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.
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| Geographic entity | Area (km2) | Notes |
 Jura | 4,999 | Department of France. |
 Balearic Islands | 4,992 | Smallest autonomous community of Spain. |
 San José Department | 4,992 | Department of Uruguay. |
 Fukuoka | 4,986.40 | Prefecture of Japan. |
 Botoșani County | 4,986 | County of Romania. |
| Haute-Loire | 4,977 | Department of France. |
 Kolguyev Island | 4,968 | Island part of Russia. |
 San José Province | 4,960 | Third smallest province of Costa Rica. |
 Faro | 4,960 | District of Portugal. |
 Stara Zagora Province | 4,959 | Province of Bulgaria. |
 Morelos | 4,950 | State of Mexico. |
 Cordillera Department | 4,948 | Department of Paraguay. |
 Kymenlaakso | 4,947.65 | Region of Finland. |
 Kunar Province | 4,942 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Mehedinți County | 4,933 | County of Romania. |
 Coclé | 4,927 | Province of Panama. |
 Surigao del Sur | 4,925.18 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Trang Province | 4,918 | Province of Thailand. |
 Akershus | 4,917 | County of Norway. |
 Aïn Defla Province | 4,897 | Province of Algeria. |
 Imbabura Province | 4,896 | Province of Ecuador. |
 Artibonite | 4,895 | Largest department of Haiti. |
| Colón Province | 4,891 | Province of Panama. |
| Ariège | 4,890 | Department of France. |
 Prey Veng Province | 4,883 | Province of Cambodia. |
| Kampot Province | 4,873.2 | Province of Cambodia. |
| Relizane Province | 4,870 | Province of Algeria. |
 Bắc Kạn Province | 4,868.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Ilha Grande de Gurupá | 4,864 | Fluvial island part of Brazil. |
 County Donegal | 4,860 | County in the Republic of Ireland, largest county in the province of Ulster. |
 Abia State | 4,857 | Third smallest state of Nigeria. |
| Vrancea County | 4,857 | County of Romania. |
| Lake Nipigon | 4,843 | Lake in Canada. |
 Chinandega | 4,822 | Region of Nicaragua. |
| Bohol | 4,820.95 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Sakarya Province | 4,817 | Province of Turkey. |
 County Kerry | 4,807 | County in the Republic of Ireland, second largest county in the province of Munster. |
 Jiwaka Province | 4,798 | Third smallest province of Papua New Guinea. |
| Maldonado Department | 4,793 | Third smallest department of Uruguay. |
| Chlef Province | 4,791 | Province of Algeria. |
| Loire | 4,781 | Department of France. |
| Brăila County | 4,766 | County of Romania. |
| Prachinburi Province | 4,762 | Province of Thailand. |
| Anambra State | 4,761 | Second smallest state of Nigeria. |
| Quảng Trị Province | 4,760.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Hradec Králové Region | 4,758.54 | Region of the Czech Republic. |
| Bas-Rhin | 4,755 | Department of France. |
 Scottish Borders | 4,734 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
 Wakayama | 4,724.69 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Prahova County | 4,716 | County of Romania. |
| Khon Kaen Province | 4,709 | Province of Thailand. |
| Lake Manitoba | 4,706 | Lake in Canada. |
| Dobrich Province | 4,700 | Province of Bulgaria. |
 Obock Region | 4,700 | Region of Djibouti. |
| Batman Province | 4,694 | Province of Turkey. |
 North Jutlandic Island | 4,685 | Island part of Denmark. |
| Trabzon Province | 4,685 | Province of Turkey. |
| Hòa Bình Province | 4,684.20 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Veliko Tarnovo Province | 4,684 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Haute-Corse | 4,666 | Department of France. |
| Great Salt Lake | 4,662 | Lake in the United States. |
 Carabobo | 4,650 | State of Venezuela. |
 Ryukyu Islands | 4,642.11 | Chain of islands part of Japan. |
| Eastern Samar | 4,640.73 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Isabela Island | 4,640 | Largest island of the Galapagos Island, part of Ecuador. |
 Lombok | 4,625 | Island part of Indonesia. |
 Kyoto | 4,612.19 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Bocas del Toro Province | 4,601 | Province of Panama. |
| Ouest | 4,595 | Second largest department of Haiti. |
 Racha-Lechkhumiand Kvemo Svaneti | 4,568 | Second smallest region of Georgia. |
 Gasa | 4,561 | Largest district of Bhutan. |
| Lake Taymyr | 4,560 | Lake in Russia. |
| Souk Ahras Province | 4,541 | Province of Algeria. |
 Split-Dalmatia | 4,540 | Second largest county of Croatia. |
| Canelones Department | 4,536 | Second smallest department of Uruguay. |
| Phetchaburi Province | 4,531 | Province of Thailand. |
 West Falkland | 4,531 | Smaller of the 2 main islands of the Falkland Islands. |
| Yala Province | 4,521 | Province of Thailand. |
| Pardubice Region | 4,518.63 | Region of the Czech Republic. |
 Syunik Province | 4,506 | Second largest province of Armenia. |
| Lampang Province | 4,506 | Province of Thailand. |
 Northern District | 4,501 | Second largest District of Israel. |
| Long An Province | 4,493.80 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Veszprém | 4,493 | County of Hungary. |
| Qinghai Lake | 4,489 | Lake in China. |
| Compostela Valley | 4,479.77 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Belitung | 4,478 | Island part of Indonesia. |
| Nan Province | 4,475 | Province of Thailand. |
| Cebu | 4,468 | Island part of the Philippines. |
| Sisak-Moslavina | 4,468 | Third largest county of Croatia. |
| Galați County | 4,466 | County of Romania. |
 Yamanashi | 4,465.27 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,464 | Department of France. |
 Marijampolė County | 4,463 | County of Lithuania. |
 Adelaide Island | 4,463 | Island part of Antarctica. |
 Stefansson Island | 4,463 | Island part of the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Kabul Province | 4,462 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Ialomița County | 4,453 | County of Romania. |
 Luxembourg | 4,443 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
| Bouira Province | 4,439 | Province of Algeria. |
 Molise | 4,438 | Second smallest region of Italy. |
| Baranya | 4,430 | County of Hungary. |
| Madura Island | 4,429 | Island part of Indonesia. |
| South Cotabato | 4,428.81 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of General Santos. |
| Satu Mare County | 4,418 | County of Romania. |
| Tauragė County | 4,411 | County of Lithuania. |
| Buton | 4,408 | Island part of Indonesia. |
 Nagorno-Karabakh | 4,400 | Disputed territory. Recognized as part of Azerbaijan. |
| Saimaa | ≈4,400 | Lake in Finland. |
| Emberá | 4,398 | Province of Panama. |
| Pazardzhik Province | 4,393 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Haute-Savoie | 4,388 | Department of France. |
 Escuintla | 4,384 | Department of Guatemala. |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 4,378.80 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Kangaroo Island | 4,374 | Island part of Australia. |
| Kırıkkale Province | 4,365 | Province of Turkey. |
| Chiang Rai Province | 4,363 | Province of Thailand. |
 Admiralty Island | 4,362 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
| Fejér | 4,359 | County of Hungary. |
 Diourbel Region | 4,359 | Third smallest region of Senegal. |
| Apayao | 4,351.23 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Telšiai County | 4,350 | County of Lithuania. |
| Lake of the Woods | 4,350 | Lake in North America between Canada and the United States. |
| Maha Sarakham Province | 4,340 | Province of Thailand. |
| Vila Real | 4,328 | District of Portugal. |
 Harju County | 4,327 | Second largest county of Estonia. |
| Bilecik Province | 4,307 | Province of Turkey. |
 County Tipperary | 4,305 | County in the Republic of Ireland, third largest county in the province of Munster. |
| Alpes-Maritimes | 4,299 | Department of France. |
| Western Highlands Province | 4,299 | Second smallest province of Papua New Guinea. |
 Lempira | 4,290 | Department of Honduras. |
| Csongrád | 4,263 | County of Hungary. |
| Atlántida | 4,251 | Department of Honduras. |
 Sanma Province | 4,248 | Largest province of Vanuatu. |
 Toyama | 4,247.61 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Oriental Mindoro | 4,238.38 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Malaita Province | 4,225 | Third largest province of the Solomon Islands. |
| Pleven Province | 4,216 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Choluteca | 4,211 | Department of Honduras. |
| Nunivak Island | 4,209 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
| Yambol Province | 4,209 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 4,208 | County of Hungary. |
 Andijan Region | 4,200 | Second smallest region of Uzbekistan. |
| Abra | 4,198.20 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Fukui | 4,190.49 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Khanka Lake | 4,190 | Lake in Asia between Russia and China. |
 Ishikawa | 4,186.09 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Østfold | 4,183 | County of Norway. |
 Sharqia Governorate | 4,180 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Boaco | 4,177 | Region of Nicaragua. |
| Pattani Province | 4,171 | Province of Thailand. |
 French Polynesia | 4,167 | French overseas collectivity. |
| Yasothon Province | 4,162 | Province of Thailand. |
| Kaolack Region | 4,157 | Second smallest region of Senegal. |
| Osijek-Baranja | 4,155 | County of Croatia. |
| Khost Province | 4,152 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Masbate | 4,151.78 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Cienfuegos Province | 4,149 | Third smallest province of Cuba. |
 Tokushima | 4,146.65 | Prefecture of Japan. |
 Risaralda Department | 4,140 | District of Colombia. |
| Isabel | 4,136 | Province of the Solomon Islands. |
| Lovech Province | 4,134 | Province of Bulgaria. |
 Nagasaki | 4,132.09 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Nunivak Island | 4,119 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
 Hoste Island | 4,117 | Island part of Chile. |
| Pyrénées-Orientales | 4,116 | Department of France. |
| Bordj Bou Arreridj Province | 4,115 | Province of Algeria. |
| Guelma Province | 4,101 | Province of Algeria. |
| Spaatz Island | 4,100 | Island part of Antarctica. |
| Vratsa Province | 4,098 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Karabük Province | 4,074 | Province of Turkey. |
| Sulu Archipelago | 4,068 | Chain of islands in the Malay Archipelago part of the Philippines. |
| Baranof Island | 4,065 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
| Dâmbovița County | 4,054 | County of Romania. |
| Nias | 4,048 | Island part of Indonesia. |
| Wangdue Phodrang | 4,046 | Second largest district of Bhutan. |
 Tumbes Region | 4,046 | Second smallest region of Peru. |
| Tây Ninh Province | 4,035.90 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Cape Verde | 4,033 | Country in Africa. |
| Haskovo Province | 4,033 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Kardzhali Province | 4,032 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Skikda Province | 4,026 | Province of Algeria. |
 Shiga | 4,017.38 | Prefecture of Japan. |
 Tlaxcala | 4,016 | State of Mexico. |
| Corse-du-Sud | 4,014 | Department of France. |
 Republic of Ingushetia | 4,000 | Federal subject of Russia (estimated; the exact area is unknown as the border of Ingushetia with Chechnya has not been demarcated). |
 Ad Dali' Governorate | 4,000 | Third smallest governorate of Yemen. |
 Burgenland | 3,966 | Third smallest state of Austria. |
| Zlín Region | 3,963.55 | Third smallest region of the Czech Republic. |
| Centre | 3,597 | Third largest department of Haiti. |
| Espiritu Santo | 3,955.5 | Largest island of Vanuatu. |
| Cortés | 3,954 | Department of Honduras. |
| Sarygamysh Lake | 3,950 | Lake in Asia between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. |
| Coimbra | 3,947 | District of Portugal. |
 Cornwall County | 3,939.3 | County of Jamaica. |
 Vientiane Province | 3,920 | Smallest province of Laos. |
| Rize Province | 3,920 | Province of Turkey. |
 Milne Land | 3,913 | Island part of Greenland. |
| Cañar Province | 3,908 | Province of Ecuador. |
 South Ossetia | 3,900 | Partially recognised country. |
 Grand Kru | 3,895 | County of Liberia. |
 Dubai | 3,885 | Second largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates. |
| Logar Province | 3,880 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Sălaj County | 3,864 | County of Romania. |
| Narathiwat Province | 3,859 | Province of Thailand. |
| Guairá | 3,846 | Third smallest department of Paraguay. |
 Liège | 3,844 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
| Laghman Province | 3,843 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Choiseul | 3,837 | Province of the Solomon Islands. |
| Malaita | 3,386 | Second-largest island of the Solomon Islands. |
 North Aegean | 3,836 | Third smallest periphery of Greece. |
| Dubawnt Lake | 3,833 | Lake in Canada. |
| Siberut | 3,829 | Island part of Indonesia. |
| Bắc Giang Province | 3,827.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Lanao del Norte | 3,824.79 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Iligan. |
| Bohol | 3,821 | Island part of the Philippines. |
| Varna Province | 3,819 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Attica | 3,808 | Second smallest periphery of Greece. |
| Los Santos Province | 3,805 | Province of Panama. |
 Suffolk | 3,801 | Administrative county of England. |
 Hainaut | 3,800 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
 Saitama | 3,797.75 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Socotra | 3,796 | Archipelago part of Yemen. |
| San Marcos | 3,791 | Department of Guatemala. |
| Lori Province | 3,789 | Third largest province of Armenia. |
| Zala | 3,784 | County of Hungary. |
| Panjshir | 3,771 | Province of Afghanistan. |
 Daraa | 3,730 | Governorate of Syria. |
 South Georgia | 3,718 | Main island of the British territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| Tarn-et-Garonne | 3,718 | Department of France. |
| Zambales | 3,714.40 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Olongapo. |
| Covasna County | 3,710 | Third smallest county of Romania. |
| Euboea | 3,707 | Island part of Greece. |
| Tolna | 3,703 | County of Hungary. |
 Goa | 3,702 | State of India. |
| Carchi Province | 3,699 | Third smallest province of Ecuador. |
| Northern Samar | 3,692.93 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Nara | 3,690.94 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Hampshire | 3,688 | Administrative county of England. |
| Santa Inés Island | 3,688 | Island part of Chile. |
| South Shetland Islands | 3,687 | Archipelago of Antarctica. |
| Majorca | 3,667 | Largest island of the Balearic Islands, part of Spain. |
| Santa Isabel Island | 3,665 | Third-largest island of the Solomon Islands. |
 Namur | 3,664 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
| Bayburt Province | 3,652 | Province of Turkey. |
| Sliven Province | 3,646 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Zadar | 3,646 | County of Croatia. |
| Heves | 3,637 | County of Hungary. |
 Long Island | 3,629 | Island part of the U.S. state of New York. |
| Karlovac | 3,626 | County of Croatia. |
| Kocaeli Province | 3,626 | Province of Turkey. |
| Panjshir Province | 3,610 | Province of Afghanistan. |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | 3,607.75 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Socotra (main island) | 3,607 | Largest island of the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen. |
| Sarangani | 3,601.25 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Wetar | 3,600 | Island part of Indonesia. |
| Montana Province | 3,595 | Province of Bulgaria. |
 Liepāja District | 3,594 | Largest district of Latvia. |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 3,588 | County of Croatia. |
| Saraburi Province | 3,577 | Province of Thailand. |
| Kandal Province | 3,568 | Third smallest province of Cambodia. |
| Vaucluse | 3,567 | Department of France. |
| Takéo Province | 3,563 | Second smallest province of Cambodia. |
 Shkodër County | 3,562 | Second largest county of Albania. |
| Cornwall | 3,559 | Administrative county of England. |
| Lake Peipus | 3,555 | Lake in Europe between Estonia and Russia. |
| Rayong Province | 3,552 | Province of Thailand. |
| Agusan del Norte | 3,546.86 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Butuan. |
| Thái Nguyên Province | 3,546.60 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Kent | 3,543 | Administrative county of England. |
| Traill Island | 3,542 | Island part of Greenland. |
| Iğdır Province | 3,539 | Province of Turkey. |
| An Giang Province | 3,536.80 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Smolyan Province | 3,532 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Phú Thọ Province | 3,528.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Giurgiu County | 3,526 | Second smallest county of Romania. |
| Haut-Rhin | 3,525 | Department of France. |
| Misamis Oriental | 3,515.70 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Cagayan de Oro. |
| Leiria | 3,515 | District of Portugal. |
 Tottori | 3,507.05 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Ilocos Norte | 3,504.30 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Bear Island | 3,500 | Island part of Antarctica. |
 Muscat Governorate | 3,500 | Second smallest governorate of Oman. |
| Nueva Segovia | 3,491 | Region of Nicaragua. |
| Quirino | 3,486.16 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Zonguldak Province | 3,481 | Province of Turkey. |
| Lagos State | 3,475 | Smallest state of Nigeria. |
| Dakahlia Governorate | 3,471 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Essex | 3,469 | Administrative county of England. |
 Lääne-Viru County | 3,696 | Third largest county of Estonia. |
| Managua | 3,465 | Region of Nicaragua. |
| Somerset | 3,451 | Administrative county of England. |
 County Clare | 3,450 | County in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland. |
 North Andros Island | 3,439 | Largest island of The Bahamas. |
| Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate | 3,437 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Davao del Norte | 3,426.97 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Tawi-Tawi | 3,426.55 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Phang Nga Province | 3,425 | Province of Thailand. |
 Viljandi County | 3,420 | County of Estonia. |
| Atlántico Department | 3,388 | District of Colombia. |
| Đồng Tháp Province | 3,376.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Shumen Province | 3,365 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Ninh Thuận Province | 3,363.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Uvs Lake | 3,555 | Lake in Mongolia. |
 Tartu County | 3,349 | County of Estonia. |
| Madona District | 3,346 | Second largest district of Latvia. |
| El Tarf Province | 3,339 | Province of Algeria. |
| Vas County | 3,336 | Third smallest county of Hungary. |
| Vaygach Island | 3,329 | Island part of Russia. |
| Osmaniye Province | 3,320 | Province of Turkey. |
| Karlovy Vary Region | 3,314.46 | Second smallest region of the Czech Republic. |
 Dunedin | 3,314 | Largest city (by area) in New Zealand. |
| Sóc Trăng Province | 3,312.30 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Al-Shahaniya | 3,309 | Largest municipality of Qatar. |
| Ranong Province | 3,298 | Province of Thailand. |
 Darkhan-Uul | 3,280 | Second smallest aimag of Mongolia. |
| Elbasan County | 3,278 | Third largest county of Albania. |
 County Tyrone | 3,270 | Largest county in Northern Ireland, second largest county in the province of Ulster. |
| Béjaïa Province | 3,268 | Province of Algeria. |
| Masbate Island | 3,268 | Island of the Philippines. |
 Plateau Department | 3,264 | Department of Benin. |
| Aosta Valley | 3,263 | Smallest region of Italy. |
| Bolívar Province | 3,254 | Second smallest province of Ecuador. |
| Rhône | 3,249 | Department of France. |
| Wiltshire | 3,246 | Administrative county of England. |
| Iturup | 3,238 | Largest island of the Kuril Islands, part of Russia. |
| Atlantique Department | 3,233 | Department of Benin. |
| Windward Islands | 3,232.5 | Subsection of islands in the Lesser Antilles. |
| Kalinga | 3,231.25 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Jutiapa | 3,219 | Department of Guatemala. |
 Vaud | 3,212 | Canton of Switzerland. |
| Lake Poyang | 3,210 | Lake in China. |
| Copán | 3,203 | Department of Honduras. |
| Micronesia | 3,201 | An island chain subdivision of Oceania. |
| Lake Tana | 3,200 | Lake in Ethiopia. |
| Shropshire | 3,197 | Administrative county of England. |
| Makira-Ulawa | 3,188 | Province of the Solomon Islands. |
| Yogyakarta Special Region | 3,186 | Second smallest province of Indonesia. |
 Gotland | 3,183.7 | Province, county, municipality and diocese of Sweden. |
| Mansel Island | 3,180 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Liberec Region | 3,162.93 | Smallest region of the Czech Republic. |
| Amnat Charoen Province | 3,161 | Province of Thailand. |
| Tissemsilt Province | 3,152 | Province of Algeria. |
| Aurora | 3,147.32 | Province of the Philippines. |
 Rhode Island | 3,144 | State of the United States. |
| Gotland County | 3,140 | Second smallest county of Sweden. |
| Eilean Siar | 3,134 | Island area of Scotland. |
| Cartago Province | 3,125 | Second smallest province of Costa Rica. |
 West Flanders | 3,125 | Province of Flanders, Belgium. |
| Baja Verapaz | 3,124 | Department of Guatemala. |
| Batangas | 3,119.72 | Province of the Philippines. |
| Amadjuak Lake | 3,115 | Lake in Canada. |
| Grand'Anse | 3,100 | Department of Haiti. |
| Yamdena | 3,100 | Island part of Indonesia. |
| Funen | 3,099.7 | Island part of Denmark. |
 County Antrim | 3,086 | Second largest county in Northern Ireland, third largest county in the province of Ulster. |
| Intibucá | 3,072 | Department of Honduras. |
| Vidin Province | 3,071 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Lake Melville | 3,069 | Lake in Canada. |
| Cambridgeshire | 3,067 | Administrative county of England. |
| Cēsis District | 3,067 | Third largest district of Latvia. |
| Waigeo | 3,060 | Island part of Indonesia. |
| City of Zagreb | 3,060 | County of Croatia. |
| Riga District | 3,059 | District of Latvia. |
| Ciudad de La Habana Province | 3,053.49 | Second smallest province of Cuba. |
| Kyustendil Province | 3,027 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Lhuntse | 3,022 | Third largest district of Bhutan. |
| Akimiski Island | 3,001 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Lake Bangweulu | 3,000 | Lake in Zambia. |