Monday, August 15, 2011

LARGEST COUNTRIES BY AREA

CountryArea (sq km)
1.
Russia
17,075,200.00
2.
Canada
9,984,670.00
3.
United States
9,826,630.00
4.
China
9,596,960.00
5.
Brazil
8,511,960.00
6.
Australia
7,686,850.00
7.
India
3,287,590.00
8.
Argentina
2,766,890.00
9.
Kazakhstan
2,717,300.00
10.
Sudan
2,505,810.00
11.
Algeria
2,381,740.00
12.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2,345,410.00
13.
Saudi Arabia
2,149,690.00
14.
Mexico
1,972,550.00
15.
Indonesia
1,919,440.00
16.
Libya
1,759,540.00
17.
Iran
1,648,000.00
18.
Mongolia
1,564,120.00
19.
Peru
1,285,220.00
20.
Chad
1,284,000.00
21.
Niger
1,267,000.00
22.
Angola
1,246,700.00
23.
Mali
1,240,000.00
24.
South Africa
1,219,910.00
25.
Colombia
1,138,910.00
26.
Ethiopia
1,127,130.00
27.
Bolivia
1,098,580.00
28.
Mauritania
1,030,700.00
29.
Egypt
1,001,450.00
30.
Tanzania
945,087.00
31.
Nigeria
923,768.00
32.
Venezuela
912,050.00
33.
Namibia
825,418.00
34.
Pakistan
803,940.00
35.
Mozambique
801,590.00
36.
Turkey
780,580.00
37.
Chile
756,950.00
38.
Zambia
752,614.00
39.
Burma
678,500.00
40.
Afghanistan
647,500.00
41.
France
643,427.00
42.
Somalia
637,657.00
43.
Central African Republic
622,984.00
44.
Ukraine
603,700.00
45.
Botswana
600,370.00
46.
Madagascar
587,040.00
47.
Kenya
582,650.00
48.
Yemen
527,970.00
49.
Thailand
514,000.00
50.
Spain
504,782.00
51.
Turkmenistan
488,100.00
52.
Cameroon
475,440.00
53.
Papua New Guinea
462,840.00
54.
Sweden
449,964.00
55.
Uzbekistan
447,400.00
56.
Morocco
446,550.00
57.
Iraq
437,072.00
58.
Paraguay
406,750.00
59.
Zimbabwe
390,580.00
60.
Japan
377,835.00
61.
Germany
357,021.00
62.
Congo, Republic of the
342,000.00
63.
Finland
338,145.00
64.
Malaysia
329,750.00
65.
Vietnam
329,560.00
66.
Norway
323,802.00
67.
Cote d'Ivoire
322,460.00
68.
Poland
312,679.00
69.
Italy
301,230.00
70.
Philippines
300,000.00
71.
Ecuador
283,560.00
72.
Burkina Faso
274,200.00
73.
New Zealand
268,680.00
74.
Gabon
267,667.00
75.
Guinea
245,857.00
76.
United Kingdom
244,820.00
77.
Ghana
239,460.00
78.
Romania
237,500.00
79.
Laos
236,800.00
80.
Uganda
236,040.00
81.
Guyana
214,970.00
82.
Oman
212,460.00
83.
Belarus
207,600.00
84.
Kyrgyzstan
198,500.00
85.
Senegal
196,190.00
86.
Syria
185,180.00
87.
Cambodia
181,040.00
88.
Uruguay
176,220.00
89.
Tunisia
163,610.00
90.
Suriname
163,270.00
91.
Nepal
147,181.00
92.
Bangladesh
144,000.00
93.
Tajikistan
143,100.00
94.
Greece
131,940.00
95.
Nicaragua
129,494.00
96.
Eritrea
121,320.00
97.
Korea, North
120,540.00
98.
Malawi
118,480.00
99.
Benin
112,620.00
100.
Honduras
112,090.00
101.
Liberia
111,370.00
102.
Bulgaria
110,910.00
103.
Cuba
110,860.00
104.
Guatemala
108,890.00
105.
Iceland
103,000.00
106.
Korea, South
98,480.00
107.
Hungary
93,030.00
108.
Portugal
92,391.00
109.
Jordan
92,300.00
110.
Azerbaijan
86,600.00
111.
Austria
83,870.00
112.
United Arab Emirates
83,600.00
113.
Czech Republic
78,866.00
114.
Panama
78,200.00
115.
Serbia
77,474.00
116.
Sierra Leone
71,740.00
117.
Ireland
70,280.00
118.
Georgia
69,700.00
119.
Sri Lanka
65,610.00
120.
Lithuania
65,300.00
121.
Latvia
64,589.00
122.
Togo
56,785.00
123.
Croatia
56,542.00
124.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
51,209.20
125.
Costa Rica
51,100.00
126.
Slovakia
48,845.00
127.
Dominican Republic
48,730.00
128.
Bhutan
47,000.00
129.
Estonia
45,226.00
130.
Denmark
43,094.00
131.
Netherlands
41,526.00
132.
Switzerland
41,290.00
133.
Guinea-Bissau
36,120.00
134.
Moldova
33,843.00
135.
Belgium
30,528.00
136.
Lesotho
30,355.00
137.
Armenia
29,743.00
138.
Albania
28,748.00
139.
Solomon Islands
28,450.00
140.
Equatorial Guinea
28,051.00
141.
Burundi
27,830.00
142.
Haiti
27,750.00
143.
Rwanda
26,338.00
144.
Macedonia
25,333.00
145.
Djibouti
23,000.00
146.
Belize
22,966.00
147.
El Salvador
21,040.00
148.
Israel
20,770.00
149.
Slovenia
20,273.00
150.
Fiji
18,270.00
151.
Kuwait
17,820.00
152.
Swaziland
17,363.00
153.
Timor-Leste
15,007.00
154.
Montenegro
14,026.00
155.
Bahamas, The
13,940.00
156.
Vanuatu
12,200.00
157.
Qatar
11,437.00
158.
Gambia, The
11,300.00
159.
Jamaica
10,991.00
160.
Kosovo
10,887.00
161.
Lebanon
10,400.00
162.
Cyprus
9,250.00
163.
Brunei
5,770.00
164.
Trinidad and Tobago
5,128.00
165.
Cape Verde
4,033.00
166.
Samoa
2,944.00
167.
Luxembourg
2,586.00
168.
Comoros
2,170.00
169.
Mauritius
2,040.00
170.
Sao Tome and Principe
1,001.00
171.
Kiribati
811.00
172.
Dominica
754.00
173.
Tonga
748.00
174.
Micronesia, Federated States of
702.00
175.
Singapore
692.70
176.
Bahrain
665.00
177.
Saint Lucia
616.00
178.
Andorra
468.00
179.
Palau
458.00
180.
Seychelles
455.00
181.
Antigua and Barbuda
442.60
182.
Barbados
431.00
183.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
389.00
184.
Grenada
344.00
185.
Malta
316.00
186.
Maldives
300.00
187.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
261.00
188.
Marshall Islands
181.30
189.
Liechtenstein
160.00
190.
San Marino
61.20
191.
Tuvalu
26.00
192.
Nauru
21.00
193.
Monaco
1.95
194.
Holy See (Vatican City)
0.44

Largest Lakes in the World

RankLakeArea
1Caspian Sea371,000
2Michigan/Huron117,436
3Superior82,103
4Victoria69,485
5Tanganyika32,893
6Baikal31,500
7Great Bear31,328
8Malawi28,880
9Great Slave28,568
10Erie25,667

LARGEST ISLANDS IN THE WORLD

RankIslandArea
1Greenland2,175,600
2New Guinea785,753
3Borneo748,168
4Madagascar587,713
5Baffin Island503,944
6Sumatra443,065
7Great Britain229,957
8Honshu225,800
9Victoria Island220,548
10Ellesmere Island183,964