Surface area (km²) by country, 2000

Countries214

1. Russia17,098,240

Median98,954

Japan377,80062 / 214

World139,766,146

Top 20

Russia17,098,240

Canada15,640,500

United States9,632,030

China9,562,920

Brazil8,515,770

Australia7,741,220

India3,287,260

Argentina2,780,400

Kazakhstan2,724,902

Sudan2,505,810

Algeria2,381,740

Congo - Kinshasa2,344,860

Saudi Arabia2,149,690

Mexico1,964,380

Indonesia1,910,930

Libya1,759,540

Iran1,745,150

Mongolia1,564,120

Peru1,285,220

Chad1,284,000

Bottom 10

Liechtenstein160

British Virgin Islands150

San Marino60

Bermuda54

Sint Maarten34

Tuvalu30

Macau20

Nauru20

Gibraltar10

Monaco2

Biggest increases since 1999

Hong Kong+0.9%

Italy+0.2%

United States+0.0%

France+0.0%

Russia+0.0%

Canada+0.0%

Brazil+0.0%

Australia+0.0%

India+0.0%

Argentina+0.0%

Biggest decreases since 1999

French Polynesia-13.2%

Belgium-7.8%

Uzbekistan-0.7%

Vietnam-0.6%

Spain-0.2%

China-0.0%

Monaco+0.0%

Gibraltar+0.0%

Nauru+0.0%

Macau+0.0%

All countries

#	Country / region	Surface area (km²)	Prior-year rank
1	Russia	17,098,240	1
2	Canada	15,640,500	2
3	United States	9,632,030	3
4	China	9,562,920	4
5	Brazil	8,515,770	5
6	Australia	7,741,220	6
7	India	3,287,260	7
8	Argentina	2,780,400	8
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,902	9
10	Sudan	2,505,810	10
11	Algeria	2,381,740	11
12	Congo - Kinshasa	2,344,860	12
13	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	13
14	Mexico	1,964,380	14
15	Indonesia	1,910,930	15
16	Libya	1,759,540	16
17	Iran	1,745,150	17
18	Mongolia	1,564,120	18
19	Peru	1,285,220	19
20	Chad	1,284,000	20
21	Niger	1,267,000	21
22	Angola	1,246,700	22
23	Mali	1,240,190	23
24	South Africa	1,219,090	24
25	Colombia	1,141,750	25
26	Ethiopia	1,104,300	26
27	Bolivia	1,098,580	27
28	Mauritania	1,030,700	28
29	Egypt	1,001,450	29
30	Tanzania	947,300	30
31	Nigeria	923,770	31
32	Venezuela	912,050	32
33	Namibia	824,290	33
34	Mozambique	799,380	34
35	Pakistan	796,100	35
36	Türkiye	785,350	36
37	Chile	756,096	37
38	Zambia	752,610	38
39	Myanmar (Burma)	676,590	39
40	Afghanistan	652,860	40
41	Somalia	637,660	41
42	Central African Republic	622,980	42
43	Ukraine	603,550	43
44	Madagascar	587,040	44
45	Botswana	581,730	45
46	Kenya	580,370	46
47	France	549,087	47
48	Yemen	527,970	48
49	Thailand	513,120	49
50	Spain	505,000	50
51	Turkmenistan	488,100	51
52	Cameroon	475,440	52
53	Papua New Guinea	462,840	53
54	Sweden	447,420	54
55	Morocco	446,550	56
56	Uzbekistan	444,103	55
57	Iraq	438,320	57
58	Greenland	410,450	58
59	Paraguay	406,750	59
60	Zimbabwe	390,760	60
61	Norway	385,178	61
62	Japan	377,800	62
63	Germany	357,030	63
64	Congo - Brazzaville	342,000	64
65	Finland	338,150	65
66	Malaysia	330,800	67
67	Vietnam	329,240	66
68	Côte d’Ivoire	322,460	68
69	Poland	312,690	69
70	Oman	309,500	70
71	Italy	302,069	71
72	Philippines	300,000	72
73	Burkina Faso	274,220	73
74	New Zealand	267,710	74
75	Gabon	267,670	75
76	Ecuador	256,370	76
77	Guinea	245,860	77
78	United Kingdom	243,610	78
79	Uganda	241,550	79
80	Ghana	238,540	80
81	Romania	238,390	81
82	Laos	236,800	82
83	Guyana	214,970	83
84	Belarus	207,600	84
85	Kyrgyzstan	199,950	85
86	Senegal	196,710	86
87	Syria	185,180	87
88	Cambodia	181,040	88
89	Uruguay	176,220	89
90	Suriname	163,820	90
91	Tunisia	163,610	91
92	Bangladesh	148,460	92
93	Nepal	147,180	93
94	Tajikistan	142,550	94
95	Greece	131,960	95
96	Nicaragua	130,370	96
97	North Korea	120,540	97
98	Malawi	118,480	98
99	Eritrea	117,600	99
100	Benin	114,760	100
101	Honduras	112,490	101
102	Liberia	111,370	102
103	Bulgaria	110,990	103
104	Cuba	109,890	104
105	Guatemala	108,890	105
106	Iceland	103,000	106
107	South Korea	99,260	107
108	United Arab Emirates	98,648	108
109	Hungary	93,030	109
110	Portugal	92,120	110
111	Jordan	88,780	111
112	Serbia	88,360	112
113	Azerbaijan	86,600	113
114	Austria	83,879	114
115	Czechia	78,870	115
116	Panama	75,420	116
117	Sierra Leone	72,300	117
118	Ireland	70,280	118
119	Georgia	69,700	119
120	Sri Lanka	65,610	120
121	Lithuania	65,300	121
122	Latvia	64,594	122
123	Togo	56,790	123
124	Croatia	56,540	124
125	Bosnia & Herzegovina	51,210	125
126	Costa Rica	51,100	126
127	Slovakia	49,030	127
128	Dominican Republic	48,670	128
129	Estonia	45,230	129
130	Denmark	42,920	130
131	Netherlands	41,530	131
132	Switzerland	41,291	132
133	Bhutan	40,077	133
134	Guinea-Bissau	36,130	134
135	Moldova	33,840	135
136	Belgium	30,528	136
137	Lesotho	30,360	137
138	Armenia	29,740	138
139	Solomon Islands	28,900	139
140	Albania	28,750	140
141	Equatorial Guinea	28,050	141
142	Burundi	27,830	142
143	Haiti	27,750	143
144	Rwanda	26,340	144
145	North Macedonia	25,710	145
146	Djibouti	23,200	146
147	Belize	22,970	147
148	Israel	22,070	148
149	El Salvador	21,040	149
150	Slovenia	20,270	150
151	New Caledonia	18,580	151
152	Fiji	18,270	152
153	Kuwait	17,820	153
154	Eswatini	17,360	154
155	Timor-Leste	14,870	155
156	Bahamas	13,880	156
157	Montenegro	13,810	157
158	Vanuatu	12,190	158
159	Qatar	11,610	159
160	Gambia	11,300	160
161	Jamaica	10,990	161
162	Lebanon	10,450	162
163	Cyprus	9,250	163
164	Puerto Rico	8,870	164
165	Palestinian Territories	6,020	165
166	Brunei	5,770	166
167	Trinidad & Tobago	5,130	167
168	Cape Verde	4,030	168
169	French Polynesia	3,471	169
170	Samoa	2,840	170
171	Luxembourg	2,590	–
172	Mauritius	2,040	171
173	Comoros	1,861	172
174	Faroe Islands	1,396	173
175	Hong Kong	1,100	174
176	São Tomé & Príncipe	960	175
177	Turks & Caicos Islands	950	176
178	Kiribati	810	177
179	Dominica	750	178
180	Tonga	750	179
181	Bahrain	710	180
182	Micronesia	700	181
183	Singapore	680	182
184	St. Lucia	620	183
185	Isle of Man	570	184
186	Guam	540	185
187	Andorra	470	186
188	Northern Mariana Islands	460	187
189	Palau	460	188
190	Seychelles	460	189
191	Curaçao	444	190
192	Antigua & Barbuda	440	191
193	Barbados	430	192
194	St. Vincent & Grenadines	390	193
195	U.S. Virgin Islands	350	194
196	Grenada	340	195
197	Malta	320	196
198	Maldives	300	197
199	Cayman Islands	264	198
200	St. Kitts & Nevis	260	199
201	American Samoa	200	200
202	Channel Islands	198	201
203	Aruba	180	202
204	Marshall Islands	180	203
205	Liechtenstein	160	204
206	British Virgin Islands	150	205
207	San Marino	60	206
208	Bermuda	54	207
209	Sint Maarten	34	208
210	Tuvalu	30	209
211	Macau	20	210
212	Nauru	20	211
213	Gibraltar	10	212
214	Monaco	2	213

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