Chapter LIX: Front Matter (59)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 16

under 914 m: 34 (2000 est.)

Togo:
total: 7

914 to 1,523 m: 5

under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)

Tonga:
total: 5

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 2

under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago:
total: 3

914 to 1,523 m: 1

under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)

Tromelin Island:
total: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)

Tunisia:
total: 17

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 8

under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)

Turkey:
total: 35

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 8

under 914 m: 26 (2000 est.)

Turkmenistan:
total: 63

2,438 to 3,047 m: 7

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5

914 to 1,523 m: 10

under 914 m: 41 (2000 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands:
total: 4

914 to 1,523 m: 2

under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)

Tuvalu:
total: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)

Uganda:
total: 24

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 6

914 to 1,523 m: 9

under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)

Ukraine:
total: 604

over 3,047 m: 13

2,438 to 3,047 m: 37

1,524 to 2,437 m: 52

914 to 1,523 m: 45

under 914 m: 457 (2000 est.)

United Arab Emirates:
total: 18

over 3,047 m: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

914 to 1,523 m: 9

under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)

United Kingdom:
total: 140

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 23

under 914 m: 116 (2000 est.)

United States:
total: 9,546

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 6

1,524 to 2,437 m: 164

914 to 1,523 m: 1,675

under 914 m: 7,698 (2000 est.)

Uruguay:
total: 49

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 16

under 914 m: 31 (2000 est.)

Uzbekistan:
total: 257

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 8

1,524 to 2,437 m: 11

914 to 1,523 m: 13

under 914 m: 222

Vanuatu:
total: 30

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 11

under 914 m: 17 (2000 est.)

Venezuela:
total: 247

1,524 to 2,437 m: 10

914 to 1,523 m: 97

under 914 m: 140 (2000 est.)

Vietnam:
total: 17

over 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 7

under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)

Wallis and Futuna:
total: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)

Western Sahara:
total: 8

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 4

under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)

Yemen:
total: 37

over 3,047 m: 2

2,438 to 3,047 m: 9

1,524 to 2,437 m: 8

914 to 1,523 m: 13

under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)

Yugoslavia:
total: 28

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 12

under 914 m: 14 (2000 est.)

Zambia:
total: 99

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 65

under 914 m: 31 (2000 est.)

Zimbabwe:
total: 437

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

914 to 1,523 m: 209

under 914 m: 224 (2000 est.)

Taiwan:
total: 4

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)

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@Area

Afghanistan:
total: 647,500 sq km

land: 647,500 sq km

water: 0 sq km

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: 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 sq km (Antigua 281 sq km; Barbuda
161 sq km)

land: 442 sq km

water: 0 sq km

note: includes Redonda

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,
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: 83,858 sq km

land: 82,738 sq km

water: 1,120 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: 620 sq km

land: 620 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: 430 sq km

land: 430 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: 30,510 sq km

land: 30,230 sq km

water: 280 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: 58.8 sq km

land: 58.8 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: 150 sq km

land: 150 sq km

water: 0 sq km

note: 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: 9,976,140 sq km

land: 9,220,970 sq km

water: 755,170 sq km

Cape Verde:
total: 4,033 sq km

land: 4,033 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Cayman Islands:
total: 259 sq km

land: 259 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: 7 sq km

land: 7 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 1 million 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 the Turkish
Cypriot area)

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 Sjaeland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and
Greenland

Djibouti:
total: 22,000 sq km

land: 21,980 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

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

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: 337,030 sq km

land: 305,470 sq km

water: 31,560 sq km

France:
total: 547,030 sq km

land: 545,630 sq km

water: 1,400 sq km

note: includes only metropolitan France, but 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: 7,781 sq km

land: 7,781 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: 238,540 sq km

land: 230,020 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: 2,175,600 sq km

land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 sq km
ice-covered) (est.)

Grenada:
total: 340 sq km

land: 340 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: 194 sq km

land: 194 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, Great
Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Mozambique Channel,
Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Strait of Malacca, 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: 10,990 sq km

land: 10,830 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: 717 sq km

land: 717 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: 64,589 sq km

water: 0 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: 65,200 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Luxembourg:
total: 2,586 sq km

land: 2,586 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Macau:
total: 21 sq km

land: 21 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
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, and Kwajalein

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: 1,860 sq km

land: 1,850 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

note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Truk (Chuuk) Islands, Yap Islands,
and Kosrae

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: 1.565 million sq km

land: 1.565 million sq km

water: 0 sq km

Montserrat:
total: 100 sq km

land: 100 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: 5.2 sq km

land: 5.2 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: 268,670 sq km

water: 10 sq km

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, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Java Sea,
Philippine Sea, Savu Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China
Sea, Tasman Sea, Timor 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: 2,512 sq km

land: 2,502 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 St. 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: 620 sq km

land: 610 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: 2,860 sq km

land: 2,850 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

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: 647.5 sq km

land: 637.5 sq km

water: 10 sq km

Slovakia:
total: 48,845 sq km

land: 48,800 sq km

water: 45 sq km

Slovenia:
total: 20,253 sq km

land: 20,253 sq km

water: 0 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: includes Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, and five places of
sovereignty (plazas de soberania) on and off the coast of Morocco -
Ceuta, Melilla, 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

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: 0 sq km

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: 9,629,091 sq km

land: 9,158,960 sq km

water: 470,131 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

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)

Yugoslavia:
total: 102,350 sq km

land: 102,136 sq km

water: 214 sq km

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

Taiwan:
total: 35,980 sq km

land: 32,260 sq km

water: 3,720 sq km

note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy

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@Area - comparative

Afghanistan:
slightly smaller than Texas

Albania:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Algeria:
slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas

American Samoa:
slightly larger than Washington, DC

Andorra:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Angola:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Anguilla:
about half the size of Washington, DC

Antarctica:
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US

Antigua and Barbuda:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Arctic Ocean:
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US

Argentina:
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US

Armenia:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Aruba:
slightly larger than Washington, DC

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
about eight times the size of The Mall
in Washington, DC

Atlantic Ocean:
slightly less than 6.5 times the size of the US

Australia:
slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the US

Austria:
slightly smaller than Maine

Azerbaijan:
slightly smaller than Maine

Bahamas, The:
slightly smaller than Connecticut

Bahrain:
3.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Baker Island:
about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Bangladesh:
slightly smaller than Wisconsin

Barbados:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Bassas da India:
about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC

Belarus:
slightly smaller than Kansas

Belgium:
about the size of Maryland

Belize:
slightly smaller than Massachusetts

Benin:
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Bermuda:
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Bhutan:
about half the size of Indiana

Bolivia:
slightly less than three times the size of Montana

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
slightly smaller than West Virginia

Botswana:
slightly smaller than Texas

Bouvet Island:
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Brazil:
slightly smaller than the US

British Indian Ocean Territory:
about 0.3 times the size of
Washington, DC

British Virgin Islands:
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC

Brunei:
slightly smaller than Delaware

Bulgaria:
slightly larger than Tennessee

Burkina Faso:
slightly larger than Colorado

Burma:
slightly smaller than Texas

Burundi:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Cambodia:
slightly smaller than Oklahoma

Cameroon:
slightly larger than California

Canada:
slightly larger than the US

Cape Verde:
slightly larger than Rhode Island

Cayman Islands:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Central African Republic:
slightly smaller than Texas

Chad:
slightly more than three times the size of California

Chile:
slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana

China:
slightly smaller than the US

Christmas Island:
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Clipperton Island:
about 12 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
about 24 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Colombia:
slightly less than three times the size of Montana

Comoros:
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
slightly less than one-fourth the
size of the US

Congo, Republic of the:
slightly smaller than Montana

Cook Islands:
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Coral Sea Islands:
NA

Costa Rica:
slightly smaller than West Virginia

Cote d'Ivoire:
slightly larger than New Mexico

Croatia:
slightly smaller than West Virginia

Cuba:
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Cyprus:
about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut

Czech Republic:
slightly smaller than South Carolina

Denmark:
slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts

Djibouti:
slightly smaller than Massachusetts

Dominica:
slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC

Dominican Republic:
slightly more than twice the size of New
Hampshire

Ecuador:
slightly smaller than Nevada

Egypt:
slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico

El Salvador:
slightly smaller than Massachusetts

Equatorial Guinea:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Eritrea:
slightly larger than Pennsylvania

Estonia:
slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined

Ethiopia:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Europa Island:
about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
slightly smaller than Connecticut

Faroe Islands:
eight times the size of Washington, DC

Fiji:
slightly smaller than New Jersey

Finland:
slightly smaller than Montana

France:
slightly less than twice the size of Colorado

French Guiana:
slightly smaller than Indiana

French Polynesia:
slightly less than one-third the size of
Connecticut

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
slightly less than 1.3 times
the size of Delaware

Gabon:
slightly smaller than Colorado

Gambia, The:
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware

Gaza Strip:
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC

Georgia:
slightly smaller than South Carolina

Germany:
slightly smaller than Montana

Ghana:
slightly smaller than Oregon

Gibraltar:
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Glorioso Islands:
about eight times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Greece:
slightly smaller than Alabama

Greenland:
slightly more than three times the size of Texas

Grenada:
twice the size of Washington, DC

Guadeloupe:
10 times the size of Washington, DC

Guam:
three times the size of Washington, DC

Guatemala:
slightly smaller than Tennessee

Guernsey:
slightly larger than Washington, DC

Guinea:
slightly smaller than Oregon

Guinea-Bissau:
slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut

Guyana:
slightly smaller than Idaho

Haiti:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
slightly more than two times the
size of Washington, DC

Holy See (Vatican City):
about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Honduras:
slightly larger than Tennessee

Hong Kong:
six times the size of Washington, DC

Howland Island:
about three times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Hungary:
slightly smaller than Indiana

Iceland:
slightly smaller than Kentucky

India:
slightly more than one-third the size of the US

Indian Ocean:
about 5.5 times the size of the US

Indonesia:
slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Iran:
slightly larger than Alaska

Iraq:
slightly more than twice the size of Idaho

Ireland:
slightly larger than West Virginia

Israel:
slightly smaller than New Jersey

Italy:
slightly larger than Arizona

Jamaica:
slightly smaller than Connecticut

Jan Mayen:
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC

Japan:
slightly smaller than California

Jarvis Island:
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC

Jersey:
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Johnston Atoll:
about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC

Jordan:
slightly smaller than Indiana

Juan de Nova Island:
about seven times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Kazakhstan:
slightly less than four times the size of Texas

Kenya:
slightly more than twice the size of Nevada

Kingman Reef:
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Kiribati:
four times the size of Washington, DC

Korea, North:
slightly smaller than Mississippi

Korea, South:
slightly larger than Indiana

Kuwait:
slightly smaller than New Jersey

Kyrgyzstan:
slightly smaller than South Dakota

Laos:
slightly larger than Utah

Latvia:
slightly larger than West Virginia

Lebanon:
about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut

Lesotho:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Liberia:
slightly larger than Tennessee

Libya:
slightly larger than Alaska

Liechtenstein:
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC

Lithuania:
slightly larger than West Virginia

Luxembourg:
slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Macau:
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
slightly larger than
Vermont

Madagascar:
slightly less than twice the size of Arizona

Malawi:
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

Malaysia:
slightly larger than New Mexico

Maldives:
about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Mali:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Malta:
slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Man, Isle of:
slightly more than three times the size of Washington,
DC

Marshall Islands:
about the size of Washington, DC

Martinique:
slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC

Mauritania:
slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico

Mauritius:
almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC

Mayotte:
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC

Mexico:
slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Micronesia, Federated States of:
four times the size of Washington,
DC

Midway Islands:
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC

Moldova:
slightly larger than Maryland

Monaco:
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Mongolia:
slightly smaller than Alaska

Montserrat:
about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC

Morocco:
slightly larger than California

Mozambique:
slightly less than twice the size of California

Namibia:
slightly more than half the size of Alaska

Nauru:
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Navassa Island:
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC

Nepal:
slightly larger than Arkansas

Netherlands:
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey

Netherlands Antilles:
more than five times the size of Washington, DC

New Caledonia:
slightly smaller than New Jersey

New Zealand:
about the size of Colorado

Nicaragua:
slightly smaller than the state of New York

Niger:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Nigeria:
slightly more than twice the size of California

Niue:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Norfolk Island:
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Northern Mariana Islands:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Norway:
slightly larger than New Mexico

Oman:
slightly smaller than Kansas

Pacific Ocean:
about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28%
of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world

Pakistan:
slightly less than twice the size of California

Palau:
slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Palmyra Atoll:
about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Panama:
slightly smaller than South Carolina

Papua New Guinea:
slightly larger than California

Paracel Islands:
NA

Paraguay:
slightly smaller than California

Peru:
slightly smaller than Alaska

Philippines:
slightly larger than Arizona

Pitcairn Islands:
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Poland:
slightly smaller than New Mexico

Portugal:
slightly smaller than Indiana

Puerto Rico:
slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island

Qatar:
slightly smaller than Connecticut

Reunion:
slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Romania:
slightly smaller than Oregon

Russia:
slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US

Rwanda:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Saint Helena:
slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC

Saint Kitts and Nevis:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Saint Lucia:
3.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
twice the size of Washington, DC

Samoa:
slightly smaller than Rhode Island

San Marino:
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Sao Tome and Principe:
more than five times the size of Washington,
DC

Saudi Arabia:
slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US

Senegal:
slightly smaller than South Dakota

Seychelles:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Sierra Leone:
slightly smaller than South Carolina

Singapore:
slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Slovakia:
about twice the size of New Hampshire

Slovenia:
slightly smaller than New Jersey

Solomon Islands:
slightly smaller than Maryland

Somalia:
slightly smaller than Texas

South Africa:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
slightly larger than
Rhode Island

Southern Ocean:
slightly more than twice the size of the US

Spain:
slightly more than twice the size of Oregon

Spratly Islands:
NA

Sri Lanka:
slightly larger than West Virginia

Sudan:
slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US

Suriname:
slightly larger than Georgia

Svalbard:
slightly smaller than West Virginia

Swaziland:
slightly smaller than New Jersey

Sweden:
slightly larger than California

Switzerland:
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey

Syria:
slightly larger than North Dakota

Tajikistan:
slightly smaller than Wisconsin

Tanzania:
slightly larger than twice the size of California

Thailand:
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming

Togo:
slightly smaller than West Virginia

Tokelau:
about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Tonga:
four times the size of Washington, DC

Trinidad and Tobago:
slightly smaller than Delaware

Tromelin Island:
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC

Tunisia:
slightly larger than Georgia

Turkey:
slightly larger than Texas

Turkmenistan:
slightly larger than California

Turks and Caicos Islands:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Tuvalu:
0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Uganda:
slightly smaller than Oregon

Ukraine:
slightly smaller than Texas

United Arab Emirates:
slightly smaller than Maine

United Kingdom:
slightly smaller than Oregon

United States:
about one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths
the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South America (or
slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two
and one-half times the size of Western Europe

Uruguay:
slightly smaller than the state of Washington

Uzbekistan:
slightly larger than California

Vanuatu:
slightly larger than Connecticut

Venezuela:
slightly more than twice the size of California

Vietnam:
slightly larger than New Mexico

Virgin Islands:
twice the size of Washington, DC

Wake Island:
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Wallis and Futuna:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

West Bank:
slightly smaller than Delaware

Western Sahara:
about the size of Colorado

World:
land area about 16 times the size of the US

Yemen:
slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming

Yugoslavia:
slightly smaller than Kentucky

Zambia:
slightly larger than Texas

Zimbabwe:
slightly larger than Montana

Taiwan:
slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined

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@Background

Afghanistan:
Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the Soviet
Union in 1979. The USSR was forced to withdraw 10 years later by
anti-communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US,
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. Fighting subsequently continued
among the various mujahidin factions, but the fundamentalist Islamic
Taliban movement has been able to seize most of the country. In
addition to the continuing civil strife, the country suffers from
enormous poverty, a crumbling infrastructure, and widespread land
mines.

Albania:
In 1990 Albania ended 44 years of xenophobic communist rule
and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven
difficult as corrupt governments have tried to deal with high
unemployment, a dilapidated infrastructure, widespread gangsterism,
and disruptive political opponents. International observers judged
local elections in 2000 to be acceptable and a step toward
democratic development, but serious deficiencies remain to be
corrected before the the 2001 parliamentary elections.

Algeria:
After a century of rule by France, Algeria became
independent in 1962. The surprising first round success of the
fundamentalist FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) party in December 1991
balloting caused the army to intervene, crack down on the FIS, and
postpone the subsequent elections. The FIS response has resulted in
a continuous low-grade civil conflict with the secular state
apparatus, which nonetheless has allowed elections featuring
pro-government and moderate religious-based parties. FIS's armed
wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded itself in January 2000
and many armed militants surrendered under an amnesty program
designed to promote national reconciliation. Nevertheless, residual
fighting continues. Other concerns include large-scale unemployment
and the need to diversify the petroleum-based economy.

American Samoa:
Settled as early as 1000 B. C., Samoa was
"discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century.
International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were
settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the
Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller
group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago -
the following year.

Andorra:
Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra has
achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its
tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted
to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes.

Angola:
Civil war has been the norm in Angola since independence
from Portugal in 1975. A 1994 peace accord between the government
and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)
provided for the integration of former UNITA insurgents into the
government and armed forces. A national unity government was
installed in April of 1997, but serious fighting resumed in late
1998, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Up to 1.5
million lives may have been lost in fighting over the past quarter
century.

Anguilla:
Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650,
Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th
century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants -
was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint
Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two
years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this
arrangement was formally recognized in 1980 with Anguilla becoming a
separate British dependency.

Antarctica:
Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was
not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American
commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions
began exploring the Peninsula region and areas south of the
Antarctic Circle. Not until 1838 was it established that Antarctica
was indeed a continent and not just a group of islands. Various
"firsts" were achieved in the early 20th century, including: 1902,
first balloon flight (by British explorer Robert Falcon SCOTT);
1912, first to the South Pole (five Norwegian explorers under Roald
AMUNDSEN); 1928, first fixed-wing aircraft flight (by Australian
adventurer/explorer Sir Hubert WILKINS); 1929, first flight over the
South Pole (by Americans Richard BYRD and Bernt BALCHEN); and 1935,
first transantarctic flight (American Lincoln ELLSWORTH). Following
World War II, there was an upsurge in scientific research on the
continent. A number of countries have set up year-round research
stations on Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but no
other country recognizes these claims. In order to form a legal
framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an
Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives
recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it
entered into force in 1961.

Antigua and Barbuda:
The islands of Antigua and Barbuda became an
independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in
1981. Some 3,000 refugees fleeing a volcanic eruption on nearby
Montserrat have settled in Antigua and Barbuda since 1995.

Arctic Ocean:
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five
oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and
the recently delimited Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US
and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two
important seasonal waterways. A sparse network of air, ocean, river,
and land routes circumscribes the Arctic Ocean.

Argentina:
Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina
experienced periods of internal political conflict between
conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military
factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist dictatorship
was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy
returned in 1983, and numerous elections since then have underscored
Argentina's progress in democratic consolidation.

Armenia:
An Orthodox Christian country, Armenia was incorporated
into Russia in 1828 and the USSR in 1920. Armenian leaders remain
preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over
Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated exclave, assigned
to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan
began fighting over the exclave in 1988; the struggle escalated
after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in
1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, Armenian forces held
not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also a significant portion of
Azerbaijan proper. The economies of both sides have been hurt by
their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful
resolution.

Aruba:
Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired
by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by
three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by
prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The
last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry.
Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a
separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in
1990.

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
These uninhabited islands came under
Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years
later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine
habitat; in 1983 it became a National Nature Reserve. Recent
geological explorations have indicated promising petroleum
formations.

Atlantic Ocean:
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the
world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, but larger than the
Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). The Kiel Canal
(Germany), Oresund (Denmark-Sweden), Bosporus (Turkey), Strait of
Gibraltar (Morocco-Spain), and the St. Lawrence Seaway (Canada-US)
are important strategic access waterways. The decision by the
International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to
delimit a fifth world ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion
of the Atlantic Ocean south of 60 degrees south.

Australia:
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in
1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to
rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to
make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and
II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of
the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas,
especially the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change
Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British
monarch to an independent republic, was defeated in 1999.

Austria:
Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian
Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in
World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and
subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies, Austria's 1955 State
Treaty declared the country "permanently neutral" as a condition of
Soviet military withdrawal. Neutrality, once ingrained as part of
the Austrian cultural identity, has been called into question since
the Soviet collapse of 1991 and Austria's increasingly prominent
role in European affairs. A prosperous country, Austria joined the
European Union in 1995 and the euro monetary system in 1999.

Azerbaijan:
Azerbaijan - a nation of Turkic Muslims - has been an
independent republic since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Despite a cease-fire, in place since 1994, Azerbaijan has yet to
resolve its conflict with Armenia over the Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh enclave (largely Armenian populated). Azerbaijan
has lost almost 20% of its territory and must support some 750,000
refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of the
conflict. Corruption is ubiquitous and the promise of widespread
wealth from Azerbaijan's undeveloped petroleum resources remains
largely unfulfilled.

Bahamas, The:
Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The
Bahamas have prospered through tourism and international banking and
investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a
major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments
to the US, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants
into the US.

Bahrain:
Bahrain's small size and central location among Persian
Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in
foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. Possessing minimal oil
reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining,
and has transformed itself into an international banking center. The
new amir is pushing economic and political reforms, and has worked
to improve relations with the Shi'a community. In 2001, the
International Court of Justice awarded the Hawar Islands, long
disputed with Qatar, to Bahrain.