Introductory material (continued 33)
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over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Anguilla: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda: total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Argentina: total: 143
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 25
1,524 to 2,437 m: 57
914 to 1,523 m: 48
under 914 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Aruba: total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Australia: total: 271
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 118
914 to 1,523 m: 122
under 914 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Austria: total: 24
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 14 (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan: total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The: total: 36
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Bahrain: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Bangladesh: total: 15
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Barbados: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Belarus: total: 33
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
Belgium: total: 24
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Belize: total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Benin: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Bermuda: total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Bhutan: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Bolivia: total: 13
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Botswana: total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Brazil: total: 570
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 21
1,524 to 2,437 m: 141
914 to 1,523 m: 370
under 914 m: 33 (2000 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territory: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands: total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Brunei: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Bulgaria: total: 128
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 92 (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Burma: total: 9
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Burundi: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Cambodia: total: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Cameroon: total: 11
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Canada: total: 517
over 3,047 m: 18
2,438 to 3,047 m: 15
1,524 to 2,437 m: 151
914 to 1,523 m: 244
under 914 m: 89 (2000 est.)
Cape Verde: total: 8
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2000)
Cayman Islands: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Central African Republic: total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Chad: total: 7
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Chile: total: 69
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 22
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 14 (2000 est.)
China: total: 324
over 3,047 m: 27
2,438 to 3,047 m: 88
1,524 to 2,437 m: 147
914 to 1,523 m: 30
under 914 m: 32 (2000 est.)
Christmas Island: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Colombia: total: 92
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 38
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Comoros: total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: total: 24
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Congo, Republic of the: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Cook Islands: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Costa Rica: total: 29
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire: total: 7
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Croatia: total: 22
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Cuba: total: 77
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 35 (2000 est.)
Cyprus: total: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Czech Republic: total: 43
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 16 (2000 est.)
Denmark: total: 28
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Djibouti: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Dominica: total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic: total: 13
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Ecuador: total: 59
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 19 (2000 est.)
Egypt: total: 69
over 3,047 m: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 35
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
El Salvador: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Equatorial Guinea: total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Eritrea: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Estonia: total: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Ethiopia: total: 12
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Faroe Islands: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Fiji: total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Finland: total: 69
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
France: total: 268
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m: 30
1,524 to 2,437 m: 94
914 to 1,523 m: 72
under 914 m: 58 (2000 est.)
French Guiana: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
French Polynesia: total: 32
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Gabon: total: 10
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Gambia, The: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Gaza Strip: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Georgia: total: 16
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Germany: total: 322
over 3,047 m: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 55
1,524 to 2,437 m: 67
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 124 (2000 est.)
Ghana: total: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Gibraltar: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Greece: total: 65
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 15
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 16
under 914 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Greenland: total: 8
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Grenada: total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guadeloupe: total: 8
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Guam: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guatemala: total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Guernsey: total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guinea: total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Guinea-Bissau: total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guyana: total: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Haiti: total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Honduras: total: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Hong Kong: total: 3
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Hungary: total: 16
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Iceland: total: 12
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2000 est.)
India: total: 235
over 3,047 m: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 48
1,524 to 2,437 m: 81
914 to 1,523 m: 77
under 914 m: 16 (2000 est.)
Indonesia: total: 136
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 39
914 to 1,523 m: 44
under 914 m: 37 (2000 est.)
Iran: total: 117
over 3,047 m: 38
2,438 to 3,047 m: 23
1,524 to 2,437 m: 25
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Iraq: total: 76
over 3,047 m: 20
2,438 to 3,047 m: 36
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Ireland: total: 17
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Israel: total: 30
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Italy: total: 97
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 32
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 12 (2000 est.)
Jamaica: total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Japan: total: 142
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 36
1,524 to 2,437 m: 38
914 to 1,523 m: 30
under 914 m: 30 (2000 est.)
Jersey: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Johnston Atoll: total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Jordan: total: 15
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan: total: 28
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 14
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Kenya: total: 22
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Kiribati: total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Korea, North: total: 39
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Korea, South: total: 68
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 18
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 21 (2000 est.)
Kuwait: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Kyrgyzstan: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Laos: total: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Latvia: total: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Lebanon: total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Lesotho: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Liberia: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Libya: total: 58
over 3,047 m: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 22
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Lithuania: total: 9
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Luxembourg: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Macau: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: total: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Madagascar: total: 29
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Malawi: total: 6
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Malaysia: total: 33
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Maldives: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Mali: total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Malta: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Man, Isle of: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Marshall Islands: total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Martinique: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Mauritania: total: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Mauritius: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Mayotte: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Mexico: total: 238
over 3,047 m: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 28
1,524 to 2,437 m: 90
914 to 1,523 m: 82
under 914 m: 27 (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of: total: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Midway Islands: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Moldova: total: 7
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Mongolia: total: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Montserrat: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Morocco: total: 26
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Mozambique: total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Namibia: total: 21
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Nauru: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Nepal: total: 8
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Netherlands: total: 19
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Netherlands Antilles: total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
New Caledonia: total: 6
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
New Zealand: total: 44
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Nicaragua: total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Niger: total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Nigeria: total: 36
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Niue: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Norfolk Island: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands: total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Norway: total: 67
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 28 (2000 est.)
Oman: total: 6
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Pakistan: total: 82
over 3,047 m: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 21
1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Palau: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Panama: total: 42
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 22 (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea: total: 20
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Paracel Islands: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Paraguay: total: 11
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Peru: total: 46
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 18
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Philippines: total: 76
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 28
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
Poland: total: 83
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 42
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Portugal: total: 40
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Puerto Rico: total: 19
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Qatar: total: 2
over 3,047 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Reunion: total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Romania: total: 25
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 (2000 est.)
Russia: total: 471
over 3,047 m: 56
2,438 to 3,047 m: 178
1,524 to 2,437 m: 76
914 to 1,523 m: 69
under 914 m: 92 (2000 est.)
Rwanda: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Saint Helena: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Saint Lucia: total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: total: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Samoa: total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Saudi Arabia: total: 70
over 3,047 m: 31
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Senegal: total: 10
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Seychelles: total: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Sierra Leone: total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Singapore: total: 9
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Slovakia: total: 18
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Slovenia: total: 6
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Solomon Islands: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Somalia: total: 5
over 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
South Africa: total: 142
over 3,047 m: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 47
914 to 1,523 m: 71
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
Spain: total: 75
over 3,047 m: 15
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 13 (2000 est.)
Spratly Islands: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Sri Lanka: total: 12
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Sudan: total: 12
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Suriname: total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Svalbard: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Swaziland: total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Sweden: total: 147
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 80
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 25 (2000 est.)
Switzerland: total: 42
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 15 (2000 est.)
Syria: total: 24
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Tajikistan: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Tanzania: total: 11
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Thailand: total: 59
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 21
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Togo: total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Tonga: total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago: total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Tunisia: total: 15
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Turkey: total: 86
over 3,047 m: 16
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 16
under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan: total: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands: total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Uganda: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Ukraine: total: 114
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m: 50
1,524 to 2,437 m: 21
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 26 (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates: total: 22
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
United Kingdom: total: 349
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 33
1,524 to 2,437 m: 162
914 to 1,523 m: 89
under 914 m: 55 (2000 est.)
United States: total: 5,174
over 3,047 m: 182
2,438 to 3,047 m: 220
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1,331
914 to 1,523 m: 2,440
under 914 m: 1,001 (2000 est.)
Uruguay: total: 15
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Uzbekistan: total: 10
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Vanuatu: total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Venezuela: total: 124
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
914 to 1,523 m: 59
under 914 m: 17 (2000 est.)
Vietnam: total: 17
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Virgin Islands: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Wake Island: total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Wallis and Futuna: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
West Bank: total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Western Sahara: total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Yemen: total: 13
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Yugoslavia: total: 19
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Zambia: total: 13
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe: total: 18
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Taiwan: total: 35
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
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@Airports - with unpaved runways
Afghanistan: total: 35
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 12 (2000 est.)
Albania: total: 8
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Algeria: total: 84
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 40
under 914 m: 18 (2000 est.)
American Samoa: total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Angola: total: 216
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 30
914 to 1,523 m: 96
under 914 m: 83 (2000 est.)
Anguilla: total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Antarctica: total: 19
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Argentina: total: 1,216
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 56
914 to 1,523 m: 601
under 914 m: 555 (2000 est.)
Armenia: total: 7
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Australia: total: 140
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 112
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
Austria: total: 31
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 27 (2000 est.)
Azerbaijan: total: 43
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 28 (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The: total: 29
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 23 (2000 est.)
Bahrain: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Bangladesh: total: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Belarus: total: 103
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 65 (2000 est.)
Belgium: total: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 16 (2000 est.)
Belize: total: 40
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 29 (2000 est.)
Benin: total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Bhutan: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Bolivia: total: 1,080
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 65
914 to 1,523 m: 212
under 914 m: 800 (2000 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: total: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
Botswana: total: 81
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 56
under 914 m: 22 (2000 est.)
Brazil: total: 2,694
1,524 to 2,437 m: 68
914 to 1,523 m: 1,279
under 914 m: 1,347 (2000 est.)
British Virgin Islands: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Brunei: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Bulgaria: total: 87
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 75 (2000 est.)
Burkina Faso: total: 31
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 16 (2000 est.)
Burma: total: 71
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 32 (2000 est.)
Burundi: total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Cambodia: total: 13
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 11 (2000 est.)
Cameroon: total: 38
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
Canada: total: 900
1,524 to 2,437 m: 74
914 to 1,523 m: 362
under 914 m: 464 (2000 est.)
Cayman Islands: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Central African Republic: total: 49
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 15 (2000 est.)
Chad: total: 43
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
Chile: total: 297
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 62
under 914 m: 219 (2000 est.)
China: total: 165
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 29
914 to 1,523 m: 56
under 914 m: 78 (2000 est.)
Colombia: total: 999
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 64
914 to 1,523 m: 321
under 914 m: 613 (2000 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: total: 208
1,524 to 2,437 m: 20
914 to 1,523 m: 96
under 914 m: 92 (2000 est.)
Congo, Republic of the: total: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
Cook Islands: total: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Costa Rica: total: 123
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 95 (2000 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire: total: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Croatia: total: 45
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 36 (2000 est.)
Cuba: total: 94
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 63 (2000 est.)
Cyprus: total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Czech Republic: total: 71
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 42 (2000 est.)
Denmark: total: 91
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 83 (2000 est.)
Djibouti: total: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic: total: 16
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
Ecuador: total: 121
914 to 1,523 m: 32
under 914 m: 89 (2000 est.)
Egypt: total: 21
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
El Salvador: total: 79
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 62 (2000 est.)
Equatorial Guinea: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Eritrea: total: 18
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Estonia: total: 24
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Ethiopia: total: 74
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 35
under 914 m: 20 (2000 est.)
Europa Island: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): total: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Fiji: total: 24
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 19 (2000 est.)
Finland: total: 90
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 84 (2000 est.)
France: total: 207
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 73
under 914 m: 130 (2000 est.)
French Guiana: total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
French Polynesia: total: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
Gabon: total: 49
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 24 (2000 est.)
Gaza Strip: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Georgia: total: 15
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)
Germany: total: 291
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 53
under 914 m: 225 (2000 est.)
Ghana: total: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Glorioso Islands: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Greece: total: 16
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
Greenland: total: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guadeloupe: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guam: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guatemala: total: 466
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 124
under 914 m: 332 (2000 est.)
Guinea: total: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Guinea-Bissau: total: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 21 (2000 est.)
Guyana: total: 45
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 36 (2000 est.)
Haiti: total: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Honduras: total: 107
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 84 (2000 est.)
Hungary: total: 27
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Iceland: total: 75
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 52 (2000 est.)
India: total: 102
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 40
under 914 m: 55 (2000 est.)
Indonesia: total: 317
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 283 (2000 est.)
Iran: total: 200
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 122
under 914 m: 60 (2000 est.)
Iraq: total: 34
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 12 (2000 est.)
Ireland: total: 27
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 25 (2000 est.)
Israel: total: 25
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 20 (2000 est.)
Italy: total: 38
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 18 (2000 est.)
Jamaica: total: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 22 (2000 est.)
Jan Mayen: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Japan: total: 31
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 27 (2000 est.)
Jordan: total: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Juan de Nova Island: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Kazakhstan: total: 421
over 3,047 m: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 18
1,524 to 2,437 m: 45
914 to 1,523 m: 101
under 914 m: 246 (2000 est.)
Kenya: total: 208
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 109
under 914 m: 84 (2000 est.)
Kiribati: total: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Korea, North: total: 48
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Korea, South: total: 34
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 32 (2000 est.)
Kuwait: total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Kyrgyzstan: total: 46
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 32 (2000 est.)
Laos: total: 43
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 25 (2000 est.)
Latvia: total: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Lebanon: total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Lesotho: total: 25
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 21 (2000 est.)
Liberia: total: 44
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 36 (2000 est.)
Libya: total: 78
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 40
under 914 m: 18 (2000 est.)
Lithuania: total: 63
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 55 (2000 est.)
Luxembourg: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: total: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Madagascar: total: 101
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 56
under 914 m: 43 (2000 est.)
Malawi: total: 38
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 23 (2000 est.)
Malaysia: total: 82
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 73 (2000 est.)
Maldives: total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Mali: total: 20
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Marshall Islands: total: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Martinique: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Mauritania: total: 18
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Mauritius: total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Mexico: total: 1,610
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 65
914 to 1,523 m: 470
under 914 m: 1,073 (2000 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Midway Islands: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Moldova: total: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 14 (2000 est.)
Mongolia: total: 26
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Morocco: total: 43
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
Mozambique: total: 146
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 37
under 914 m: 92 (2000 est.)
Namibia: total: 110
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 21
914 to 1,523 m: 69
under 914 m: 18 (2000 est.)
Nepal: total: 37
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 29 (2000 est.)
Netherlands: total: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)
New Caledonia: total: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
New Zealand: total: 67
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 42 (2000 est.)
Nicaragua: total: 171
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 25
under 914 m: 145 (2000 est.)
Niger: total: 18
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Nigeria: total: 34
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 18 (2000 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands: total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Norway: total: 36
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 31 (2000 est.)
Oman: total: 137
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 56
914 to 1,523 m: 37
under 914 m: 36 (2000 est.)
Pakistan: total: 35
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 17 (2000 est.)
Palau: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Palmyra Atoll: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Panama: total: 65
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 52 (2000 est.)
Papua New Guinea: total: 472
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 57
under 914 m: 402 (2000 est.)
Paraguay: total: 904
1,524 to 2,437 m: 29
914 to 1,523 m: 340
under 914 m: 535 (2000 est.)
Peru: total: 187
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 25
914 to 1,523 m: 65
under 914 m: 95 (2000 est.)
Philippines: total: 212
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 81
under 914 m: 129 (2000 est.)
Poland: total: 39
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 21 (2000 est.)
Portugal: total: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 25 (2000 est.)
Puerto Rico: total: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Qatar: total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Romania: total: 37
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 23 (2000 est.)
Russia: total: 2,272
over 3,047 m: 28
2,438 to 3,047 m: 118
1,524 to 2,437 m: 204
914 to 1,523 m: 324
under 914 m: 1,598 (2000 est.)
Rwanda: total: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Samoa: total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Saudi Arabia: total: 136
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 77
914 to 1,523 m: 39
under 914 m: 15 (2000 est.)
Senegal: total: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Seychelles: total: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Sierra Leone: total: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Slovakia: total: 17
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Slovenia: total: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.)
Solomon Islands: total: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 18 (2000 est.)
Somalia: total: 57
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 29
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.)
South Africa: total: 599
1,524 to 2,437 m: 33
914 to 1,523 m: 304
under 914 m: 262 (2000 est.)
Spain: total: 35
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 25 (2000 est.)
Spratly Islands: total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Sri Lanka: total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Sudan: total: 49
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 25
under 914 m: 9 (2000 est.)
Suriname: total: 41
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 35 (2000 est.)
Svalbard: total: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Swaziland: total: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)
Sweden: total: 108
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 103 (2000 est.)
Switzerland: total: 25
under 914 m: 25 (2000 est.)
Syria: total: 76
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 63 (2000 est.)
Tajikistan: total: 51
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 36 (2000 est.)
Tanzania: total: 115
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 35 (2000 est.)
Thailand: total: 51
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 16
under 914 m: 34 (2000 est.)
Togo: total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Tonga: total: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago: total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Tromelin Island: total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Tunisia: total: 17
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.)
Turkey: total: 35
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 26 (2000 est.)
Turkmenistan: total: 63
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 41 (2000 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands: total: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Tuvalu: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Uganda: total: 24
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Ukraine: total: 604
over 3,047 m: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 37
1,524 to 2,437 m: 52
914 to 1,523 m: 45
under 914 m: 457 (2000 est.)
United Arab Emirates: total: 18
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
United Kingdom: total: 140
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 116 (2000 est.)
United States: total: 9,546
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 164
914 to 1,523 m: 1,675
under 914 m: 7,698 (2000 est.)
Uruguay: total: 49
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 16
under 914 m: 31 (2000 est.)
Uzbekistan: total: 257
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 222
Vanuatu: total: 30
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 17 (2000 est.)
Venezuela: total: 247
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 97
under 914 m: 140 (2000 est.)
Vietnam: total: 17
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 8 (2000 est.)
Wallis and Futuna: total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Western Sahara: total: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
Yemen: total: 37
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)
Yugoslavia: total: 28
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 14 (2000 est.)
Zambia: total: 99
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 65
under 914 m: 31 (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe: total: 437
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 209
under 914 m: 224 (2000 est.)
Taiwan: total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 3 (2000 est.)
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@Area
Afghanistan: total: 647,500 sq km
land: 647,500 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Albania: total: 28,748 sq km
land: 27,398 sq km
water: 1,350 sq km
Algeria: total: 2,381,740 sq km
land: 2,381,740 sq km
water: 0 sq km
American Samoa: total: 199 sq km
land: 199 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
Andorra: total: 468 sq km
land: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Angola: total: 1,246,700 sq km
land: 1,246,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Anguilla: total: 91 sq km
land: 91 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Antarctica: total: 14 million sq km
land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)
note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe
Antigua and Barbuda: total: 442 sq km (Antigua 281 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
land: 442 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Redonda
Arctic Ocean: total: 14.056 million sq km
note: includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies
Argentina: total: 2,766,890 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 30,200 sq km
Armenia: total: 29,800 sq km
land: 28,400 sq km
water: 1,400 sq km
Aruba: total: 193 sq km
land: 193 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Ashmore and Cartier Islands: total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
Atlantic Ocean: total: 76.762 million sq km
note: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Australia: total: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
Austria: total: 83,858 sq km
land: 82,738 sq km
water: 1,120 sq km
Azerbaijan: total: 86,600 sq km
land: 86,100 sq km
water: 500 sq km
note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991
Bahamas, The: total: 13,940 sq km
land: 10,070 sq km
water: 3,870 sq km
Bahrain: total: 620 sq km
land: 620 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Baker Island: total: 1.4 sq km
land: 1.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bangladesh: total: 144,000 sq km
land: 133,910 sq km
water: 10,090 sq km
Barbados: total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bassas da India: total: 0.2 sq km
land: 0.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Belarus: total: 207,600 sq km
land: 207,600 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Belgium: total: 30,510 sq km
land: 30,230 sq km
water: 280 sq km
Belize: total: 22,966 sq km
land: 22,806 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Benin: total: 112,620 sq km
land: 110,620 sq km
water: 2,000 sq km
Bermuda: total: 58.8 sq km
land: 58.8 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bhutan: total: 47,000 sq km
land: 47,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Bolivia: total: 1,098,580 sq km
land: 1,084,390 sq km
water: 14,190 sq km
Bosnia and Herzegovina: total: 51,129 sq km
land: 51,129 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Botswana: total: 600,370 sq km
land: 585,370 sq km
water: 15,000 sq km
Bouvet Island: total: 58.5 sq km
land: 58.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Brazil: total: 8,511,965 sq km
land: 8,456,510 sq km
water: 55,455 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
British Indian Ocean Territory: total: 60 sq km
land: 60 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
British Virgin Islands: total: 150 sq km
land: 150 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the island of Anegada
Brunei: total: 5,770 sq km
land: 5,270 sq km
water: 500 sq km
Bulgaria: total: 110,910 sq km
land: 110,550 sq km
water: 360 sq km
Burkina Faso: total: 274,200 sq km
land: 273,800 sq km
water: 400 sq km
Burma: total: 678,500 sq km
land: 657,740 sq km
water: 20,760 sq km
Burundi: total: 27,830 sq km
land: 25,650 sq km
water: 2,180 sq km
Cambodia: total: 181,040 sq km
land: 176,520 sq km
water: 4,520 sq km
Cameroon: total: 475,440 sq km
land: 469,440 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Canada: total: 9,976,140 sq km
land: 9,220,970 sq km
water: 755,170 sq km
Cape Verde: total: 4,033 sq km
land: 4,033 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Cayman Islands: total: 259 sq km
land: 259 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Central African Republic: total: 622,984 sq km
land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Chad: total: 1.284 million sq km
land: 1,259,200 sq km
water: 24,800 sq km
Chile: total: 756,950 sq km
land: 748,800 sq km
water: 8,150 sq km
note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez
China: total: 9,596,960 sq km
land: 9,326,410 sq km
water: 270,550 sq km
Christmas Island: total: 135 sq km
land: 135 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Clipperton Island: total: 7 sq km
land: 7 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: total: 14 sq km
land: 14 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Colombia: total: 1,138,910 sq km
land: 1,038,700 sq km
water: 100,210 sq km
note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank
Comoros: total: 2,170 sq km
land: 2,170 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: total: 2,345,410 sq km
land: 2,267,600 sq km
water: 77,810 sq km
Congo, Republic of the: total: 342,000 sq km
land: 341,500 sq km
water: 500 sq km
Cook Islands: total: 240 sq km
land: 240 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Coral Sea Islands: total: less than 3 sq km
land: less than 3 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 1 million sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Costa Rica: total: 51,100 sq km
land: 50,660 sq km
water: 440 sq km
note: includes Isla del Coco
Cote d'Ivoire: total: 322,460 sq km
land: 318,000 sq km
water: 4,460 sq km
Croatia: total: 56,542 sq km
land: 56,414 sq km
water: 128 sq km
Cuba: total: 110,860 sq km
land: 110,860 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Cyprus: total: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in the Turkish Cypriot area)
land: 9,240 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Czech Republic: total: 78,866 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km
water: 1,590 sq km
Denmark: total: 43,094 sq km
land: 42,394 sq km
water: 700 sq km
note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaeland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Djibouti: total: 22,000 sq km
land: 21,980 sq km
water: 20 sq km
Dominica: total: 754 sq km
land: 754 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Dominican Republic: total: 48,730 sq km
land: 48,380 sq km
water: 350 sq km
Ecuador: total: 283,560 sq km
land: 276,840 sq km
water: 6,720 sq km
note: includes Galapagos Islands
Egypt: total: 1,001,450 sq km
land: 995,450 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
El Salvador: total: 21,040 sq km
land: 20,720 sq km
water: 320 sq km
Equatorial Guinea: total: 28,051 sq km
land: 28,051 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Eritrea: total: 121,320 sq km
land: 121,320 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Estonia: total: 45,226 sq km
land: 43,211 sq km
water: 2,015 sq km
note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea
Ethiopia: total: 1,127,127 sq km
land: 1,119,683 sq km
water: 7,444 sq km
Europa Island: total: 28 sq km
land: 28 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): total: 12,173 sq km
land: 12,173 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands
Faroe Islands: total: 1,399 sq km
land: 1,399 sq km
water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
Fiji: total: 18,270 sq km
land: 18,270 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Finland: total: 337,030 sq km
land: 305,470 sq km
water: 31,560 sq km
France: total: 547,030 sq km
land: 545,630 sq km
water: 1,400 sq km
note: includes only metropolitan France, but excludes the overseas administrative divisions
French Guiana: total: 91,000 sq km
land: 89,150 sq km
water: 1,850 sq km
French Polynesia: total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)
land: 3,660 sq km
water: 507 sq km
French Southern and Antarctic Lands: total: 7,781 sq km
land: 7,781 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Gabon: total: 267,667 sq km
land: 257,667 sq km
water: 10,000 sq km
Gambia, The: total: 11,300 sq km
land: 10,000 sq km
water: 1,300 sq km
Gaza Strip: total: 360 sq km
land: 360 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Georgia: total: 69,700 sq km
land: 69,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Germany: total: 357,021 sq km
land: 349,223 sq km
water: 7,798 sq km
Ghana: total: 238,540 sq km
land: 230,020 sq km
water: 8,520 sq km
Gibraltar: total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Glorioso Islands: total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
Greece: total: 131,940 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km
Greenland: total: 2,175,600 sq km
land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
Grenada: total: 340 sq km
land: 340 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Guadeloupe: total: 1,780 sq km
land: 1,706 sq km
water: 74 sq km
note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin
Guam: total: 549 sq km
land: 549 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Guatemala: total: 108,890 sq km
land: 108,430 sq km
water: 460 sq km
Guernsey: total: 194 sq km
land: 194 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Guinea: total: 245,857 sq km
land: 245,857 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Guinea-Bissau: total: 36,120 sq km
land: 28,000 sq km
water: 8,120 sq km
Guyana: total: 214,970 sq km
land: 196,850 sq km
water: 18,120 sq km
Haiti: total: 27,750 sq km
land: 27,560 sq km
water: 190 sq km
Heard Island and McDonald Islands: total: 412 sq km
land: 412 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Holy See (Vatican City): total: 0.44 sq km
land: 0.44 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Honduras: total: 112,090 sq km
land: 111,890 sq km
water: 200 sq km
Hong Kong: total: 1,092 sq km
land: 1,042 sq km
water: 50 sq km
Howland Island: total: 1.6 sq km
land: 1.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Hungary: total: 93,030 sq km
land: 92,340 sq km
water: 690 sq km
Iceland: total: 103,000 sq km
land: 100,250 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km
India: total: 3,287,590 sq km
land: 2,973,190 sq km
water: 314,400 sq km
Indian Ocean: total: 68.556 million sq km
note: includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Strait of Malacca, and other tributary water bodies
Indonesia: total: 1,919,440 sq km
land: 1,826,440 sq km
water: 93,000 sq km
Iran: total: 1.648 million sq km
land: 1.636 million sq km
water: 12,000 sq km
Iraq: total: 437,072 sq km
land: 432,162 sq km
water: 4,910 sq km
Ireland: total: 70,280 sq km
land: 68,890 sq km
water: 1,390 sq km
Israel: total: 20,770 sq km
land: 20,330 sq km
water: 440 sq km
Italy: total: 301,230 sq km
land: 294,020 sq km
water: 7,210 sq km
note: includes Sardinia and Sicily
Jamaica: total: 10,990 sq km
land: 10,830 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Jan Mayen: total: 373 sq km
land: 373 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Japan: total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km
water: 3,091 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
Jarvis Island: total: 4.5 sq km
land: 4.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Jersey: total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Johnston Atoll: total: 2.8 sq km
land: 2.8 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Jordan: total: 92,300 sq km
land: 91,971 sq km
water: 329 sq km
Juan de Nova Island: total: 4.4 sq km
land: 4.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Kazakhstan: total: 2,717,300 sq km
land: 2,669,800 sq km
water: 47,500 sq km
Kenya: total: 582,650 sq km
land: 569,250 sq km
water: 13,400 sq km
Kingman Reef: total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Kiribati: total: 717 sq km
land: 717 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands
Korea, North: total: 120,540 sq km
land: 120,410 sq km
water: 130 sq km
Korea, South: total: 98,480 sq km
land: 98,190 sq km
water: 290 sq km
Kuwait: total: 17,820 sq km
land: 17,820 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Kyrgyzstan: total: 198,500 sq km
land: 191,300 sq km
water: 7,200 sq km
Laos: total: 236,800 sq km
land: 230,800 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Latvia: total: 64,589 sq km
land: 64,589 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Lebanon: total: 10,400 sq km
land: 10,230 sq km
water: 170 sq km
Lesotho: total: 30,355 sq km
land: 30,355 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Liberia: total: 111,370 sq km
land: 96,320 sq km
water: 15,050 sq km
Libya: total: 1,759,540 sq km
land: 1,759,540 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Liechtenstein: total: 160 sq km
land: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Lithuania: total: 65,200 sq km
land: 65,200 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Luxembourg: total: 2,586 sq km
land: 2,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Macau: total: 21 sq km
land: 21 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km
water: 477 sq km
Madagascar: total: 587,040 sq km
land: 581,540 sq km
water: 5,500 sq km
Malawi: total: 118,480 sq km
land: 94,080 sq km
water: 24,400 sq km
Malaysia: total: 329,750 sq km
land: 328,550 sq km
water: 1,200 sq km
Maldives: total: 300 sq km
land: 300 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Mali: total: 1.24 million sq km
land: 1.22 million sq km
water: 20,000 sq km
Malta: total: 316 sq km
land: 316 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Man, Isle of: total: 572 sq km
land: 572 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Marshall Islands: total: 181.3 sq km
land: 181.3 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, and Kwajalein
Martinique: total: 1,100 sq km
land: 1,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km
Mauritania: total: 1,030,700 sq km
land: 1,030,400 sq km
water: 300 sq km
Mauritius: total: 1,860 sq km
land: 1,850 sq km
water: 10 sq km
note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues
Mayotte: total: 374 sq km
land: 374 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Mexico: total: 1,972,550 sq km
land: 1,923,040 sq km
water: 49,510 sq km
Micronesia, Federated States of: total: 702 sq km
land: 702 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Truk (Chuuk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae
Midway Islands: total: 6.2 sq km
land: 6.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island
Moldova: total: 33,843 sq km
land: 33,371 sq km
water: 472 sq km
Monaco: total: 1.95 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Mongolia: total: 1.565 million sq km
land: 1.565 million sq km
water: 0 sq km
Montserrat: total: 100 sq km
land: 100 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Morocco: total: 446,550 sq km
land: 446,300 sq km
water: 250 sq km
Mozambique: total: 801,590 sq km
land: 784,090 sq km
water: 17,500 sq km
Namibia: total: 825,418 sq km
land: 825,418 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Nauru: total: 21 sq km
land: 21 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Navassa Island: total: 5.2 sq km
land: 5.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Nepal: total: 140,800 sq km
land: 136,800 sq km
water: 4,000 sq km
Netherlands: total: 41,526 sq km
land: 33,883 sq km
water: 7,643 sq km
Netherlands Antilles: total: 960 sq km
land: 960 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)
New Caledonia: total: 19,060 sq km
land: 18,575 sq km
water: 485 sq km
New Zealand: total: 268,680 sq km
land: 268,670 sq km
water: 10 sq km
note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands
Nicaragua: total: 129,494 sq km
land: 120,254 sq km
water: 9,240 sq km
Niger: total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km
water: 300 sq km
Nigeria: total: 923,768 sq km
land: 910,768 sq km
water: 13,000 sq km
Niue: total: 260 sq km
land: 260 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Norfolk Island: total: 34.6 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Northern Mariana Islands: total: 477 sq km
land: 477 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian
Norway: total: 324,220 sq km
land: 307,860 sq km
water: 16,360 sq km
Oman: total: 212,460 sq km
land: 212,460 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Pacific Ocean: total: 155.557 million sq km
note: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Savu Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Pakistan: total: 803,940 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
Palau: total: 458 sq km
land: 458 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Palmyra Atoll: total: 11.9 sq km
land: 11.9 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Panama: total: 78,200 sq km
land: 75,990 sq km
water: 2,210 sq km
Papua New Guinea: total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km
Paracel Islands: total: NA sq km
land: NA sq km
water: 0 sq km
Paraguay: total: 406,750 sq km
land: 397,300 sq km
water: 9,450 sq km
Peru: total: 1,285,220 sq km
land: 1.28 million sq km
water: 5,220 sq km
Philippines: total: 300,000 sq km
land: 298,170 sq km
water: 1,830 sq km
Pitcairn Islands: total: 47 sq km
land: 47 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Poland: total: 312,685 sq km
land: 304,465 sq km
water: 8,220 sq km
Portugal: total: 92,391 sq km
land: 91,951 sq km
water: 440 sq km
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands
Puerto Rico: total: 9,104 sq km
land: 8,959 sq km
water: 145 sq km
Qatar: total: 11,437 sq km
land: 11,437 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Reunion: total: 2,512 sq km
land: 2,502 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Romania: total: 237,500 sq km
land: 230,340 sq km
water: 7,160 sq km
Russia: total: 17,075,200 sq km
land: 16,995,800 sq km
water: 79,400 sq km
Rwanda: total: 26,338 sq km
land: 24,948 sq km
water: 1,390 sq km
Saint Helena: total: 410 sq km
land: 410 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes St. Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands
Saint Kitts and Nevis: total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)
land: 261 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Saint Lucia: total: 620 sq km
land: 610 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: total: 242 sq km
land: 242 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: total: 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
land: 389 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Samoa: total: 2,860 sq km
land: 2,850 sq km
water: 10 sq km
San Marino: total: 61.2 sq km
land: 61.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Sao Tome and Principe: total: 1,001 sq km
land: 1,001 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Saudi Arabia: total: 1,960,582 sq km
land: 1,960,582 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Senegal: total: 196,190 sq km
land: 192,000 sq km
water: 4,190 sq km
Seychelles: total: 455 sq km
land: 455 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Sierra Leone: total: 71,740 sq km
land: 71,620 sq km
water: 120 sq km
Singapore: total: 647.5 sq km
land: 637.5 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Slovakia: total: 48,845 sq km
land: 48,800 sq km
water: 45 sq km
Slovenia: total: 20,253 sq km
land: 20,253 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Solomon Islands: total: 28,450 sq km
land: 27,540 sq km
water: 910 sq km
Somalia: total: 637,657 sq km
land: 627,337 sq km
water: 10,320 sq km
South Africa: total: 1,219,912 sq km
land: 1,219,912 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: total: 3,903 sq km
land: 3,903 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands
Southern Ocean: total: 20.327 million sq km
note: includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Spain: total: 504,782 sq km
land: 499,542 sq km
water: 5,240 sq km
note: includes Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, and five places of sovereignty (plazas de soberania) on and off the coast of Morocco - Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera
Spratly Islands: total: less than 5 sq km
land: less than 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Sri Lanka: total: 65,610 sq km
land: 64,740 sq km
water: 870 sq km
Sudan: total: 2,505,810 sq km
land: 2.376 million sq km
water: 129,810 sq km
Suriname: total: 163,270 sq km
land: 161,470 sq km
water: 1,800 sq km
Svalbard: total: 62,049 sq km
land: 62,049 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
Swaziland: total: 17,363 sq km
land: 17,203 sq km
water: 160 sq km
Sweden: total: 449,964 sq km
land: 410,934 sq km
water: 39,030 sq km
Switzerland: total: 41,290 sq km
land: 39,770 sq km
water: 1,520 sq km
Syria: total: 185,180 sq km
land: 184,050 sq km
water: 1,130 sq km
note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory
Tajikistan: total: 143,100 sq km
land: 142,700 sq km
water: 400 sq km
Tanzania: total: 945,087 sq km
land: 886,037 sq km
water: 59,050 sq km
note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar
Thailand: total: 514,000 sq km
land: 511,770 sq km
water: 2,230 sq km
Togo: total: 56,785 sq km
land: 54,385 sq km
water: 2,400 sq km
Tokelau: total: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tonga: total: 748 sq km
land: 718 sq km
water: 30 sq km
Trinidad and Tobago: total: 5,128 sq km
land: 5,128 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tromelin Island: total: 1 sq km
land: 1 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tunisia: total: 163,610 sq km
land: 155,360 sq km
water: 8,250 sq km
Turkey: total: 780,580 sq km
land: 770,760 sq km
water: 9,820 sq km
Turkmenistan: total: 488,100 sq km
land: 488,100 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Turks and Caicos Islands: total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Tuvalu: total: 26 sq km
land: 26 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Uganda: total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km
Ukraine: total: 603,700 sq km
land: 603,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km
United Arab Emirates: total: 82,880 sq km
land: 82,880 sq km
water: 0 sq km
United Kingdom: total: 244,820 sq km
land: 241,590 sq km
water: 3,230 sq km
note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
United States: total: 9,629,091 sq km
land: 9,158,960 sq km
water: 470,131 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Uruguay: total: 176,220 sq km
land: 173,620 sq km
water: 2,600 sq km
Uzbekistan: total: 447,400 sq km
land: 425,400 sq km
water: 22,000 sq km
Vanuatu: total: 12,200 sq km
land: 12,200 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes more than 80 islands
Venezuela: total: 912,050 sq km
land: 882,050 sq km
water: 30,000 sq km
Vietnam: total: 329,560 sq km
land: 325,360 sq km
water: 4,200 sq km
Virgin Islands: total: 352 sq km
land: 349 sq km
water: 3 sq km
Wake Island: total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Wallis and Futuna: total: 274 sq km
land: 274 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
West Bank: total: 5,860 sq km
land: 5,640 sq km
water: 220 sq km
note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967
Western Sahara: total: 266,000 sq km
land: 266,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km
World: total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
Yemen: total: 527,970 sq km
land: 527,970 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
Yugoslavia: total: 102,350 sq km
land: 102,136 sq km
water: 214 sq km
Zambia: total: 752,614 sq km
land: 740,724 sq km
water: 11,890 sq km
Zimbabwe: total: 390,580 sq km
land: 386,670 sq km
water: 3,910 sq km
Taiwan: total: 35,980 sq km
land: 32,260 sq km
water: 3,720 sq km
note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy
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@Area - comparative
Afghanistan: slightly smaller than Texas
Albania: slightly smaller than Maryland
Algeria: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
American Samoa: slightly larger than Washington, DC
Andorra: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Angola: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Anguilla: about half the size of Washington, DC
Antarctica: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Antigua and Barbuda: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Arctic Ocean: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Argentina: slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Armenia: slightly smaller than Maryland
Aruba: slightly larger than Washington, DC
Ashmore and Cartier Islands: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Atlantic Ocean: slightly less than 6.5 times the size of the US
Australia: slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the US
Austria: slightly smaller than Maine
Azerbaijan: slightly smaller than Maine
Bahamas, The: slightly smaller than Connecticut
Bahrain: 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Baker Island: about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Bangladesh: slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Barbados: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Bassas da India: about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Belarus: slightly smaller than Kansas
Belgium: about the size of Maryland
Belize: slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Benin: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Bermuda: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Bhutan: about half the size of Indiana
Bolivia: slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Bosnia and Herzegovina: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Botswana: slightly smaller than Texas
Bouvet Island: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Brazil: slightly smaller than the US
British Indian Ocean Territory: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
British Virgin Islands: about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Brunei: slightly smaller than Delaware
Bulgaria: slightly larger than Tennessee
Burkina Faso: slightly larger than Colorado
Burma: slightly smaller than Texas
Burundi: slightly smaller than Maryland
Cambodia: slightly smaller than Oklahoma
Cameroon: slightly larger than California
Canada: slightly larger than the US
Cape Verde: slightly larger than Rhode Island
Cayman Islands: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Central African Republic: slightly smaller than Texas
Chad: slightly more than three times the size of California
Chile: slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana
China: slightly smaller than the US
Christmas Island: about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Clipperton Island: about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Colombia: slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Comoros: slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Congo, Republic of the: slightly smaller than Montana
Cook Islands: 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Coral Sea Islands: NA
Costa Rica: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Cote d'Ivoire: slightly larger than New Mexico
Croatia: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Cuba: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Cyprus: about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
Czech Republic: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Denmark: slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
Djibouti: slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Dominica: slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
Dominican Republic: slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Ecuador: slightly smaller than Nevada
Egypt: slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
El Salvador: slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Equatorial Guinea: slightly smaller than Maryland
Eritrea: slightly larger than Pennsylvania
Estonia: slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
Ethiopia: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Europa Island: about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): slightly smaller than Connecticut
Faroe Islands: eight times the size of Washington, DC
Fiji: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Finland: slightly smaller than Montana
France: slightly less than twice the size of Colorado
French Guiana: slightly smaller than Indiana
French Polynesia: slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
French Southern and Antarctic Lands: slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
Gabon: slightly smaller than Colorado
Gambia, The: slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
Gaza Strip: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Georgia: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Germany: slightly smaller than Montana
Ghana: slightly smaller than Oregon
Gibraltar: about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Glorioso Islands: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Greece: slightly smaller than Alabama
Greenland: slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Grenada: twice the size of Washington, DC
Guadeloupe: 10 times the size of Washington, DC
Guam: three times the size of Washington, DC
Guatemala: slightly smaller than Tennessee
Guernsey: slightly larger than Washington, DC
Guinea: slightly smaller than Oregon
Guinea-Bissau: slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Guyana: slightly smaller than Idaho
Haiti: slightly smaller than Maryland
Heard Island and McDonald Islands: slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Holy See (Vatican City): about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Honduras: slightly larger than Tennessee
Hong Kong: six times the size of Washington, DC
Howland Island: about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Hungary: slightly smaller than Indiana
Iceland: slightly smaller than Kentucky
India: slightly more than one-third the size of the US
Indian Ocean: about 5.5 times the size of the US
Indonesia: slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Iran: slightly larger than Alaska
Iraq: slightly more than twice the size of Idaho
Ireland: slightly larger than West Virginia
Israel: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Italy: slightly larger than Arizona
Jamaica: slightly smaller than Connecticut
Jan Mayen: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Japan: slightly smaller than California
Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Jersey: about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Johnston Atoll: about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Jordan: slightly smaller than Indiana
Juan de Nova Island: about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Kazakhstan: slightly less than four times the size of Texas
Kenya: slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Kingman Reef: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Kiribati: four times the size of Washington, DC
Korea, North: slightly smaller than Mississippi
Korea, South: slightly larger than Indiana
Kuwait: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Kyrgyzstan: slightly smaller than South Dakota
Laos: slightly larger than Utah
Latvia: slightly larger than West Virginia
Lebanon: about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Lesotho: slightly smaller than Maryland
Liberia: slightly larger than Tennessee
Libya: slightly larger than Alaska
Liechtenstein: about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Lithuania: slightly larger than West Virginia
Luxembourg: slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Macau: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: slightly larger than Vermont
Madagascar: slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Malawi: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Malaysia: slightly larger than New Mexico
Maldives: about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Mali: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Malta: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
Man, Isle of: slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Marshall Islands: about the size of Washington, DC
Martinique: slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
Mauritania: slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
Mauritius: almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC
Mayotte: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Mexico: slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Micronesia, Federated States of: four times the size of Washington, DC
Midway Islands: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Moldova: slightly larger than Maryland
Monaco: about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Mongolia: slightly smaller than Alaska
Montserrat: about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Morocco: slightly larger than California
Mozambique: slightly less than twice the size of California
Namibia: slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Nauru: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Navassa Island: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Nepal: slightly larger than Arkansas
Netherlands: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Netherlands Antilles: more than five times the size of Washington, DC
New Caledonia: slightly smaller than New Jersey
New Zealand: about the size of Colorado
Nicaragua: slightly smaller than the state of New York
Niger: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Nigeria: slightly more than twice the size of California
Niue: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Norfolk Island: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Northern Mariana Islands: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Norway: slightly larger than New Mexico
Oman: slightly smaller than Kansas
Pacific Ocean: about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world
Pakistan: slightly less than twice the size of California
Palau: slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Panama: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Papua New Guinea: slightly larger than California
Paracel Islands: NA
Paraguay: slightly smaller than California
Peru: slightly smaller than Alaska
Philippines: slightly larger than Arizona
Pitcairn Islands: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Poland: slightly smaller than New Mexico
Portugal: slightly smaller than Indiana
Puerto Rico: slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Qatar: slightly smaller than Connecticut
Reunion: slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Romania: slightly smaller than Oregon
Russia: slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US
Rwanda: slightly smaller than Maryland
Saint Helena: slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Lucia: 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: twice the size of Washington, DC
Samoa: slightly smaller than Rhode Island
San Marino: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Sao Tome and Principe: more than five times the size of Washington, DC
Saudi Arabia: slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US
Senegal: slightly smaller than South Dakota
Seychelles: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Sierra Leone: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Singapore: slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Slovakia: about twice the size of New Hampshire
Slovenia: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Solomon Islands: slightly smaller than Maryland
Somalia: slightly smaller than Texas
South Africa: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: slightly larger than Rhode Island
Southern Ocean: slightly more than twice the size of the US
Spain: slightly more than twice the size of Oregon
Spratly Islands: NA
Sri Lanka: slightly larger than West Virginia
Sudan: slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Suriname: slightly larger than Georgia
Svalbard: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Swaziland: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Sweden: slightly larger than California
Switzerland: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Syria: slightly larger than North Dakota
Tajikistan: slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Tanzania: slightly larger than twice the size of California
Thailand: slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Togo: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Tokelau: about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Tonga: four times the size of Washington, DC
Trinidad and Tobago: slightly smaller than Delaware
Tromelin Island: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Tunisia: slightly larger than Georgia
Turkey: slightly larger than Texas
Turkmenistan: slightly larger than California
Turks and Caicos Islands: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Tuvalu: 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Uganda: slightly smaller than Oregon
Ukraine: slightly smaller than Texas
United Arab Emirates: slightly smaller than Maine
United Kingdom: slightly smaller than Oregon
United States: about one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
Uruguay: slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Uzbekistan: slightly larger than California
Vanuatu: slightly larger than Connecticut
Venezuela: slightly more than twice the size of California
Vietnam: slightly larger than New Mexico
Virgin Islands: twice the size of Washington, DC
Wake Island: about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Wallis and Futuna: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
West Bank: slightly smaller than Delaware
Western Sahara: about the size of Colorado
World: land area about 16 times the size of the US
Yemen: slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
Yugoslavia: slightly smaller than Kentucky
Zambia: slightly larger than Texas
Zimbabwe: slightly larger than Montana
Taiwan: slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined
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@Background
Afghanistan: Afghanistan was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1979. The USSR was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and others. Fighting subsequently continued among the various mujahidin factions, but the fundamentalist Islamic Taliban movement has been able to seize most of the country. In addition to the continuing civil strife, the country suffers from enormous poverty, a crumbling infrastructure, and widespread land mines.
Albania: In 1990 Albania ended 44 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as corrupt governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, a dilapidated infrastructure, widespread gangsterism, and disruptive political opponents. International observers judged local elections in 2000 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but serious deficiencies remain to be corrected before the the 2001 parliamentary elections.
Algeria: After a century of rule by France, Algeria became independent in 1962. The surprising first round success of the fundamentalist FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) party in December 1991 balloting caused the army to intervene, crack down on the FIS, and postpone the subsequent elections. The FIS response has resulted in a continuous low-grade civil conflict with the secular state apparatus, which nonetheless has allowed elections featuring pro-government and moderate religious-based parties. FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded itself in January 2000 and many armed militants surrendered under an amnesty program designed to promote national reconciliation. Nevertheless, residual fighting continues. Other concerns include large-scale unemployment and the need to diversify the petroleum-based economy.
American Samoa: Settled as early as 1000 B. C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.
Andorra: Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous Andorra has achieved considerable prosperity since World War II through its tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) are attracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes.
Angola: Civil war has been the norm in Angola since independence from Portugal in 1975. A 1994 peace accord between the government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) provided for the integration of former UNITA insurgents into the government and armed forces. A national unity government was installed in April of 1997, but serious fighting resumed in late 1998, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost in fighting over the past quarter century.
Anguilla: Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980 with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
Antarctica: Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Peninsula region and areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1838 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not just a group of islands. Various "firsts" were achieved in the early 20th century, including: 1902, first balloon flight (by British explorer Robert Falcon SCOTT); 1912, first to the South Pole (five Norwegian explorers under Roald AMUNDSEN); 1928, first fixed-wing aircraft flight (by Australian adventurer/explorer Sir Hubert WILKINS); 1929, first flight over the South Pole (by Americans Richard BYRD and Bernt BALCHEN); and 1935, first transantarctic flight (American Lincoln ELLSWORTH). Following World War II, there was an upsurge in scientific research on the continent. A number of countries have set up year-round research stations on Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but no other country recognizes these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961.
Antigua and Barbuda: The islands of Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. Some 3,000 refugees fleeing a volcanic eruption on nearby Montserrat have settled in Antigua and Barbuda since 1995.
Arctic Ocean: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the recently delimited Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two important seasonal waterways. A sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes circumscribes the Arctic Ocean.