Keywords: world's largest country by area, world's smallest country by area, country area.

(Includes Marion Island and Prince Edward Island in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean.)

Rank

Country / Territory Area

(km²) % of Total

Continent /

Region Notes

118 Panama 74,177 0.05% Central America Located on the Isthmus of Panama.

119 Sierra Leone 71,740 0.05% West Africa Located on the west coast of Africa.

120 Ireland (Republic of) 70,273 0.05% Northern Europe The island of Ireland has an area of 84,421 km².

121 Georgia 69,700 0.05% Western Asia Includes Abkhazia (8,600 km²) and South Ossetia

122 Sri Lanka 65,610 0.04% South Central Asia Island south east of India.

123 Lithuania 65,300 0.04% Northern Europe One of the Baltic states.

124 Latvia 64,589 0.04% Northern Europe One of the Baltic states.

125 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 62,422 0.04% Northern Europe Two islands in the Arctic Ocean.

126 Togo 56,785 0.04% West Africa A narrow strip of land in West Africa bordering the Bight of Benin.

127 Croatia 56,594 0.04% Southern Europe Croatia is located in Central and Southeast Europe, it has a coastline at the Adriatic Sea.

128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 0.03% Southern Europe Located in the western Balkans.

129 Costa Rica 51,100 0.03% Central America Located on the Central American isthmus, includes Isla del Coco.

130 Slovakia 49,035 0.03% Eastern Europe A landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

131 Dominican Republic 48,310 0.03% Caribbean The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two third of the island of Hispaniola

132 Estonia 45,227 0.03% Northern Europe One of the Baltic states, includes Estonia's 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.

133 Denmark 42,916 0.03% Northern Europe Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km² and would be the world's 13th largest country.

134 Netherlands 41,543 0.03% Western Europe Includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km².

135 Switzerland 41,285 0.03% Western Europe A landlocked country extending across the north and south side of the Alps.

136 Bhutan 38,394 0.03% South Central Asia A landlocked country located on the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas.

137 Taiwan (Republic of China) 36,188 0.02% Eastern Asia Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, and the islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.

138 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 0.02% West Africa West Africa at the Atlantic coast.

139 Moldova 33,850 0.02% Eastern Europe Includes the de facto independent autonomous territory of Transnistria (Pridnestrovie).

140 Belgium 30,528 0.02% Western Europe A federal monarchy in Western Europe.

141 Lesotho 30,355 0.02% Southern Africa The only independent nation in the world that lies entirely on an elevation above 1,000 meters (3,281 ft).

142 Armenia 29,743 0.02% Western Asia A landlocked country in the South Caucasus.

143 Solomon Islands 28,896 0.02% Oceania, Melanesia An island nation east of Papua New Guinea.

144 Albania 28,748 0.02% Southern Europe Located on the Balkan Peninsula, with a a coast on the Adriatic Sea and on the Ionian Sea.

145 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 0.02% Central Africa The country consists of five small islands, an African mainland territory named Río Muni.

146 Burundi 27,834 0.02% Eastern Africa A small, landlocked country in the center of Africa at Lake Tanganyika.

147 Haiti 27,750 0.02% Caribbean Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola

148 Rwanda 26,338 0.02% Eastern Africa Landlocked high altitude country in Central/Eastern Africa, just south of the equator.

149 Macedonia Rep. of 25,713 0.02% Southern Europe A landlocked country located in the central Balkan peninsula, north of Greece.

150 Djibouti 23,200 0.02% Eastern Africa Small country in the Horn of Africa.

151 Belize 22,966 0.02% Central America Belize lies on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America.

152 Israel 22,072 0.01% Middle East Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.

153 El Salvador 21,041 0.01% Central America Smallest country in Central America.

154 Slovenia 20,273 0.01% Southern Europe Country in Central /Southeastern Europe bordered by the Alps, with a small coastline at the Adriatic Sea.

155 New Caledonia 18,575 0.01% Oceania, Melanesia A special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.

156 Fiji 18,274 0.01% Oceania, Melanesia An archipelago in the South West Pacific, east of Australia.

157 Kuwait 17,818 0.01% Middle East Small country on the Arabian Peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf.

158 Swaziland 17,364 0.01% Southern Africa Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland is a sovereign state in Southern Africa.

159 East Timor 14,874 >0.01% Southeast Asia East Timor is a small country on the island of Timor in Maritime Southeast Asia, bordered by Indonesia.

160 The Bahamas 13,943 >0.01% Caribbean Archipelago in the western Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida.

161 Montenegro 13,812 >0.01% Southern Europe Montenegro is a small Balkan country with a narrow strip of beaches along its Adriatic sea.

162 Vanuatu 12,189 >0.01% Oceania, Melanesia Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of roughly 80 islands.

163 Falkland Islands 12,173 >0.01% South America British Overseas Territory, claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

164 Qatar 11,586 >0.01% Middle East Qatar, an Arab country occupying the small Qatar Peninsula in the Persian Gulf.

165 The Gambia 11,295 >0.01% West Africa The Gambia is the smallest African country on mainland Africa, situated along the Gambia River, with a narrow Atlantic coastline, it is surrounded by Senegal.

166 Jamaica 10,991 >0.01% Caribbean The Caribbean island nation south of Cuba is the birthplace of reggae.

167 Kosovo 10,887 >0.01% Southern Europe Kosovo unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition, with objections from Serbia, Russia, China and others. Serbia still claims the territory.

168 Lebanon 10,400 <0.01% Middle East Lebanon, a sovereign country situated north of Israel, with a coastline on the Mediterranean sea.

169 Cyprus 9,251 <0.01% Western Asia Includes Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Sovereign Base Areas).

170 Puerto Rico 8,870 <0.01% Caribbean Commonwealth of the United States.

171 Palestinian territories 6,020 <0.01% Middle East The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

172 Brunei Darussalam 5,765 <0.01% Southeast Asia One of the smallest countries in Asia (after Singapore and the Maldives)

173 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 <0.01% Caribbean An island nation with two main islands off Venezuela's coast in the southern Caribbean.

174 French Polynesia 4,167 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia French overseas collectivity, an archipelago of 118 dispersed islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

175 Cape Verde 4,033 <0.01% West Africa An island nation, an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa.

176 Samoa 2,831 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia An island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as Western Samoa.

177 Luxembourg 2,586 <0.01% Western Europe The Grand Duchy is a landlocked country in Western Europe.

178 Réunion 2,510 <0.01% Eastern Africa Former French overseas département. Became a French region and was made part of France proper.

179 Comoros 2,235 <0.01% Eastern Africa Listed figure includes Mayotte (373 km²). Mayotte is officially an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty of Comoros.

180 Mauritius 2,040 <0.01% Eastern Africa Includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues.

181 Guadeloupe 1,630 <0.01% Caribbean Former French overseas département that included La Désirade, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part). Note that Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin became separate overseas collectvities in 2007 and are no longer politically part of Guadeloupe.

182 Faroe Islands 1,393 <0.01% Northern Europe A self-governing territory of Denmark.

-- Hong Kong 1,106 Eastern Asia A self-governing territory of China (SAR)

183 Martinique 1,100 <0.01% Caribbean Former French overseas département. Became a French region and was made part of France proper.

184 Netherlands Antilles 999 <0.01% Caribbean Self-governing part of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin).

185 São Tomé and Príncipe

Sao Tome-et-Principe 964 <0.01% Central Africa Island nation near the equator, second smallest country in Africa.

186 Turks and Caicos Islands 948 <0.01% Caribbean British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.

187 Dominica 751 <0.01% Caribbean An island nation south-southeast of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea.

188 Tonga 747 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia An archipelago nation comprising 177 small islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

189 Bahrain 741 <0.01% Middle East The Kingdom of Bahrain, a small island nation north of Qatar in the Persian Gulf.

190 Kiribati 726 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia Includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands.

191 Singapore 718 <0.01% Southeast Asia Second smallest Asian country. Official area in 2014 is 718.3 km². Singapore gains in size because of land reclamation off its coasts.

192 Micronesia, Federated States of 702 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).

193 Isle of Man 572 <0.01% Northern Europe Crown dependency of the UK.

194 Guam 549 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.

195 Saint Lucia 539 <0.01% Caribbean An island nation in the eastern Caribbean south of Martinique.

196 Palau 490 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia An island chain of more than 500 islands, in the Micronesia region of the western Pacific Ocean. [*]

197 Northern Mariana Islands 477 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.

198 Andorra 468 <0.01% Southern Europe A Principality and a microstate in Southwestern Europe, in the eastern Pyrenees mountains. Second smallest country in the world that borders more than one other country.

199 Seychelles 455 <0.01% Eastern Africa Archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean and the smallest African country.

200 Antigua and Barbuda 442 <0.01% Caribbean Includes the island of Redonda, 1.6 km².

201 Barbados 431 <0.01% Caribbean A sovereign island country within the British Commonwealth, situated in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.

202 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 <0.01% Caribbean (Saint Vincent 344 km²) An island chain country in the Lesser Antilles, south of Saint Lucia.

203 Virgin Islands U.S. 347 <0.01% Caribbean Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.

204 Grenada 344 <0.01% Caribbean An island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea north of Trinidad and Tobago.

205 Malta 316 <0.01% Southern Europe Malta, an island nation in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast, east of Tunisia.

206 Maldives 298 <0.01% South Central Asia An island nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 coral atolls. Smallest country in Asia by land area.

207 Cayman Islands 264 <0.01% Caribbean A British Overseas Territory.

208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 <0.01% Caribbean Also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, smallest sovereign state in the Americas and in the Western Hemisphere, located east of Puerto Rico.

209 Niue 260 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.

210 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 <0.01% North America French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups.

211 Cook Islands 236 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.

212 American Samoa 199 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island.

213 Marshall Islands 181 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik.

214 Aruba 180 <0.01% Caribbean Self-governing part of the Netherlands.

215 Liechtenstein 160 <0.01% Western Europe Smallest country in the world that borders more than one other country.

216 British Virgin Islands 151 <0.01% Caribbean British Overseas Territory; comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada.

217 Wallis and Futuna 142 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.

218 Saint Helena 122 <0.01% West Africa British Overseas Territory; excluding dependencies.

219 Jersey 116 <0.01% Northern Europe Crown dependency of the UK.

220 Montserrat 102 <0.01% Caribbean British Overseas Territory.

221 Tristan da Cunha 98 <0.01% South Atlantic Ocean Dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the only inhabited island.

222 Anguilla 91 <0.01% Caribbean A British Overseas Territory.

223 Ascension Island 88 <0.01% South Atlantic Ocean Dependency of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena.

224 Guernsey 78 <0.01% Northern Europe Crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands.

225 San Marino 61 <0.01% Southern Europe third smallest country in Europe, an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy

226 Bermuda 53 <0.01% Caribbean British Overseas Territory.

227 Norfolk Island 36 <0.01% Oceania, Australia Self-governing area of Australia.

228 Tuvalu 26 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia Second smallest country in Oceania.

229 Nauru 21 <0.01% Oceania, Micronesia Smallest country in Oceania, smallest island nation in the world, and third smallest country in the world.

230 Tokelau 12 <0.01% Oceania/Australia Territory of New Zealand.

231 Gibraltar 6 <0.01% Southern Europe British Overseas Territory on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.

232 Pitcairn Islands 5 <0.01% Oceania, Polynesia British Overseas Territory and smallest dependent territory in the world.

233 Monaco 1.95 <0.01% Southern Europe Second smallest country in the world.