PeruWestern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,between Chile and Ecuador
PhilippinesSoutheastern Asia, archipelago between the PhilippineSea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Pitcairn IslandsOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, aboutmidway between Peru and New Zealand
PolandCentral Europe, east of Germany
PortugalSouthwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,west of Spain
Puerto RicoCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
QatarMiddle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and SaudiArabia
RomaniaSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, betweenBulgaria and Ukraine
RussiaNorthern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered partof Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the NorthPacific Ocean
RwandaCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Barthelemylocated approximately 125 miles northwest ofGuadeloupe
Saint Helenaislands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midwaybetween South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nmnorthwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwestof Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, aboutone-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Saint LuciaCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and NorthAtlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Martinisland 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNorthern North America, islands in theNorth Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean, islands between theCaribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
SamoaOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, abouthalf way between Hawaii and New Zealand
San MarinoSouthern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Sao Tome and PrincipeWestern Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea,straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the RedSea, north of Yemen
SenegalWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, betweenGuinea-Bissau and Mauritania
SerbiaSoutheastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Seychellesarchipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Guinea and Liberia
SingaporeSoutheastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
SlovakiaCentral Europe, south of Poland
SloveniaCentral Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea,between Austria and Croatia
Solomon IslandsOceania, group of islands in the South PacificOcean, east of Papua New Guinea
SomaliaEastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the IndianOcean, east of Ethiopia
South AfricaSouthern Africa, at the southern tip of the continentof Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsSouthern South America,islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Southern Oceanbody of water between 60 degrees south latitude andAntarctica
SpainSouthwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay,Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,southwest of France
Spratly IslandsSoutheastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in theSouth China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnamto the southern Philippines
Sri LankaSouthern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
SudanNorthern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt andEritrea
SurinameNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between French Guiana and Guyana
SvalbardNorthern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, BarentsSea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
SwazilandSouthern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
SwedenNorthern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
SwitzerlandCentral Europe, east of France, north of Italy
SyriaMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanonand Turkey
TaiwanEastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea,Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of thePhilippines, off the southeastern coast of China
TajikistanCentral Asia, west of China
TanzaniaEastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenyaand Mozambique
ThailandSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulfof Thailand, southeast of Burma
Timor-LesteSoutheastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the LesserSunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note- Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, theOecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island ofTimor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
TogoWestern Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin andGhana
TokelauOceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean,about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
TongaOceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea andthe North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
TunisiaNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, betweenAlgeria and Libya
TurkeySoutheastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion ofTurkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe),bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and borderingthe Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
TurkmenistanCentral Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iranand Kazakhstan
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean, two island groups in the NorthAtlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
TuvaluOceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in theSouth Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii toAustralia
UgandaEastern Africa, west of Kenya
UkraineEastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland,Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and thePersian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
United KingdomWestern Europe, islands including the northernone-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Oceanand the North Sea, northwest of France
United StatesNorth America, bordering both the North Atlantic Oceanand the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesOceaniaBaker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm (3,389 km)southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and AustraliaHowland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm (3,361km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii andAustraliaJarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm (2,417 km)south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Cook IslandsJohnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1,328 km)southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to theMarshall IslandsKingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm (1,722 km)south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American SamoaMidway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,260 nm (2,334 km)northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago,about one-third of the way from Honolulu to TokyoPalmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 960 nm (1,778 km)south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
UruguaySouthern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,between Argentina and Brazil
UzbekistanCentral Asia, north of Afghanistan
VanuatuOceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, aboutthree-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
VenezuelaNorthern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea andthe North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
VietnamSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf ofTonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Virgin IslandsCaribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and theNorth Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Wake IslandOceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Wallis and FutunaOceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, abouttwo-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
West BankMiddle East, west of Jordan
Western SaharaNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,between Mauritania and Morocco
YemenMiddle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and RedSea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
ZambiaSouthern Africa, east of Angola
ZimbabweSouthern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia
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Field Listing :: Map references
This entry includes the name of the Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. Note that boundary representations on these maps are not necessarily authoritative. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. Country
Map references
AfghanistanAsia
AkrotiriMiddle East
AlbaniaEurope
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCentral America and the Caribbean
AntarcticaAntarctic Region
Antigua and BarbudaCentral America and the Caribbean
Arctic OceanArctic Region
ArgentinaSouth America
ArmeniaAsia
ArubaCentral America and the Caribbean
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsSoutheast Asia
Atlantic OceanPolitical Map of the World
AustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanAsia
Bahamas, TheCentral America and the Caribbean
BahrainMiddle East
BangladeshAsia
BarbadosCentral America and the Caribbean
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BelizeCentral America and the Caribbean
BeninAfrica
BermudaNorth America
BhutanAsia
BoliviaSouth America
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BotswanaAfrica
Bouvet IslandAntarctic Region
BrazilSouth America
British Indian Ocean TerritoryPolitical Map of the World
British Virgin IslandsCentral America and the Caribbean
BruneiSoutheast Asia
BulgariaEurope
Burkina FasoAfrica
BurmaSoutheast Asia
BurundiAfrica
CambodiaSoutheast Asia
CameroonAfrica
CanadaNorth America
Cape VerdePolitical Map of the World
Cayman IslandsCentral America and the Caribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChadAfrica
ChileSouth America
ChinaAsia
Christmas IslandSoutheast Asia
Clipperton IslandPolitical Map of the World
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSoutheast Asia
ColombiaSouth America
ComorosAfrica
Congo, Democratic Republic of theAfrica
Congo, Republic of theAfrica
Cook IslandsOceania
Coral Sea IslandsOceania
Costa RicaCentral America and the Caribbean
Cote d'IvoireAfrica
CroatiaEurope
CubaCentral America and the Caribbean
CyprusMiddle East
Czech RepublicEurope
DenmarkEurope
DhekeliaMiddle East
DjiboutiAfrica
DominicaCentral America and the Caribbean
Dominican RepublicCentral America and the Caribbean
EcuadorSouth America
EgyptAfrica
El SalvadorCentral America and the Caribbean
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
EthiopiaAfrica
European UnionEurope
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)South America
Faroe IslandsEurope
FijiOceania
FinlandEurope
Francemetropolitan France: EuropeFrench Guiana: South AmericaGuadeloupe: Central America and the CaribbeanMartinique: Central America and the CaribbeanReunion: World
French PolynesiaOceania
French Southern and Antarctic LandsAntarctic Region, Africa
GabonAfrica
Gambia, TheAfrica
Gaza StripMiddle East
GeorgiaAsia
GermanyEurope
GhanaAfrica
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandArctic Region
GrenadaCentral America and the Caribbean
GuamOceania
GuatemalaCentral America and the Caribbean
GuernseyEurope
GuineaAfrica
Guinea-BissauAfrica
GuyanaSouth America
HaitiCentral America and the Caribbean
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsAntarctic Region
Holy See (Vatican City)Europe
HondurasCentral America and the Caribbean
Hong KongSoutheast Asia
HungaryEurope
IcelandArctic Region
IndiaAsia
Indian OceanPolitical Map of the World
IndonesiaSoutheast Asia
IranMiddle East
IraqMiddle East
IrelandEurope
Isle of ManEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEurope
JamaicaCentral America and the Caribbean
Jan MayenArctic Region
JapanAsia
JerseyEurope
JordanMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KenyaAfrica
KiribatiOceania
Korea, NorthAsia
Korea, SouthAsia
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
KyrgyzstanAsia
LaosSoutheast Asia
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LesothoAfrica
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MacauSoutheast Asia
MacedoniaEurope
MadagascarAfrica
MalawiAfrica
MalaysiaSoutheast Asia
MaldivesAsia
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MauritaniaAfrica
MauritiusPolitical Map of the World
MayotteAfrica
MexicoNorth America
Micronesia, Federated States ofOceania
MoldovaEurope
MonacoEurope
MongoliaAsia
MontenegroEurope
MontserratCentral America and the Caribbean
MoroccoAfrica
MozambiqueAfrica
NamibiaAfrica
NauruOceania
Navassa IslandCentral America and the Caribbean
NepalAsia
NetherlandsEurope
Netherlands AntillesCentral America and the Caribbean
New CaledoniaOceania
New ZealandOceania
NicaraguaCentral America and the Caribbean
NigerAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
NiueOceania
Norfolk IslandOceania
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
OmanMiddle East
Pacific OceanPolitical Map of the World
PakistanAsia
PalauOceania
PanamaCentral America and the Caribbean
Papua New GuineaOceania
Paracel IslandsSoutheast Asia
ParaguaySouth America
PeruSouth America
PhilippinesSoutheast Asia
Pitcairn IslandsOceania
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCentral America and the Caribbean
QatarMiddle East
RomaniaEurope
RussiaAsia
RwandaAfrica
Saint BarthelemyCentral America and the Caribbean
Saint HelenaAfrica
Saint Kitts and NevisCentral America and the Caribbean
Saint LuciaCentral America and the Caribbean
Saint MartinCentral America and the Caribbean
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNorth America
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCentral America and the Caribbean
SamoaOceania
San MarinoEurope
Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SenegalAfrica
SerbiaEurope
SeychellesAfrica
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SingaporeSoutheast Asia
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
SomaliaAfrica
South AfricaAfrica
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsAntarctic Region
Southern OceanAntarctic Region
SpainEurope
Spratly IslandsSoutheast Asia
Sri LankaAsia
SudanAfrica
SurinameSouth America
SvalbardArctic Region
SwazilandAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
SyriaMiddle East
TaiwanSoutheast Asia
TajikistanAsia
TanzaniaAfrica
ThailandSoutheast Asia
Timor-LesteSoutheast Asia
TogoAfrica
TokelauOceania
TongaOceania
Trinidad and TobagoCentral America and the Caribbean
TunisiaAfrica
TurkeyMiddle East
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCentral America and the Caribbean
TuvaluOceania
UgandaAfrica
UkraineAsia, Europe
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East
United KingdomEurope
United StatesNorth America
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesOceania
UruguaySouth America
UzbekistanAsia
VanuatuOceania
VenezuelaSouth America
VietnamSoutheast Asia
Virgin IslandsCentral America and the Caribbean
Wake IslandOceania
Wallis and FutunaOceania
West BankMiddle East
Western SaharaAfrica
WorldPhysical Map of the World, Political Map of the World,Standard Time Zones of the World
YemenMiddle East
ZambiaAfrica
ZimbabweAfrica
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Field Listing :: Irrigated land
This entry gives the number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. Country
Irrigated land(sq km)
Afghanistan27,200 sq km (2003)
Albania3,530 sq km (2003)
Algeria5,690 sq km (2003)
American SamoaNA
AndorraNA
Angola800 sq km (2003)
AnguillaNA
Antigua and BarbudaNA
Argentina15,500 sq km (2003)
Armenia2,860 sq km (2003)
Aruba0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands0 sq km
Australia25,450 sq km (2003)
Austria40 sq km (2003)
Azerbaijan14,550 sq km (2003)
Bahamas, The10 sq km (2003)
Bahrain40 sq km (2003)
Bangladesh47,250 sq km (2003)
Barbados50 sq km (2003)
Belarus1,310 sq km (2003)
Belgium400 sq km (2003)
Belize30 sq km (2003)
Benin120 sq km (2003)
BermudaNA
Bhutan400 sq km (2003)
Bolivia1,320 sq km (2003)
Bosnia and Herzegovina30 sq km (2003)
Botswana10 sq km (2003)
Bouvet Island0 sq km
Brazil29,200 sq km (2003)
British Indian Ocean Territory0 sq km
British Virgin IslandsNA
Brunei10 sq km (2003)
Bulgaria5,880 sq km (2003)
Burkina Faso250 sq km (2003)
Burma18,700 sq km (2003)
Burundi210 sq km (2003)
Cambodia2,700 sq km (2003)
Cameroon260 sq km (2003)
Canada7,850 sq km (2003)
Cape Verde30 sq km (2003)
Cayman IslandsNA
Central African Republic20 sq km (2003)
Chad300 sq km (2003)
Chile19,000 sq km (2003)
China545,960 sq km (2003)
Christmas IslandNA
Clipperton Island0 sq km
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA
Colombia9,000 sq km (2003)
ComorosNA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the110 sq km (2003)
Congo, Republic of the20 sq km (2003)
Cook IslandsNA
Coral Sea Islands0 sq km
Costa Rica1,080 sq km (2003)
Cote d'Ivoire730 sq km (2003)
Croatia110 sq km (2003)
Cuba8,700 sq km (2003)
Cyprus400 sq km (2003)
Czech Republic240 sq km (2003)
Denmark4,490 sq km (2003)
Djibouti10 sq km (2003)
DominicaNA
Dominican Republic2,750 sq km (2003)
Ecuador8,650 sq km (2003)
Egypt34,220 sq km (2003)
El Salvador450 sq km (2003)
Equatorial GuineaNA
Eritrea210 sq km (2003)
Estonia40 sq km (2003)
Ethiopia2,900 sq km (2003)
European Union168,050 sq km (2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA
Faroe Islands0 sq km
Fiji30 sq km (2003)
Finland640 sq km (2003)
Francetotal: 26,190 sq km;metropolitan France: 26,000 sq km (2003)
French Polynesia10 sq km (2003)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands0 sq km
Gabon70 sq km (2003)
Gambia, The20 sq km (2003)
Gaza Strip155 sq km; (note - includes West Bank) (2003)
Georgia4,690 sq km (2003)
Germany4,850 sq km (2003)
Ghana310 sq km (2003)
GibraltarNA
Greece14,530 sq km (2003)
GreenlandNA
GrenadaNA
GuamNA
Guatemala1,300 sq km (2003)
GuernseyNA
Guinea950 sq km (2003)
Guinea-Bissau250 sq km (2003)
Guyana1,500 sq km (2003)
Haiti920 sq km (2003)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands0 sq km
Holy See (Vatican City)0 sq km
Honduras800 sq km (2003)
Hong Kong20 sq km (1998 est.)
Hungary2,300 sq km (2003)
IcelandNA
India558,080 sq km (2003)
Indonesia45,000 sq km (2003)
Iran76,500 sq km (2003)
Iraq35,250 sq km (2003)
IrelandNA
Isle of Man0 sq km
Israel1,940 sq km (2003)
Italy27,500 sq km (2003)
Jamaica250 sq km (2002)
Jan Mayen0 sq km
Japan25,920 sq km (2003)
JerseyNA
Jordan750 sq km (2003)
Kazakhstan35,560 sq km (2003)
Kenya1,030 sq km (2003)
KiribatiNA
Korea, North14,600 sq km (2003)
Korea, South8,780 sq km (2003)
Kuwait130 sq km (2003)
Kyrgyzstan10,720 sq km (2003)
Laos1,750 sq km (2003)
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 (2003)
Lebanon1,040 sq km (2003)
Lesotho30 sq km (2003)
Liberia30 sq km (2003)
Libya4,700 sq km (2003)
LiechtensteinNA
Lithuania70 sq km (2003)
LuxembourgNA
MacauNA
Macedonia550 sq km (2003)
Madagascar10,860 sq km (2003)
Malawi560 sq km (2003)
Malaysia3,650 sq km (2003)
MaldivesNA
Mali2,360 sq km (2003)
Malta20 sq km (2003)
Marshall Islands0 sq km
Mauritania490 sq km (2002)
Mauritius220 sq km (2003)
MayotteNA
Mexico63,200 sq km (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States ofNA
Moldova3,000 sq km (2003)
MonacoNA
Mongolia840 sq km (2003)
MontenegroNA
MontserratNA
Morocco14,450 sq km (2003)
Mozambique1,180 sq km (2003)
Namibia80 sq km (2003)
NauruNA
Nepal11,700 sq km (2003)
Netherlands5,650 sq km (2003)
Netherlands AntillesNA
New Caledonia100 sq km (2003)
New Zealand2,850 sq km (2003)
Nicaragua610 sq km (2003)
Niger730 sq km (2003)
Nigeria2,820 sq km (2003)
NiueNA
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana IslandsNA
Norway1,270 sq km (2003)
Oman720 sq km (2003)
Pakistan182,300 sq km (2003)
PalauNA
Panama430 sq km (2003)
Papua New GuineaNA
Paracel Islands0 sq km
Paraguay670 sq km (2003)
Peru12,000 sq km (2003)
Philippines15,500 sq km (2003)
Pitcairn IslandsNA
Poland1,000 sq km (2003)
Portugal6,500 sq km (2003)
Puerto Rico400 sq km (2003)
Qatar130 sq km (2002)
Romania30,770 sq km (2003)
Russia46,000 sq km (2003)
Rwanda90 sq km (2003)
Saint HelenaNA
Saint Kitts and NevisNA
Saint Lucia30 sq km (2003)
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10 sq km (2003)
SamoaNA
San MarinoNA
Sao Tome and Principe100 sq km (2003)
Saudi Arabia16,200 sq km (2003)
Senegal1,200 sq km (2003)
SerbiaNA
SeychellesNA
Sierra Leone300 sq km (2003)
SingaporeNA
Slovakia1,830 sq km (2003)
Slovenia30 sq km (2003)
Solomon IslandsNA
Somalia2,000 sq km (2003)
South Africa14,980 sq km (2003)
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands0 sq km
Spain37,800 sq km (2003)
Spratly Islands0 sq km
Sri Lanka7,430 sq km (2003)
Sudan18,630 sq km (2003)
Suriname510 sq km (2003)
SvalbardNA
Swaziland500 sq km (2003)
Sweden1,150 sq km (2003)
Switzerland250 sq km (2003)
Syria13,330 sq km (2003)
TaiwanNA
Tajikistan7,220 sq km (2003)
Tanzania1,840 sq km (2003)
Thailand49,860 sq km (2003)
Timor-Leste1,065 sq km (2003)
Togo70 sq km (2003)
TokelauNA
TongaNA
Trinidad and Tobago40 sq km (2003)
Tunisia3,940 sq km (2003)
Turkey52,150 sq km (2003)
Turkmenistan18,000 sq km (2003)
Turks and Caicos IslandsNA
TuvaluNA
Uganda90 sq km (2003)
Ukraine22,080 sq km (2003)
United Arab Emirates760 sq km (2003)
United Kingdom1,700 sq km (2003)
United States223,850 sq km (2003)
Uruguay2,100 sq km (2003)
Uzbekistan42,810 sq km (2003)
VanuatuNA
Venezuela5,750 sq km (2003)
Vietnam30,000 sq km (2003)
Virgin IslandsNA
Wake Island0 sq km
Wallis and FutunaNA
West Bank150 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003)
Western SaharaNA
World2,770,980 sq km (2003)
Yemen5,500 sq km (2003)
Zambia1,560 sq km (2003)
Zimbabwe1,740 sq km (2003)
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Field Listing :: Area
This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Country Comparison to the World Country
Area(sq km)
Afghanistan total: 652,230 sq km land: 652,230 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: 2,381,741 sq kmland: 2,381,741 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: 91 sq kmland: 91 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 Barbuda total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km) land: 442.6 sq km water: 0 sq km note: 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: 2,780,400 sq kmland: 2,736,690 sq kmwater: 43,710 sq km
Armeniatotal: 29,743 sq kmland: 28,203 sq kmwater: 1,540 sq km
Arubatotal: 180 sq kmland: 180 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: 7,741,220 sq kmland: 7,682,300 sq kmwater: 58,920 sq kmnote: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
Austriatotal: 83,871 sq kmland: 82,445 sq kmwater: 1,426 sq km
Azerbaijantotal: 86,600 sq kmland: 82,629 sq kmwater: 3,971 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: 13,880 sq kmland: 10,010 sq kmwater: 3,870 sq km
Bahraintotal: 741 sq kmland: 741 sq kmwater: 0 sq km
Bangladeshtotal: 143,998 sq kmland: 130,168 sq kmwater: 13,830 sq km
Barbadostotal: 430 sq kmland: 430 sq kmwater: 0 sq km
Belarustotal: 207,600 sq kmland: 202,900 sq kmwater: 4,700 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: 112,622 sq kmland: 110,622 sq kmwater: 2,000 sq km
Bermudatotal: 54 sq kmland: 54 sq kmwater: 0 sq km
Bhutantotal: 38,394 sq kmland: 38,394 sq kmwater: 0 sq km
Boliviatotal: 1,098,581 sq kmland: 1,083,301 sq kmwater: 15,280 sq km
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 51,197 sq kmland: 51,187 sq kmwater: 10 sq km
Botswanatotal: 581,730 sq kmland: 566,730 sq kmwater: 15,000 sq km
Bouvet Islandtotal: 49 sq kmland: 49 sq kmwater: 0 sq km
Braziltotal: 8,514,877 sq kmland: 8,459,417 sq kmwater: 55,460 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: 54,400 sq km land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
British Virgin Islandstotal: 151 sq kmland: 151 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabitedislands; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda,Jost van Dyke
Bruneitotal: 5,765 sq kmland: 5,265 sq kmwater: 500 sq km
Bulgariatotal: 110,879 sq kmland: 108,489 sq kmwater: 2,390 sq km
Burkina Fasototal: 274,200 sq kmland: 273,800 sq kmwater: 400 sq km
Burmatotal: 676,578 sq kmland: 653,508 sq kmwater: 23,070 sq km
Burunditotal: 27,830 sq kmland: 25,680 sq kmwater: 2,150 sq km
Cambodiatotal: 181,035 sq kmland: 176,515 sq kmwater: 4,520 sq km
Cameroontotal: 475,440 sq kmland: 472,710 sq kmwater: 2,730 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: 264 sq kmland: 264 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: 756,102 sq kmland: 743,812 sq kmwater: 12,290 sq kmnote: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez
Chinatotal: 9,596,961 sq kmland: 9,569,901 sq kmwater: 27,060 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) Islandstotal: 14 sq kmland: 14 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Colombiatotal: 1,138,914 sq kmland: 1,109,104 sq kmwater: 100,210 sq kmnote: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank
Comorostotal: 2,235 sq kmland: 2,235 sq kmwater: 0 sq km
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 2,344,858 sq kmland: 2,267,048 sq kmwater: 77,810 sq km
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 342,000 sq kmland: 341,500 sq kmwater: 500 sq km
Cook Islandstotal: 236 sq kmland: 236 sq kmwater: 0 sq km
Coral Sea Islands total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km with the Willis Islets the most important
Costa Rica total: 51,100 sq km land: 51,060 sq km water: 40 sq km note: includes Isla del Coco
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 322,463 sq kmland: 318,003 sq kmwater: 4,460 sq km
Croatiatotal: 56,594 sq kmland: 55,974 sq kmwater: 620 sq km
Cubatotal: 110,860 sq kmland: 109,820 sq kmwater: 1,040 sq km
Cyprustotal: 9,251 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus)land: 9,241 sq kmwater: 10 sq km
Czech Republictotal: 78,867 sq kmland: 77,247 sq kmwater: 1,620 sq km
Denmarktotal: 43,094 sq kmland: 42,434 sq kmwater: 660 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