightly smaller than California
Germany
137,847
81,471,834
591
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
slightly smaller than Montana
Congo, Republic of the
132,047
4,243,929
32
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
slightly smaller than Montana
Finland
130,559
5,259,250
40
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
slightly smaller than Montana
Vietnam
127,881
90,549,390
708
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
slightly larger than New Mexico
Malaysia
127,355
28,728,607
226
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
slightly larger than New Mexico
Norway
125,021
4,691,849
38
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
slightly smaller than Oregon
United Kingdom
94,058
62,698,362
667
Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
slightly smaller than Oregon
Uganda
93,065
34,612,250
372
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
slightly smaller than Oregon
Ghana
92,098
24,791,073
269
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
slightly smaller than Oregon
Romania
92,043
21,904,551
238
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
slightly smaller than Oregon
Laos
91,429
6,477,211
71
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
slightly larger than Utah
Guyana
83,000
744,768
9
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
slightly smaller than Idaho
Belarus
80,155
9,577,552
119
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
slightly smaller than Kansas
Kyrgyzstan
77,202
5,587,443
72
Central Asia, west of China
slightly smaller than South Dakota
Senegal
75,955
12,643,799
166
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
slightly smaller than Mississippi
Malawi
45,747
15,879,252
347
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Eritrea
45,406
5,939,484
131
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan
slightly larger than Pennsylvania
Benin
43,484
9,325,032
214
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Honduras
43,278
8,143,564
188
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
slightly larger than Tennessee
Liberia
43,000
3,786,764
88
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
slightly larger than Tennessee
Bulgaria
42,811
7,093,635
166
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
slightly larger than Tennessee
Cuba
42,803
11,087,330
259
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 90 miles south of Key West, Florida
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Guatemala
42,042
13,824,463
329
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
slightly smaller than Tennessee
Iceland
39,769
311,058
8
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
slightly smaller than West Virginia
Costa Rica
19,730
4,576,562
232
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
slightly smaller than West Virginia
Slovakia
18,933
5,477,038
289
Central Europe, south of Poland
about twice the size of New Hampshire
Dominican Republic
18,792
9,956,648
530
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Estonia
17,463
1,282,963
73
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
Denmark
16,639
5,529,888
332
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
Netherlands
16,040
16,847,007
1050
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Switzerland
15,937
7,639,961
479
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Bhutan
14,824
708,427
48
Southern Asia, between China and India
about half the size of Indiana
Guinea-Bissau
13,948
1,596,677
114
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
Moldova
13,070
4,314,377
330
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
slightly larger than Maryland
Belgium
11,787
10,431,477
885
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
about the size of Maryland
Lesotho
11,720
1,924,886
164
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
slightly smaller than Maryland
Armenia
11,484
2,967,975
258
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
slightly smaller than Maryland
Solomon Islands
11,157
571,890
51
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
slightly smaller than Maryland
Albania
11,100
2,994,667
270
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro
slightly smaller than Maryland
Equatorial Guinea
10,831
668,225
62
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon
slightly smaller than Maryland
Burundi
10,745
10,216,190
951
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
slightly smaller than Maryland
Haiti
10,714
9,719,932
907
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
slightly smaller than New Jersey
Timor-Leste
5,743
1,177,834
205
Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
slightly larger than Connecticut
Bahamas
5,359
313,312
58
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
slightly smaller than Connecticut
Montenegro
5,333
661,807
124
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
slightly smaller than Connecticut
Puerto Rico
5,324
3,989,133
749
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Vanuatu
4,706
224,564
48
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
slightly larger than Connecticut
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
4,700
3,140
1
Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
slightly smaller than Connecticut
Qatar
4,473
848,016
190
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
slightly smaller than Connecticut
Gambia, The
4,361
1,797,860
412
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
Jamaica
4,244
2,868,380
676
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
Mauritius
788
1,303,717
1655
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC
Virgin Islands
737
109,666
149
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
almost 10 times the size of Washington, DC
Faroe Islands
538
49,267
92
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway
eight times the size of Washington, DC
Hong Kong
426
7,122,508
16709
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
six times the size of Washington, DC
Sao Tome and Principe
372
179,506
482
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
more than five times the size of Washington, DC
Turks and Caicos Islands
366
44,819
122
Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Kiribati
313
100,743
322
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
four times the size of Washington, DC
Bahrain
293
1,214,705
4140
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
A group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
Maldives
115
394,999
3433
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Cayman Islands
102
51,384
504
Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Kitts and Nevis
101
50,314
499
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Niue
100
1,311
13
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
93
5,888
63
Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Cook Islands
91
11,124
122
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
American Samoa
77
67,242
875
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
slightly larger than Washington, DC
Marshall Islands
70
67,182
961
Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
about the size of Washington, DC
Aruba
69
106,113
1527
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Bermuda
21
68,679
3294
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US)
about one-third the size of Washington, DC
Bouvet Island
19
0
0
Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
about one-fourth times the size of Washington, DC
Pitcairn Islands
18
48
3
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
about one-fourth times the size of Washington, DC
Norfolk Island
14
2,169
156
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Sint Maarten
13
37,429
2851
Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Macau
11
573,003
52627
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Tuvalu
10
10,544
1050
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Nauru
8
9,322
1150
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Tokelau
5
1,384
299
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Paracel Islands
3
0
0
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Gibraltar
3
28,956
11538
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Wake Island
3
0
0
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Clipperton Island
2
0
0
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Navassa Island
2
0
0
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
2
0
0
Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Spratly Islands
2
0
0
Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
about four times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Monaco
1
30,539
39548
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Holy See (Vatican City)
0
832
4897
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
smaller than the Sawgrass Mills Mall parking lot in Sunrise, Florida
Source: CIA World Factbook, accessed July 15, 2011
Nation or region can refer to a wide variety of dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, uninhabited islands, and other entities in addition to the traditional countries or independent states.
Area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
Population is the number of people living in a nation or area.
Population Density is the population divided by the area.
Dowling, Mike. "Sort the Nations of the World by Area at mrdowling.com."
www.mrdowling.com. Updated
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