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This is one of a series of comprehensive listsofcontinents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area.[1] Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes. There is intentional overlap among the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
Geographic entity | Area (km2) | Notes |
Earth | 510,065,284 | Total surface area (70.8% water coverage and 29.2% land coverage). |
Water | 361,126,221 | Total water coverage (70.8% of Earth's surface). |
Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas | 165,500,000 | Largest ocean, including adjacent Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and Yellow Sea. |
Pacific Ocean excluding adjacent seas | 155,557,000 | Largest ocean. |
Land | 148,939,063 | Total land coverage (29.2% of Earth's surface). |
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147,000,000 | All countries in the UN. |
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117,870,000 | All countries in the WTO. |
Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas | 106,400,000 | Second largest ocean, including adjacent Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea, Strait of Gibraltar and Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean, North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Celtic Sea. |
Old World | 84,980,532 | The world known to its population before contact with the "New World" (the Americas). |
Afro-Eurasia | 84,211,532 | Largest contiguous landmass. |
Holarctic | 77,000,000 | Biogeographic realm that encompasses the majority of habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world. |
Atlantic Ocean excluding adjacent seas | 76,762,000 | Second largest ocean. |
Indian Ocean and adjacent seas | 73,556,000 | Third largest ocean, including Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Laccadive Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Strait of Malacca. |
Indian Ocean excluding adjacent seas | 68,556,000 | Third largest ocean. |
Palearctic | 54,100,000 | Largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
Eurasia | 53,990,000 | Largest broadly connected contiguous landmass, comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia; sometimes considered a single continent, it covers 10.6% of Earth's surface (36.2% of the land area). |
Asia Cooperation Dialogue | 46,872,864 | Supranational political entity. |
Asia | 44,579,000 | Largest continent. |
Americas | 42,549,000 | Large contiguous landmass viewed in some parts of the world as single continent. |
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40,275,678 | International organization contains most countries in the Americas. |
Moon | 37,930,000 | Satellite in orbit around the Earth, excluded by treaty from national claims of ownership. |
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35,500,000 | Largest ever multi-country empire, as of its greatest extent in 1920. |
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31,462,574 | Supranational political entity. |
Africa | 30,221,532 | Second largest continent. |
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29,797,500 | Supranational political entity. |
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26,552,127 | Intergovernmental military alliance. |
North America | 24,490,000 | Continent. |
Mongol Empire | 24,000,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1309. |
Far East | 23,250,309 | Geographic concept to call East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Russian Far East by European historically. |
Warsaw Pact | 23,140,845 | Collective defense treaty led by Soviet Union. |
Nearctic | 22,900,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of Earth. |
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22,800,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1895. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22,341,158 | Region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. |
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22,402,200 | Largest country in the world from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. |
Afrotropic | 22,100,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
Northern America | 21,780,142 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Canada, United States, Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon and Bermuda. |
USMCA | 21,578,137 | Free trade agreement concluded between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. |
South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone | 20,552,728 | An organization between many South Atlantic nations. |
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20,368,759 | A regional intergovernmental organization of nine members, plus two founding non-member, post-Soviet republics in Eurasia. |
Southern Ocean | 20,327,000 | Ocean. |
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20,229,248 | Economic union of states located in Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Central Asia. |
Latin America | 20,111,457 | Region in the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken. |
Neotropic | 19,000,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
South America | 17,840,000 | Continent. |
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17,715,335 | Supranational political entity including most nations of South America. |
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17,125,200 | Largest country in the world; crosses Europe and Asia. |
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14,869,775 | Officially called Southern Common Market. |
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14,700,000 | Multi-country empire in Asia under the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1723–1735) and his son the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796). |
Arctic sea ice (maximum extent, February 2015) | 14,540,000 | |
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14,200,000 | Continent. |
Arctic Ocean | 14,056,000 | Ocean. |
Arable land (2012) | 13,958,000 | Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. |
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13,953,041 | Supranational political entity. |
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13,700,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1810; size is approximate. |
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13,138,242 | Traditional historic and geographic region of Russia. |
East Asia | 11,796,365 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. |
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11,500,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1920. |
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11,420,000 | Including disputed territories administered by the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and India. |
Umayyad (Arab Caliphate). | 11,100,000 | In 720. |
Abbasid (Arab Caliphate). | 11,100,000 | In 750. Lasting from 750–1258. |
Yuan Khanate, China | 11,000,000 | Multi-country empire in Asia under the Yuan Khanate 1279–1368. Measured at its maximum extent in 1310. |
Tang Empire, China | 10,760,000 | Chinese Empire from 618–907. Size at greatest extent in 669. |
Europe | 10,180,000 | Continent in classical antiquity. |
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9,984,670 | Second largest country in the world; largest country in North America, and in the Western Hemisphere. |
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9,742,010 | Largest country located entirely in Asia. Including PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), South Tibet (controlled by India as the state of Arunachal Pradesh but claimed by China), and the disputed territories of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands which the Republic of China (Taiwan) has continued to govern after the PRC replaced it on the mainland; total of separate UN figures for Mainland China and the Special Administrative RegionsofHong Kong (1,099 km2) and Macau (26 km2). |
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9,706,961 | Largest country located entirely in Asia. Excluding disputed territories not under PRC administration, i.e. excluding South Tibet (Indian stateofArunachal Pradesh) and Republic of China (Taiwan); total of separate UN figures for Mainland China and the Special Administrative RegionsofHong Kong (1,099 km2) and Macau (26 km2). |
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9,522,055 | Country in North America. Includes the 50 states and District of Columbia with Indian Reservations. Includes inland water area of 78,797 mi2 (204,083 km2) and Great Lakes water of 60,251 mi2 (156,049 km2); excludes coastal water area of 42,225 mi2 (109,362 km2) and territorial water area of 75,372 mi2 (195,213 km2)[2] |
Sahara | 9,200,000 | Largest hot desert in the world. |
Australasian Mediterranean Sea | 9,080,000 | Mediterranean sea located in the area between Southeast Asia and Australasia. |
Oceania | 9,008,458 | Geopolitical area including Australia and other islands and territories in the Pacific Ocean. |
Xiongnu Empire | 9,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 176 BC. |
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8,514,877 | Largest country in South America. |
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8,337,218 | 19th-century state in South America. |
The Indies | 8,063,879 | A European Colonial term for South and Southeast Asia. |
Australia and New Zealand | 8,010,655 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Island and Heard and McDonald Islands. |
Economic Cooperation Organization | 7,937,197 | Asian political and economic intergovernmental organization. |
Australasia | 7,955,717 | A subdivision of Oceania. |
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7,902,634 | Includes the 48 contiguous states and District of Columbia, but excludes Alaska and Hawaii. |
Northern Africa | 7,880,374 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara. |
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7,686,848 | Continent and country in Oceania. Includes Jervis Bay Territory (73 km2), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 km2), Christmas Island (135 km2) and Lord Howe Island (56 km2). Also includes the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands (5 km2), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0,9 km2), Heard and McDonald Islands (372 km2) and Macquarie Island (231 km2). Excludes claims on Antarctica (Australian Antarctic Territory, 6,119,818 km2). |
Australasian realm | 7,600,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
Mainland Australia | 7,595,342 | The biggest landmass of Australia, does not include Tasmania, any other islands part of the country, or territories. |
Indomalaya | 7,500,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
Middle East | 7,207,575 | Transcontinental region in Afro-Eurasia. |
Akhand Bharat | 7,015,501 | concept of a greater unified india |
Eastern Africa | 7,002,969 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros and Mauritius. |
Southern Asia | 6,783,786 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, British Indian Ocean Territory, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. |
Middle Africa | 6,613,058 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome & Principe and Angola. |
Ming China | 6,500,000 | Chinese Empire after the overthrow of the Yuan Mongol dynasty 1368–1644. Measured at its maximum extent in 1450. |
Eastern Han Dynasty | 6,500,000 | The Chinese Empire lasting from 25 – 220 AD. Size at greatest extent in 100 AD. |
Rashidun Caliphate | 6,400,000 | In 655. |
Amazon basin | 6,300,000 | Drainage basin of Amazon River. |
Europe (excluding European Russia) | 6,220,000 | Traditional region. |
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6,215,900 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
West Africa | 6,143,409 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. |
Khanate of the Golden Horde | 6,000,000 | Multi-country empire in Europe and Asia; a Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, lasting from 1240–1502. Size is approximate at its apex in 1310. |
Western Han Dynasty | 6,000,000 | The Chinese Empire lasting from 206 BC – 9 AD. Size at greatest extent in 50 BC. |
First Turkic Khaganate | 6,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 557. |
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5,896,500 | Australian claim to Antarctica. |
Eastern Europe | 5,726,128 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains European Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. |
Philippine Sea | 5,695,000 | Marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine archipelago. |
Amazon rainforest | 5,500,000 | The largest rainforest in the world. |
Achaemenid Empire | 5,500,000 | An empire in Iran and other countries from Greece and EgypttoUzbekistan from 550–330 BC. Size at greatest extent in 500 BC. |
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5,500,000 | The Portuguese overseas empire at its greatest extent in 1820.[3] |
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5,478,097 | A geographic concept of the region of western inland China. |
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5,200,000 | Early modern empire centered in Turkey at its greatest extent in 1683. |
Macedonia (ancient kingdom) | 5,200,000 | Ancient empire centered in Macedonia at its greatest extent in 323 BC under Alexander the Great. |
SAARC | 5,130,746 | Supranational political entity. |
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5,114,800 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000, distinct from but also included in the historical region of the same name. |
Arctic sea ice minimum extent (September 2014) | 5,020,000 | |
Brazilian Highlands | 5,000,000 | Largest plateau in the world by area. |
Roman Empire | 5,000,000 | Multi-country empire in antiquity, under Trajan in AD 117. |
Maurya Empire | 5,000,000 | Indian empire lasted from 321–185 BC, size is calculated to be the greatest extent reached in 250 BC. |
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4,903,312 | Unofficially called Indian Empire. |
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4,874,683 | First independent government of Mexico. |
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4,851,700 | Region of the United States. Contains the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii. |
Coral Sea | 4,791,000 | Marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia. |
Tibetan Empire | 4,600,000 | The Tibetan state lasting from 650–842, measured at its apex in 800. |
First Mexican Republic | 4,536,710 | North American country existed from 1824 to 1835. |
ASEAN/Southeast Asia | 4,465,501 | Supranational political entity/United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia and East Timor. |
Timurid Empire | 4,400,000 | A Persian Middle Eastern empire, rising after the Mongol Empire lasting from 1355–1740, measured at its apex in 1405. |
Indian subcontinent | 4,400,000 | A peninsular region in south-central Asia, delineated by the Himalayas in the north. |
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4,325,675 | Supranational political entity. |
Fatimid Caliphate | 4,100,000 | Western remnant of the Umayyad Caliphate lasting from 909–1171, estimated at its greatest extent in 969. |
Central Asia | 4,004,451 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. |
Mughal Empire | 4,000,000 | An Islamic Empire in India in the early modern period. Size at greatest extent in 1690. |
Eastern Turkic Khaganate | 4,000,000 | Eastern remnant of the Göktürk Khaganate. Size at greatest extent in 624. |
Hephthalite Empire | 4,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 470. |
Hunnic Empire | 4,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 441. |
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3,960,000 | Traditional historic and geographic region of Russia. |
Seleucid Empire | 3,900,000 | A Greek/Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 312–63 BC, was the successor state to the Achaemenid Empire. Measured at its apex in 301 BC. |
Rupert's Land | 3,900,000 | An area of British North America, under the jurisdiction of the Hudson's Bay Company. |
Great Seljuq Empire | 3,900,000 | Turkish empire in the Middle East, was the European antagonist during the Crusades. Lasted from 1037–1194, size is calculated to be the greatest extent reached in 1080. |
Arabian Sea | 3,862,000 | Northern Indian Ocean. |
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3,809,100 | A free trade area with the objective of creating a customs union comprising the South American countries. |
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3,798,000 | Includes Italian colonies. Size in 1938. |
Ilkhanate | 3,750,000 | A Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, lasting from 1256–1355, measured at its apex in 1310. |
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3,748,072 | Second largest country in South America. Includes claims over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and Argentine Antarctica, which are not under Argentine de facto control. |
Dzungar Khanate | 3,600,000 | Size in 1650. |
Khwarazmian dynasty | 3,600,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1218. |
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3,535,263 | Vast northernmost region of Canada. |
Sassanid Empire | 3,500,000 | Successor state to the Parthian Empire in the Middle East and Iran, the last Iranian empire before the rise of Islam, lasting from 224–651, size estimated at its apex in 550. |
Zealandia | 3,500,000 | Largest microcontinent (size is approximate). |
Sargasso Sea | 3,500,000 | Region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. |
South China Sea | 3,500,000 | Marginal sea occurring in part of the Pacific Ocean south of China, and bordered predominately by Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines. |
Gupta Empire | 3,500,000 | One of the Indian Middle Kingdoms lasting from 320–560, size is estimated at the apex in 400. |
Chagatai Khanate | 3,500,000 | A Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, measured at its apex in 1310 and 1350. |
Western Turkic Khaganate | 3,500,000 | Western remnant of the Göktürk Khaganate. Size at greatest extent in 630. |
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3,400,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1670. |
Ghaznavid Empire | 3,400,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1029. |
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3,287,263 | Third largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). Includes all disputed territories. |
Delhi Sultanate | 3,200,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1312. |
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3,199,015 | Size at greatest extent in 1912. |
Arabian Peninsula | 3,189,612 | A geographic region of the Middle East. |
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3,166,414 | Third largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). Excludes non-Indian-administered disputed territories (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract in China; Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan). Includes all Indian-administered territories, which contains the China-claimed South Tibet, administered by India as part of Arunachal Pradesh. |
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3,107,701 | A statistical region of China. |
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3,103,200 | Largest federal subject of Russia. |
Song dynasty | 3,100,000 | The Chinese Empire lasting from 960–1279. Size at greatest extent in 980. |
Uyghur Khaganate | 3,100,000 | Size at greatest extent in 800. |
Western Jin Dynasty | 3,100,000 | Size at greatest extent in 280. |
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3,054,612 | A loose confederation existing between 1836 and 1839 in South America. |
Khazar Khanate | 3,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 850. |
Sui dynasty | 3,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 589. |
Malay Archipelago | 2,870,000 | Archipelago between mainland Indochina and Australia. |
Paratethys sea | 2,800,000 | largest inland sea/Lake |
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2,800,000 | Remnant of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in 450. |
Parthian Empire | 2,800,000 | A Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 248 BC – 226 AD, was the successor state to the Greek Seleucid Empire and a major antagonist to the Roman Empire. Measured at its apex circa 0 AD. |
Medes (Median Empire) | 2,800,000 | An early Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 625–549 BC. Size at greatest extent in 585 BC. |
Eastern Jin Dynasty | 2,800,000 | Size at greatest extent in 347. |
Rouran Khaganate | 2,800,000 | Size in 405. |
Weddell Sea | 2,800,000 | Part of the Southern Ocean. |
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2,783,400 | East part of Canada contains six provinces. |
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2,780,400 | Second largest country in South America. Does not include claims over Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, nor Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km2). |
Caribbean Sea | 2,754,000 | Body of water between North and South America. |
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2,724,900 | In Asia; largest landlocked country in the world. |
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2,703,159 | West part of Canada contains four provinces. |
Australian Desert | 2,700,000 | Deserts in Australian mainland. |
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2,700,000 | Norwegian Antarctic claim. |
Western Asia | 2,680,579 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
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2,673,108 | Regional intergovernmental political and economic union. |
Southern Africa | 2,672,831 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia and Botswana. |
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2,615,077 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. |
Bay of Bengal | 2,600,000 | Northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. |
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2,525,500 | Largest state of Australia. |
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2,519,954 | Republic of Colombia from 1819 to 1831 |
Former Sudan | 2,505,813 | Sudan before South Sudan split out of it. Formerly the largest country in Africa. |
Mediterranean Sea | 2,500,000 | Body of water separating Europe and Africa. |
Tibetan Plateau | 2,500,000 | Vast elevated plateau in South Asia, Central Asia and East Asia, the Roof of the World. |
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | 2,500,000 | A successor state to the Seleucid Empire in what is now Afghanistan and Uzbekistan lasting from 256–125 BC. Size at greatest extent in 184 BC. |
Grand Duchy of Moscow | 2,500,000 | A precursor to the Russian Empire, lasting from 1263–1547. Size in 1505. |
Central America | 2,486,445 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. |
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2,467,202 | Intergovernmental organisation composed of six countries in the African Great Lakes region. |
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2,383,946 | Region of the United States. Contains the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. |
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2,381,741 | Largest country in Africa. |
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2,365,900 | A statistical region of China. |
Gulf of Guinea | 2,350,000 | Northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. |
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2,344,858 | Second largest country in Africa. |
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2,339,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
Arabian Desert | 2,330,000 | Vast desert wilderness in Western Asia. |
Qin dynasty | 2,300,000 | First dynasty of Imperial China. |
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2,265,154 | Sub-region of Eastern Canada. |
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2,236,623 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. |
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2,220,093 | Including Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands. |
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2,175,600 | An autonomous country, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. |
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2,149,690 | Largest country in Middle East. |
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2,147,000 | Area of the United States purchased from France in 1803, which now comprises all or part of fifteen U.S. states. |
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2,128,257 | Region of the United States. Contains the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. |
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2,100,000 | Multi-country empire under Emperor Napoleon I of France, from 1804–1814; size at greatest extent in 1813. |
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2,007,208 | Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui), Isla Sala y Gómez and Antarctica (1,250,000 km2). |
Western Roman Empire | 2,000,000 | Comprises the western provinces of the Roman Empire. |
Inca Empire | 2,000,000 | Incan Empire along Andean coast in South America lasting from 1438–1533. |
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1,995,392 | Unrecognized country in North America, 1861–1865. |
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1,984,000 | Size in 1938. |
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1,958,201 | Third largest country in North America; also third largest country in Latin America. |
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1,936,113 | Largest sub-federal jurisdiction of Canada, largest territory of Canada. |
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1,904,569 | InSoutheast Asia; largest and most populous country situated only on islands. |
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1,886,068 | Third largest country in Africa. |
Horn of Africa | 1,882,757 | Peninsula in Eastern Africa. |
Northern Europe | 1,811,151 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Norway (including Jan Mayen and Svalbard), Sweden, Finland, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, United Kingdom and Ireland. |
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1,876,972 | Found by taking the size of the United States less the size of its acquired territories.[4] |
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1,788,900 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
East Indies | 1,784,398 | A European Colonial term for Maritime Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, East Timor, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia (less its territory on New Guinea). |
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1,759,540 | Country in northern Africa. |
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1,727,300 | State of Australia. |
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1,717,856 | Largest state of the United States. |
Xinjiang Province, Republic of China | 1,711,931 | Former province of Xinjiang, also spelled Sinkiang Province. |
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1,709,400 | British claim to Antarctica |
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1,677,900 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
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1,660,000 | Largest autonomous region of China. |
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1,648,195 | Second largest country in Middle East. |
Four Oirat | 1,600,000 | Area in 17th century. |
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1,570,746 | Largest state of Brazil. |
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1,564,116 | Country located between China and Russia. |
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1,556,061 | A statistical region of China. |
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1,510,709 | Four large islands in the Indonesian archipelago. Includes Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Java. |
Qara Khitai | 1,500,000 | Also known as the Western Liao. |
Gulf of Mexico | 1,500,000 | Body of water in North America. |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago | 1,407,770 | An archipelago of over 36,000 islands in the Arctic Ocean, all part of Canada. |
Khoshut Khanate | 1,400,000 | An Oirat khanate based in the Tibetan Plateau. |
Neo-Assyrian Empire | 1,400,000 | An ancient Middle Eastern empire along the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 934–609 BC. |
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1,365,128 | Second largest sub-federal jurisdiction of Canada, largest province of Canada. |
Mexican Cession | 1,360,000 | A large area of the First Mexican Empire, which was lost after the Mexican–American War in 1848 to the US. |
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1,347,716 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. |
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1,346,200 | Territory of Australia. |
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1,322,358 | A medieval and early modern Kingdom in Scandinavia consisting of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and most of modern Sweden and Finland, lasting from 1397–1523. Size does not include the colonial territories in Greenland. |
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1,320,000 | Amicronation in Antarctica. |
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1,331,250 | Modern day Colombia from 1831 to 1858 |
Southern Europe | 1,316,300.44 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Italy, Malta, San Marino, Vatican City, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Greece. |
Gobi Desert | 1,295,000 | Desert or brushland region in East Asia. |
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1,285,216 | Country in South America. |
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1,284,000 | Country in Africa. |
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1,267,000 | Country in Africa. |
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1,250,258 | Chilean claim to Antarctica |
East China Sea | 1,249,000 | Marginal sea east of China, also bordered by South Korea and Japan. |
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1,247,690 | Second largest state of Brazil. |
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1,246,700 | Country in Africa. |
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1,240,192 | Country in Africa. |
Hudson Bay | 1,230,000 | Body of water in northeastern Canada. |
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1,228,400 | Autonomous region of China. |
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1,221,900 | An African Empire lasting from 980 BC – 1974 AD. |
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1,221,148 | Country in Africa. Area of mainland South Africa is 1,220,813 km2 (471,359 sq mi),[5] added to which are the Prince Edward Islands – Marion Island, 290 km2, and Prince Edward Island, 45 km2.[6] |
Central Europe | 1,200,790 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains France, Monaco, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Austria. |
Carolingian Empire | 1,200,000 | The maximum extent of Frankish Kingdom under Charlemagne in 814. An immediate precursor to the Holy Roman Empire. |
Srivijaya | 1,200,000 | Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. |
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1,183,085 | Territory of Canada. |
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1,183,000 | Autonomous region of China. |
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1,153,465 | The maximum extent of bi-confederation of Poland and Lithuania, in 1650. |
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1,150,090 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. |
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1,138,914 | Country in South America. Colombian census figure is 1,141,748 which includes three special districts and San Andrés and Providencia islands (52 km2). |
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1,104,300 | Country in Africa. |
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1,098,581 | Country in South America. |
Melanesia | 1,040,672 | One of the Island subdivisions of Oceania. |
French East India Company | 1,040,549 | The maximum extent of French Colonial rule in India in 1754. Estimated by adding together the areas of the States and territories of India which correspond approximately to the French East India Company. |
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1,038,000 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
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1,025,520 | Country in Africa. |
Tarim Basin | 1,020,000 | Endorheic basin in Northwest China. |
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1,014,354 | A statistical region of China. |
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1,007,935 | Briefly independent breakaway state from the First Mexican Empire in 1835, later annexed in 1846 by the United States. |
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1,002,445 | If taken to include claims to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and Argentine Antarctica (none of which are controlled by Argentina). Argentina's largest province, if these claims are included. |
New Kingdom of Egypt | 1,000,000 | The final imperial phase of dynastic Egypt, lasting from 1570–1070 BC. |
Khmer Empire | 1,000,000 | Hindu/Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. |
Oceanian realm | 1,000,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
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992,000 | Economic Region of Russia. |
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989,879.35 | Largest second-level administrative division in the world. |
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983,482 | State of Australia. |
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980,869 | Country in Africa; excluding the Halaib Triangle. |
Sea of Japan | 978,000 | Body of water between the Korean Peninsula to the west, Russia to the north, and Japan to the east. |
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972,000 | Largest administrative division of Greenland; largest National Park in the world. |
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965,597 | Argentine claim over Antarctica |
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945,087 | Country in Africa. Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar. |
Argentine Sea | 940,000 | Body of water within the continental shelf off the Argentine mainland. It extends from Buenos Aires Province coast on the North to the Falkland Islands on the South. |
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925,186 | Province of Canada. Land area only. |
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923,768 | Country in Africa. |
Merovengian Kingdom of Francia | 918,881 | The Frankish Kingdom after the conquest of Burgundy, lasting from 536-768. |
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917,741 | Second largest province of Canada. Land area only. With water area can excess 1,000,000 |
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916,445 | Country in South America; does not include claims of the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute. If included, the area would be 1,075,945 km2. |
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903,358 | State of Brazil. |
Kalahari Desert | 900,000 | Semi-arid sandy savannah in Southern Africa. |
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897,900 | Largest second-level administrative divisions in Russia. |
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880,254 | Country in South Asia. Includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas). |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania | 876,600 | A large medieval pagan empire in Europe lasting from 1253-1569 as an independent state, prior to its union with Poland. Measured at its greatest extent in the 15th century. |
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855,370 | Eastern coastal region of Libya. |
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837,700 | Subdivided part of Alaska, largest "borough" of the state. |
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824,292 | Country in Africa. |
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824,000 | Economic region of Russia. |
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814,415 | Central European Confederacy from 962-1806. Measured at its largest extent under Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. |
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801,590 | Country in Africa. |
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800,642 | State of Australia. |
Akkadian Empire | 800,000 | An ancient middle eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 2400-2200 BC. |
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796,095 | Country in South Asia. Excludes all disputed territories. |
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795,837 | A statistical region of China. |
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793,300 | A statistical region of China. |
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788,600 | Federal subject of Russia. |
New Guinea | 786,000 | Island divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. |
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783,562 | Country partly in Europe and partly in Asia. |
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780,541 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. |
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774,184 | A Kingdom in Scandinavia between 1814-1905. |
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771,276 | Largest region of Western Australia. |
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767,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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763,200 | Second largest second-level administrative divisions in Russia. |
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758,842 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia. |
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756,096 | Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2). |
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752,618 | Country in Africa. |
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750,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
Scandinavian Peninsula | 750,000 | Peninsula in Europe, occupied by Norway and Sweden. |
Borneo | 748,168 | Island divided between Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. |
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747,191.93 | Largest subdivisions of Quebec. |
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737,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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721,200 | Largest province of China. |
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720,011 | Territory acquired from Britain by the US in 1848. |
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710,000 | Largest province of Saudi Arabia. |
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696,200 | State of the United States. |
Visigothic Kingdom | 684,738 | A Germanic Kingdom on the Iberian peninsula, lasting from 474-723. Measured at its apex in 500. |
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676,615 | Central European empire from 1867 to 1918. |
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676,578 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
Patagonian Desert | 673,000 | Largest desert in South America. |
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667,799 | Largest region of Niger. |
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660,000 | Largest municipality of Greenland. |
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652,800 | Federal district of Russia, created May 2000. |
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652,090 | Country in Central Asia. |
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647,000 | Geographical region in South America. |
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643,801 | Third largest European country (Metropolitan France only). While not fully part of France, the French Republic also includes French Overseas Collectivity and covers 674,843 km2, excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km2). With its overseas territories France precedes Ukraine as the second largest European country. |
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642,317 | Province of Canada. Land area only |
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637,657 | Country in Africa. |
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633,786 | Nazi Germany encompasses present day Germany, and a few other territories. |
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625,418 | A central European empire lasting from 1804-1867 |
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624,339 | Largest second level administrative division of Australia. |
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622,984 | Country in Africa. |
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619,745 | Country in Africa. |
Merovengian Kingdom of Francia | 611,759 | The Frankish Kingdom at its founding under Clovis I in 481. |
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603,700 | Second largest European country. |
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600,350 | Largest region of Chad. |
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591,670 | Province of Canada. Land area only. |
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589,200 | Federal district of Russia, created May 2000. |
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587,041 | Island country in Africa. Second largest country composed of a single island (after Australia). |
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586,528 | State of Brazil. |
Ostrogothic Kingdom | 586,046 | A Germanic Kingdom in Italy and Illyria after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, lasting from 476-553. Measurement is approximate. |
Iberian Peninsula | 581,471 | A peninsula of Southwest Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal. |
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581,730 | Country in Africa. |
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580,367 | Country in Africa. |
Caliphate of Córdoba | 570,000 | A Moorish Caliphate in Iberia after the local withdrawal of the Fatimid Caliphate, lasting from 756-1031. |
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564,693 | State of Brazil. |
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557,906 | Largest province of Algeria. |
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553,556 | Province of Canada. Land area only. |
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551,700 | Southwestern region of modern Libya. |
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551,500 | The parts of France which are on the European Continent. |
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540,000 | The unified German state from 1871-1918. |
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534,000 | Largest second level administrative division of Saudi Arabia. |
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531,900 | Second largest second level administrative division of Greenland. |
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527,968 | Country in Middle East. 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). |
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523,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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522,700 | Third largest second level administrative division of Greenland. |
Central America | 521,499 | Region between North America and South America. |
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513,115 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
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771,276 | Second largest region of Western Australia. |
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507,451 | Island in Canadian Arctic. |
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505,992 | Country in Europe. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco. |
Balkan peninsula | 505,000 | Southeasternmost peninsula of Europe. |
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500,531 | Smallest main region of Canada. |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt | 500,000 | Second Egyptian dynastic empire lasting from 2080-1640 BC. |
Neo-Babylonian Empire | 500,000 | An ancient Middle Eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 626 to 539 BC. |
Aztec Empire | 500,000 | A Meso-American Empire in Mexico lasting from 1325-1521. |
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496,611 | Largest region of Mali |
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488,100 | Country in Central Asia |
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487,476 | A Scandinavian kingdom lasting from 1536 to 1814. |
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485,000 | Province of China. |
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483,510 | Largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Kufra appears to have retained its borders. |
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478,000 | Third largest region of Western Australia. |
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475,442 | Country in Africa. |
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475,014 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. |
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474,391 | Territory of Canada. |
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472,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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471,526 | Largest autonomous prefecture of China. |
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469,615 | Region of the United States. Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. |
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468,787 | German state from 1918 to 1933. |
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462,840 | Country in Oceania. |
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461,400 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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454,800 | Province of China. |
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453,700 | Province of China. |
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450,537 | City of China. |
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450,000 | New Zealand claim to Antarctica. |
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449,964 | Country in Europe. Includes Gotland and Öland. |
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447,400 | Country in Central Asia; largest doubly landlocked country of the world. |
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446,550 | Country in Africa; excluding Western Sahara. |
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443,066 | Island in Indonesia. |
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438,317 | Country in Middle East. |
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433,228 | Economic region of Russia, including Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea. |
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432,000 | French claim to Antarctica; largest district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. |
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431,500 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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428,000 | Largest province of Kazakhstan. |
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427,368 | Second largest province of Algeria. |
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424,517 | Most northern region of Western Australia. |
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423,970 | State of the United States. |
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421,981 | Province of Indonesia, status uncertain following Indonesian declaration of intent to subdivide into smaller provinces. |
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419,061 | Subsection of islands in the Arctic Archipelago. |
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415,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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412,000 | Second largest province of Saudi Arabia. |
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410,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
Gulf of Aden | 410,000 | Sea in between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. |
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406,752 | Country in South America. |
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405,400 | Economic region of Russia, not including Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea. |
Old Kingdom | 400,000 | The first unified Egyptian empire lasting from 2686–2134 BC. |
Middle Assyrian period | 400,000 | An ancient Middle Eastern kingdom in the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 1365–1000 BC. |
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394,000 | Province of China. |
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391,817 | Largest prefecture-level city of China. |
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390,757 | Country in Africa. |
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390,000(Est.) | Region in the Middle East; homeland of the Kurds |
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389,720 | Country in Interwar Europe. Size accounts for area peak in 1939. |
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385,155 | Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km2) and the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2); excludes the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2). |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 382,810 | Census area in the U.S. State of Alaska, largest county-equivalent in the United States. |
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380,838 | State of the United States. |
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377,873 | Country in Asia. Includes Ryukyu Islands (including Daitō Islands), Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands. |
Baltic Sea | 377,000 | Sea in Europe, bordered to the north by Sweden and Finland, to the east by Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the south by Poland and Germany, and on the West by Denmark. |
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376,505 | Largest governorate of Egypt. |
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373,872 | Province of Canada. |
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372,889 | Largest province of South Africa. |
Caspian Sea | 371,000 | Body of water in Central Asia variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. Between Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. |
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370,621 | Largest department of Bolivia. |
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368,852 | Largest region of Peru. |
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363,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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357,125 | State of Brazil. |
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357,022 | Country in Europe; before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with 248,689 km2 and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km2. |
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353,632 | Largest region of Ethiopia. |
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353,000 | Historic region and former province of Libya. |
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351,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
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349,790 | 2nd largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Murzuq appears to have retained its borders. |
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348,779 | Former European kingdom-state between 1701 1918. Measured area from 1871. |
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348,765 | Largest state of Sudan. |
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347,190 | Largest province of Pakistan. |
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342,236 | Largest state of India. |
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342,000 | Country in Africa. |
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340,087 | State of Brazil. |
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338,145 | Country in Europe. Includes Åland. |
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332,970 | Former country in the Middle East from 1967 to 1990; now reunified into Yemen. |
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331,983 | State of Brazil. |
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331,689 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
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329,847 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
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325,785 | Second largest autonomous prefecture of China. |
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323,941 | Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2), the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2). |
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322,463 | Country in Africa. |
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316,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
British Isles | 315,134 | A series of islands in northern Europe. |
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314,915 | State of the United States. |
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312,685 | Country in Central Europe. |
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309,500 | Country in Middle East. |
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308,144 | State of India. |
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307,713 | State of India |
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307,571 | Largest province of Argentina |
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301,318 | Country in Europe |
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300,600 | Second-largest province of Kazakhstan. |
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300,000 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
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296,420 | Second largest state of Sudan. |
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295,254 | State of the United States |
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295,049 | Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947) at its greater extent in between 1919 and 1940 |
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287,900 | Administrative and municipal district of Chukotka. |
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286,351 | State of the United States |
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284,710 | A Balkan country lasting from 1918 to 1992. |
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284,618 | Province of Algeria. |
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283,561 | Country in South America. Includes Galápagos Islands. |
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283,300 | Third largest province of Kazakhstan. |
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283,168 | Division of the United States. New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. |
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281,749 | State of Brazil. |
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279,252 | Second largest region of Ethiopia. |
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277,621 | State of Brazil. |
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275,068 | State of India. |
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274,000 | Country in Africa. |
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270,534 | Country in Oceania. Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km2), the Cook Islands (236 km2) and Tokelau (12 km2), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km2). |
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269,601 | State of the United States. |
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267,668 | Country in Africa. |
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266,000 | Country in Africa; largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
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265,400 | Economic Region of Russia. |
Lake Agassiz | 260,000 | Former Largest glacial lake |
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254,805 | State of the United States. |
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253,348 | State of the United States. |
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253,266 | State of the United States. |
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252,900 | Largest region of Mauritania. |
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251,529 | State of Brazil. |
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250,000 | Serbian medieval empire from 1346–1371. |
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248,689 | Former country in Europe from 1949 to 1990; now reunified into Germany. |
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248,209 | State of Brazil. |
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245,857 | Country in Africa. |
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245,436 | County of Alaska; largest county in the United States, and largest organized political subdivision that is not a state. |
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245,238 | Province of Indonesia. |
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244,938 | Largest state of Mexico. |
Great Lakes | 244,100 | Lake system in North America, predominately between Canada and the United States. |
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243,943 | Second largest province of Argentina. |
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242,900 | Country in Europe. Excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km2), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km2) and the British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km2). |
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241,782 | Royal union of Kingdoms in Spain lasting from 1230–1760, also known as the Kingdom of Castile y Leon. |
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241,038 | Country in Africa. |
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238,566 | State of India. |
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238,533 | Country in Africa. |
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238,391 | Country in Central Europe. |
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238,000 | Largest state of Venezuela. |
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237,600 | Autonomous region of China. |
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237,576 | State of Brazil. |
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236,800 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
Caribbean | 234,917 | Also known as the West Indies, all the islands of the Caribbean Sea including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago. |
Sichuan Basin | 229,500 | Lowland region in southwestern China. |
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227,146 | State of Australia. |
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226,000 | Province of Kazakhstan. |
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225,365 | State of the United States. |
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225,800 | The biggest of the four main islands of Japan. |
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224,686 | Third largest province of Argentina. |
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224,299 | State of Brazil. |
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224,000 | Province of Kazakhstan. |
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223,023 | Largest province of Angola. |
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222,236 | State of India. |
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221,900 | Third largest state of Sudan. |
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220,186 | Country in Asia prior to 1948; now divided into North Korea and South Korea. |
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219,887 | State of the United States. |
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218,915 | A European Kingdom lasting from 1000–1804. Measured at its apex in 1450. |
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218,887 | State of Sudan. |
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217,291 | Second-largest island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
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216,446 | State of the United States. |
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215,300 | Second largest region of Mauritania. |
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214,969 | Country in South America. |
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213,564 | Second largest department of Bolivia. |
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213,096 | State of the United States. |
212,112 | Second largest governorate of Egypt. | |
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211,980 | Province of Algeria. |
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210,000 | Province of China. |
Great Britain | 209,331 | An island of the British Isles, largest of that group. |
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207,600 | Largest landlocked country in Europe. |
Greater Antilles | 207,435 | An island grouping in the Caribbean. |
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205,600 | Province of China. |
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205,344 | Second largest province of Pakistan. |
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203,685 | Third largest governorate of Egypt. |
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203,013 | Province of Argentina. |
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200,345 | State of the United States. |
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