List of European countries by area

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Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between Europe and Asia. Inland water is included in area numbers.

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List of European countries and dependencies by area

Country or dependency%
total		Europe area
km2mi2
 Europe100%10,014,0003,866,000
1 TFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 39.5%3,952,5501,526,090 [lower-alpha 1]
2  Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6.0%603,549233,032 [lower-alpha 2]
3 TFlag of France.svg  France 5.4%543,941210,017 [lower-alpha 3]
4 TFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 5.0%498,485192,466 [lower-alpha 4]
5  Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4.4%438,574169,334
6  Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3.6%357,581138,063
7  Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3.4%336,884130,072 [lower-alpha 5]
8  Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3.2%323,772125,009 [lower-alpha 6]
9  Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3.1%312,679120,726
10 TFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 3.0%301,958116,587 [lower-alpha 7]
11  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2.4%244,38194,356 [lower-alpha 8]
12  Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2.4%238,29892,007
13  Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2.1%207,60080,200
14 TFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1.5%148,00057,000 [lower-alpha 9]
15 TFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1.3%131,95750,949 [lower-alpha 10]
16  Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1.1%110,37242,615
17  Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1.0%103,00040,000
18  Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.9%93,02535,917
19 TFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.9%92,23035,610 [lower-alpha 11]
20  Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0.8%83,87832,385
21  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0.8%78,87130,452
22  Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0.8%77,58929,957 [lower-alpha 12]
23  Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0.7%69,82526,960
24  Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0.7%65,28625,207
25  Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0.6%64,59424,940
Flag of Norway.svg  Svalbard (Norway)0.6%62,04523,956 [lower-alpha 13]
26  Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0.6%56,59421,851
27  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5%51,20919,772
28  Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0.5%49,03518,933
29  Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0.5%45,39917,529
30  TFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0.4%42,94716,582 [lower-alpha 14]
31 TFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.4%41,54316,040 [lower-alpha 15]
32  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0.4%41,29115,943
33  Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0.3%33,84713,068
34  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.3%30,52811,787
35  Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 0.3%28,74811,100
36  Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 0.3%25,7139,928
37 TFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0.2%23,7579,173 [lower-alpha 16]
38  Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.2%20,2737,827
39  Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 0.1%13,8885,362
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 0.1%10,9104,210 [lower-alpha 17]
40 TFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0.07%6,9602,690 [lower-alpha 18]
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg  Transnistria 4,1631,607 [lower-alpha 19]
41 TFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0.03%3,0401,170 [lower-alpha 20]
42  Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0.03%2,586998
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland (Finland)0.02%1,583611 [lower-alpha 21]
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands (Denmark)0.01%1,393538 [lower-alpha 22]
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man (UK)0.006%572221
43  Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 0.005%468181
44  Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0.003%315122
45  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0.002%16062
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey (UK)0.001%11645
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey (UK)0.001%7830
46  Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 0.001%6124
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar (UK)0%72.7 [lower-alpha 23]
47  Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 0%20.77 [lower-alpha 24]
48  Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City 0%0.490.19 [lower-alpha 25]
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia (8,665)(3,346) [lower-alpha 26]
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia (3,900)(1,506) [lower-alpha 27]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK)0%(254)(98) [lower-alpha 28]
49 CFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0%(29,743)(11,484) [lower-alpha 29]
50 CFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0%(9,251)(3,572) [lower-alpha 30]
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland (Denmark)0%(2,166,086)(836,327) [lower-alpha 31]
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 0%(3,355)(1,295) [lower-alpha 32]

Definition

Europe and Asia are contiguous with each other; thus, the exact boundary between them is not clearly defined, and often follows historical, political, and cultural definitions, rather than geographical.

Map of Europe, showing one of the most commonly used continental boundaries [lower-alpha 33]

Legend:

Blue = Contiguous transcontinental countries
Green = Sometimes considered European but geographically outside Europe's boundaries

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Comprising European Russia. Excludes annexations that are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Total area is 17,035,650 km2 when including Siberia or North Asia (13,083,100 km2). [3]
  2. ↑ Includes Crimea (26,945 km2) and other territory annexed by Russia but internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. [4]
  3. ↑ Mainland France (535,261 km2) and Corsica (8,680 km2) comprise European France or Metropolitan France. Total area is 633,109 km2 when including Overseas departments (89,168 km2). [5]
  4. ↑ Excluding Ceuta (19 km2), Melilla (12 km2), and the Canary Islands (7,493 km2). Total area is 506,009 km2. [6]
  5. ↑ Excludes Aland.
  6. ↑ Excludes Svalbard.
  7. ↑ Excluding the African islands of Pantelleria (25 km2) and Lampedusa e Linosa (85 km2). Total area including these is 302,068 km2. [7] [8]
  8. ↑ Constituent countries have area 130,462 km2 (England), 14,333 km2 (Northern Ireland), 78,803 km2 (Scotland) and 20,782 km2 (Wales). Figures may not include coastal water. [9]
  9. ↑ European portion is about 5% of total area, with the rest in Central Asia. Nine districts are entirely in Europe, but the Ural river runs through the middle of four districts (Akzhaik, Inder, Makhambet, and Atyrau). Value given is a point estimate between entirely excluding (122,176 km2) or including (174,814 km2) these four districts. Overall area is 2,724,902 km2. [10]
  10. ↑ Including the islands just off the coast of Asia Minor, such as Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Chios, Lesbos, Kastellorizo, Strongyli Megistis, and Ro.
  11. ↑ Excluding Madeira (801 km2). Total area is 92,225 km2. [11]
  12. ↑ Area is from official figures, but excluding Kosovo. [12]
  13. ↑ Figure is from the CIA. [13] An integral part of Norway. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1, which groups it with Jan Mayen (377 km2). [14]
  14. ↑ Excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
  15. ↑ Area is 34,651 km2 when including the Caribbean Netherlands (322 km2). [15]
  16. ↑ European Turkey or East Thrace comprises the entire provinces of Tekirdağ, Kırklareli and Edirne, as well as the portion of Istanbul Province west of the Bosporus Strait and the portion of Çanakkale Province north of the Dardanelles Strait. [16] Total area is 769,734 km2 when including Asia Minor or Anatolia (745,978 km2).
  17. ↑ A partially recognized state also claimed by Serbia. Area is from official figures. [17]
  18. ↑ The Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region comprises Azerbaijan's land north of the Caucasus. Some definitions of the Europe-Asia border place more of Azerbaijan in Europe. Total area is 86,600 km2. [18]
  19. ↑ De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Moldova. [19]
  20. ↑ The historically defined regions of Khevi, Khevsureti and Tusheti comprise Georgia's area north of the Greater Caucasus. [20] Some definitions place the Europe-Asia border inside of Georgia. Total area is 69,700 km2.
  21. ↑ An integral but autonomous region of Finland. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1.
  22. ↑ An integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1
  23. ↑ Figures are from the BBC. [21]
  24. ↑ Area and population are from official figures. [22]
  25. ↑ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition [23] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition. [24] The figure of 0.44 km2 is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.
  26. ↑ An unknown portion may lie north of the Caucasus, so total figures are given. [25] De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Georgia.
  27. ↑ An unknown portion may lie north of the Caucasus, so total figures are given. [26] De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Georgia.
  28. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Part of the island of Cyprus. [27]
  29. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given.
  30. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Not including Northern Cyprus or Akrotiri and Dhekelia. [28]
  31. ↑ Culturally tied to Europe but not a geographic part of it, so total figures are given. An integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1
  32. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Part of the island of Cyprus and claimed by the state of Cyprus. [29] [30]
  33. ↑ The map shows one of the most commonly accepted delineations of the geographical boundaries of Europe, as used by National Geographic and Encyclopædia Britannica. Whether countries are considered in Europe or Asia can vary in sources, for example in the classification of the CIA World Factbook or that of the BBC. Certain countries in Europe, such as France, have territories lying geographically outside Europe, but which are nevertheless considered integral parts of that country.

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References

  1. ↑ Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
  2. ↑ "Map and Details of all 7 Continents". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Russia : Administrative Division". City Population. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ukraine: Provinces and Major Cities". City Population. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "France: Administrative Division". City Population. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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  22. ↑ "Key Facts About Monaco". Embassy of Monaco in Washington DC. 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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  24. ↑ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1945–46, p. 128. (in Italian)
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  26. ↑ "South Ossetia profile". BBC. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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  30. ↑ "Northern Cyprus". City Population. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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