List of major geographic bodies, ordered according to area

The list includes the world and the oceans (rank nrs. 1,2,3,4,5,7), Antarctica (nr. 8), the [[Spratly Islands]] (claimed by various countries; nr 256) and the 259 countries and dependencies which are also listed above.

{|border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
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!Pos!!Country!!Area (km²)
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|1||[[World]]||align=right| [[1 E14 m²|510,072,000]]
<tr bgcolor="#efefef"><td>2<td>[[Pacific Ocean]]<td align="right">155,557,000
<tr bgcolor="#efefef"><td>3<td>[[Atlantic Ocean]]<td align="right">[[1 E13 m²|76,762,000]]
<tr bgcolor="#efefef"><td>4<td>[[Indian Ocean]]<td align="right">68,556,000
<tr><td>4.5<td>[[African Union]]<td align="right">[[1 E13 m²|29,797,500]]
<tr bgcolor="#efefef"><td>5<td>[[Southern Ocean]]<td align="right">20,327,000
<tr><td>6<td>[[Russia]]<td align="right">17,075,200
<tr bgcolor="#efefef"><td>7<td>[[Arctic Ocean]]<td align="right">14,056,000
<tr bgcolor="#efefef"><td>8<td>[[Antarctica]]<td align="right">14,000,000
<tr><td>9<td>[[Canada]]<td align="right">[[1 E12 m²|9,976,140]]
<tr><td>10<td>[[United States]]<td align="right">9,629,091
<tr><td>11<td>[[People's Republic of China]] ([[mainland China|mainland]] only)<td align="right">9,596,960
<tr><td>12<td>[[Brazil]]<td align="right">8,511,965
<tr><td>13<td>[[Australia]]<td align="right">7,686,850
<tr><td>13.5<td>[[European Union]]<td align="right">3,892,685
<tr><td>14<td>[[India]]<td align="right">3,287,590
<tr><td>15<td>[[Argentina]]<td align="right">2,766,890
<tr><td>16<td>[[Kazakhstan]]<td align="right">2,717,300
<tr><td>17<td>[[Sudan]]<td align="right">2,505,810
<tr><td>18<td>[[Algeria]]<td align="right">2,381,740
<tr><td>19<td>[[Congo, Democratic Republic of the]]<td align="right">2,345,410
<tr><td>20<td>[[Greenland]]<td align="right">2,166,086
<tr><td>21<td>[[Mexico]]<td align="right">1,972,550
<tr><td>22<td>[[Saudi Arabia]]<td align="right">1,960,582
<tr><td>23<td>[[Indonesia]]<td align="right">1,919,440
<tr><td>24<td>[[Libya]]<td align="right">1,759,540
<tr><td>25<td>[[Iran]]<td align="right">1,648,000
<tr><td>26<td>[[Mongolia]]<td align="right">1,565,000
<tr><td>27<td>[[Peru]]<td align="right">1,285,220
<tr><td>28<td>[[Chad]]<td align="right">1,284,000
<tr><td>29<td>[[Niger]]<td align="right">1,267,000
<tr><td>30<td>[[Angola]]<td align="right">1,246,700
<tr><td>31<td>[[Mali]]<td align="right">1,240,000
<tr><td>32<td>[[South Africa]]<td align="right">1,219,912
<tr><td>33<td>[[Colombia]]<td align="right">1,138,910
<tr><td>34<td>[[Ethiopia]]<td align="right">1,127,127
<tr><td>35<td>[[Bolivia]]<td align="right">1,098,580
<tr><td>36<td>[[Mauritania]]<td align="right">1,030,700
<tr><td>37<td>[[Egypt]]<td align="right">1,001,450
<tr><td>38<td>[[Tanzania]]<td align="right">[[1 E11 m²|945,087]]
<tr><td>39<td>[[Nigeria]]<td align="right">923,768
<tr><td>40<td>[[Venezuela]]<td align="right">912,050
<tr><td>41<td>[[Namibia]]<td align="right">825,418
<tr><td>42<td>[[Pakistan]]<td align="right">803,940
<tr><td>43<td>[[Mozambique]]<td align="right">801,590
<tr><td>44<td>[[Turkey]]<td align="right">780,580
<tr><td>45<td>[[Chile]]<td align="right">756,950
<tr><td>46<td>[[Zambia]]<td align="right">752,614
<tr><td>47<td>[[Myanmar]]<td align="right">678,500
<tr><td>48<td>[[Afghanistan]]<td align="right">647,500
<tr><td>49<td>[[Somalia]]<td align="right">637,657
<tr><td>50<td>[[Central African Republic]]<td align="right">622,984
<tr><td>51<td>[[Ukraine]]<td align="right">603,700
<tr><td>52<td>[[Botswana]]<td align="right">600,370
<tr><td>53<td>[[Madagascar]]<td align="right">587,040
<tr><td>54<td>[[Kenya]]<td align="right">582,650
<tr><td>55<td>[[France]]<td align="right">547,030
<tr><td>56<td>[[Yemen]]<td align="right">527,970
<tr><td>57<td>[[Thailand]]<td align="right">514,000
<tr><td>58<td>[[Spain]]<td align="right">504,782
<tr><td>59<td>[[Turkmenistan]]<td align="right">488,100
<tr><td>60<td>[[Cameroon]]<td align="right">475,440
<tr><td>61<td>[[Papua New Guinea]]<td align="right">462,840
<tr><td>62<td>[[Sweden]]<td align="right">449,964
<tr><td>63<td>[[Uzbekistan]]<td align="right">447,400
<tr><td>64<td>[[Morocco]]<td align="right">446,550
<tr><td>65<td>[[Iraq]]<td align="right">437,072
<tr><td>66<td>[[Paraguay]]<td align="right">406,750
<tr><td>67<td>[[Zimbabwe]]<td align="right">390,580
<tr><td>68<td>[[Japan]]<td align="right">377,835
<tr><td>69<td>[[Germany]]<td align="right">357,021
<tr><td>70<td>[[Republic of the Congo|Congo, Republic of the]]<td align="right">342,000
<tr><td>71<td>[[Finland]]<td align="right">337,030
<tr><td>72<td>[[Malaysia]]<td align="right">329,750
<tr><td>73<td>[[Vietnam]]<td align="right">329,560
<tr><td>74<td>[[Norway]]<td align="right">324,220
<tr><td>75<td>[[Côte d'Ivoire]]<td align="right">322,460
<tr><td>76<td>[[Poland]]<td align="right">312,685
<tr><td>77<td>[[Italy]]<td align="right">301,230
<tr><td>78<td>[[Philippines]]<td align="right">300,000
<tr><td>79<td>[[Ecuador]]<td align="right">283,560
<tr><td>80<td>[[Burkina Faso]]<td align="right">274,200
<tr><td>81<td>[[New Zealand]]<td align="right">268,680
<tr><td>82<td>[[Gabon]]<td align="right">267,667
<tr><td>83<td>[[Western Sahara]]<td align="right">266,000
<tr><td>84<td>[[Guinea]]<td align="right">245,857
<tr><td>85<td>[[United Kingdom]]<td align="right">244,820
<tr><td>86<td>[[Ghana]]<td align="right">239,460
<tr><td>87<td>[[Romania]]<td align="right">237,500
<tr><td>88<td>[[Laos]]<td align="right">236,800
<tr><td>89<td>[[Uganda]]<td align="right">236,040
<tr><td>90<td>[[Guyana]]<td align="right">214,970
<tr><td>91<td>[[Oman]]<td align="right">309,500
<tr><td>92<td>[[Belarus]]<td align="right">207,600
<tr><td>93<td>[[Kyrgyzstan]]<td align="right">198,500
<tr><td>94<td>[[Senegal]]<td align="right">196,190
<tr><td>95<td>[[Syria]]<td align="right">185,180
<tr><td>96<td>[[Cambodia]]<td align="right">181,040
<tr><td>97<td>[[Uruguay]]<td align="right">176,220
<tr><td>98<td>[[Tunisia]]<td align="right">163,610
<tr><td>99<td>[[Suriname]]<td align="right">163,270
<tr><td>100<td>[[Bangladesh]]<td align="right">144,000
<tr><td>101<td>[[Tajikistan]]<td align="right">143,100
<tr><td>102<td>[[Nepal]]<td align="right">140,800
<tr><td>103<td>[[Greece]]<td align="right">131,940
<tr><td>104<td>[[Nicaragua]]<td align="right">129,494
<tr><td>105<td>[[Eritrea]]<td align="right">121,320
<tr><td>106<td>[[North Korea|Korea, North]]<td align="right">120,540
<tr><td>107<td>[[Malawi]]<td align="right">118,480
<tr><td>108<td>[[Benin]]<td align="right">112,620
<tr><td>109<td>[[Honduras]]<td align="right">112,090
<tr><td>110<td>[[Liberia]]<td align="right">111,370
<tr><td>111<td>[[Bulgaria]]<td align="right">110,910
<tr><td>112<td>[[Cuba]]<td align="right">110,860
<tr><td>113<td>[[Guatemala]]<td align="right">108,890
<tr><td>114<td>[[Iceland]]<td align="right">103,000
<tr><td>115<td>[[Serbia and Montenegro]]<td align="right">102,350
<tr><td>116<td>[[South Korea|Korea, South]]<td align="right">[[1 E10 m²|98,480]]
<tr><td>117<td>[[Hungary]]<td align="right">93,030
<tr><td>118<td>[[Portugal]]<td align="right">92,391
<tr><td>119<td>[[Jordan]]<td align="right">92,300
<tr><td>120<td>[[French Guiana]]<td align="right">91,000
<tr><td>121<td>[[Azerbaijan]]<td align="right">86,600
<tr><td>122<td>[[Austria]]<td align="right">83,858
<tr><td>123<td>[[United Arab Emirates]]<td align="right">82,880
<tr><td>124<td>[[Czech Republic]]<td align="right">78,866
<tr><td>125<td>[[Panama]]<td align="right">78,200
<tr><td>126<td>[[Sierra Leone]]<td align="right">71,740
<tr><td>127<td>[[Ireland]]<td align="right">70,273
<tr><td>128<td>[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]<td align="right">69,700
<tr><td>129<td>[[Sri Lanka]]<td align="right">65,610
<tr><td>130<td>[[Lithuania]]<td align="right">65,200
<tr><td>131<td>[[Latvia]]<td align="right">64,589
<tr><td>132<td>[[Svalbard]]<td align="right">62,049
<tr><td>133<td>[[Togo]]<td align="right">56,785
<tr><td>134<td>[[Croatia]]<td align="right">56,542
<tr><td>135<td>[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<td align="right">51,129
<tr><td>136<td>[[Costa Rica]]<td align="right">51,100
<tr><td>137<td>[[Slovakia]]<td align="right">48,845
<tr><td>138<td>[[Dominican Republic]]<td align="right">48,730
<tr><td>139<td>[[Bhutan]]<td align="right">47,000
<tr><td>140<td>[[Estonia]]<td align="right">45,226
<tr><td>141<td>[[Denmark]]<td align="right">43,094
<tr><td>142<td>[[Netherlands]]<td align="right">41,526
<tr><td>143<td>[[Switzerland]]<td align="right">41,290
<tr><td>144<td>[[Guinea-Bissau]]<td align="right">36,120
<tr><td>145<td>[[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) <td align="right">35,980
<tr><td>146<td>[[Moldova]]<td align="right">33,843
<tr><td>147<td>[[Belgium]]<td align="right">30,510
<tr><td>148<td>[[Lesotho]]<td align="right">30,355
<tr><td>149<td>[[Armenia]]<td align="right">29,800
<tr><td>150<td>[[Albania]]<td align="right">28,748
<tr><td>151<td>[[Solomon Islands]]<td align="right">28,450
<tr><td>152<td>[[Equatorial Guinea]]<td align="right">28,051
<tr><td>153<td>[[Burundi]]<td align="right">27,830
<tr><td>154<td>[[Haiti]]<td align="right">27,750
<tr><td>155<td>[[Rwanda]]<td align="right">26,338
<tr><td>156<td>[[Republic of Macedonia]]<td align="right">25,333
<tr><td>157<td>[[Djibouti]]<td align="right">23,000
<tr><td>158<td>[[Belize]]<td align="right">22,966
<tr><td>159<td>[[El Salvador]]<td align="right">21,040
<tr><td>160<td>[[Israel]]<td align="right">20,770
<tr><td>161<td>[[Slovenia]]<td align="right">20,273
<tr><td>162<td>[[New Caledonia]]<td align="right">19,060
<tr><td>163<td>[[Fiji]]<td align="right">18,270
<tr><td>164<td>[[Kuwait]]<td align="right">17,820
<tr><td>165<td>[[Swaziland]]<td align="right">17,363
<tr><td>166<td>[[East Timor]]<td align="right">15,007
<tr><td>167<td>[[Bahamas|Bahamas, The]]<td align="right">13,940
<tr><td>168<td>[[Vanuatu]]<td align="right">12,200
<tr><td>169<td>[[Falkland Islands|Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)]]<td align="right">12,173
<tr><td>170<td>[[Qatar]]<td align="right">11,437
<tr><td>171<td>[[The Gambia|Gambia, The]]<td align="right">11,300
<tr><td>172<td>[[Jamaica]]<td align="right">10,991
<tr><td>173<td>[[Lebanon]]<td align="right">10,452
<tr><td>174<td>[[Cyprus]]<td align="right">[[1 E9 m²|9,250]]
<tr><td>175<td>[[Puerto Rico]]<td align="right">9,104
<tr><td>176<td>[[French Southern and Antarctic Lands]]<td align="right">7,829
<tr><td>177<td>[[West Bank]]<td align="right">5,860
<tr><td>178<td>[[Brunei]]<td align="right">5,770
<tr><td>179<td>[[Trinidad and Tobago]]<td align="right">5,128
<tr><td>180<td>[[French Polynesia]]<td align="right">4,167
<tr><td>181<td>[[Cape Verde]]<td align="right">4,033
<tr><td>182<td>[[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]<td align="right">3,903
<tr><td>183<td>[[Samoa]]<td align="right">2,944
<tr><td>184<td>[[Luxembourg]]<td align="right">2,586
<tr><td>185<td>''[[Réunion]]'' ([[French overseas departments and territories|France]]) <td align="right">2,517
<tr><td>186<td>[[Comoros]]<td align="right">2,170
<tr><td>187<td>[[Mauritius]]<td align="right">2,040
<tr><td>188<td>''[[Guadeloupe]]'' ([[French overseas departments and territories|France]]) <td align="right">1,780
<tr><td>189<td>''[[Faroe Islands]]'' ([[Denmark]])<td align="right">1,399

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|190 || ''[[Martinique]] '' ([[French overseas departments and territories|France]]) || align=right| 1,10
|-
|191 || ''[[Hong Kong]]'' ([[People's Republic of China|PRC]]) ||align=right | 1,092
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|192 || [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] ||align=right | 1,001
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|193 || ''[[Netherlands Antilles]]'' ([[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands]]) ||align=right | [[1 E8 m²|960]]

<tr><td>194<td>[[Kiribati]]<td align="right">811
<tr><td>195<td>[[Dominica]]<td align="right">754
<tr><td>196<td>[[Tonga]]<td align="right">748
<tr><td>197<td>[[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia, Federated States of]]<td align="right">702
<tr><td>198<td>[[Singapore]]<td align="right">693
<tr><td>199<td>[[Bahrain]]<td align="right">665
<tr><td>200<td>[[Saint Lucia]]<td align="right">616
<tr><td>201<td>[[Isle of Man|Man, Isle of]]<td align="right">572
<tr><td>202<td>[[Guam]]<td align="right">549
<tr><td>203<td>[[Northern Mariana Islands]]<td align="right">477
<tr><td>204<td>[[Andorra]]<td align="right">468
<tr><td>205<td>[[Palau]]<td align="right">458
<tr><td>206<td>[[Seychelles]]<td align="right">455
<tr><td>207<td>[[Antigua and Barbuda]]<td align="right">443
<tr><td>208<td>[[Barbados]]<td align="right">431
<tr><td>209<td>[[Turks and Caicos Islands]]<td align="right">430
<tr><td>210<td>[[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]]<td align="right">412
<tr><td>211<td>[[Saint Helena (Britain)|Saint Helena]]<td align="right">410
<tr><td>212<td>[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]<td align="right">389
<tr><td>213<td>[[Mayotte]]<td align="right">374
<tr><td>214<td>[[Jan Mayen]]<td align="right">373
<tr><td>215<td>[[Gaza Strip]]<td align="right">360
<tr><td>216<td>[[Virgin Islands]]<td align="right">352
<tr><td>217<td>[[Grenada]]<td align="right">344
<tr><td>218<td>[[Malta]]<td align="right">316
<tr><td>219<td>[[Maldives]]<td align="right">300
<tr><td>220<td>[[Wallis and Futuna]]<td align="right">274
<tr><td>221<td>[[Cayman Islands]]<td align="right">262
<tr><td>222<td>[[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]<td align="right">261
<tr><td>223<td>[[Niue]]<td align="right">260
<tr><td>224<td>[[Saint-Pierre and Miquelon]]<td align="right">242
<tr><td>225<td>[[Cook Islands]]<td align="right">240
<tr><td>226<td>[[American Samoa]]<td align="right">199
<tr><td>227<td>[[Aruba]]<td align="right">193
<tr><td>228<td>[[Marshall Islands]]<td align="right">181
<tr><td>229<td>[[Liechtenstein]]<td align="right">160
<tr><td>230<td>[[British Virgin Islands]]<td align="right">153
<tr><td>231<td>[[Christmas Island]]<td align="right">135
<tr><td>232<td>[[Jersey]]<td align="right">116
<tr><td>233<td>[[Anguilla]]<td align="right">102
<tr><td>234<td>[[Montserrat]]<td align="right">102
<tr><td>235<td>[[Guernsey]]<td align="right">[[1 E7 m²|78]]
<tr><td>236<td>[[San Marino]]<td align="right">61
<tr><td>237<td>[[British Indian Ocean Territory]]<td align="right">60
<tr><td>238<td>[[Bouvet Island]]<td align="right">59
<tr><td>239<td>[[Bermuda]]<td align="right">53
<tr><td>240<td>[[Pitcairn Islands]]<td align="right">47
<tr><td>241<td>[[Norfolk Island]]<td align="right">35
<tr><td>242<td>[[Europa Island]]<td align="right">28
<tr><td>243<td>[[Tuvalu]]<td align="right">26
<tr><td>244<td>[[Macau]]<td align="right">25
<tr><td>245<td>[[Nauru]]<td align="right">21
<tr><td>246<td>[[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]<td align="right">14
<tr><td>247<td>[[Palmyra Atoll]]<td align="right">12
<tr><td>248<td>[[Tokelau]]<td align="right">10
<tr><td>249<td>[[Gibraltar]]<td align="right">[[1 E6 m²|7]]
<tr><td>250<td>[[Wake Island]]<td align="right">7
<tr><td>251<td>[[Midway Atoll]]<td align="right">6
<tr><td>252<td>[[Clipperton Island]]<td align="right">6
<tr><td>253<td>[[Navassa Island]]<td align="right">5
<tr><td>254<td>[[Ashmore and Cartier Islands]]<td align="right">5
<tr><td>255<td>[[Glorioso Islands]]<td align="right">5
<tr><td>256<td>[[Spratly Islands]]<td align="right">5
<tr><td>257<td>[[Jarvis Island]]<td align="right">5
<tr><td>258<td>[[Juan de Nova Island]]<td align="right">4
<tr><td>259<td>[[Coral Sea Islands]]<td align="right">3
<tr><td>260<td>[[Johnston Atoll]]<td align="right">3
<tr><td>261<td>[[Monaco]]<td align="right">2
<tr><td>262<td>[[Howland Island]]<td align="right">2
<tr><td>263<td>[[Baker Island]]<td align="right">1
<tr><td>264<td>[[Kingman Reef]]<td align="right">1
<tr><td>265<td>[[Tromelin Island]]<td align="right">1
<tr><td>266<td>Holy See ([[Vatican City]])<td align="right">[[1 E5 m²|0.44]]
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|267||[[Bassas da India]]||align=right|0.2
|}

==Source==
*[[CIA World Factbook]], 1 August, 2003.

==See also==
*[[List of countries]]
*[[List of countries by area]]
*[[List of countries by population]]
*[[List of countries by population density]]
*[[List of countries by continent]]
*[[List of countries by date of nationhood]]
*[[Orders of magnitude (area)]].

[[Category:Geography-related lists|Major geographic bodies, ordered according to area]]