Caribbean, islands between the
Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
San Marino
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Sao Tome and Principe
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea,
straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
Saudi Arabia
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red
Sea, north of Yemen
Senegal
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Serbia
Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Seychelles
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Sierra Leone
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea and Liberia
Singapore
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Slovakia
Central Europe, south of Poland
Slovenia
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea,
between Austria and Croatia
Solomon Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific
Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Somalia
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian
Ocean, east of Ethiopia
South Africa
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent
of Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Southern South America,
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Southern Ocean
body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and
Antarctica
Spain
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay,
Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,
southwest of France
Spratly Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the
South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam
to the southern Philippines
Sri Lanka
Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India
Sudan
Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and
Eritrea
Suriname
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between French Guiana and Guyana
Svalbard
Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents
Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Swaziland
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Sweden
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,
Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway
Switzerland
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy
Syria
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon
and Turkey
Taiwan
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea,
Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the
Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
Tajikistan
Central Asia, west of China
Tanzania
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya
and Mozambique
Thailand
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf
of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Timor-Leste
Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser
Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note
- Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the
Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of
Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Togo
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and
Ghana
Tokelau
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Tonga
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Tunisia
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Algeria and Libya
Turkey
Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of
Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe),
bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering
the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
Turkmenistan
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran
and Kazakhstan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Caribbean, two island groups in the North
Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Tuvalu
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the
South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to
Australia
Uganda
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Ukraine
Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland,
Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east
United Arab Emirates
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the
Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
Western Europe, islands including the northern
one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean
and the North Sea, northwest of France
United States
North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean
and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Oceania
Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm (3,389 km)
southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm (3,361
km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and
Australia
Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm (2,417 km)
south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Cook Islands
Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1,328 km)
southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the
Marshall Islands
Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm (1,722 km)
south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Midway 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 Tokyo
Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 960 nm (1,778 km)
south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Uruguay
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Argentina and Brazil
Uzbekistan
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Vanuatu
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Venezuela
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana
Vietnam
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of
Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Virgin Islands
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Wake Island
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
West Bank
Middle East, west of Jordan
Western Sahara
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Mauritania and Morocco
Yemen
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red
Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Zambia
Southern Africa, east of Angola
Zimbabwe
Southern 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
Afghanistan
Asia
Akrotiri
Middle East
Albania
Europe
Algeria
Africa
American Samoa
Oceania
Andorra
Europe
Angola
Africa
Anguilla
Central America and the Caribbean
Antarctica
Antarctic Region
Antigua and Barbuda
Central America and the Caribbean
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Region
Argentina
South America
Armenia
Asia
Aruba
Central America and the Caribbean
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Southeast Asia
Atlantic Ocean
Political Map of the World
Australia
Oceania
Austria
Europe
Azerbaijan
Asia
Bahamas, The
Central America and the Caribbean
Bahrain
Middle East
Bangladesh
Asia
Barbados
Central America and the Caribbean
Belarus
Europe
Belgium
Europe
Belize
Central America and the Caribbean
Benin
Africa
Bermuda
North America
Bhutan
Asia
Bolivia
South America
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
Botswana
Africa
Bouvet Island
Antarctic Region
Brazil
South America
British Indian Ocean Territory
Political Map of the World
British Virgin Islands
Central America and the Caribbean
Brunei
Southeast Asia
Bulgaria
Europe
Burkina Faso
Africa
Burma
Southeast Asia
Burundi
Africa
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Cameroon
Africa
Canada
North America
Cape Verde
Political Map of the World
Cayman Islands
Central America and the Caribbean
Central African Republic
Africa
Chad
Africa
Chile
South America
China
Asia
Christmas Island
Southeast Asia
Clipperton Island
Political Map of the World
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Southeast Asia
Colombia
South America
Comoros
Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Africa
Congo, Republic of the
Africa
Cook Islands
Oceania
Coral Sea Islands
Oceania
Costa Rica
Central America and the Caribbean
Cote d'Ivoire
Africa
Croatia
Europe
Cuba
Central America and the Caribbean
Cyprus
Middle East
Czech Republic
Europe
Denmark
Europe
Dhekelia
Middle East
Djibouti
Africa
Dominica
Central America and the Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Central America and the Caribbean
Ecuador
South America
Egypt
Africa
El Salvador
Central America and the Caribbean
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
Eritrea
Africa
Estonia
Europe
Ethiopia
Africa
European Union
Europe
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
South America
Faroe Islands
Europe
Fiji
Oceania
Finland
Europe
France
metropolitan France: Europe
French Guiana: South America
Guadeloupe: Central America and the Caribbean
Martinique: Central America and the Caribbean
Reunion: World
French Polynesia
Oceania
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Antarctic Region, Africa
Gabon
Africa
Gambia, The
Africa
Gaza Strip
Middle East
Georgia
Asia
Germany
Europe
Ghana
Africa
Gibraltar
Europe
Greece
Europe
Greenland
Arctic Region
Grenada
Central America and the Caribbean
Guam
Oceania
Guatemala
Central America and the Caribbean
Guernsey
Europe
Guinea
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
Guyana
South America
Haiti
Central America and the Caribbean
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Antarctic Region
Holy See (Vatican City)
Europe
Honduras
Central America and the Caribbean
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
Hungary
Europe
Iceland
Arctic Region
India
Asia
Indian Ocean
Political Map of the World
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Iran
Middle East
Iraq
Middle East
Ireland
Europe
Isle of Man
Europe
Israel
Middle East
Italy
Europe
Jamaica
Central America and the Caribbean
Jan Mayen
Arctic Region
Japan
Asia
Jersey
Europe
Jordan
Middle East
Kazakhstan
Asia
Kenya
Africa
Kiribati
Oceania
Korea, North
Asia
Korea, South
Asia
Kosovo
Europe
Kuwait
Middle East
Kyrgyzstan
Asia
Laos
Southeast Asia
Latvia
Europe
Lebanon
Middle East
Lesotho
Africa
Liberia
Africa
Libya
Africa
Liechtenstein
Europe
Lithuania
Europe
Luxembourg
Europe
Macau
Southeast Asia
Macedonia
Europe
Madagascar
Africa
Malawi
Africa
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Maldives
Asia
Mali
Africa
Malta
Europe
Marshall Islands
Oceania
Mauritania
Africa
Mauritius
Political Map of the World
Mayotte
Africa
Mexico
North America
Micronesia, Federated States of
Oceania
Moldova
Europe
Monaco
Europe
Mongolia
Asia
Montenegro
Europe
Montserrat
Central America and the Caribbean
Morocco
Africa
Mozambique
Africa
Namibia
Africa
Nauru
Oceania
Navassa Island
Central America and the Caribbean
Nepal
Asia
Netherlands
Europe
Netherlands Antilles
Central America and the Caribbean
New Caledonia
Oceania
New Zealand
Oceania
Nicaragua
Central America and the Caribbean
Niger
Africa
Nigeria
Africa
Niue
Oceania
Norfolk Island
Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania
Norway
Europe
Oman
Middle East
Pacific Ocean
Political Map of the World
Pakistan
Asia
Palau
Oceania
Panama
Central America and the Caribbean
Papua New Guinea
Oceania
Paracel Islands
Southeast Asia
Paraguay
South America
Peru
South America
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Pitcairn Islands
Oceania
Poland
Europe
Portugal
Europe
Puerto Rico
Central America and the Caribbean
Qatar
Middle East
Romania
Europe
Russia
Asia
Rwanda
Africa
Saint Barthelemy
Central America and the Caribbean
Saint Helena
Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Central America and the Caribbean
Saint Lucia
Central America and the Caribbean
Saint Martin
Central America and the Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Central America and the Caribbean
Samoa
Oceania
San Marino
Europe
Sao Tome and Principe
Africa
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Senegal
Africa
Serbia
Europe
Seychelles
Africa
Sierra Leone
Africa
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Slovakia
Europe
Slovenia
Europe
Solomon Islands
Oceania
Somalia
Africa
South Africa
Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Antarctic Region
Southern Ocean
Antarctic Region
Spain
Europe
Spratly Islands
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
Asia
Sudan
Africa
Suriname
South America
Svalbard
Arctic Region
Swaziland
Africa
Sweden
Europe
Switzerland
Europe
Syria
Middle East
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Tajikistan
Asia
Tanzania
Africa
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Timor-Leste
Southeast Asia
Togo
Africa
Tokelau
Oceania
Tonga
Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago
Central America and the Caribbean
Tunisia
Africa
Turkey
Middle East
Turkmenistan
Asia
Turks and Caicos Islands
Central America and the Caribbean
Tuvalu
Oceania
Uganda
Africa
Ukraine
Asia, Europe
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
United Kingdom
Europe
United States
North America
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Oceania
Uruguay
South America
Uzbekistan
Asia
Vanuatu
Oceania
Venezuela
South America
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Virgin Islands
Central America and the Caribbean
Wake Island
Oceania
Wallis and Futuna
Oceania
West Bank
Middle East
Western Sahara
Africa
World
Physical Map of the World, Political Map of the World,
Standard Time Zones of the World
Yemen
Middle East
Zambia
Africa
Zimbabwe
Africa
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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)
Afghanistan
27,200 sq km (2003)
Albania
3,530 sq km (2003)
Algeria
5,690 sq km (2003)
American Samoa
NA
Andorra
NA
Angola
800 sq km (2003)
Anguilla
NA
Antigua and Barbuda
NA
Argentina
15,500 sq km (2003)
Armenia
2,860 sq km (2003)
Aruba
0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
0 sq km
Australia
25,450 sq km (2003)
Austria
40 sq km (2003)
Azerbaijan
14,550 sq km (2003)
Bahamas, The
10 sq km (2003)
Bahrain
40 sq km (2003)
Bangladesh
47,250 sq km (2003)
Barbados
50 sq km (2003)
Belarus
1,310 sq km (2003)
Belgium
400 sq km (2003)
Belize
30 sq km (2003)
Benin
120 sq km (2003)
Bermuda
NA
Bhutan
400 sq km (2003)
Bolivia
1,320 sq km (2003)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
30 sq km (2003)
Botswana
10 sq km (2003)
Bouvet Island
0 sq km
Brazil
29,200 sq km (2003)
British Indian Ocean Territory
0 sq km
British Virgin Islands
NA
Brunei
10 sq km (2003)
Bulgaria
5,880 sq km (2003)
Burkina Faso
250 sq km (2003)
Burma
18,700 sq km (2003)
Burundi
210 sq km (2003)
Cambodia
2,700 sq km (2003)
Cameroon
260 sq km (2003)
Canada
7,850 sq km (2003)
Cape Verde
30 sq km (2003)
Cayman Islands
NA
Central African Republic
20 sq km (2003)
Chad
300 sq km (2003)
Chile
19,000 sq km (2003)
China
545,960 sq km (2003)
Christmas Island
NA
Clipperton Island
0 sq km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
NA
Colombia
9,000 sq km (2003)
Comoros
NA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
110 sq km (2003)
Congo, Republic of the
20 sq km (2003)
Cook Islands
NA
Coral Sea Islands
0 sq km
Costa Rica
1,080 sq km (2003)
Cote d'Ivoire
730 sq km (2003)
Croatia
110 sq km (2003)
Cuba
8,700 sq km (2003)
Cyprus
400 sq km (2003)
Czech Republic
240 sq km (2003)
Denmark
4,490 sq km (2003)
Djibouti
10 sq km (2003)
Dominica
NA
Dominican Republic
2,750 sq km (2003)
Ecuador
8,650 sq km (2003)
Egypt
34,220 sq km (2003)
El Salvador
450 sq km (2003)
Equatorial Guinea
NA
Eritrea
210 sq km (2003)
Estonia
40 sq km (2003)
Ethiopia
2,900 sq km (2003)
European Union
168,050 sq km (2003 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
NA
Faroe Islands
0 sq km
Fiji
30 sq km (2003)
Finland
640 sq km (2003)
France
total: 26,190 sq km;
metropolitan France: 26,000 sq km (2003)
French Polynesia
10 sq km (2003)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
0 sq km
Gabon
70 sq km (2003)
Gambia, The
20 sq km (2003)
Gaza Strip
155 sq km; (note - includes West Bank) (2003)
Georgia
4,690 sq km (2003)
Germany
4,850 sq km (2003)
Ghana
310 sq km (2003)
Gibraltar
NA
Greece
14,530 sq km (2003)
Greenland
NA
Grenada
NA
Guam
NA
Guatemala
1,300 sq km (2003)
Guernsey
NA
Guinea
950 sq km (2003)
Guinea-Bissau
250 sq km (2003)
Guyana
1,500 sq km (2003)
Haiti
920 sq km (2003)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0 sq km
Holy See (Vatican City)
0 sq km
Honduras
800 sq km (2003)
Hong Kong
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Hungary
2,300 sq km (2003)
Iceland
NA
India
558,080 sq km (2003)
Indonesia
45,000 sq km (2003)
Iran
76,500 sq km (2003)
Iraq
35,250 sq km (2003)
Ireland
NA
Isle of Man
0 sq km
Israel
1,940 sq km (2003)
Italy
27,500 sq km (2003)
Jamaica
250 sq km (2002)
Jan Mayen
0 sq km
Japan
25,920 sq km (2003)
Jersey
NA
Jordan
750 sq km (2003)
Kazakhstan
35,560 sq km (2003)
Kenya
1,030 sq km (2003)
Kiribati
NA
Korea, North
14,600 sq km (2003)
Korea, South
8,780 sq km (2003)
Kuwait
130 sq km (2003)
Kyrgyzstan
10,720 sq km (2003)
Laos
1,750 sq km (2003)
Latvia
200 sq km
note: land in Latvia is often too wet and in need of drainage not
irrigation; approximately 16,000 sq km or 85% of agricultural land
has been improved by drainage (2003)
Lebanon
1,040 sq km (2003)
Lesotho
30 sq km (2003)
Liberia
30 sq km (2003)
Libya
4,700 sq km (2003)
Liechtenstein
NA
Lithuania
70 sq km (2003)
Luxembourg
NA
Macau
NA
Macedonia
550 sq km (2003)
Madagascar
10,860 sq km (2003)
Malawi
560 sq km (2003)
Malaysia
3,650 sq km (2003)
Maldives
NA
Mali
2,360 sq km (2003)
Malta
20 sq km (2003)
Marshall Islands
0 sq km
Mauritania
490 sq km (2002)
Mauritius
220 sq km (2003)
Mayotte
NA
Mexico
63,200 sq km (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States of
NA
Moldova
3,000 sq km (2003)
Monaco
NA
Mongolia
840 sq km (2003)
Montenegro
NA
Montserrat
NA
Morocco
14,450 sq km (2003)
Mozambique
1,180 sq km (2003)
Namibia
80 sq km (2003)
Nauru
NA
Nepal
11,700 sq km (2003)
Netherlands
5,650 sq km (2003)
Netherlands Antilles
NA
New Caledonia
100 sq km (2003)
New Zealand
2,850 sq km (2003)
Nicaragua
610 sq km (2003)
Niger
730 sq km (2003)
Nigeria
2,820 sq km (2003)
Niue
NA
Norfolk Island
NA
Northern Mariana Islands
NA
Norway
1,270 sq km (2003)
Oman
720 sq km (2003)
Pakistan
182,300 sq km (2003)
Palau
NA
Panama
430 sq km (2003)
Papua New Guinea
NA
Paracel Islands
0 sq km
Paraguay
670 sq km (2003)
Peru
12,000 sq km (2003)
Philippines
15,500 sq km (2003)
Pitcairn Islands
NA
Poland
1,000 sq km (2003)
Portugal
6,500 sq km (2003)
Puerto Rico
400 sq km (2003)
Qatar
130 sq km (2002)
Romania
30,770 sq km (2003)
Russia
46,000 sq km (2003)
Rwanda
90 sq km (2003)
Saint Helena
NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis
NA
Saint Lucia
30 sq km (2003)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10 sq km (2003)
Samoa
NA
San Marino
NA
Sao Tome and Principe
100 sq km (2003)
Saudi Arabia
16,200 sq km (2003)
Senegal
1,200 sq km (2003)
Serbia
NA
Seychelles
NA
Sierra Leone
300 sq km (2003)
Singapore
NA
Slovakia
1,830 sq km (2003)
Slovenia
30 sq km (2003)
Solomon Islands
NA
Somalia
2,000 sq km (2003)
South Africa
14,980 sq km (2003)
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
0 sq km
Spain
37,800 sq km (2003)
Spratly Islands
0 sq km
Sri Lanka
7,430 sq km (2003)
Sudan
18,630 sq km (2003)
Suriname
510 sq km (2003)
Svalbard
NA
Swaziland
500 sq km (2003)
Sweden
1,150 sq km (2003)
Switzerland
250 sq km (2003)
Syria
13,330 sq km (2003)
Taiwan
NA
Tajikistan
7,220 sq km (2003)
Tanzania
1,840 sq km (2003)
Thailand
49,860 sq km (2003)
Timor-Leste
1,065 sq km (2003)
Togo
70 sq km (2003)
Tokelau
NA
Tonga
NA
Trinidad and Tobago
40 sq km (2003)
Tunisia
3,940 sq km (2003)
Turkey
52,150 sq km (2003)
Turkmenistan
18,000 sq km (2003)
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
90 sq km (2003)
Ukraine
22,080 sq km (2003)
United Arab Emirates
760 sq km (2003)
United Kingdom
1,700 sq km (2003)
United States
223,850 sq km (2003)
Uruguay
2,100 sq km (2003)
Uzbekistan
42,810 sq km (2003)
Vanuatu
NA
Venezuela
5,750 sq km (2003)
Vietnam
30,000 sq km (2003)
Virgin Islands
NA
Wake Island
0 sq km
Wallis and Futuna
NA
West Bank
150 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003)
Western Sahara
NA
World
2,770,980 sq km (2003)
Yemen
5,500 sq km (2003)
Zambia
1,560 sq km (2003)
Zimbabwe
1,740 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
Albania
total: 28,748 sq km
land: 27,398 sq km
water: 1,350 sq km
Algeria
total: 2,381,741 sq km
land: 2,381,741 sq km
water: 0 sq km
American Samoa
total: 199 sq km
land: 199 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
Andorra
total: 468 sq km
land: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Angola
total: 1,246,700 sq km
land: 1,246,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Anguilla
total: 91 sq km
land: 91 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Antarctica
total: 14 million sq km
land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km
ice-covered) (est.)
note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North
America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the
subcontinent 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 Ocean
total: 14.056 million sq km
note: includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea,
East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara
Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies
Argentina
total: 2,780,400 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 43,710 sq km
Armenia
total: 29,743 sq km
land: 28,203 sq km
water: 1,540 sq km
Aruba
total: 180 sq km
land: 180 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and
Cartier Island
Atlantic Ocean
total: 76.762 million sq km
note: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait,
Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Labrador
Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the
Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Australia
total: 7,741,220 sq km
land: 7,682,300 sq km
water: 58,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
Austria
total: 83,871 sq km
land: 82,445 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km
Azerbaijan
total: 86,600 sq km
land: 82,629 sq km
water: 3,971 sq km
note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the
Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by
Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991
Bahamas, The
total: 13,880 sq km
land: 10,010 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km
Bahrain
total: 741 sq km
land: 741 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bangladesh
total: 143,998 sq km
land: 130,168 sq km
water: 13,830 sq km
Barbados
total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Belarus
total: 207,600 sq km
land: 202,900 sq km
water: 4,700 sq km
Belgium
total: 30,528 sq km
land: 30,278 sq km
water: 250 sq km