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Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent.
English short, formal names, and ISO Status Domestic short name(s) and formal name(s) Capital Population Area Currency Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [n 6] Claimed by Morocco as its southernmost provinces Recognized by the African Union and 46 UN members and South Ossetia as the representative government of Western Sahara
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 ...
Former country in Europe from 1949 to 1990; now reunified into Germany. São Paulo: 248,209: State of Brazil. Guinea: 245,857: Country in Africa. North Slope Borough, Alaska: 245,436: County of Alaska; largest county in the United States, and largest organized political subdivision that is not a state. East Kalimantan: 245,238: Province of ...
Body of water separating Europe and Africa. Tibetan Plateau: 2,500,000: Vast elevated plateau in South Asia, Central Asia and East Asia, the Roof of the World. Greco-Bactrian Kingdom: 2,500,000: A successor state to the Seleucid Empire in what is now Afghanistan and Uzbekistan lasting from 256–125 BC. Size at greatest extent in 184 BC. Grand ...
An explosion of new protected areas in the late 20th and early 21st centuries put the older generation of national parks to shame when it comes to size. Here’s a look at the largest parks on ...
Below is a list of countries in Asia by area. [1] Russia is the largest country in Asia and the world, even after excluding its European portion. The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.