conventional long form: Tunisian Republic
conventional short form: Tunisia
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah
local short form: Tunis
Turkey
conventional long form: Republic of Turkey
conventional short form: Turkey
local long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
local short form: Turkiye
Turkmenistan
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turkmenistan
local long form: none
local short form: Turkmenistan
former: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
Turks and Caicos Islands
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tuvalu
former: Ellice Islands
note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's
eight traditionally inhabited islands
Uganda
conventional long form: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form: Uganda
Ukraine
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Ukraine
local long form: none
local short form: Ukrayina
former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic
United Arab Emirates
conventional long form: United Arab Emirates
conventional short form: none
local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
local short form: none
former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States
abbreviation: UAE
United Kingdom
conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland; note - Great Britain includes England,
Scotland, and Wales
conventional short form: United Kingdom
abbreviation: UK
United States
conventional long form: United States of America
conventional short form: United States
abbreviation: US or USA
Uruguay
conventional long form: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
conventional short form: Uruguay
local long form: Republica Oriental del Uruguay
local short form: Uruguay
former: Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province
Uzbekistan
conventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistan
conventional short form: Uzbekistan
local long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasi
local short form: Ozbekiston
former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Vanuatu
conventional long form: Republic of Vanuatu
conventional short form: Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
Venezuela
conventional long form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
conventional short form: Venezuela
local long form: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
local short form: Venezuela
Vietnam
conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
conventional short form: Vietnam
local long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
local short form: Viet Nam
abbreviation: SRV
Virgin Islands
conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands
conventional short form: Virgin Islands
former: Danish West Indies
Wake Island
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna
conventional long form: Territory of the Wallis
and Futuna Islands
conventional short form: Wallis and Futuna
local long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
local short form: Wallis et Futuna
West Bank
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: West Bank
Western Sahara
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara
former: Spanish Sahara
Yemen
conventional long form: Republic of Yemen
conventional short form: Yemen
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
local short form: Al Yaman
former: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]
Zambia
conventional long form: Republic of Zambia
conventional short form: Zambia
former: Northern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe
conventional short form: Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
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Afghanistan
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Akrotiri
peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Albania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian
Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro
Algeria
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Morocco and Tunisia
American Samoa
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Andorra
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Angola
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Anguilla
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Antarctica
continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Arctic Ocean
body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America,
mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Argentina
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Armenia
Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
Aruba
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian
Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Atlantic Ocean
body of water between Africa, Europe, the Southern
Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere
Australia
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South
Pacific Ocean
Austria
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Azerbaijan
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between
Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus
range
Bahamas, The
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Bahrain
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi
Arabia
Baker Island
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half
way between Hawaii and Australia
Bangladesh
Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma
and India
Barbados
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of
Venezuela
Bassas da India
Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique
Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Belarus
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Belgium
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and
the Netherlands
Belize
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Mexico
Benin
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria
and Togo
Bermuda
North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of South Carolina (US)
Bhutan
Southern Asia, between China and India
Bolivia
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic
Sea and Croatia
Botswana
Southern Africa, north of South Africa
Bouvet Island
island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Brazil
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territory
archipelago in the Indian Ocean,
south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Brunei
Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
Bulgaria
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Romania and Turkey
Burkina Faso
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Burma
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Burundi
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cambodia
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between
Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
Cameroon
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between
Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Canada
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on
the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on
the north, north of the conterminous US
Cape Verde
Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, west of Senegal
Cayman Islands
Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly
one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras
Central African Republic
Central Africa, north of Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Chad
Central Africa, south of Libya
Chile
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
between Argentina and Peru
China
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow
Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Christmas Island
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean,
south of Indonesia
Clipperton Island
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean,
1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the
Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia
to Sri Lanka
Colombia
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea,
between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Ecuador and Panama
Comoros
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of
the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern
Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Congo, Republic of the
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic
Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Cook Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Coral Sea Islands
Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of
Australia
Costa Rica
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Cote d'Ivoire
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Ghana and Liberia
Croatia
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Cuba
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Cyprus
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Czech Republic
Central Europe, southeast of Germany
Denmark
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major
islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Dhekelia
on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Djibouti
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,
between Eritrea and Somalia
Dominica
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of
Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of Haiti
East Timor
Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser
Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note
- East Timor 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
Ecuador
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the
Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Egypt
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and
includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
El Salvador
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between Guatemala and Honduras
Equatorial Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra,
between Cameroon and Gabon
Eritrea
Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and
Sudan
Estonia
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of
Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
Europa Island
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel,
about half way between southern Madagascar and southern Mozambique
European Union
Europe between Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, southeastern
Europe, and the North Atlantic Ocean
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Southern South America, islands in
the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Faroe Islands
Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian
Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from
Iceland to Norway
Fiji
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Finland
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia,
and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia
France
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English
Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering
the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
French Guiana
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
French Polynesia
Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
southeast of Africa, islands in
the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa,
Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic
Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles
Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the
French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not
recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Gabon
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,
between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Gambia, The
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and
Senegal
Gaza Strip
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Israel
Georgia
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey
and Russia
Germany
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea,
between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Ghana
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote
d'Ivoire and Togo
Gibraltar
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,
which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on
the southern coast of Spain
Glorioso Islands
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian
Ocean, northwest of Madagascar
Greece
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and
the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Greenland
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean
and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Grenada
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic
Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Guadeloupe
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Guam
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Guatemala
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,
between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras
(Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Guernsey
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest
of France
Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea and Senegal
Guyana
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Suriname and Venezuela
Haiti
Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola,
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the
Dominican Republic
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
islands in the Indian Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Holy See (Vatican City)
Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Honduras
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between
Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North
Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Hong Kong
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Howland Island
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about
half way between Hawaii and Australia
Hungary
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Iceland
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
India
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of
Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Indian Ocean
body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia,
and Australia
Indonesia
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean
and the Pacific Ocean
Iran
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and
the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
Iraq
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait
Ireland
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of
Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Israel
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt
and Lebanon
Italy
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central
Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Jamaica
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Jan Mayen
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Japan
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and
the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Jarvis Island
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about half
way between Hawaii and the Cook Islands
Jersey
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of
France
Johnston Atoll
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm
(1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way
from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Jordan
Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia
Juan de Nova Island
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique
Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Kazakhstan
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of
the Ural River in eastern-most Europe
Kenya
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia
and Tanzania
Kingman Reef
Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about half
way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Kiribati
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean,
straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the
way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati
proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as
its Gilbert Islands group (GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islands
and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of
the International Date Line
Korea, North
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula
bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and
South Korea
Korea, South
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula
bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Kuwait
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and
Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia, west of China
Laos
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
Latvia
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and
Lithuania
Lebanon
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel
and Syria
Lesotho
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Liberia
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Libya
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Tunisia
Liechtenstein
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Lithuania
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia
and Russia
Luxembourg
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Macau
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Macedonia
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Madagascar
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Mozambique
Malawi
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Malaysia
Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and
northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia,
Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam
Maldives
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean,
south-southwest of India
Mali
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Malta
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of
Sicily (Italy)
Man, Isle of
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great
Britain and Ireland
Marshall Islands
Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North
Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Martinique
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Mauritania
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Senegal and Western Sahara
Mauritius
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar
Mayotte
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about
one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Mexico
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of
Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific
Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
Micronesia, Federated States of
Oceania, island group in the North
Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to
Indonesia
Midway Islands
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
Moldova
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Monaco
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the
southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Mongolia
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
Montserrat
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of
Puerto Rico
Morocco
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Mozambique
South-eastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel,
between South Africa and Tanzania
Namibia
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
Angola and South Africa
Nauru
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the
Marshall Islands
Navassa Island
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west
of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
Nepal
Southern Asia, between China and India
Netherlands
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium
and Germany
Netherlands Antilles
Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean
Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the
coast of Venezuela, and St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius lie
east of the US Virgin Islands
New Caledonia
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia
New Zealand
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast
of Australia
Nicaragua
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Niger
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Nigeria
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin
and Cameroon
Niue
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Norfolk Island
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of
Australia
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania, islands in the North Pacific
Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Norway
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Oman
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and
Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Pacific Ocean
body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia,
Australia, and the Western Hemisphere
Pakistan
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on
the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Palau
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean,
southeast of the Philippines
Palmyra Atoll
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half
way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Panama
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea
Oceania, group of islands including the eastern
half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South
Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Paracel Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs
in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central
Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Paraguay
Central South America, northeast of Argentina
Peru
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean,
between Chile and Ecuador
Philippines
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine
Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Pitcairn Islands
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
midway between Peru and New Zealand
Poland
Central Europe, east of Germany
Portugal
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
west of Spain
Puerto Rico
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Qatar
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi
Arabia
Reunion
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar
Romania
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between
Bulgaria and Ukraine
Russia
Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with
Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North
Pacific Ocean
Rwanda
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Helena
islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway
between South America and Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about
one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Lucia
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North
Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Northern North America, islands in the
North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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
one-half of the way from Hawaii to 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 and Montenegro
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic
Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 the 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
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
Tromelin Island
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar
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
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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@2145 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
Baker Island
Oceania
Bangladesh
Asia
Barbados
Central America and the Caribbean
Bassas da India
Africa
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
East Timor
Southeast Asia
Ecuador
South America
Egypt
Africa
El Salvador
Central America and the Caribbean
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
Eritrea
Africa
Estonia
Europe
Ethiopia
Africa
Europa Island
Africa
European Union
Europe
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
South America
Faroe Islands
Europe
Fiji
Oceania
Finland
Europe
France
Europe
French Guiana
South America
French Polynesia
Oceania
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Antarctic Region
Gabon
Africa
Gambia, The
Africa
Gaza Strip
Middle East
Georgia
Asia
Germany
Europe
Ghana
Africa
Gibraltar
Europe
Glorioso Islands
Africa
Greece
Europe
Greenland
Arctic Region
Grenada
Central America and the Caribbean
Guadeloupe
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
Howland Island
Oceania
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
Israel
Middle East
Italy
Europe
Jamaica
Central America and the Caribbean
Jan Mayen
Arctic Region
Japan
Asia
Jarvis Island
Oceania
Jersey
Europe
Johnston Atoll
Oceania
Jordan
Middle East
Juan de Nova Island
Africa
Kazakhstan
Asia
Kenya
Africa
Kingman Reef
Oceania
Kiribati
Oceania
Korea, North
Asia
Korea, South
Asia
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
Man, Isle of
Europe
Marshall Islands
Oceania
Martinique
Central America and the Caribbean
Mauritania
Africa
Mauritius
Political Map of the World
Mayotte
Africa
Mexico
North America
Micronesia, Federated States of
Oceania
Midway Islands
Oceania
Moldova
Europe
Monaco
Europe
Mongolia
Asia
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
Palmyra Atoll
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
Reunion
World
Romania
Europe
Russia
Asia
Rwanda
Africa
Saint Helena
Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Central America and the Caribbean
Saint Lucia
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 and Montenegro
Europe
Seychelles
Africa
Sierra Leone
Africa
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Slovakia
Europe
Slovenia
Europe
Solomon Islands
Oceania
Somalia
Africa
South Africa
Africa
South Georgia and the 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
Togo
Africa
Tokelau
Oceania
Tonga
Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago
Central America and the Caribbean
Tromelin Island
Africa
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
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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@2146 Irrigated land (sq km)
Afghanistan
23,860 sq km (1998 est.)
Albania
3,400 sq km (1998 est.)
Algeria
5,600 sq km (1998 est.)
American Samoa
NA sq km
Andorra
NA sq km
Angola
750 sq km (1998 est.)
Anguilla
NA
Antarctica
0 sq km
Antigua and Barbuda
NA
Argentina
15,610 sq km (1998 est.)
Armenia
2,870 sq km (1998 est.)
Aruba
0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Australia
24,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Austria
457 sq km (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan
14,550 sq km (1998 est.)
Bahamas, The
NA
Bahrain
50 sq km (1998 est.)
Baker Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Bangladesh
38,440 sq km (1998 est.)
Barbados
10 sq km (1998 est.)
Bassas da India
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Belarus
1,150 sq km (1998 est.)
Belgium
40 sq km (includes Luxembourg) (1998 est.)
Belize
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Benin
120 sq km (1998 est.)
Bermuda
NA
Bhutan
400 sq km (1998 est.)
Bolivia
1,280 sq km (1998 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Botswana
10 sq km (1998 est.)
Bouvet Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Brazil
26,560 sq km (1998 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territory
0 sq km (1998 est.)
British Virgin Islands
NA
Brunei
10 sq km (1998 est.)
Bulgaria
8,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Burkina Faso
250 sq km (1998 est.)
Burma
15,920 sq km (1998 est.)
Burundi
740 sq km (1998 est.)
Cambodia
2,700 sq km (1998 est.)
Cameroon
330 sq km (1998 est.)
Canada
7,200 sq km (1998 est.)
Cape Verde
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Cayman Islands
NA sq km
Central African Republic
NA sq km
Chad
200 sq km (1998 est.)
Chile
18,000 sq km (1998 est.)
China
525,800 sq km (1998 est.)
Christmas Island
NA sq km
Clipperton Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
NA sq km
Colombia
8,500 sq km (1998 est.)
Comoros
NA sq km
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
110 sq km (1998 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
10 sq km (1998 est.)
Cook Islands
NA
Coral Sea Islands
0 sq km
Costa Rica
1,260 sq km (1998 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
730 sq km (1998 est.)
Croatia
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Cuba
870 sq km (1998 est.)
Cyprus
382 sq km (2001 est.)
Czech Republic
240 sq km (1998 est.)
Denmark
4,760 sq km (1998 est.)
Djibouti
10 sq km (1998 est.)
Dominica
NA sq km
Dominican Republic
2,590 sq km (1998 est.)
East Timor
1,065 sq km (est.)
Ecuador
8,650 sq km (1998 est.)
Egypt
33,000 sq km (1998 est.)
El Salvador
360 sq km (1998 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
NA sq km
Eritrea
220 sq km (1998 est.)
Estonia
40 sq km (1998 est.)
Ethiopia
1,900 sq km (1998 est.)
Europa Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
European Union
115,807 sq km
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
NA sq km
Faroe Islands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Fiji
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Finland
640 sq km (1998 est.)
France
20,000 sq km (1998 est.)
French Guiana
20 sq km (1998 est.)
French Polynesia
NA sq km
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Gabon
150 sq km (1998 est.)
Gambia, The
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Gaza Strip
120 sq km (1998 est.)
Georgia
4,700 sq km (1998 est.)
Germany
4,850 sq km (1998 est.)
Ghana
110 sq km (1998 est.)
Gibraltar
NA sq km
Glorioso Islands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Greece
14,220 sq km (1998 est.)
Greenland
NA sq km
Grenada
NA sq km
Guadeloupe
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Guam
NA
Guatemala
1,250 sq km (1998 est.)
Guernsey
NA sq km
Guinea
950 sq km (1998 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
170 sq km (1998 est.)
Guyana
1,500 sq km (1998 est.)
Haiti
750 sq km (1998 est.)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0 sq km
Holy See (Vatican City)
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Honduras
760 sq km (1998 est.)
Hong Kong
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Howland Island
0 sq km
Hungary
2,100 sq km (1998 est.)
Iceland
NA sq km
India
590,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Indonesia
48,150 sq km (1998 est.)
Iran
75,620 sq km (1998 est.)
Iraq
35,250 sq km (1998 est.)
Ireland
NA sq km
Israel
1,990 sq km (1998 est.)
Italy
26,980 sq km (1998 est.)
Jamaica
250 sq km (1998 est.)
Jan Mayen
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Japan
26,790 sq km (1998 est.)
Jarvis Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Jersey
NA sq km
Johnston Atoll
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Jordan
750 sq km (1998 est.)
Juan de Nova Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Kazakhstan
23,320 sq km (1998 est.)
Kenya
670 sq km (1998 est.)
Kingman Reef
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Kiribati
NA
Korea, North
14,600 sq km (1998 est.)
Korea, South
11,590 sq km (1998 est.)
Kuwait
60 sq km (1998 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
10,740 sq km (1998 est.)
Laos
1,640 sq km
note: rainy season irrigation - 2,169 sq km; dry season irrigation -
750 sq km (1998 est.)
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 (1998 est.)
Lebanon
1,200 sq km (1998 est.)
Lesotho
10 sq km (1998 est.)
Liberia
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Libya
4,700 sq km (1998 est.)
Liechtenstein
NA sq km
Lithuania
90 sq km (1998 est.)
Luxembourg
40 sq km (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)
Macau
NA sq km
Macedonia
550 sq km (1998 est.)
Madagascar
10,900 sq km (2000 est.)
Malawi
280 sq km (1998 est.)
Malaysia
3,650 sq km (1998 est.)
Maldives
NA sq km
Mali
1,380 sq km (1998 est.)
Malta
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Man, Isle of
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Marshall Islands
0 sq km
Martinique
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Mauritania
490 sq km (1998 est.)
Mauritius
200 sq km (2000 est.)
Mayotte
NA sq km
Mexico
65,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
NA
Midway Islands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Moldova
3,070 sq km (1998 est.)
Monaco
NA sq km
Mongolia
840 sq km (1998 est.)
Montserrat
NA sq km
Morocco
12,910 sq km (1998 est.)
Mozambique
1,070 sq km (1998 est.)
Namibia
70 sq km (1998 est.)
Nauru
NA
Navassa Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Nepal
11,350 sq km (1998 est.)
Netherlands
5,650 sq km (1998 est.)
Netherlands Antilles
NA sq km
New Caledonia
160 sq km (1991)
New Zealand
2,850 sq km (1998 est.)
Nicaragua
880 sq km (1998 est.)
Niger
660 sq km (1998 est.)
Nigeria
2,330 sq km (1998 est.)
Niue
NA
Norfolk Island
NA
Northern Mariana Islands
NA
Norway
1,270 sq km (1998 est.)
Oman
620 sq km (1998 est.)
Pakistan
180,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Palau
NA
Palmyra Atoll
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Panama
320 sq km (1998 est.)
Papua New Guinea
NA sq km
Paracel Islands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Paraguay
670 sq km (1998 est.)
Peru
11,950 sq km (1998 est.)
Philippines
15,500 sq km (1998 est.)
Pitcairn Islands
NA
Poland
1,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Portugal
6,320 sq km (1998 est.)
Puerto Rico
400 sq km (1998 est.)
Qatar
130 sq km (1998 est.)
Reunion
120 sq km (1998 est.)
Romania
28,800 sq km (1998 est.)
Russia
46,630 sq km (1998 est.)
Rwanda
40 sq km (1998 est.)
Saint Helena
NA sq km
Saint Kitts and Nevis
NA sq km
Saint Lucia
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NA sq km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10 sq km (1998 est.)
Samoa
NA
San Marino
NA sq km
Sao Tome and Principe
100 sq km (1998 est.)
Saudi Arabia
16,200 sq km (1998 est.)
Senegal
710 sq km (1998 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro
570 sq km
Seychelles
NA sq km
Sierra Leone
290 sq km (1998 est.)
Singapore
NA sq km
Slovakia
1,740 sq km (1998 est.)
Slovenia
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Solomon Islands
NA
Somalia
2,000 sq km (1998 est.)
South Africa
13,500 sq km (1998 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Spain
36,400 sq km (1998 est.)
Spratly Islands
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Sri Lanka
6,510 sq km (1998 est.)
Sudan
19,500 sq km (1998 est.)
Suriname
490 sq km (1998 est.)
Svalbard
NA sq km
Swaziland
690 sq km (1998 est.)
Sweden
1,150 sq km (1998 est.)
Switzerland
250 sq km (1998 est.)
Syria
12,130 sq km (1998 est.)
Taiwan
NA sq km
Tajikistan
7,200 sq km (1998 est.)
Tanzania
1,550 sq km (1998 est.)
Thailand
47,490 sq km (1998 est.)
Togo
70 sq km (1998 est.)
Tokelau
NA sq km
Tonga
NA
Trinidad and Tobago
30 sq km (1998 est.)
Tromelin Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Tunisia
3,800 sq km (1998 est.)
Turkey
42,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Turkmenistan
17,500 sq km (2003 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA sq km
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
90 sq km (1998 est.)
Ukraine
24,540 sq km (1998 est.)
United Arab Emirates
720 sq km (1998 est.)
United Kingdom
1,080 sq km (1998 est.)
United States
214,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Uruguay
1,800 sq km (1998 est.)
Uzbekistan
42,810 sq km (1998 est.)
Vanuatu
NA
Venezuela
540 sq km (1998 est.)
Vietnam
30,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Virgin Islands
NA
Wake Island
0 sq km (1998 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
NA sq km
West Bank
NA sq km
Western Sahara
NA sq km
World
2,714,320 sq km (1998 est.)
Yemen
4,900 sq km (1998 est.)
Zambia
460 sq km (1998 est.)
Zimbabwe
1,170 sq km (1998 est.)
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@2147 Area (sq km)
Afghanistan
total: 647,500 sq km
land: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Akrotiri
total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Albania
total: 28,748 sq km
land: 27,398 sq km
water: 1,350 sq km
Algeria
total: 2,381,740 sq km
land: 2,381,740 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: 102 sq km
land: 102 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: 2,766,890 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 30,200 sq km
Armenia
total: 29,800 sq km
land: 28,400 sq km
water: 1,400 sq km
Aruba
total: 193 sq km
land: 193 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: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
Austria
total: 83,870 sq km
land: 82,444 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km
Azerbaijan
total: 86,600 sq km
land: 86,100 sq km
water: 500 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: 13,940 sq km
land: 10,070 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km
Bahrain
total: 665 sq km
land: 665 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Baker Island
total: 1.4 sq km
land: 1.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bangladesh
total: 144,000 sq km
land: 133,910 sq km
water: 10,090 sq km
Barbados
total: 431 sq km
land: 431 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bassas da India
total: 0.2 sq km
land: 0.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Belarus
total: 207,600 sq km
land: 207,600 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Belgium
total: 30,528 sq km
land: 30,278 sq km
water: 250 sq km
Belize
total: 22,966 sq km
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Benin
total: 112,620 sq km
land: 110,620 sq km
water: 2,000 sq km
Bermuda
total: 53.3 sq km
land: 53.3 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bhutan
total: 47,000 sq km
land: 47,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bolivia
total: 1,098,580 sq km
land: 1,084,390 sq km
water: 14,190 sq km
Bosnia and Herzegovina
total: 51,129 sq km
land: 51,129 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Botswana
total: 600,370 sq km
land: 585,370 sq km
water: 15,000 sq km
Bouvet Island
total: 58.5 sq km
land: 58.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Brazil
total: 8,511,965 sq km
land: 8,456,510 sq km
water: 55,455 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas,
Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao
Paulo
British Indian Ocean Territory
total: 60 sq km
land: 60 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
British Virgin Islands
total: 153 sq km
land: 153 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited
islands; includes the island of Anegada
Brunei
total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km
Bulgaria
total: 110,910 sq km
land: 110,550 sq km
water: 360 sq km
Burkina Faso
total: 274,200 sq km
land: 273,800 sq km
water: 400 sq km
Burma
total: 678,500 sq km
land: 657,740 sq km
water: 20,760 sq km
Burundi
total: 27,830 sq km
land: 25,650 sq km
water: 2,180 sq km
Cambodia
total: 181,040 sq km
land: 176,520 sq km
water: 4,520 sq km
Cameroon
total: 475,440 sq km
land: 469,440 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Canada
total: 9,984,670 sq km
land: 9,093,507 sq km
water: 891,163 sq km
Cape Verde
total: 4,033 sq km
land: 4,033 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Cayman Islands
total: 262 sq km
land: 262 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Central African Republic
total: 622,984 sq km
land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Chad
total: 1.284 million sq km
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km
Chile
total: 756,950 sq km
land: 748,800 sq km
water: 8,150 sq km
note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez
China
total: 9,596,960 sq km
land: 9,326,410 sq km
water: 270,550 sq km
Christmas Island
total: 135 sq km
land: 135 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Clipperton Island
total: 6 sq km
land: 6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
total: 14 sq km
land: 14 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Colombia
total: 1,138,910 sq km
land: 1,038,700 sq km
water: 100,210 sq km
note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and
Serranilla Bank
Comoros
total: 2,170 sq km
land: 2,170 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total: 2,345,410 sq km
land: 2,267,600 sq km
water: 77,810 sq km
Congo, Republic of the
total: 342,000 sq km
land: 341,500 sq km
water: 500 sq km
Cook Islands
total: 240 sq km
land: 240 sq km
water: 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: 50,660 sq km
water: 440 sq km
note: includes Isla del Coco
Cote d'Ivoire
total: 322,460 sq km
land: 318,000 sq km
water: 4,460 sq km
Croatia
total: 56,542 sq km
land: 56,414 sq km
water: 128 sq km
Cuba
total: 110,860 sq km
land: 110,860 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Cyprus
total: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus)
land: 9,240 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Czech Republic
total: 78,866 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km
water: 1,590 sq km
Denmark
total: 43,094 sq km
land: 42,394 sq km
water: 700 sq km
note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest
of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major
islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and
Greenland
Dhekelia
total: 130.8 sq km
note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Djibouti
total: 23,000 sq km
land: 22,980 sq km
water: 20 sq km
Dominica
total: 754 sq km
land: 754 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Dominican Republic
total: 48,730 sq km
land: 48,380 sq km
water: 350 sq km
East Timor
total: 15,007 sq km
land: NA
water: NA
Ecuador
total: 283,560 sq km
land: 276,840 sq km
water: 6,720 sq km
note: includes Galapagos Islands
Egypt
total: 1,001,450 sq km
land: 995,450 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
El Salvador
total: 21,040 sq km
land: 20,720 sq km
water: 320 sq km
Equatorial Guinea
total: 28,051 sq km
land: 28,051 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Eritrea
total: 121,320 sq km
land: 121,320 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Estonia
total: 45,226 sq km
land: 43,211 sq km
water: 2,015 sq km
note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea
Ethiopia
total: 1,127,127 sq km
land: 1,119,683 sq km
water: 7,444 sq km
Europa Island
total: 28 sq km
land: 28 sq km
water: 0 sq km
European Union
total: 3,976,372 sq km
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
total: 12,173 sq km
land: 12,173 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and
about 200 small islands
Faroe Islands
total: 1,399 sq km
land: 1,399 sq km
water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
Fiji
total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Finland
total: 338,145 sq km
land: 304,473 sq km
water: 33,672 sq km
France
total: 547,030 sq km
land: 545,630 sq km
water: 1,400 sq km
note: includes only metropolitan France; excludes the overseas
administrative divisions
French Guiana
total: 91,000 sq km
land: 89,150 sq km
water: 1,850 sq km
French Polynesia
total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)
land: 3,660 sq km
water: 507 sq km
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
total: 7,829 sq km
land: 7,829 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles
Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in
Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Gabon
total: 267,667 sq km
land: 257,667 sq km
water: 10,000 sq km
Gambia, The
total: 11,300 sq km
land: 10,000 sq km
water: 1,300 sq km
Gaza Strip
total: 360 sq km
land: 360 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Georgia
total: 69,700 sq km
land: 69,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Germany
total: 357,021 sq km
land: 349,223 sq km
water: 7,798 sq km
Ghana
total: 239,460 sq km
land: 230,940 sq km
water: 8,520 sq km
Gibraltar
total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Glorioso Islands
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock,
and South Rock
Greece
total: 131,940 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km
Greenland
total: 2,166,086 sq km
land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km
ice-covered) (2000 est.)
Grenada
total: 344 sq km
land: 344 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Guadeloupe
total: 1,780 sq km
land: 1,706 sq km
water: 74 sq km
note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands,
including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade,
Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and
Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin)
Guam
total: 549 sq km
land: 549 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Guatemala
total: 108,890 sq km
land: 108,430 sq km
water: 460 sq km
Guernsey
total: 78 sq km
land: 78 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other
smaller islands
Guinea
total: 245,857 sq km
land: 245,857 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Guinea-Bissau
total: 36,120 sq km
land: 28,000 sq km
water: 8,120 sq km
Guyana
total: 214,970 sq km
land: 196,850 sq km
water: 18,120 sq km
Haiti
total: 27,750 sq km
land: 27,560 sq km
water: 190 sq km
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
total: 412 sq km
land: 412 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Holy See (Vatican City)
total: 0.44 sq km
land: 0.44 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Honduras
total: 112,090 sq km
land: 111,890 sq km
water: 200 sq km
Hong Kong
total: 1,092 sq km
land: 1,042 sq km
water: 50 sq km
Howland Island
total: 1.6 sq km
land: 1.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Hungary
total: 93,030 sq km
land: 92,340 sq km
water: 690 sq km
Iceland
total: 103,000 sq km
land: 100,250 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km
India
total: 3,287,590 sq km
land: 2,973,190 sq km
water: 314,400 sq km
Indian Ocean
total: 68.556 million sq km
note: 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 of
Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Indonesia
total: 1,919,440 sq km
land: 1,826,440 sq km
water: 93,000 sq km
Iran
total: 1.648 million sq km
land: 1.636 million sq km
water: 12,000 sq km
Iraq
total: 437,072 sq km
land: 432,162 sq km
water: 4,910 sq km
Ireland
total: 70,280 sq km
land: 68,890 sq km
water: 1,390 sq km
Israel
total: 20,770 sq km
land: 20,330 sq km
water: 440 sq km
Italy
total: 301,230 sq km
land: 294,020 sq km
water: 7,210 sq km
note: includes Sardinia and Sicily
Jamaica
total: 10,991 sq km
land: 10,831 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Jan Mayen
total: 373 sq km
land: 373 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Japan
total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km
water: 3,091 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto,
Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and
Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
Jarvis Island
total: 4.5 sq km
land: 4.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Jersey
total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Johnston Atoll
total: 2.8 sq km
land: 2.8 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Jordan
total: 92,300 sq km
land: 91,971 sq km
water: 329 sq km
Juan de Nova Island
total: 4.4 sq km
land: 4.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Kazakhstan
total: 2,717,300 sq km
land: 2,669,800 sq km
water: 47,500 sq km
Kenya
total: 582,650 sq km
land: 569,250 sq km
water: 13,400 sq km
Kingman Reef
total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Kiribati
total: 811 sq km
land: 811 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands,
Phoenix Islands
Korea, North
total: 120,540 sq km
land: 120,410 sq km
water: 130 sq km
Korea, South
total: 98,480 sq km
land: 98,190 sq km
water: 290 sq km
Kuwait
total: 17,820 sq km
land: 17,820 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Kyrgyzstan
total: 198,500 sq km
land: 191,300 sq km
water: 7,200 sq km
Laos
total: 236,800 sq km
land: 230,800 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Latvia
total: 64,589 sq km
land: 63,589 sq km
water: 1,000 sq km
Lebanon
total: 10,400 sq km
land: 10,230 sq km
water: 170 sq km
Lesotho
total: 30,355 sq km
land: 30,355 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Liberia
total: 111,370 sq km
land: 96,320 sq km
water: 15,050 sq km
Libya
total: 1,759,540 sq km
land: 1,759,540 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Liechtenstein
total: 160 sq km
land: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Lithuania
total: 65,200 sq km
land: NA sq km
water: NA sq km
Luxembourg
total: 2,586 sq km
land: 2,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Macau
total: 25.4 sq km
land: 25.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Macedonia
total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km
water: 477 sq km
Madagascar
total: 587,040 sq km
land: 581,540 sq km
water: 5,500 sq km
Malawi
total: 118,480 sq km
land: 94,080 sq km
water: 24,400 sq km
Malaysia
total: 329,750 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km
Maldives
total: 300 sq km
land: 300 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Mali
total: 1.24 million sq km
land: 1.22 million sq km
water: 20,000 sq km
Malta
total: 316 sq km
land: 316 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Man, Isle of
total: 572 sq km
land: 572 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Marshall Islands
total: 181.3 sq km
land: 181.3 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro,
Rongelap, and Utirik
Martinique
total: 1,100 sq km
land: 1,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km
Mauritania
total: 1,030,700 sq km
land: 1,030,400 sq km
water: 300 sq km
Mauritius
total: 2,040 sq km
land: 2,030 sq km
water: 10 sq km
note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint
Brandon), and Rodrigues
Mayotte
total: 374 sq km
land: 374 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Mexico
total: 1,972,550 sq km
land: 1,923,040 sq km
water: 49,510 sq km
Micronesia, Federated States of
total: 702 sq km
land: 702 sq km
water: 0 sq km (fresh water only)
note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands,
and Kosrae (Kosaie)
Midway Islands
total: 6.2 sq km
land: 6.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island
Moldova
total: 33,843 sq km
land: 33,371 sq km
water: 472 sq km
Monaco
total: 1.95 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Mongolia
total: 1,564,116 sq km
Montserrat
total: 102 sq km
land: 102 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Morocco
total: 446,550 sq km
land: 446,300 sq km
water: 250 sq km
Mozambique
total: 801,590 sq km
land: 784,090 sq km
water: 17,500 sq km
Namibia
total: 825,418 sq km
land: 825,418 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Nauru
total: 21 sq km
land: 21 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Navassa Island
total: 5.4 sq km
land: 5.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Nepal
total: 140,800 sq km
land: 136,800 sq km
water: 4,000 sq km
Netherlands
total: 41,526 sq km
land: 33,883 sq km
water: 7,643 sq km
Netherlands Antilles
total: 960 sq km
land: 960 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint
Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)
New Caledonia
total: 19,060 sq km
land: 18,575 sq km
water: 485 sq km
New Zealand
total: 268,680 sq km
land: 268,021 sq km
water: NA
note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands,
Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands
Nicaragua
total: 129,494 sq km
land: 120,254 sq km
water: 9,240 sq km
Niger
total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km
water: 300 sq km
Nigeria
total: 923,768 sq km
land: 910,768 sq km
water: 13,000 sq km
Niue
total: 260 sq km
land: 260 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Norfolk Island
total: 34.6 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Northern Mariana Islands
total: 477 sq km
land: 477 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian
Norway
total: 324,220 sq km
land: 307,860 sq km
water: 16,360 sq km
Oman
total: 212,460 sq km
land: 212,460 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Pacific Ocean
total: 155.557 million sq km
note: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East
China Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Philippine Sea, Sea of
Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, and other
tributary water bodies
Pakistan
total: 803,940 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
Palau
total: 458 sq km
land: 458 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Palmyra Atoll
total: 11.9 sq km
land: 11.9 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Panama
total: 78,200 sq km
land: 75,990 sq km
water: 2,210 sq km
Papua New Guinea
total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km
Paracel Islands
total: NA sq km
land: NA sq km
water: 0 sq km
Paraguay
total: 406,750 sq km
land: 397,300 sq km
water: 9,450 sq km
Peru
total: 1,285,220 sq km
land: 1.28 million sq km
water: 5,220 sq km
Philippines
total: 300,000 sq km
land: 298,170 sq km
water: 1,830 sq km
Pitcairn Islands
total: 47 sq km
land: 47 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Poland
total: 312,685 sq km
land: 304,465 sq km
water: 8,220 sq km
Portugal
total: 92,391 sq km
land: 91,951 sq km
water: 440 sq km
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands
Puerto Rico
total: 9,104 sq km
land: 8,959 sq km
water: 145 sq km
Qatar
total: 11,437 sq km
land: 11,437 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Reunion
total: 2,517 sq km
land: 2,507 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Romania
total: 237,500 sq km
land: 230,340 sq km
water: 7,160 sq km
Russia
total: 17,075,200 sq km
land: 16,995,800 sq km
water: 79,400 sq km
Rwanda
total: 26,338 sq km
land: 24,948 sq km
water: 1,390 sq km
Saint Helena
total: 410 sq km
land: 410 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Saint Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group
of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island,
Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands
Saint Kitts and Nevis
total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis
93 sq km)
land: 261 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Saint Lucia
total: 616 sq km
land: 606 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
total: 242 sq km
land: 242 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the
Miquelon groups
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344
sq km)
land: 389 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Samoa
total: 2,944 sq km
land: 2,934 sq km
water: 10 sq km
San Marino
total: 61.2 sq km
land: 61.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Sao Tome and Principe
total: 1,001 sq km
land: 1,001 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Saudi Arabia
total: 1,960,582 sq km
land: 1,960,582 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Senegal
total: 196,190 sq km
land: 192,000 sq km
water: 4,190 sq km
Serbia and Montenegro
total: 102,350 sq km
land: 102,136 sq km
water: 214 sq km
Seychelles
total: 455 sq km
land: 455 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Sierra Leone
total: 71,740 sq km
land: 71,620 sq km
water: 120 sq km
Singapore
total: 692.7 sq km
land: 682.7 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Slovakia
total: 48,845 sq km
land: 48,800 sq km
water: 45 sq km
Slovenia
total: 20,273 sq km
land: 20,151 sq km
water: 122 sq km
Solomon Islands
total: 28,450 sq km
land: 27,540 sq km
water: 910 sq km
Somalia
total: 637,657 sq km
land: 627,337 sq km
water: 10,320 sq km
South Africa
total: 1,219,912 sq km
land: 1,219,912 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince
Edward Island)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
total: 3,903 sq km
land: 3,903 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia
Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist
of some nine islands
Southern Ocean
total: 20.327 million sq km
note: includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake
Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and
other tributary water bodies
Spain
total: 504,782 sq km
land: 499,542 sq km
water: 5,240 sq km
note: there are 19 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands
and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the
coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon
de Velez de la Gomera
Spratly Islands
total: less than 5 sq km
land: less than 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts
scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South
China Sea
Sri Lanka
total: 65,610 sq km
land: 64,740 sq km
water: 870 sq km
Sudan
total: 2,505,810 sq km
land: 2.376 million sq km
water: 129,810 sq km
Suriname
total: 163,270 sq km
land: 161,470 sq km
water: 1,800 sq km
Svalbard
total: 62,049 sq km
land: 62,049 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
Swaziland
total: 17,363 sq km
land: 17,203 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Sweden
total: 449,964 sq km
land: 410,934 sq km
water: 39,030 sq km
Switzerland
total: 41,290 sq km
land: 39,770 sq km
water: 1,520 sq km
Syria
total: 185,180 sq km
land: 184,050 sq km
water: 1,130 sq km
note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory
Taiwan
total: 35,980 sq km
land: 32,260 sq km
water: 3,720 sq km
note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy
Tajikistan
total: 143,100 sq km
land: 142,700 sq km
water: 400 sq km
Tanzania
total: 945,087 sq km
land: 886,037 sq km
water: 59,050 sq km
note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar
Thailand
total: 514,000 sq km
land: 511,770 sq km
water: 2,230 sq km
Togo
total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq km
Tokelau
total: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tonga
total: 748 sq km
land: 718 sq km
water: 30 sq km
Trinidad and Tobago
total: 5,128 sq km
land: 5,128 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tromelin Island
total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tunisia
total: 163,610 sq km
land: 155,360 sq km
water: 8,250 sq km
Turkey
total: 780,580 sq km
land: 770,760 sq km
water: 9,820 sq km
Turkmenistan
total: 488,100 sq km
land: 488,100 sq km
water: negl.
Turks and Caicos Islands
total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tuvalu
total: 26 sq km
land: 26 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Uganda
total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km
Ukraine
total: 603,700 sq km
land: 603,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km
United Arab Emirates
total: 82,880 sq km
land: 82,880 sq km
water: 0 sq km
United Kingdom
total: 244,820 sq km
land: 241,590 sq km
water: 3,230 sq km
note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
United States
total: 9,631,418 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 469,495 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Uruguay
total: 176,220 sq km
land: 173,620 sq km
water: 2,600 sq km
Uzbekistan
total: 447,400 sq km
land: 425,400 sq km
water: 22,000 sq km
Vanuatu
total: 12,200 sq km
land: 12,200 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited
Venezuela
total: 912,050 sq km
land: 882,050 sq km
water: 30,000 sq km
Vietnam
total: 329,560 sq km
land: 325,360 sq km
water: 4,200 sq km
Virgin Islands
total: 352 sq km
land: 349 sq km
water: 3 sq km
Wake Island
total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Wallis and Futuna
total: 274 sq km
land: 274 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island),
Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
West Bank
total: 5,860 sq km
land: 5,640 sq km
water: 220 sq km
note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter
of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and
Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of
depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967
Western Sahara
total: 266,000 sq km
land: 266,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km
World
total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
Yemen
total: 527,970 sq km
land: 527,970 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR
or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of
Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
Zambia
total: 752,614 sq km
land: 740,724 sq km
water: 11,890 sq km
Zimbabwe
total: 390,580 sq km
land: 386,670 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005
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@2149 Diplomatic representation in the US
Afghanistan
chief of mission: Ambassador Said Tayeb JAWAD
chancery: 2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] 202-483-6410
FAX: [1] 202-483-6488
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York
Akrotiri
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Albania
chief of mission: Ambassador Agim NESHO
chancery: 2100 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 223-4942
FAX: [1] (202) 628-7342
Algeria
chief of mission: Ambassador Amine KHERBI
chancery: 2137 Wyoming Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 265-2800
FAX: [1] (202) 667-2174
American Samoa
none (territory of the US)
Andorra
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires
Jelena V. PIA-COMELLA
chancery: 2 United Nations Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 750-8064
FAX: [1] (212) 750-6630
Angola
chief of mission: Ambassador Josefina Perpetua Pitra DIAKIDI
chancery: 2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156
FAX: [1] (202) 785-1258
consulate(s) general: Houston and New York
Anguilla
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Antigua and Barbuda
chief of mission: Ambassador Lionel A. HURST
chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
telephone: [1] (202) 362-5122
FAX: [1] (202) 362-5225
consulate(s) general: Miami
Argentina
chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Octavio BORDON
chancery: 1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 238-6400
FAX: [1] (202) 332-3171
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York
Armenia
chief of mission: Ambassador Tatoul MARKARIAN
chancery: 2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 319-1976
FAX: [1] (202) 319-2982
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles
Aruba
none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note -
Mr. Henry Baarh, Minister Plenipotentiary for Aruba at the Embassy
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
none (territory of Australia)
Australia
chief of mission: Ambassador Michael J. THAWLEY
chancery: 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 797-3000
FAX: [1] (202) 797-3168
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New
York, and San Francisco
Austria
chief of mission: Ambassador Eva NOWOTNY
chancery: 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035
telephone: [1] (202) 895-6700
FAX: [1] (202) 895-6750
consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York
Azerbaijan
chief of mission: Ambassador Hafiz PASHAYEV
chancery: 2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 337-3500
FAX: [1] (202) 337-5911
Bahamas, The
chief of mission: Ambassador Joshua SEARS
chancery: 2220 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 319-2660
FAX: [1] (202) 319-2668
consulate(s) general: Miami and New York
Bahrain
chief of mission: Ambassador Nasir al-BALUSHI
chancery: 3502 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 342-1111
FAX: [1] (202) 362-2192
consulate(s) general: New York
Bangladesh
chief of mission: Ambassador Shamsher Mobin CHOWDHURY
chancery: 3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 244-0183
FAX: [1] (202) 244-5366
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles and New York
Barbados
chief of mission: Ambassador Michael Ian KING
chancery: 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 939-9200
FAX: [1] (202) 332-7467
consulate(s) general: Miami and New York
consulate(s): Los Angeles
Belarus
chief of mission: Ambassador Mikhail KHVOSTOV
chancery: 1619 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 986-1604
FAX: [1] (202) 986-1805
consulate(s) general: New York
Belgium
chief of mission: Ambassador Franciskus VAN DAELE
chancery: 3330 Garfield Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 333-6900
FAX: [1] (202) 333-3079
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York
Belize
chief of mission: Ambassador Lisa M. SHOMAN
chancery: 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 332-9636
FAX: [1] (202) 332-6888
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles
Benin
chief of mission: Ambassador Cyrille Segbe OGUIN
chancery: 2124 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 232-6656
FAX: [1] (202) 265-1996
Bermuda
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Bhutan
none; note - Bhutan has a Permanent Mission to the UN;
address: 2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017;
telephone [1] (212) 826-1919; FAX [1] (212) 826-2998; the Bhutanese
mission to the UN has consular jurisdiction in the US
consulate(s) general: New York
Bolivia
chief of mission: Ambassador Jaime APARICIO Otero
chancery: 3014 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 483-4410
FAX: [1] (202) 328-3712
consulate(s) general: Miami, New York, and San Francisco
Bosnia and Herzegovina
chief of mission: Ambassador Bisera TURKOVIC
chancery: 2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
telephone: [1] (202) 337-1500
FAX: [1] (202) 337-1502
consulate(s) general: Chicago, New York
Botswana
chief of mission: Ambassador Lapologang Caesar LEKOA
chancery: 1531-1533 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 244-4990
FAX: [1] (202) 244-4164
Brazil
chief of mission: Ambassador Roberto ABDENUR
chancery: 3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 238-2700
FAX: [1] (202) 238-2827
consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, and San Francisco
British Indian Ocean Territory
none (overseas territory of the UK)
British Virgin Islands
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Brunei
chief of mission: Ambassador Pengiran Anak Dato PUTEH
chancery: 3520 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 237-1838
FAX: [1] (202) 885-0560