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Holy See (Vatican City)0 sq km (1998 est.)

Honduras760 sq km (1998 est.)

Hong Kong20 sq km (1998 est.)

Howland Island0 sq km (1998 est.)

Hungary2,100 sq km (1998 est.)

IcelandNA sq km

India590,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Indonesia48,150 sq km (1998 est.)

Iran75,620 sq km (1998 est.)

Iraq35,250 sq km (1998 est.)

IrelandNA sq km

Israel1,990 sq km (1998 est.)

Italy26,980 sq km (1998 est.)

Jamaica250 sq km (1998 est.)

Jan Mayen0 sq km (1998 est.)

Japan26,790 sq km (1998 est.)

Jarvis Island0 sq km (1998 est.)

JerseyNA sq km

Johnston Atoll0 sq km (1998 est.)

Jordan750 sq km (1998 est.)

Juan de Nova Island0 sq km (1998 est.)

Kazakhstan23,320 sq km (1998 est.)

Kenya670 sq km (1998 est.)

Kingman Reef0 sq km (1998 est.)

KiribatiNA sq km

Korea, North14,600 sq km (1998 est.)

Korea, South11,590 sq km (1998 est.)

Kuwait60 sq km (1998 est.)

Kyrgyzstan10,740 sq km (1998 est.)

Laos1,640 sq kmnote: rainy season irrigation - 2,169 sq km; dry season irrigation -750 sq km (1998 est.)

Latvia200 sq kmnote: land in Latvia is often too wet, and in need of drainage, notirrigation; approximately 16,000 sq km or 85% of agricultural landhas been improved by drainage (1998 est.)

Lebanon1,200 sq km (1998 est.)

Lesotho10 sq km (1998 est.)

Liberia30 sq km (1998 est.)

Libya4,700 sq km (1998 est.)

LiechtensteinNA sq km

Lithuania90 sq km (1998 est.)

Luxembourg40 sq km (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)

MacauNA sq km

Macedonia550 sq km (1998 est.)

Madagascar10,900 sq km (2000 est.)

Malawi280 sq km (1998 est.)

Malaysia3,650 sq km (1998 est.)

MaldivesNA sq km

Mali1,380 sq km (1998 est.)

Malta20 sq km (1998 est.)

Man, Isle of0 sq km (1998 est.)

Marshall Islands0 sq km

Martinique30 sq km (1998 est.)

Mauritania490 sq km (1998 est.)

Mauritius200 sq km (2000 est.)

MayotteNA sq km

Mexico65,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States ofNA sq km

Midway Islands0 sq km (1998 est.)

Moldova3,070 sq km (1998 est.)

MonacoNA sq km

Mongolia840 sq km (1998 est.)

MontserratNA sq km

Morocco12,910 sq km (1998 est.)

Mozambique1,070 sq km (1998 est.)

Namibia70 sq km (1998 est.)

NauruNA sq km

Navassa Island0 sq km (1998 est.)

Nepal11,350 sq km (1998 est.)

Netherlands5,650 sq km (1998 est.)

Netherlands AntillesNA sq km

New Caledonia160 sq km (1991)

New Zealand2,850 sq km (1998 est.)

Nicaragua880 sq km (1998 est.)

Niger660 sq km (1998 est.)

Nigeria2,330 sq km (1998 est.)

NiueNA sq km

Norfolk IslandNA sq km

Northern Mariana IslandsNA sq km

Norway1,270 sq km (1998 est.)

Oman620 sq km (1998 est.)

Pakistan180,000 sq km (1998 est.)

PalauNA sq km

Palmyra Atoll0 sq km (1998 est.)

Panama320 sq km (1998 est.)

Papua New GuineaNA sq km

Paracel Islands0 sq km (1998 est.)

Paraguay670 sq km (1998 est.)

Peru11,950 sq km (1998 est.)

Philippines15,500 sq km (1998 est.)

Pitcairn IslandsNA sq km

Poland1,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Portugal6,320 sq km (1998 est.)

Puerto Rico400 sq km (1998 est.)

Qatar130 sq km (1998 est.)

Reunion120 sq km (1998 est.)

Romania28,800 sq km (1998 est.)

Russia46,630 sq km (1998 est.)

Rwanda40 sq km (1998 est.)

Saint HelenaNA sq km

Saint Kitts and NevisNA sq km

Saint Lucia30 sq km (1998 est.)

Saint Pierre and MiquelonNA sq km

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10 sq km (1998 est.)

SamoaNA sq km

San MarinoNA sq km

Sao Tome and Principe100 sq km (1998 est.)

Saudi Arabia16,200 sq km (1998 est.)

Senegal710 sq km (1998 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro570 sq km

SeychellesNA sq km

Sierra Leone290 sq km (1998 est.)

SingaporeNA sq km

Slovakia1,740 sq km (1998 est.)

Slovenia20 sq km (1998 est.)

Solomon IslandsNA sq km

Somalia2,000 sq km (1998 est.)

South Africa13,500 sq km (1998 est.)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands0 sq km (1998 est.)

Spain36,400 sq km (1998 est.)

Spratly Islands0 sq km (1998 est.)

Sri Lanka6,510 sq km (1998 est.)

Sudan19,500 sq km (1998 est.)

Suriname490 sq km (1998 est.)

SvalbardNA sq km

Swaziland690 sq km (1998 est.)

Sweden1,150 sq km (1998 est.)

Switzerland250 sq km (1998 est.)

Syria12,130 sq km (1998 est.)

TaiwanNA sq km

Tajikistan7,200 sq km (1998 est.)

Tanzania1,550 sq km (1998 est.)

Thailand47,490 sq km (1998 est.)

Togo70 sq km (1998 est.)

TokelauNA sq km

TongaNA sq km

Trinidad and Tobago30 sq km (1998 est.)

Tromelin Island0 sq km (1998 est.)

Tunisia3,800 sq km (1998 est.)

Turkey42,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Turkmenistan17,500 sq km (2003 est.)

Turks and Caicos IslandsNA sq km

TuvaluNA sq km

Uganda90 sq km (1998 est.)

Ukraine24,540 sq km (1998 est.)

United Arab Emirates720 sq km (1998 est.)

United Kingdom1,080 sq km (1998 est.)

United States214,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Uruguay1,800 sq km (1998 est.)

Uzbekistan42,810 sq km (1998 est.)

VanuatuNA sq km

Venezuela540 sq km (1998 est.)

Vietnam30,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Virgin IslandsNA sq km

Wake Island0 sq km (1998 est.)

Wallis and FutunaNA sq km

West BankNA sq km

Western SaharaNA sq km

World2,714,320 sq km (1998 est.)

Yemen4,900 sq km (1998 est.)

Zambia460 sq km (1998 est.)

Zimbabwe1,170 sq km (1998 est.)

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@2147 Area (sq km)

Afghanistan total: 647,500 sq km land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 sq km

Akrotiri total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands

Albaniatotal: 28,748 sq kmland: 27,398 sq kmwater: 1,350 sq km

Algeriatotal: 2,381,740 sq kmland: 2,381,740 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

American Samoa total: 199 sq km land: 199 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island

Andorratotal: 468 sq kmland: 468 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Angolatotal: 1,246,700 sq kmland: 1,246,700 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Anguillatotal: 102 sq kmland: 102 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Antarcticatotal: 14 million sq kmland: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq kmice-covered) (est.)note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, NorthAmerica, and South America, but larger than Australia and thesubcontinent of Europe

Antigua and Barbudatotal: 443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161sq km)land: 443 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km

Arctic Oceantotal: 14.056 million sq kmnote: includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea,East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, KaraSea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies

Argentinatotal: 2,766,890 sq kmland: 2,736,690 sq kmwater: 30,200 sq km

Armeniatotal: 29,800 sq kmland: 28,400 sq kmwater: 1,400 sq km

Arubatotal: 193 sq kmland: 193 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Ashmore and Cartier Islandstotal: 5 sq kmland: 5 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) andCartier Island

Atlantic Oceantotal: 76.762 million sq kmnote: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait,Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, LabradorSea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of theScotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies

Australiatotal: 7,686,850 sq kmland: 7,617,930 sq kmwater: 68,920 sq kmnote: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island

Austriatotal: 83,870 sq kmland: 82,444 sq kmwater: 1,426 sq km

Azerbaijantotal: 86,600 sq kmland: 86,100 sq kmwater: 500 sq kmnote: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and theNagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished byAzerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991

Bahamas, Thetotal: 13,940 sq kmland: 10,070 sq kmwater: 3,870 sq km

Bahraintotal: 665 sq kmland: 665 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Baker Islandtotal: 1.4 sq kmland: 1.4 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Bangladeshtotal: 144,000 sq kmland: 133,910 sq kmwater: 10,090 sq km

Barbadostotal: 431 sq kmland: 431 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Bassas da Indiatotal: 0.2 sq kmland: 0.2 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Belarustotal: 207,600 sq kmland: 207,600 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Belgiumtotal: 30,528 sq kmland: 30,278 sq kmwater: 250 sq km

Belizetotal: 22,966 sq kmland: 22,806 sq kmwater: 160 sq km

Benintotal: 112,620 sq kmland: 110,620 sq kmwater: 2,000 sq km

Bermudatotal: 53.3 sq kmland: 53.3 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Bhutantotal: 47,000 sq kmland: 47,000 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Boliviatotal: 1,098,580 sq kmland: 1,084,390 sq kmwater: 14,190 sq km

Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 51,129 sq kmland: 51,129 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Botswanatotal: 600,370 sq kmland: 585,370 sq kmwater: 15,000 sq km

Bouvet Islandtotal: 58.5 sq kmland: 58.5 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Braziltotal: 8,511,965 sq kmland: 8,456,510 sq kmwater: 55,455 sq kmnote: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas,Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e SaoPaulo

British Indian Ocean Territory total: 60 sq km land: 60 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago

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

Bruneitotal: 5,770 sq kmland: 5,270 sq kmwater: 500 sq km

Bulgariatotal: 110,910 sq kmland: 110,550 sq kmwater: 360 sq km

Burkina Fasototal: 274,200 sq kmland: 273,800 sq kmwater: 400 sq km

Burmatotal: 678,500 sq kmland: 657,740 sq kmwater: 20,760 sq km

Burunditotal: 27,830 sq kmland: 25,650 sq kmwater: 2,180 sq km

Cambodiatotal: 181,040 sq kmland: 176,520 sq kmwater: 4,520 sq km

Cameroontotal: 475,440 sq kmland: 469,440 sq kmwater: 6,000 sq km

Canadatotal: 9,984,670 sq kmland: 9,093,507 sq kmwater: 891,163 sq km

Cape Verdetotal: 4,033 sq kmland: 4,033 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Cayman Islandstotal: 262 sq kmland: 262 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Central African Republictotal: 622,984 sq kmland: 622,984 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Chadtotal: 1.284 million sq kmland: 1,259,200 sq kmwater: 24,800 sq km

Chiletotal: 756,950 sq kmland: 748,800 sq kmwater: 8,150 sq kmnote: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez

Chinatotal: 9,596,960 sq kmland: 9,326,410 sq kmwater: 270,550 sq km

Christmas Islandtotal: 135 sq kmland: 135 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Clipperton Islandtotal: 6 sq kmland: 6 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Cocos (Keeling) Islands total: 14 sq km land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island

Colombiatotal: 1,138,910 sq kmland: 1,038,700 sq kmwater: 100,210 sq kmnote: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, andSerranilla Bank

Comorostotal: 2,170 sq kmland: 2,170 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 2,345,410 sq kmland: 2,267,600 sq kmwater: 77,810 sq km

Congo, Republic of thetotal: 342,000 sq kmland: 341,500 sq kmwater: 500 sq km

Cook Islandstotal: 240 sq kmland: 240 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Coral Sea Islandstotal: less than 3 sq kmland: less than 3 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a seaarea of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the mostimportant

Costa Rica total: 51,100 sq km land: 50,660 sq km water: 440 sq km note: includes Isla del Coco

Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 322,460 sq kmland: 318,000 sq kmwater: 4,460 sq km

Croatiatotal: 56,542 sq kmland: 56,414 sq kmwater: 128 sq km

Cubatotal: 110,860 sq kmland: 110,860 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Cyprustotal: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus)land: 9,240 sq kmwater: 10 sq km

Czech Republictotal: 78,866 sq kmland: 77,276 sq kmwater: 1,590 sq km

Denmarktotal: 43,094 sq kmland: 42,394 sq kmwater: 700 sq kmnote: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the restof metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the majorislands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands andGreenland

Dhekeliatotal: 130.8 sq kmnote: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves

Djiboutitotal: 23,000 sq kmland: 22,980 sq kmwater: 20 sq km

Dominicatotal: 754 sq kmland: 754 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Dominican Republictotal: 48,730 sq kmland: 48,380 sq kmwater: 350 sq km

East Timortotal: 15,007 sq kmland: NA sq kmwater: NA sq km

Ecuadortotal: 283,560 sq kmland: 276,840 sq kmwater: 6,720 sq kmnote: includes Galapagos Islands

Egypttotal: 1,001,450 sq kmland: 995,450 sq kmwater: 6,000 sq km

El Salvadortotal: 21,040 sq kmland: 20,720 sq kmwater: 320 sq km

Equatorial Guineatotal: 28,051 sq kmland: 28,051 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Eritreatotal: 121,320 sq kmland: 121,320 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Estoniatotal: 45,226 sq kmland: 43,211 sq kmwater: 2,015 sq kmnote: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea

Ethiopiatotal: 1,127,127 sq kmland: 1,119,683 sq kmwater: 7,444 sq km

Europa Islandtotal: 28 sq kmland: 28 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

European Uniontotal: 3,976,372 sq km

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) total: 12,173 sq km land: 12,173 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands

Faroe Islandstotal: 1,399 sq kmland: 1,399 sq kmwater: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)

Fijitotal: 18,270 sq kmland: 18,270 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Finlandtotal: 338,145 sq kmland: 304,473 sq kmwater: 33,672 sq km

Francetotal: 547,030 sq kmland: 545,630 sq kmwater: 1,400 sq kmnote: includes only metropolitan France; excludes the overseasadministrative divisions

French Guianatotal: 91,000 sq kmland: 89,150 sq kmwater: 1,850 sq km

French Polynesiatotal: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)land: 3,660 sq kmwater: 507 sq km

French Southern and Antarctic Landstotal: 7,829 sq kmland: 7,829 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and IlesKerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km inAntarctica that is not recognized by the US

Gabontotal: 267,667 sq kmland: 257,667 sq kmwater: 10,000 sq km

Gambia, Thetotal: 11,300 sq kmland: 10,000 sq kmwater: 1,300 sq km

Gaza Striptotal: 360 sq kmland: 360 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Georgiatotal: 69,700 sq kmland: 69,700 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Germanytotal: 357,021 sq kmland: 349,223 sq kmwater: 7,798 sq km

Ghanatotal: 239,460 sq kmland: 230,940 sq kmwater: 8,520 sq km

Gibraltartotal: 6.5 sq kmland: 6.5 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

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

Greecetotal: 131,940 sq kmland: 130,800 sq kmwater: 1,140 sq km

Greenlandtotal: 2,166,086 sq kmland: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq kmice-covered) (2000 est.)

Grenadatotal: 344 sq kmland: 344 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Guadeloupetotal: 1,780 sq kmland: 1,706 sq kmwater: 74 sq kmnote: 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, andSaint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin)

Guamtotal: 549 sq kmland: 549 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Guatemalatotal: 108,890 sq kmland: 108,430 sq kmwater: 460 sq km

Guernseytotal: 78 sq kmland: 78 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some othersmaller islands

Guineatotal: 245,857 sq kmland: 245,857 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Guinea-Bissautotal: 36,120 sq kmland: 28,000 sq kmwater: 8,120 sq km

Guyanatotal: 214,970 sq kmland: 196,850 sq kmwater: 18,120 sq km

Haititotal: 27,750 sq kmland: 27,560 sq kmwater: 190 sq km

Heard Island and McDonald Islandstotal: 412 sq kmland: 412 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Holy See (Vatican City)total: 0.44 sq kmland: 0.44 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Hondurastotal: 112,090 sq kmland: 111,890 sq kmwater: 200 sq km

Hong Kongtotal: 1,092 sq kmland: 1,042 sq kmwater: 50 sq km

Howland Islandtotal: 1.6 sq kmland: 1.6 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Hungarytotal: 93,030 sq kmland: 92,340 sq kmwater: 690 sq km

Icelandtotal: 103,000 sq kmland: 100,250 sq kmwater: 2,750 sq km

Indiatotal: 3,287,590 sq kmland: 2,973,190 sq kmwater: 314,400 sq km

Indian Oceantotal: 68.556 million sq kmnote: 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 ofMalacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies

Indonesiatotal: 1,919,440 sq kmland: 1,826,440 sq kmwater: 93,000 sq km

Irantotal: 1.648 million sq kmland: 1.636 million sq kmwater: 12,000 sq km

Iraqtotal: 437,072 sq kmland: 432,162 sq kmwater: 4,910 sq km

Irelandtotal: 70,280 sq kmland: 68,890 sq kmwater: 1,390 sq km

Israeltotal: 20,770 sq kmland: 20,330 sq kmwater: 440 sq km

Italytotal: 301,230 sq kmland: 294,020 sq kmwater: 7,210 sq kmnote: includes Sardinia and Sicily

Jamaicatotal: 10,991 sq kmland: 10,831 sq kmwater: 160 sq km

Jan Mayentotal: 373 sq kmland: 373 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Japantotal: 377,835 sq kmland: 374,744 sq kmwater: 3,091 sq kmnote: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto,Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), andVolcano Islands (Kazan-retto)

Jarvis Islandtotal: 4.5 sq kmland: 4.5 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Jerseytotal: 116 sq kmland: 116 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Johnston Atolltotal: 2.8 sq kmland: 2.8 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Jordantotal: 92,300 sq kmland: 91,971 sq kmwater: 329 sq km

Juan de Nova Islandtotal: 4.4 sq kmland: 4.4 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Kazakhstantotal: 2,717,300 sq kmland: 2,669,800 sq kmwater: 47,500 sq km

Kenyatotal: 582,650 sq kmland: 569,250 sq kmwater: 13,400 sq km

Kingman Reeftotal: 1 sq kmland: 1 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Kiribatitotal: 811 sq kmland: 811 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands,Phoenix Islands

Korea, Northtotal: 120,540 sq kmland: 120,410 sq kmwater: 130 sq km

Korea, Southtotal: 98,480 sq kmland: 98,190 sq kmwater: 290 sq km

Kuwaittotal: 17,820 sq kmland: 17,820 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Kyrgyzstantotal: 198,500 sq kmland: 191,300 sq kmwater: 7,200 sq km

Laostotal: 236,800 sq kmland: 230,800 sq kmwater: 6,000 sq km

Latviatotal: 64,589 sq kmland: 63,589 sq kmwater: 1,000 sq km

Lebanontotal: 10,400 sq kmland: 10,230 sq kmwater: 170 sq km

Lesothototal: 30,355 sq kmland: 30,355 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Liberiatotal: 111,370 sq kmland: 96,320 sq kmwater: 15,050 sq km

Libyatotal: 1,759,540 sq kmland: 1,759,540 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Liechtensteintotal: 160 sq kmland: 160 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Lithuaniatotal: 65,200 sq kmland: NA sq kmwater: NA sq km

Luxembourgtotal: 2,586 sq kmland: 2,586 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Macautotal: 25.4 sq kmland: 25.4 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Macedoniatotal: 25,333 sq kmland: 24,856 sq kmwater: 477 sq km

Madagascartotal: 587,040 sq kmland: 581,540 sq kmwater: 5,500 sq km

Malawitotal: 118,480 sq kmland: 94,080 sq kmwater: 24,400 sq km

Malaysiatotal: 329,750 sq kmland: 328,550 sq kmwater: 1,200 sq km

Maldivestotal: 300 sq kmland: 300 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Malitotal: 1.24 million sq kmland: 1.22 million sq kmwater: 20,000 sq km

Maltatotal: 316 sq kmland: 316 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Man, Isle oftotal: 572 sq kmland: 572 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

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

Martiniquetotal: 1,100 sq kmland: 1,060 sq kmwater: 40 sq km

Mauritaniatotal: 1,030,700 sq kmland: 1,030,400 sq kmwater: 300 sq km

Mauritiustotal: 2,040 sq kmland: 2,030 sq kmwater: 10 sq kmnote: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (SaintBrandon), and Rodrigues

Mayottetotal: 374 sq kmland: 374 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Mexicototal: 1,972,550 sq kmland: 1,923,040 sq kmwater: 49,510 sq km

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 (Kosaie)

Midway Islands total: 6.2 sq km land: 6.2 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island

Moldovatotal: 33,843 sq kmland: 33,371 sq kmwater: 472 sq km

Monacototal: 1.95 sq kmland: 1.95 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Mongoliatotal: 1,564,116 sq km

Montserrattotal: 102 sq kmland: 102 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Moroccototal: 446,550 sq kmland: 446,300 sq kmwater: 250 sq km

Mozambiquetotal: 801,590 sq kmland: 784,090 sq kmwater: 17,500 sq km

Namibiatotal: 825,418 sq kmland: 825,418 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Naurutotal: 21 sq kmland: 21 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Navassa Islandtotal: 5.4 sq kmland: 5.4 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Nepaltotal: 140,800 sq kmland: 136,800 sq kmwater: 4,000 sq km

Netherlandstotal: 41,526 sq kmland: 33,883 sq kmwater: 7,643 sq km

Netherlands Antilles total: 960 sq km land: 960 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)

New Caledonia total: 19,060 sq km land: 18,575 sq km water: 485 sq km

New Zealandtotal: 268,680 sq kmland: NA sq kmwater: NA sq kmnote: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands,Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands

Nicaraguatotal: 129,494 sq kmland: 120,254 sq kmwater: 9,240 sq km

Nigertotal: 1.267 million sq kmland: 1,266,700 sq kmwater: 300 sq km

Nigeriatotal: 923,768 sq kmland: 910,768 sq kmwater: 13,000 sq km

Niuetotal: 260 sq kmland: 260 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Norfolk Islandtotal: 34.6 sq kmland: 34.6 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Northern Mariana Islands total: 477 sq km land: 477 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian

Norwaytotal: 324,220 sq kmland: 307,860 sq kmwater: 16,360 sq km

Omantotal: 212,460 sq kmland: 212,460 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Pacific Oceantotal: 155.557 million sq kmnote: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, EastChina Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Philippine Sea, Sea ofJapan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, and othertributary water bodies

Pakistantotal: 803,940 sq kmland: 778,720 sq kmwater: 25,220 sq km

Palautotal: 458 sq kmland: 458 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Palmyra Atolltotal: 11.9 sq kmland: 11.9 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Panamatotal: 78,200 sq kmland: 75,990 sq kmwater: 2,210 sq km

Papua New Guineatotal: 462,840 sq kmland: 452,860 sq kmwater: 9,980 sq km

Paracel Islandstotal: NA sq kmland: NA sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Paraguaytotal: 406,750 sq kmland: 397,300 sq kmwater: 9,450 sq km

Perutotal: 1,285,220 sq kmland: 1.28 million sq kmwater: 5,220 sq km

Philippinestotal: 300,000 sq kmland: 298,170 sq kmwater: 1,830 sq km

Pitcairn Islandstotal: 47 sq kmland: 47 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Polandtotal: 312,685 sq kmland: 304,465 sq kmwater: 8,220 sq km

Portugaltotal: 92,391 sq kmland: 91,951 sq kmwater: 440 sq kmnote: includes Azores and Madeira Islands

Puerto Ricototal: 9,104 sq kmland: 8,959 sq kmwater: 145 sq km

Qatartotal: 11,437 sq kmland: 11,437 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Reuniontotal: 2,517 sq kmland: 2,507 sq kmwater: 10 sq km

Romaniatotal: 237,500 sq kmland: 230,340 sq kmwater: 7,160 sq km

Russiatotal: 17,075,200 sq kmland: 16,995,800 sq kmwater: 79,400 sq km

Rwandatotal: 26,338 sq kmland: 24,948 sq kmwater: 1,390 sq km

Saint Helenatotal: 410 sq kmland: 410 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Saint Helena Island, Ascension, and the island groupof Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island,Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands

Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis93 sq km)land: 261 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Saint Lucia total: 616 sq km land: 606 sq km water: 10 sq km

Saint Pierre and Miquelon total: 242 sq km land: 242 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups

Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344sq km)land: 389 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Samoatotal: 2,944 sq kmland: 2,934 sq kmwater: 10 sq km

San Marinototal: 61.2 sq kmland: 61.2 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Sao Tome and Principetotal: 1,001 sq kmland: 1,001 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Saudi Arabiatotal: 1,960,582 sq kmland: 1,960,582 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Senegaltotal: 196,190 sq kmland: 192,000 sq kmwater: 4,190 sq km

Serbia and Montenegrototal: 102,350 sq kmland: 102,136 sq kmwater: 214 sq km

Seychellestotal: 455 sq kmland: 455 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Sierra Leonetotal: 71,740 sq kmland: 71,620 sq kmwater: 120 sq km

Singaporetotal: 692.7 sq kmland: 682.7 sq kmwater: 10 sq km

Slovakiatotal: 48,845 sq kmland: 48,800 sq kmwater: 45 sq km

Sloveniatotal: 20,273 sq kmland: 20,151 sq kmwater: 122 sq km

Solomon Islandstotal: 28,450 sq kmland: 27,540 sq kmwater: 910 sq km

Somaliatotal: 637,657 sq kmland: 627,337 sq kmwater: 10,320 sq km

South Africatotal: 1,219,912 sq kmland: 1,219,912 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and PrinceEdward Island)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandstotal: 3,903 sq kmland: 3,903 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South GeorgiaIsland, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consistof some nine islands

Southern Oceantotal: 20.327 million sq kmnote: includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the DrakePassage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, andother tributary water bodies

Spaintotal: 504,782 sq kmland: 499,542 sq kmwater: 5,240 sq kmnote: there are 19 autonomous communities including Balearic Islandsand Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off thecoast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penonde Velez de la Gomera

Spratly Islandstotal: less than 5 sq kmland: less than 5 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mountsscattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central SouthChina Sea

Sri Lankatotal: 65,610 sq kmland: 64,740 sq kmwater: 870 sq km

Sudantotal: 2,505,810 sq kmland: 2.376 million sq kmwater: 129,810 sq km

Surinametotal: 163,270 sq kmland: 161,470 sq kmwater: 1,800 sq km

Svalbardtotal: 62,049 sq kmland: 62,049 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)

Swazilandtotal: 17,363 sq kmland: 17,203 sq kmwater: 160 sq km

Swedentotal: 449,964 sq kmland: 410,934 sq kmwater: 39,030 sq km

Switzerlandtotal: 41,290 sq kmland: 39,770 sq kmwater: 1,520 sq km

Syriatotal: 185,180 sq kmland: 184,050 sq kmwater: 1,130 sq kmnote: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory

Taiwantotal: 35,980 sq kmland: 32,260 sq kmwater: 3,720 sq kmnote: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy

Tajikistantotal: 143,100 sq kmland: 142,700 sq kmwater: 400 sq km

Tanzaniatotal: 945,087 sq kmland: 886,037 sq kmwater: 59,050 sq kmnote: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar

Thailandtotal: 514,000 sq kmland: 511,770 sq kmwater: 2,230 sq km

Togototal: 56,785 sq kmland: 54,385 sq kmwater: 2,400 sq km

Tokelautotal: 10 sq kmland: 10 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Tongatotal: 748 sq kmland: 718 sq kmwater: 30 sq km

Trinidad and Tobagototal: 5,128 sq kmland: 5,128 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Tromelin Islandtotal: 1 sq kmland: 1 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Tunisiatotal: 163,610 sq kmland: 155,360 sq kmwater: 8,250 sq km

Turkeytotal: 780,580 sq kmland: 770,760 sq kmwater: 9,820 sq km

Turkmenistantotal: 488,100 sq kmland: 488,100 sq kmwater: negl.

Turks and Caicos Islandstotal: 430 sq kmland: 430 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Tuvalutotal: 26 sq kmland: 26 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Ugandatotal: 236,040 sq kmland: 199,710 sq kmwater: 36,330 sq km

Ukrainetotal: 603,700 sq kmland: 603,700 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

United Arab Emiratestotal: 82,880 sq kmland: 82,880 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

United Kingdomtotal: 244,820 sq kmland: 241,590 sq kmwater: 3,230 sq kmnote: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands

United Statestotal: 9,631,418 sq kmland: 9,161,923 sq kmwater: 469,495 sq kmnote: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia

Uruguaytotal: 176,220 sq kmland: 173,620 sq kmwater: 2,600 sq km

Uzbekistantotal: 447,400 sq kmland: 425,400 sq kmwater: 22,000 sq km

Vanuatutotal: 12,200 sq kmland: 12,200 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited

Venezuelatotal: 912,050 sq kmland: 882,050 sq kmwater: 30,000 sq km

Vietnamtotal: 329,560 sq kmland: 325,360 sq kmwater: 4,200 sq km

Virgin Islandstotal: 352 sq kmland: 349 sq kmwater: 3 sq km

Wake Islandtotal: 6.5 sq kmland: 6.5 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Wallis and Futuna total: 274 sq km land: 274 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets

West Banktotal: 5,860 sq kmland: 5,640 sq kmwater: 220 sq kmnote: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarterof the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem andJerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means ofdepicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967

Western Saharatotal: 266,000 sq kmland: 266,000 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Worldtotal: 510.072 million sq kmland: 148.94 million sq kmwater: 361.132 million sq kmnote: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land

Yementotal: 527,970 sq kmland: 527,970 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YARor North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic ofYemen (PDRY or South Yemen)

Zambiatotal: 752,614 sq kmland: 740,724 sq kmwater: 11,890 sq km

Zimbabwetotal: 390,580 sq kmland: 386,670 sq kmwater: 3,910 sq km

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@2149 Diplomatic representation in the US

Afghanistanchief of mission: Ambassador Said Tayeb JAWADchancery: 2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] 202-483-6410FAX: [1] 202-483-6488consulate(s) general: New York

Akrotirinone (overseas territory of the UK)

Albaniachief of mission: Ambassador Dr. Fatos TARIFAchancery: 2100 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 223-4942FAX: [1] (202) 628-7342

Algeriachief of mission: Ambassador (vacant)chancery: 2137 Wyoming Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 265-2800FAX: [1] (202) 667-2174

American Samoanone (territory of the US)

Andorrachief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'AffairesJelena V. PIA-COMELLAchancery: 2 United Nations Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017telephone: [1] (212) 750-8064FAX: [1] (212) 750-6630

Angolachief of mission: Ambassador Josefina Perpetua Pitra DIAKIDIchancery: 2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156FAX: [1] (202) 785-1258consulate(s) general: Houston and New York

Anguillanone (overseas territory of the UK)

Antigua and Barbuda chief of mission: Ambassador Lionel A. HURST chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 362-5122 FAX: [1] (202) 362-5225 consulate(s) general: Miami

Argentinachief of mission: Ambassador Jose Octavio BORDONchancery: 1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009telephone: [1] (202) 238-6400FAX: [1] (202) 332-3171consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,New York

Armeniachief of mission: Ambassador Arman KIRAKOSSIANchancery: 2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 319-1976FAX: [1] (202) 319-2982consulate(s) general: Los Angeles

Arubanone (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Ashmore and Cartier Islandsnone (territory of Australia)

Australiachief of mission: Ambassador Michael J. THAWLEYchancery: 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036telephone: [1] (202) 797-3000FAX: [1] (202) 797-3168consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, NewYork, and San Francisco

Austriachief of mission: Ambassador Eva NOWOTNYchancery: 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035telephone: [1] (202) 895-6700FAX: [1] (202) 895-6750consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York

Azerbaijanchief of mission: Ambassador Hafiz PASHAYEVchancery: 2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 337-3500FAX: [1] (202) 337-5911

Bahamas, Thechief of mission: Ambassador Joshua SEARSchancery: 2220 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 319-2660FAX: [1] (202) 319-2668consulate(s) general: Miami and New York

Bahrainchief of mission: Ambassador KHALIFA bin ALI bin Rashid AlKhalifachancery: 3502 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 342-1111FAX: [1] (202) 362-2192consulate(s) general: New York

Bangladeshchief of mission: Ambassador Syed Hasan AHMADchancery: 3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 244-0183FAX: [1] (202) 244-5366consulate(s) general: Los Angeles and New York

Barbadoschief of mission: Ambassador Michael Ian KINGchancery: 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 339-9200FAX: [1] (202) 332-7467consulate(s) general: Miami and New Yorkconsulate(s): Los Angeles

Belaruschief of mission: Ambassador Mikhail KHVOSTOVchancery: 1619 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009telephone: [1] (202) 986-1604FAX: [1] (202) 986-1805consulate(s) general: New York

Belgiumchief of mission: Ambassador Franciskus VAN DAELEchancery: 3330 Garfield Street NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 333-6900FAX: [1] (202) 333-3079consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York

Belizechief of mission: Ambassador Lisa M. SHOMANchancery: 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 332-9636FAX: [1] (202) 332-6888consulate(s) general: Los Angeles

Beninchief of mission: Ambassador Cyrille Segbe OGUINchancery: 2124 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 232-6656FAX: [1] (202) 265-1996

Bermudanone (overseas territory of the UK)

Bhutannone; note - Bhutan has a Permanent Mission to the UN;address: 2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017;telephone [1] (212) 826-1919; FAX [1] (212) 826-2998; the Bhutanesemission to the UN has consular jurisdiction in the USconsulate(s) general: New York

Boliviachief of mission: Ambassador Jaime APARICIO Oterochancery: 3014 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 483-4410FAX: [1] (202) 328-3712consulate(s) general: Miami, New York, and San Franciscoconsulate(s): Washington, DC

Bosnia and Herzegovina chief of mission: Ambassador Igor DAVIDOVIC chancery: 2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 telephone: [1] (202) 337-1500 FAX: [1] (202) 337-1502 consulate(s) general: New York

Botswanachief of mission: Ambassador Lapologang Caesar LEKOAchancery: 1531-1533 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036telephone: [1] (202) 244-4990FAX: [1] (202) 244-4164

Brazilchief of mission: Ambassador Roberto ABDENURchancery: 3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 238-2700FAX: [1] (202) 238-2827consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,New York, and San Francisco

British Indian Ocean Territorynone (overseas territory of the UK)

British Virgin Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)

Bruneichief of mission: Ambassador Pengiran Anak Dato PUTEHchancery: 3520 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 237-1838FAX: [1] (202) 885-0560

Bulgariachief of mission: Ambassador Elena B. POPTODOROVAchancery: 1621 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 387-0174FAX: [1] (202) 234-7973consulate(s): New York

Burkina Fasochief of mission: Ambassador Tertius ZONGOchancery: 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 332-5577FAX: [1] (202) 667-1882

Burmachief of mission: vacantchancery: 2300 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 332-9044FAX: [1] (202) 332-9046consulate(s) general: New York (UN)

Burundichief of mission: Ambassador Antoine NTAMOBWAchancery: Suite 212, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007telephone: [1] (202) 342-2574FAX: [1] (202) 342-2578

Cambodiachief of mission: Ambassador EK SEREYWATHchancery: 4530 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011telephone: [1] (202) 726-7742FAX: [1] (202) 726-8381

Cameroonchief of mission: Ambassador Jerome MENDOUGAchancery: 2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 265-8790FAX: [1] (202) 387-3826

Canadachief of mission: Ambassador Michael F. KERGINchancery: 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001telephone: [1] (202) 682-1740FAX: [1] (202) 682-7726consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas,Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, and Seattleconsulate(s): Anchorage, Denver, Houston, Philadelphia,Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, San Francisco (trade office), and SanJose (trade office)

Cape Verdechief of mission: Ambassador Jose BRITOchancery: 3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007telephone: [1] (202) 965-6820FAX: [1] (202) 965-1207consulate(s) general: Boston

Cayman Islandsnone (overseas territory of the UK)

Central African Republicchief of mission: Ambassador EmmanuelTOUABOYchancery: 1618 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 483-7800FAX: [1] (202) 332-9893

Chadchief of mission: Ambassador Hassaballah Abdelhadi AhmatSOUBIANEchancery: 2002 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009telephone: [1] (202) 462-4009FAX: [1] (202) 265-1937

Chilechief of mission: Ambassador Andres BIANCHIchancery: 1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036telephone: [1] (202) 785-1746FAX: [1] (202) 887-5579consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, NewYork, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico)

Chinachief of mission: Ambassador YANG Jiechichancery: 2300 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008telephone: [1] (202) 328-2500FAX: [1] (202) 328-2582consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, andSan Francisco

Christmas Islandnone (territory of Australia)

Cocos (Keeling) Islandsnone (territory of Australia)


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