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Countries and states / canada

Canada

Updated illustration
Archived

9,984,670 km²

Current

9,984,670 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / united-states

Contiguous United States

Updated illustration
Archived

8,080,470 km²

Current

8,081,867 km²0.02%

Published measurement

Contiguous 48 states plus DC; total area including water, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

United States total 9833517 − Alaska total 1723337 − Hawaii total 28313 = 8081867 km². Arithmetic uses the published integer km² columns.

2010 Census State Area Measurements; derived contiguous total

US Census Bureau · 2010 ↗Full record

Countries and states / brazil

Brazil

Updated illustration
Archived

8,515,767 km²

Current

8,515,767 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / australia

Australia

Updated illustration
Archived

7,692,024 km²

Current

7,692,024 km²

Published measurement

Australia including Norfolk Island; excludes external Antarctic claims.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: Including Norfolk Island. , 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Updated illustration
Archived

2,724,900 km²

Current

2,724,902 km²0.00%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / algeria

Algeria

Updated illustration
Archived

2,381,741 km²

Current

2,381,741 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / dr-congo

Congo - Kinshasa

Updated illustration
Archived

2,344,858 km²

Current

2,345,410 km²0.02%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / greenland

Greenland

Updated illustration
Archived

2,166,086 km²

Current

2,166,086 km²

Published measurement

Greenland including the ice sheet; not the ice-free area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / mexico

Mexico

Updated illustration
Archived

1,964,375 km²

Current

1,964,375 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / indonesia

Indonesia

Updated illustration
Archived

1,904,569 km²

Current

1,910,931 km²0.33%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / iran

Iran

Updated illustration
Archived

1,648,195 km²

Current

1,630,848 km²-1.05%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / mongolia

Mongolia

Updated illustration
Archived

1,564,116 km²

Current

1,564,116 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / peru

Peru

Updated illustration
Archived

1,285,216 km²

Current

1,285,216 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / south-africa

South Africa

Updated illustration
Archived

1,221,037 km²

Current

1,221,037 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / colombia

Colombia

Updated illustration
Archived

1,141,748 km²

Current

1,141,748 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / nigeria

Nigeria

Updated illustration
Archived

923,768 km²

Current

923,768 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / chile

Chile

Updated illustration
Archived

756,102 km²

Current

756,102 km²

Published measurement

Chile as reported by the UN; excludes Antarctic territorial claims.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / madagascar

Madagascar

Updated illustration
Archived

587,041 km²

Current

587,041 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / france

France

Updated illustration
Archived

543,940 km²

Current

551,500 km²1.39%

Published measurement

Metropolitan France, including Corsica; excludes overseas departments and territories.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / spain

Spain

Updated illustration
Archived

498,500 km²

Current

506,008 km²1.51%

Published measurement

Spain including the Balearic and Canary Islands; not mainland-only Spain.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / sweden

Sweden

Updated illustration
Archived

450,295 km²

Current

438,574 km²-2.60%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / germany

Germany

Updated illustration
Archived

357,592 km²

Current

357,581 km²-0.00%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / finland

Finland

Updated illustration
Archived

338,455 km²

Current

338,491 km²0.01%

Published measurement

Land and inland fresh water, including Åland; excludes sea water.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

Geographical data: Finland’s area, 1 January 2025. Area = 304000 land + 34491 fresh water.

Finland in Figures 2025; 1 January 2025

Statistics Finland / National Land Survey ↗Full record

Countries and states / poland

Poland

Updated illustration
Archived

312,696 km²

Current

312,679 km²-0.01%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / italy

Italy

Updated illustration
Archived

301,340 km²

Current

302,068 km²0.24%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / new-zealand

New Zealand

Updated illustration
Archived

267,055 km²

Current

268,107 km²0.39%

Published measurement

New Zealand, excluding Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / united-kingdom

United Kingdom

Updated illustration
Archived

243,610 km²

Current

242,495 km²-0.46%

Published measurement

United Kingdom, excluding Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: Excluding Channel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey) and Isle of Man, shown separately, if available. , 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / cuba

Cuba

Updated illustration
Archived

109,884 km²

Current

109,884 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / iceland

Iceland

Updated illustration
Archived

103,000 km²

Current

103,000 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / ireland

Ireland

Updated illustration
Archived

70,273 km²

Current

69,825 km²-0.64%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / alaska

Alaska

Updated illustration
Archived

1,477,953 km²

Current

1,477,953 km²

Published measurement

Alaska land area only, including Aleutian islands. Water area excluded.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

Alaska row: Land Area / Sq. Km., not Total Area.

2010 Census State Area Measurements

US Census Bureau · 2010 ↗Full record

Countries and states / texas

Texas

Updated illustration
Archived

695,662 km²

Current

695,662 km²

Published measurement

State total area, including land and water; not land area alone.

Filled area of the simplified 2017 Census outline, scaled to the published 2010 total.

Measurement basis

Texas row, Total Area / Sq. Km. (land-only column: 676,587).

2010 Census State Area Measurements

US Census Bureau · 2010 ↗Full record

Countries and states / california

California

Updated illustration
Archived

423,967 km²

Current

423,967 km²

Published measurement

State total area, including land and water; not land area alone.

Filled area of the simplified 2017 Census outline, scaled to the published 2010 total.

Measurement basis

California row, Total Area / Sq. Km. (land-only column: 403,466).

2010 Census State Area Measurements

US Census Bureau · 2010 ↗Full record

Countries and states / norway

Norway

Updated illustration
Archived

323,802 km²

Current

323,807 km²0.00%

Published measurement

Mainland Norway and coastal islands; land and fresh water, excluding Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

Table 1: The mainland, In all, 2026.

SSB, updated 26 January 2026

Statistics Norway / Norwegian Mapping Authority ↗Full record

Countries and states / austria

Austria

Updated illustration
Archived

83,879 km²

Current

83,878 km²-0.00%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / switzerland

Switzerland

Updated illustration
Archived

41,285 km²

Current

41,291 km²0.01%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / denmark

Denmark

Updated illustration
Archived

42,933 km²

Current

42,938 km²0.01%

Published measurement

Denmark proper, excluding Greenland and Faroe Islands.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: Excluding Faeroe Islands and Greenland shown separately, if available. , 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / namibia

Namibia

Updated illustration
Archived

825,615 km²

Current

825,229 km²-0.05%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / mozambique

Mozambique

Updated illustration
Archived

801,590 km²

Current

799,380 km²-0.28%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / botswana

Botswana

Updated illustration
Archived

581,730 km²

Current

582,000 km²0.05%

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record

Countries and states / sri-lanka

Sri Lanka

Updated illustration
Archived

65,610 km²

Current

65,610 km²

Published measurement

Surface area of the named country/territory as reported by the UN; not land-only area.

Filled area of an equal-area projected outline, calibrated to the adopted published area.

Measurement basis

General information: Surface area (km²); footnotes: 2023

UNData country profile / 2025 World Statistics Pocketbook; area reference year 2023

United Nations Statistics Division ↗Full record