Chapter 212

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

CuracaoCentral 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

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 Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaAfrica

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

Sint MaartenCentral America and the Caribbean

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)

CuracaoNA

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)

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 Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaNA

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

Sint MaartenNA

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: 760 sq kmland: 760 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: 1,138,910 sq kmland: 1,038,700 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

Curacaototal: 444 sq kmland: 444 sq kmwater: 0 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

Dhekeliatotal: 130.8 sq kmnote: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves

Djiboutitotal: 23,200 sq kmland: 23,180 sq kmwater: 20 sq km

Dominicatotal: 751 sq kmland: 751 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Dominican Republictotal: 48,670 sq kmland: 48,320 sq kmwater: 350 sq km

Ecuadortotal: 283,561 sq kmland: 276,841 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: 21,041 sq kmland: 20,721 sq kmwater: 320 sq km

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

Eritreatotal: 117,600 sq kmland: 101,000 sq kmwater: 16,600 sq km

Estoniatotal: 45,228 sq kmland: 42,388 sq kmwater: 2,840 sq kmnote: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea

Ethiopiatotal: 1,104,300 sq kmland: 1 million sq kmwater: 104,300 sq km

European Uniontotal: 4,324,782 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: 1,393 sq kmland: 1,393 sq kmwater: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)

Fijitotal: 18,274 sq kmland: 18,274 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Finlandtotal: 338,145 sq kmland: 303,815 sq kmwater: 34,330 sq km

Francetotal: 643,427 sq km; 551,500 sq km (metropolitan France)land: 640,053 sq km; 549,970 sq km (metropolitan France)water: 3,374 sq km; 1,530 sq km (metropolitan France)note: the first numbers include the overseas regions of FrenchGuiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Reunion

French Polynesiatotal: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)land: 3,827 sq kmwater: 340 sq km

French Southern and Antarctic LandsIle Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam etIle Saint-Paul): total - 55 sq km; land - 55 sq km; water - 0 sq kmIle Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 7 sq km;land - 7 sq km; water - 0 sq kmIles Crozet: total - 352 sq km; land - 352 sq km; water - 0 sq kmIles Kerguelen: total - 7,215 sq km; land - 7,215 sq km; water - 0sq kmBassas da India (Iles Eparses): total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km;water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon)Europa Island (Iles Eparses): total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km;water - 0 sq kmGlorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km;water - 0 sq kmJuan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sqkm; water - 0 sq kmTromelin Island (Iles Eparses): total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km;water - 0 sq kmnote: 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: 11,295 sq kmland: 10,000 sq kmwater: 1,295 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: 357,022 sq kmland: 348,672 sq kmwater: 8,350 sq km

Ghanatotal: 238,533 sq kmland: 227,533 sq kmwater: 11,000 sq km

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

Greecetotal: 131,957 sq kmland: 130,647 sq kmwater: 1,310 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)

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

Guamtotal: 544 sq kmland: 544 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Guatemalatotal: 108,889 sq kmland: 107,159 sq kmwater: 1,730 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: 245,717 sq kmwater: 140 sq km

Guinea-Bissautotal: 36,125 sq kmland: 28,120 sq kmwater: 8,005 sq km

Guyanatotal: 214,969 sq kmland: 196,849 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: 1,104 sq kmland: 1,054 sq kmwater: 50 sq km

Hungarytotal: 93,028 sq kmland: 89,608 sq kmwater: 3,420 sq km

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

Indiatotal: 3,287,263 sq kmland: 2,973,193 sq kmwater: 314,070 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: 1,904,569 sq kmland: 1,811,569 sq kmwater: 93,000 sq km

Irantotal: 1,648,195 sq kmland: 1,531,595 sq kmwater: 116,600 sq km

Iraqtotal: 438,317 sq kmland: 437,367 sq kmwater: 950 sq km

Irelandtotal: 70,273 sq kmland: 68,883 sq kmwater: 1,390 sq km

Isle of Mantotal: 572 sq kmland: 572 sq kmwater: 0 sq km

Israeltotal: 22,072 sq kmland: 21,642 sq kmwater: 430 sq km

Italytotal: 301,340 sq kmland: 294,140 sq kmwater: 7,200 sq kmnote: includes Sardinia and Sicily

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


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