This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents , countries , and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area. [1] Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes. Names of currently existing countries are bolded, while names of geographic features are italicized. There is intentional overlap between the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
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Geographic entity | Area (km2) | Notes |
![]() | 19,996 | Economic prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
![]() | 19,984 | State of Malaysia. |
![]() | 19,977 | Region of Ghana. |
![]() | 19,947 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 19,895 | Region of Kyrgyzstan. |
![]() | 19,890 | District of Colombia. |
![]() | 19,847 | State of Germany. |
![]() | 19,800 | State of Venezuela. |
![]() | 19,795 | Region of Morocco. |
![]() | 19,774 | A historical province of Ireland occupying the southeastern quarter of the island. |
![]() | 19,709 | Province of Indonesia. |
![]() | 19,694 | Second largest province of Sierra Leonne. |
![]() | 19,618 | Governorate of Syria. |
![]() | 19,584 | State of Nigeria. |
![]() | 19,483 | Third largest province of Thailand. |
![]() | 19,482 | Province of Afghanistan. |
Lake Ontario | 19,477 | Lake in North America, between Canada and the United States. |
![]() | 19,412 | Economic prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
![]() | 19,368 | Province of Iran. |
![]() | 19,362 | Region of Italy. |
![]() | 19,235 | Third smallest prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
![]() | 19,178 | Largest state of Austria. |
![]() | 19,147 | Largest region of Greece. |
![]() | 19,069 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 19,044 | Region of Senegal. |
![]() | 19,024 | Largest province of South Korea. |
![]() | 19,000 | Federal subject of Russia. (also included in Zabaykalsky Territory total) |
![]() | 18,832 | County of Norway. |
![]() | 18,814 | Province of Iran. |
![]() | 18,800 | Island of Japan, region containing the prefectures of Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kōchi. |
![]() | 18,725 | Province of Indonesia. |
![]() | 18,718 | Province of Algeria. |
![]() | 18,619 | County of Norway. |
![]() | 18,612 | Province of Ecuador. |
![]() | 18,584 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 18,575 | French dependency. |
![]() | 18,558 | Largest province of North Korea. |
![]() | 18,535 | Smallest province of Gabon. |
![]() | 18,498 | Governorate of Syria. |
![]() | 18,477 | Region of Ghana. |
![]() | 18,430 | Region of Chile. |
Lake Balkhash | 18,428 | Lake in Kazakhstan. |
![]() | 18,416 | State of Germany. |
![]() | 18,400 | Province of Ecuador. |
![]() | 18,391 | Region of Italy. |
![]() | 18,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
![]() | 18,293 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 18,274 | Country in Oceania. |
![]() | 18,219 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 18,191 | County of Sweden. |
![]() | 18,178 | Smallest province of South Africa. |
![]() | 18,130 | Lake in Russia. |
![]() | 18,051 | Department of Paraguay. |
![]() | 18,045 | Region of Chad. |
![]() | 18,040 | Island part of Indonesia. |
![]() | 18,018 | Governorate of Syria. |
![]() | 17,970 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 17,926 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 17,840 | Governorate of Egypt. |
![]() | 17,818 | Country in Middle East. |
![]() | 17,812 | Second smallest province of Cameroon. |
![]() | 17,800 | Province of Iran. |
![]() | 17,713 | A historical province of Ireland occupying the northwestern quarter of the island. |
Aleutian Islands | 17,670 | Chain of islands divided between Russia and the U.S. state of Alaska |
![]() | 17,604 | Second smallest prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
![]() | 17,583 | County of Sweden. |
![]() | 17,580 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
![]() | 17,454 | Island part of Indonesia. |
![]() | 17,450 | Governorate of Yemen. |
![]() | 17,428 | State of Nigeria. |
![]() | 17,364 | Country in Africa. |
![]() | 17,343 | Province of Afghanistan. |
![]() | 17,249 | Province of Afghanistan. |
![]() | 17,207 | Region of Italy. |
![]() | 17,204 | Smallest prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
Aral Sea | 17,160 | Lake in Central Asia, between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. |
![]() | 17,125 | Region of Morocco. |
![]() | 17,095 | State of Nigeria. |
![]() | 17,074 | Smallest region of Guinea. |
![]() | 17,048 | Region of Kyrgyzstan. |
![]() | 17,030.75 | Largest province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Puerto Princesa. |
![]() | 17,028 | Former unrecognized state in Europe. |
![]() | 16,975 | Largest region of Togo. |
![]() | 16,917 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 16,896 | Region of Senegal. |
![]() | 16,875 | Second largest province of Laos. |
![]() | 16,873 | Region of Chile. |
![]() | 16,850 | State of Nigeria. |
![]() | 16,844 | Region of Belgium. |
![]() | 16,796 | Province of Indonesia. |
![]() | 16,707 | Region of Tanzania. |
![]() | 16,648 | Biggest island of New Caledonia. |
![]() | 16,630 | Second largest department of Honduras. |
![]() | 16,599 | Province of Ecuador. |
![]() | 16,579 | State of India. |
| 16,525 | Department of Paraguay. |
![]() | 16,502 | Second largest province of South Korea. |
![]() | 16,500 | Third largest province of Laos. |
![]() | 16,498.50 | Largest province of Vietnam. |
![]() | 16,450 | Governorate of Yemen. |
![]() | 16,411 | Capital of China, direct-controlled municipality. |
![]() | 16,407 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 16,400 | Region of Uzbekistan. |
![]() | 16,392 | Second largest state of Austria. |
![]() | 16,389 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 16,378 | Region of Chile. |
![]() | 16,332 | Province of Iran. |
![]() | 16,315 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 16,270 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 16,172 | State of Germany. |
![]() | 16,162 | Second smallest province of Kenya. |
![]() | 16,134 | Archipelago part of Russia. |
![]() | 16,076 | Second largest province of North Korea. |
![]() | 16,076 | Region of Peru. |
![]() | 16,042 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
Tonlé Sap | 16,000 | Lake in Cambodia, at the height of the monsoon season. |
![]() | 15,999 | Province of Afghanistan. |
![]() | 15,950 | Region of Chile. |
![]() | 15,927 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 15,880 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 15,853 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 15,848 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
![]() | 15,782 | Smallest region of Chile. |
![]() | 15,763 | State of Germany. |
![]() | 15,745 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 15,734 | Region of Peru. |
![]() | 15,724 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
![]() | 15,700 | Island part of Antarctica. |
Lake Vostok | 15,690 | Lake in Antarctica. |
![]() | 15,634 | County of Norway. |
![]() | 15,553 | Smallest province of Sierra Leonne; second smallest first level subdivision. |
![]() | 15,549 | Second largest region of Greece. |
![]() | 15,549 | Province of Iran. |
![]() | 15,536.90 | Second largest province of Vietnam. |
![]() | 15,504 | Province of Iran. |
![]() | 15,490 | Third largest region of Greece. |
![]() | 15,438 | Largest department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 15,415 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 15,370 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 15,364 | Province of Indonesia. |
![]() | 15,355 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 15,313 | County of Norway. |
![]() | 15,300 | Federal subject of Russia. (the exact area is unknown as the border of Chechnya with Ingushetia has not been demarcated). |
![]() | 15,300 | Region of Uzbekistan. |
![]() | 15,275.01 | Prefecture of Japan. |
![]() | 15,216 | Province of Ecuador. |
![]() | 15,200 | State of Venezuela. |
![]() | 15,144 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 15,104 | County of Norway. |
![]() | 15,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
![]() | 15,089 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
![]() | 15,080 | Region of Italy. |
![]() | 15,019 | State of Nigeria. |
![]() | 15,000 | Province of Saudi Arabia. |
![]() | 14,927 | County of Norway. |
![]() | 14,922 | State of Malaysia. |
![]() | 14,895 | Department of Paraguay. |
![]() | 14,874 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
![]() | 14,863 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 14,800 | State of Venezuela. |
![]() | 14,667 | Department of Paraguay. |
![]() | 14,345 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
![]() | 14,528 | Region of Namibia. |
![]() | 14,467 | Island part of Svalbard, Norway. |
![]() | 14,386 | Island part of Indonesia. |
![]() | 14,357 | State of the United States. |
![]() | 14,327 | Province of Turkey. |
Lucayan Archipelago | 14,308 | One of three island chains in the Caribbean, consisting of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. |
![]() | 14,292 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 14,288 | Largest province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 14,231 | Region of Peru. |
![]() | 14,230 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 14,227 | Province of Algeria. |
![]() | 14,204 | Island in the Zevernaya Zemlya archipelago, part of Russia. |
![]() | 14,175 | Province of Afghanistan. |
![]() | 14,174.40 | Third largest province of Vietnam. |
![]() | 14,173 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
![]() | 14,163 | Second largest department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 14,157 | region of Greece. |
![]() | 14,154 | Island part of Indonesia. |
![]() | 14,150 | Region of Côte d'Ivoire. |
![]() | 14,139 | Smallest constituent country of the United Kingdom. |
![]() | 14,134 | Largest province of Cuba. |
![]() | 14,123 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 14,111 | Region of New Zealand. |
![]() | 14,107 | Largest District of Israel. |
![]() | 14,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
![]() | 14,042 | Province of Iran. |
![]() | 14,037 | region of Greece. |
![]() | 13,984 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 13,931 | Department of Benin. |
![]() | 13,928 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
![]() | 13,922 | Third largest department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 13,888 | Third largest province of North Korea. |
![]() | 13,878 | Country in the Caribbean. |
![]() | 13,872 | Smallest province of Cameroon. |
![]() | 13,850 | Governorate of Yemen. Possibly divided in 2004, with territory going to a new governorate of unspecified area, Raymah Governorate. |
![]() | 13,823 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
![]() | 13,814 | Second largest province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 13,812 | Country in Europe. |
![]() | 13,810 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 13,790 | Territory of the United States. |
![]() | 13,789 | Region of New Zealand. |
![]() | 13,788 | Third largest province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 13,783.74 | Prefecture of Japan. |
![]() | 13,778.76 | Second largest province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Santiago. |
![]() | 13,718 | Region of Senegal. |
![]() | 13,652 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 13,648 | Department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 13,644 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. |
![]() | 13,607 | Region of Italy. |
![]() | 13,600 | Region of Mauritania. |
![]() | 13,595 | Region of Italy. |
![]() | 13,522 | Region of Belgium. |
![]() | 13,406 | Third smallest region of Kyrgyzstan. |
![]() | 13,338 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 13,317 | Second largest region of Togo. |
![]() | 13,309 | Region of Tanzania. |
Lake Maracaibo | 13,300 | Lake in Venezuela |
![]() | 13,285 | Region of Morocco. |
![]() | 13,250 | Governorate of Yemen. Possibly divided in 2004, with territory going to a new governorate of unspecified area, Raymah Governorate. |
![]() | 13,191 | Third smallest Province of Kenya. |
Lesser Antilles | 14,364 | Third major island chain in the Caribbean. |
![]() | 13,139.20 | Province of Vietnam. |
![]() | 13,111 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
![]() | 13,108 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 13,104.29 | Prefecture of Japan. |
![]() | 13,095.80 | Largest region of Denmark. |
![]() | 13,075 | Third-largest island part of the Philippines. |
![]() | 12,955 | State of Malaysia. |
![]() | 12,933 | Department of Paraguay. |
![]() | 12,892 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 12,849 | Island part of the Philippines. |
![]() | 12,820 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 12,788 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 12,778 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 12,777 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
![]() | 12,737 | Region of Iceland. |
![]() | 12,718 | Second smallest division of Bangladesh. |
![]() | 12,692 | Province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 12,681 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 12,668 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 12,650 | Governorate of Yemen. |
![]() | 12,648 | Third largest state of Austria. |
![]() | 12,584.10 | Prefecture of Japan. |
![]() | 12,575 | Province of North Korea. |
![]() | 12,534 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 12,500 | Federal subject of Russia. |
![]() | 12,500 | Second largest region of Oman. |
![]() | 12,484 | Unitary authority of New Zealand. |
![]() | 12,426 | Province of Ecuador. |
![]() | 12,370 | Governorate of Yemen. |
![]() | 12,333 | Province of Afghanistan. |
![]() | 12,313 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 12,294 | Third smallest Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 12,266 | Third smallest department of the Republic of the Congo. |
![]() | 12,231 | Region of New Zealand. |
![]() | 12,215 | Province of Indonesia. |
![]() | 12,192 | Province of Algeria. |
![]() | 12,189 | Island part of the Philippines. |
![]() | 12,189 | Country in Oceania. |
![]() | 12,189 | Province of North Korea. |
![]() | 12,173 | British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean (near South America). Claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. |
![]() | 12,147 | Department of Paraguay. |
![]() | 12,132.21 | Region of Denmark. |
![]() | 12,051.85 | Third largest province of the Philippines. |
![]() | 12,012 | Second smallest region of Metropolitan France. |
![]() | 12,011 | Island part of the Philippines. |
![]() | 11,987 | Third largest province of South Korea. |
![]() | 11,982 | State of Austria. |
![]() | 11,973 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 11,928 | Department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 11,917 | Direct-controlled municipality of China. |
![]() | 11,903 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 11,875 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 11,868 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 11,853 | Region of Senegal. |
![]() | 11,831 | State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Divisions, and others titled as States). |
![]() | 11,800 | State of Venezuela. |
![]() | 11,798 | Province of Afghanistan. |
![]() | 11,742 | Island part of Indonesia. |
![]() | 11,738 | Region of Togo. |
![]() | 11,730 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 11,704 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
![]() | 11,678 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 11,671 | Smallest province of Saudi Arabia. |
![]() | 11,671 | Second smallest Voivodeship of Poland. |
![]() | 11,670 | Smallest state of Myanmar, second largest administrative entity (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Divisions, and others titled as States). |
![]() | 11,669 | Second largest province of Cuba. |
![]() | 11,643 | Department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 11,639 | Province of Pakistan. |
![]() | 11,637.54 | Prefecture of Japan. |
![]() | 11,577 | Province of North Korea. |
![]() | 11,570 | Region of Morocco. |
![]() | 11,551 | Largest county of Liberia. |
![]() | 11,526 | Smallest province of Iran. |
![]() | 11,474 | Department of Paraguay. |
![]() | 11,472 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 11,458 | Independent non-sovereign republic in Azerbaijan. |
![]() | 11,449 | State of Mexico. |
![]() | 11,425 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 11,413 | Island part of Indonesia. |
![]() | 11,394 | Smallest division of Bangladesh. |
![]() | 11,376 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 11,350 | region of Greece. |
![]() | 11,313 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
![]() | 11,311 | Largest region of Georgia. |
![]() | 11,300 | State of Venezuela. |
![]() | 11,295 | Island part of the Arctic Archipelago. |
![]() | 11,295 | Country in Africa. |
![]() | 11,266 | Largest province of Costa Rica. |
![]() | 11,262 | Province of Afghanistan. |
![]() | 11,206 | Island part of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, part of Russia. |
![]() | 11,171 | County of Sweden. |
![]() | 11,160 | Province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 11,157 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
![]() | 11,136.30 | Province of Vietnam. |
![]() | 11,126 | Department of Benin. |
![]() | 11,100 | State of Venezuela. |
![]() | 11,094 | Province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 11,092 | Province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 11,091 | Largest province of Panama. |
![]() | 11,072 | Province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 11,067 | Island part of the Arctic Archipelago. |
![]() | 11,027 | County of Sweden. |
![]() | 11,014.97 | Largest region of the Czech Republic. |
![]() | 11,000 | Country in Middle East. |
![]() | 10,991 | Country in the Caribbean. |
![]() | 10,963 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 10,917 | District of Colombia. |
![]() | 10,887 | Region in Europe; recognized by some countries as an independent country. |
![]() | 10,886 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 10,860 | Third largest province of Cuba. |
![]() | 10,816 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 10,794 | Region of Italy. |
![]() | 10,792 | Province of Ecuador. |
![]() | 10,782 | Province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 10,711 | Island part of Indonesia. |
![]() | 10,703 | Region of Namibia. |
![]() | 10,691 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 10,677 | Second largest province of Panama. |
![]() | 10,650 | Region of Côte d'Ivoire. |
![]() | 10,604 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
![]() | 10,600 | Third smallest province of North Korea. |
![]() | 10,621.29 | Prefecture of Japan. |
![]() | 10,572 | Island part of the Philippines. |
![]() | 10,562 | County of Sweden. |
![]() | 10,556 | Province of Ecuador. |
![]() | 10,551 | Department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 10,531 | Largest island of Fiji. |
![]() | 10,516 | Province of South Korea. |
![]() | 10,503.2 | Archipelago part of Russia. |
![]() | 10,498.59 | Province of the Philippines. |
![]() | 10,498 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
![]() | 10,492 | State of India. |
![]() | 10,484 | Second largest county of Liberia. |
![]() | 10,475 | County of Sweden. |
![]() | 10,452 | Country in Middle East. |
![]() | 10,438.30 | Province of Vietnam. |
![]() | 10,434 | Island part of the U.S. state of Hawaii. |
![]() | 10,417 | Department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 10,391 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
![]() | 10,361 | State of Nigeria. |
![]() | 10,323 | Province of Thailand. |
![]() | 10,320 | Province of Laos. |
![]() | 10,311 | Island part of Canada. |
![]() | 10,300 | Region of Mauritania. |
![]() | 10,299 | Province of Cambodia. |
![]() | 10,225 | District of Portugal. |
![]() | 10,180 | Archipelago part of Canada. |
![]() | 10,163 | Governorate of Syria. |
![]() | 10,141 | Second largest province of Costa Rica. |
![]() | 10,137 | Third largest county of Liberia. |
![]() | 10,135 | Province of South Korea. |
| 10,130 | Governorate of Egypt. |
![]() | 10,056.79 | Second largest region of the Czech Republic. |
![]() | 10,037 | Province of Turkey. |
![]() | 10,016 | Department of Uruguay. |
![]() | 10,010 | Governorate of Yemen. |
![]() | 10,000 | Largest continental department of France; second largest department of France. |
Tonlé Sap | 10,000 | Lake in Cambodia. |
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