List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 200,000 to 500,000 square kilometers

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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. There is intentional overlap among the lists in order to maximize ease of use.

Geographic entityArea (km2)Notes
Flag of Mali.svg Tombouctou Region 496,611Largest region of Mali
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 488,100Country in Central Asia
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark-Norway 487,476A Scandinavian kingdom lasting from 1536 to 1814.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan 485,000Province of China.
Flag of Libya.svg Kufra District 483,510Largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Kufra appears to have retained its borders.
Flag of Western Australia.svg Mid West 478,000Third largest region of Western Australia.
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 475,442Country in Africa.
Flag of the United States.svg East South Central states 475,014Division of the United States. Contains the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Flag of Yukon.svg  Yukon 474,391Territory of Canada.
Flag of Kamchatka Krai.svg  Kamchatka Krai 472,300Federal subject of Russia.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 471,526Largest autonomous prefecture of China.
Flag of the United States.svg Northeastern United States 469,615Region of the United States. Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Weimar Republic 468,787German state from 1918 to 1933.
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 462,840Country in Oceania.
Flag of Magadan Oblast.svg  Magadan Oblast 461,400Federal subject of Russia.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Heilongjiang 454,800Province of China.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gansu 453,700Province of China.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nagqu 450,537City of China.
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Dependency 450,000New Zealand claim to Antarctica.
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 449,964Country in Europe. Includes Gotland and Öland.
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 447,400Country in Central Asia; largest doubly landlocked country of the world.
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 446,550Country in Africa; excluding Western Sahara.
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sumatra 443,066Island in Indonesia.
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 438,317Country in Middle East.
Flag of Russia.svg North Caucasus Economic Region (including disputed areas)433,228Economic region of Russia, including Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea.
Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.svg Adélie Land 432,000French claim to Antarctica; largest district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai.svg  Zabaykalsky Krai 431,500Federal subject of Russia.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Karagandy Province 428,000Largest province of Kazakhstan.
Flag of Algeria.svg Adrar Province 427,368Second largest province of Algeria.
Flag of Western Australia.svg Kimberley 424,517Most northern region of Western Australia.
Flag of California.svg  California 423,970State of the United States.
Flag of Papua 2.svg  Papua 421,981Province of Indonesia, status uncertain following Indonesian declaration of intent to subdivide into smaller provinces.
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Queen Elizabeth Islands419,061Subsection of islands in the Arctic Archipelago.
Flag of Komi.svg Komi Republic 415,900Federal subject of Russia.
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh Province 412,000Second largest province of Saudi Arabia.
Flag of Arkhangelsk Oblast.svg  Arkhangelsk Oblast 410,700Federal subject of Russia.
Gulf of Aden 410,000Sea in between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 406,752Country in South America.
Flag of Russia.svg North Caucasus Economic Region (non-disputed areas)405,400Economic region of Russia, not including Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea.
Old Kingdom 400,000The first unified Egyptian empire lasting from 2686–2134 BC.
Middle Assyrian period 400,000An ancient Middle Eastern kingdom in the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 1365–1000 BC.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yunnan 394,000Province of China.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nagqu 391,817Largest prefecture-level city of China.
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 390,757Country in Africa.
Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan 390,000(Est.)Region in the Middle East; homeland of the Kurds
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Second Polish Republic 389,720Country in Interwar Europe. Size accounts for area peak in 1939.
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (total)385,155Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km2) and the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2); excludes the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2).
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 382,810Census area in the U.S. State of Alaska, largest county-equivalent in the United States.
Flag of Montana.svg  Montana 380,838State of the United States.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 377,873Country in Asia. Includes Ryukyu Islands (including Daitō Islands), Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands.
Baltic Sea 377,000Sea in Europe, bordered to the north by Sweden and Finland, to the east by Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the south by Poland and Germany, and on the West by Denmark.
Flag of New Valley Governorate.png New Valley Governorate 376,505Largest governorate of Egypt.
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador 373,872Province of Canada.
Flag of South Africa.svg Northern Cape 372,889Largest province of South Africa.
Caspian Sea 371,000Body of water in Central Asia variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. Between Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran.
Flag of Santa Cruz.svg Santa Cruz Department 370,621Largest department of Bolivia.
Bandera Region Loreto.png Loreto Region 368,852Largest region of Peru.
Flag of Amur Oblast.svg  Amur Oblast 363,700Federal subject of Russia.
Bandeira de Mato Grosso do Sul.svg  Mato Grosso do Sul 357,125State of Brazil.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 357,022Country in Europe; before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with 248,689 km2 and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km2.
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Oromia Region 353,632Largest region of Ethiopia.
Flag of Libya.svg Tripolitania 353,000Historic region and former province of Libya.
Flag of Buryatia.svg Buryat Republic 351,300Federal subject of Russia.
Flag of Libya.svg Murzuq District 349,7902nd largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Murzuq appears to have retained its borders.
Flag of Prussia (1892-1918).svg Kingdom of Prussia 348,779Former European kingdom-state between 1701 1918. Measured area from 1871.
Flag of Sudan.svg Northern 348,765Largest state of Sudan.
Flag of Balochistan.svg Balochistan 347,190Largest province of Pakistan.
Flag of Rajasthan.svg Rajasthan 342,236Largest state of India.
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 342,000Country in Africa.
Flag of Goias.svg  Goiás 340,087State of Brazil.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 338,145Country in Europe. Includes Åland.
Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen 332,970Former country in the Middle East from 1967 to 1990; now reunified into Yemen.
Bandeira do Maranhao.svg  Maranhão 331,983State of Brazil.
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 331,689Country in Southeast Asia.
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 329,847Country in Southeast Asia.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 325,785Second largest autonomous prefecture of China.
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (excluding self-governing territories)323,941Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2), the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2).
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 322,463Country in Africa.
Flag of Tomsk Oblast.svg  Tomsk Oblast 316,900Federal subject of Russia.
British Isles 315,134A series of islands in northern Europe.
Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico 314,915State of the United States.
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 312,685Country in Central Europe.
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 309,500Country in Middle East.
Flag of Madhya Pradesh.svg Madhya Pradesh 308,144State of India.
Flag of Maharashtra.svg Maharashtra 307,713State of India
Bandera de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.svg  Buenos Aires Province 307,571Largest province of Argentina
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 301,318Country in Europe
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe Province 300,600Second-largest province of Kazakhstan.
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 300,000Country in Southeast Asia.
Flag of Sudan.svg North Darfur 296,420Second largest state of Sudan.
Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona 295,254State of the United States
Flag of Romania.svg  Kingdom of Romania 295,049Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947) at its greater extent in between 1919 and 1940
Flag of Anadyrsky rayon (Chukotka).png Anadyrsky 287,900Administrative and municipal district of Chukotka.
Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada 286,351State of the United States
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 284,710A Balkan country lasting from 1918 to 1992.
Flag of Algeria.svg Illizi Province 284,618Province of Algeria.
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 283,561Country in South America. Includes Galápagos Islands.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg East Kazakhstan Province 283,300Third largest province of Kazakhstan.
Flag of the United States.svg Mid-Atlantic states 283,168Division of the United States. New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg  Rio Grande do Sul 281,749State of Brazil.
Flag of the Somali Region (1994-2008).svg Somali Region 279,252Second largest region of Ethiopia.
Bandeira do Tocantins.svg  Tocantins 277,621State of Brazil.
Flag of Andhra Pradesh.svg Andhra Pradesh 275,068State of India.
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 274,000Country in Africa.
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 270,534Country in Oceania. Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km2), the Cook Islands (236 km2) and Tokelau (12 km2), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km2).
Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado 269,601State of the United States.
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 267,668Country in Africa.
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara 266,000Country in Africa; largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Flag of Russia.svg Volga-Vyatka 265,400Economic Region of Russia.
Lake Agassiz 260,000Former Largest glacial lake
Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon 254,805State of the United States.
Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming 253,348State of the United States.
Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan 253,266State of the United States.
Flag of Mauritania.svg Tiris Zemmour 252,900Largest region of Mauritania.
Bandeira do Piaui.svg  Piauí 251,529State of Brazil.
Flag of the Serbian Empire, reconstruction.svg  Serbian Empire 250,000Serbian medieval empire from 1346–1371.
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 248,689Former country in Europe from 1949 to 1990; now reunified into Germany.
Bandeira do estado de Sao Paulo.svg  São Paulo 248,209State of Brazil.
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 245,857Country in Africa.
Flag of Alaska.svg North Slope Borough, Alaska 245,436County of Alaska; largest county in the United States, and largest organized political subdivision that is not a state.
Flag of East Kalimantan.svg  East Kalimantan 245,238Province of Indonesia.
Flag of Chihuahua.svg  Chihuahua 244,938Largest state of Mexico.
Great Lakes 244,100Lake system in North America, predominately between Canada and the United States.
Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Cruz.svg  Santa Cruz 243,943Second largest province of Argentina.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 242,900Country in Europe. Excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km2), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km2) and the British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km2).
Flag of Castile.svg Crown of Castile 241,782Royal union of Kingdoms in Spain lasting from 1230–1760, also known as the Kingdom of Castile y Leon.
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 241,038Country in Africa.
Flag of Uttar Pradesh.svg Uttar Pradesh 238,566State of India.
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 238,533Country in Africa.
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 238,391Country in Central Europe.
Flag of Bolivar State.svg Bolívar 238,000Largest state of Venezuela.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangxi 237,600Autonomous region of China.
Bandeira de Rondonia.svg  Rondônia 237,576State of Brazil.
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 236,800Country in Southeast Asia.
Caribbean 234,917Also known as the West Indies, all the islands of the Caribbean Sea including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.
Sichuan Basin 229,500Lowland region in southwestern China.
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 227,146State of Australia.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kyzylorda Province 226,000Province of Kazakhstan.
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota 225,365State of the United States.
Flag of Japan.svg Honshu 225,800The biggest of the four main islands of Japan.
Flag of chubut province in argentina - bandera de chubut.svg  Chubut 224,686Third largest province of Argentina.
Bandeira de Roraima.svg  Roraima 224,299State of Brazil.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty Province 224,000Province of Kazakhstan.
Flag of Angola.svg Moxico Province 223,023Largest province of Angola.
Flag of Jammu and Kashmir.svg  Jammu and Kashmir 222,236State of India.
Flag of North Kurdufan.svg North Kurdufan 221,900Third largest state of Sudan.
Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea 220,186Country in Asia prior to 1948; now divided into North Korea and South Korea.
Flag of Utah.svg  Utah 219,887State of the United States.
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Kingdom of Hungary 218,915A European Kingdom lasting from 1000–1804. Measured at its apex in 1450.
Flag placeholder.svg Red Sea 218,887State of Sudan.
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Island 217,291Second-largest island in the Arctic Archipelago.
Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho 216,446State of the United States.
Flag of Mauritania.svg Adrar 215,300Second largest region of Mauritania.
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 214,969Country in South America.
Flag of Beni Department, Bolivia.svg Beni Department 213,564Second largest department of Bolivia.
Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas 213,096State of the United States.
Matrouh Governorate-logo.PNG Matruh Governorate 212,112Second largest governorate of Egypt.
Flag of Algeria.svg Ouargla Province 211,980Province of Algeria.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hunan 210,000Province of China.
Great Britain 209,331An island of the British Isles, largest of that group.
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 207,600Largest landlocked country in Europe.
Greater Antilles 207,435An island grouping in the Caribbean.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shaanxi 205,600Province of China.
Flag of Punjab.svg Punjab 205,344Second largest province of Pakistan.
Governadorat de la mar Roja.png Red Sea Governorate 203,685Third largest governorate of Egypt.
Flag of Rio Negro Province.svg  Río Negro 203,013Province of Argentina.
Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska 200,345State of the United States.

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References

  1. References for the information provided in this table may be found in the individual articles on each body listed herein.
    Information about countries by area is generally derived from the CIA World Factbook.
    Information about political subdivisions by area is generally derived from Statoids.com.