This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, 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. Names of currently existing countries are bolded, while names of geographic features are italicized. There is intentional overlap between the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
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| Geographic entity | Area (km2) | Notes |
 Jēkabpils District |
2,998 | District of Latvia. |
 Tartu County |
2,993 | County of Estonia. |
 East Flanders |
2,991 | Province of Flanders, Belgium. |
 Šibenik-Knin |
2,984 | County of Croatia. |
| Rapla County |
2,980 | County of Estonia. |
 Svay Rieng Province |
2,966 | Smallest province of Cambodia. |
 Tizi Ouzou Province |
2,958 | Province of Algeria. |
 Blekinge County |
2,941 | Smallest county of Sweden. |
| Saare County |
2,922 | County of Estonia. |
 Adjara |
2,899 | Autonomous republic of Georgia. |
 Lancashire |
2,897 | Administrative county of England. |
 Tungurahua Province |
2,896 | Smallest province of Ecuador. |
 Central River Division |
2,895 | Largest division of The Gambia. |
 Gjirokastër County |
2,883 | County of Albania. |
 Antwerp |
2,867 | Province of Flanders, Belgium. |
 Silistra Province |
2,862 | Province of Bulgaria. |
 Samoa |
2,831 | Country in Oceania. |
 Bumthang |
2,831 | District of Bhutan. |
 Trat Province |
2,819 | Province of Thailand. |
| Istria |
2,813 | County of Croatia. |
| Rēzekne District |
2,812 | District of Latvia. |
 Ticino |
2,812 | Canton of Switzerland. |
 Aveiro |
2,808 | District of Portugal. |
| Lisbon |
2,800 | District of Portugal. |
 Malampa Province |
2,779 | Second largest province of Vanuatu. |
| Talsi District |
2,751 | District of Latvia. |
| Targovishte Province |
2,735 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Vlorë County |
2,706 | County of Albania. |
| Tonlé Sap | 2,700 | Lake in Cambodia, during dry seasons of the year. |
 Binh Duong Province |
2,696.20 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Alexandria Governorate |
2,679 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Braga |
2,673 | District of Portugal. |
 Guanacaste Province |
2,657 | Smallest province of Costa Rica. |
| Gloucestershire |
2,654 | Administrative county of England. |
| Razgrad Province |
2,648 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
2,640 | County of Croatia. |
| Staffordshire |
2,623 | Administrative county of England. |
| Järva County |
2,623 | County of Estonia. |
| Ruse Province |
2,616 | Province of Bulgaria. |
| Jõgeva County |
2,604 | County of Estonia. |
| Oxfordshire |
2,603 | Administrative county of England. |
| Limbaži District |
2,602 | District of Latvia. |
 Vorarlberg |
2,601 | Second smallest state of Austria. |
 Greater Accra Region |
2,593 | Smallest region of Ghana. |
 Luxembourg |
2,586 | Country in Europe. |
| Bạc Liêu Province |
2,584.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Jijel Province |
2,577 | Province of Algeria. |
 Saarland |
2,569 | Smallest non-city state of Germany. |
| Aizkraukle District |
2,565 | District of Latvia. |
| Phrae Province |
2,557 | Province of Thailand. |
| Derbyshire |
2,550 | Administrative county of England. |
 Gwynedd |
2,548 | Second largest unitary authority of Wales. |
 Nógrád |
2,546 | Second smallest county of Hungary. |
| Dorset |
2,541 | Administrative county of England. |
| Daugavpils District |
2,525 | District of Latvia. |
 Réunion |
2,510 | French overseas département. |
| Dibër County |
2,507 | County of Albania. |
| Réunion |
2,504 | Department of France. |
| Kuldīga District |
2,502 | District of Latvia. |
| Tien Giang Province |
2,484.20 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Satun Province |
2,479 | Province of Thailand. |
| Ventspils District |
2,472 | District of Latvia. |
| Chachoengsao Province |
2,470 | Province of Thailand. |
 Bururi Province |
2,465 | Largest province of Burundi. |
 Central Department |
2,465 | Second smallest department of Paraguay. |
| Vukovar-Syrmia |
2,454 | County of Croatia. |
| Tukums District |
2,447 | District of Latvia. |
 Saga |
2,439 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Valka District |
2,437 | District of Latvia. |
 Luanda Province |
2,418 | Smallest province of Angola. |
| East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,415 | Unitary authority of England. |
 Kanagawa |
2,415 | Prefecture of Japan. |
 Limburg |
2,414 | Province of Flanders, Belgium. |
| Ludza District |
2,412 | District of Latvia. |
| Carmarthenshire |
2,398 | Third largest unitary authority of Wales. |
| Porto |
2,395 | District of Portugal. |
 Kuna Yala |
2,393 | Province of Panama. |
| Balvi District |
2,386 | District of Latvia. |
| Lääne County |
2,383 | County of Estonia. |
| Aïn Témouchent Province |
2,379 | Province of Algeria. |
| Pernik Province |
2,377 | Third smallest province of Bulgaria. |
| Kukës County |
2,373 | County of Albania. |
| Northamptonshire |
2,367 | Administrative county of England. |
| Valmiera District |
2,365 | District of Latvia. |
| Sarpang |
2,362 | District of Bhutan. |
| Ben Tre Province |
2,360.20 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Australian Capital Territory |
2,358 | Territory of Australia. |
 Azores |
2,346 | Autonomous Region of Portugal. |
| Herrera Province |
2,341 | Third smallest province of Panama. |
| Ruyigi Province |
2,339 | Second largest province of Burundi. |
 La Paz |
2,331 | Department of Honduras. |
 Al Mahwit Governorate |
2,330 | Second smallest governorate of Yemen. |
| Kuna de Madungandí |
2,319 | Second smallest province of Panama. |
| Trashigang |
2,316 | District of Bhutan. |
| Samdrup Jongkhar |
2,312 | District of Bhutan. |
 Ionian Islands |
2,307 | Smallest periphery of Greece. |
| Võru County |
2,305 | County of Estonia. |
| Tra Vinh Province |
2,295.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Krāslava District |
2,285 | District of Latvia. |
| Yvelines |
2,284 | Department of France. |
 Okinawa |
2,271 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Komárom-Esztergom |
2,265 | Smallest county of Hungary. |
| North Bank Division |
2,256 | Second largest division of The Gambia. |
| Viana do Castelo |
2,255 | District of Portugal. |
| Alūksne District |
2,243 | District of Latvia. |
 Moray |
2,238 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
 Comoros |
2,235 | Country in Listed figure includes Mayotte (373 km2). The figure without Mayotte is 1,862 km2. |
| Durham |
2,233 | Administrative county of England. |
 Estelí |
2,230 | Region of Nicaragua. |
| Saldus District |
2,182 | District of Latvia. |
| Põlva County |
2,165 | County of Estonia. |
 Vestfold |
2,216 | County of Norway. |
 Isla de la Juventud |
2,199 | Smallest province of Cuba. |
| Ha Tay Province |
2,198 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Stirling |
2,196 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
| Constantine Province |
2,187 | Province of Algeria. |
 Tokyo |
2,187 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Angus |
2,181 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
| Mostaganem Province |
2,175 | Province of Algeria. |
| Nakhon Nayok Province |
2,168 | Province of Thailand. |
| Tipaza Province |
2,166 | Province of Algeria. |
| Rivas |
2,162 | Region of Nicaragua. |
 Bartın Province |
2,140 | Province of Turkey. |
 Usulután |
2,130 | Largest department of El Salvador. |
| Zhemgang |
2,126 | District of Bhutan. |
| Mukdahan Province |
2,122 | Province of Thailand. |
| Oran Province |
2,121 | Province of Algeria. |
 P'yŏngyang-si |
2,113 | Special city of North Korea. |
 Flemish Brabant |
2,106 | Province of Flanders, Belgium. |
| Ho Chi Minh City (municipality) |
2,098.70 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Nottinghamshire |
2,085 | Administrative county of England. |
| Leicestershire |
2,083 | Administrative county of England. |
| Cheshire |
2,081 | Administrative county of England. |
| San Miguel |
2,077 | Second largest department of El Salvador. |
| La Unión |
2,074 | Third largest department of El Salvador. |
| Upper River Division |
2,070 | Division of The Gambia. |
| Thimphu |
2,067 | District of Bhutan. |
| Worcestershire |
2,065 | Administrative county of England. |
| Gabrovo Province |
2,053 | Second smallest province of Bulgaria. |
| Valga County |
2,044 | Third smallest county of Estonia. |
| Preiļi District |
2,041 | District of Latvia. |
 Mauritius |
2,040 | Country in Oceania. Includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues. |
| Guria |
2,033 | Smallest region of Georgia. |
| Brod-Posavina |
2,030 | County of Croatia. |
 Canton of St. Gallen |
2,026 | Canton of Switzerland. |
| Virovitica-Podravina |
2,024 | County of Croatia. |
| San Vicente |
2,023 | Department of El Salvador. |
| Chalatenango |
2,017 | Department of El Salvador. |
 Surrey County Parish |
2,009.3 | |
| Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province |
1,989.60 | Province of Vietnam. |
| West Sussex |
1,988 | Administrative county of England. |
| Gitega Province |
1,979 | Third largest province of Burundi. |
| Warwickshire |
1,978 | Administrative county of England. |
| Cankuzo Province |
1,965 | Province of Burundi. |
| Makamba Province |
1,960 | Province of Burundi. |
| Rutana Province |
1,959 | Province of Burundi. |
| Mongar |
1,946 | District of Bhutan. |
| Gharbia Governorate |
1,942 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Pathum Thani Province |
1,940 | Province of Thailand. |
 United States Virgin Islands |
1,910 | Territory of the United States. |
 Osaka |
1,893 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Fier County |
1,887 | County of Albania. |
| Bauska District |
1,882 | District of Latvia. |
| Gulbene District |
1,877 | District of Latvia. |
 Kagawa |
1,862 | Prefecture of Japan. |
| Herefordshire |
1,858 | Unitary authority of England. |
| Qena Governorate |
1,851 | Governorate of Egypt. |
 Jeju Special Autonomous Province |
1,846 | Province of South Korea. |
 Quindío Department |
1,845 | District of Colombia. |
 Kapisa Province |
1,842 | Smallest province of Afghanistan. |
| Ogre District |
1,840 | Third smallest district of Latvia. |
| Muyinga Province |
1,836 | Province of Burundi. |
| Faiyum Governorate |
1,827 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Požega-Slavonia |
1,823 | County of Croatia. |
| Trongsa |
1,807 | District of Bhutan. |
| Essonne |
1,804 | Department of France. |
| Berat County |
1802 | County of Albania. |
| Ceredigion |
1,797 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
| Chukha |
1,791 | District of Bhutan. |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva |
1,781 | County of Croatia. |
 South-East District |
1,780 | Smallest district of Botswana. |
| South Lanarkshire |
1,771 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
| Western Division |
1,764 | Second smallest division of The Gambia. |
| Koprivnica-Križevci |
1,748 | County of Croatia. |
| Haa |
1,746 | District of Bhutan. |
| Canton of Zürich |
1,729 | Canton of Switzerland. |
| East Sussex |
1,713 | Administrative county of England. |
| Madriz |
1,708 | Region of Nicaragua. |
| Kirundo Province |
1,703 | Province of Burundi. |
| Guadeloupe |
1,703 | French overseas département includes La Désirade, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part). Note that Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin became separate overseas collectvities in 2007 and are no longer politically part of Guadeloupe. |
 Fermanagh |
1,700 | Largest district of Northern Ireland. |
| Ocotepeque |
1,680 | Third smallest department of Honduras. |
| Canton of Fribourg |
1,671 | Canton of Switzerland. |
| Surrey |
1,670 | Administrative county of England. |
| La Libertad |
1,653 | Department of El Salvador. |
| Hai Duong Province |
1,652.80 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Nam Dinh Province |
1,650.80 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Malacca |
1,650 | State of Malaysia. |
| Trashiyangste |
1,643 | District of Bhutan. |
| Hertfordshire |
1,638 | Administrative authority (county) of England. |
| Cibitoke Province |
1,636 | Province of Burundi. |
| Dobele District |
1,633 | Second smallest district of Latvia. |
| Tirana County |
1,631 | Third smallest county of Albania. |
| Tafea Province |
1,628 | Province of Vanuatu. |
| Guadeloupe |
1,628 | Department of France. |
| Lower River Division |
1,618 | Smallest division of The Gambia. |
 Grand Casablanca |
1,615 | Smallest region of Morocco. |
| Jelgava District |
1,604 | Smallest district of Latvia. |
| Hau Giang Province |
1,601.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Boumerdès Province |
1,591 | Province of Algeria. |
| Pembrokeshire |
1,590 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
| Bogotá (Distrito Capital) |
1,587 | Capital district of Colombia; second smallest district of Colombia. |
| Samtse |
1,585 | District of Bhutan. |
| Greater London |
1,583 | Region of England. |
 Ilfov County |
1,583 | Smallest county of Romania. |
| Petseri County |
1,582 | Second smallest county of Estonia. Currently annexed by Russia. |
| Buckinghamshire |
1,569 | Administrative county of England. |
| Ayutthaya Province |
1,569 | Province of Thailand. |
| Valle |
1,565 | Second smallest department of Honduras. |
| Sohag Governorate |
1,547 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Thai Binh Province |
1,546.50 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Monufia Governorate |
1,532 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Nonthaburi Province |
1,526 | Province of Thailand. |
| Hai Phong (municipality) |
1,520.70 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Vargas |
1,496 | State of Venezuela. |
| Canton of Lucerne |
1,493 | Canton of Switzerland. |
 Delhi |
1,483 | Union Territory of India. |
| Vĩnh Long Province |
1,479.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Distrito Federal |
1,479 | District of Mexico. |
| Blida Province |
1,478 | Province of Algeria. |
| Ngozi Province |
1,474 | Province of Burundi. |
| Karuzi Province |
1,457 | Province of Burundi. |
| Shefa Province |
1,455 | Province of Vanuatu. |
| Morazán |
1,447 | Department of El Salvador. |
| Ismailia Governorate |
1,442 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Annaba Province |
1,439 | Province of Algeria. |
| Shetland Islands |
1,438 | Island area of Scotland. |
 Aargau |
1,404 | Canton of Switzerland. |
| Can Tho (municipality) |
1,401.60 | Province of Vietnam. |
 Saint Petersburg |
1,400 | Second smallest federal subject of Russia. |
 Faroe Islands |
1,399 | Self-governing territory of Denmark. |
 Dar es Salaam |
1,398 | Region of Tanzania. |
| Ninh Binh Province |
1,392.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Dagana |
1,387 | District of Bhutan. |
| Vinh Phuc Province |
1,373.20 | Province of Vietnam. |
| Sofia (city) |
1,349 | Smallest province of Bulgaria. |
| Kilis Province |
1,338 | Province of Turkey. |
| Fife |
1,323 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
| Beni Suef Governorate |
1,322 | Governorate of Egypt. |
| Paro |
1,310 | District of Bhutan. |
| Kaesŏng-si |
1,309 | Special city of North Korea. |
 N'Djamena |
1,284 | Region of Chad. |
| Varaždin |
1,262 | County of Croatia. |
| Da Nang (municipality) |
1,257.30 | Province of Vietnam. |
| East Ayrshire |
1,252 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
| Val-d'Oise |
1,246 | Department of France. |
| Ahuachapán |
1,240 | Department of El Salvador. |
| Kayanza Province |
1,233 | Province of Burundi. |
| Krapina-Zagorje |
1,229 | Third smallest county of Croatia. |
| Sonsonate |
1,225 | Department of El Salvador. |
| La Paz |
1,224 | Department of El Salvador. |
 Dire Dawa |
1,213 | Chartered city region of Ethiopia. |
| Saint Ann Parish |
1,212.6 | Largest parish of Jamaica. |
| Saint Elizabeth Parish |
1,212.4 | Second largest parish of Jamaica. |
| South Ayrshire |
1,202 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
| Penama Province |
1,198 | Second smallest province of Vanuatu. |
| Clarendon Parish |
1,196.3 | Third largest parish of Jamaica. |
| Bedfordshire |
1,193 | Administrative county of England. |
| Saint Catherine Parish |
1,192.4 | Parish of Jamaica. |
| Santa Ana |
1,184 | Department of El Salvador. |
| Diekirch |
1,157 | Largest district of Luxembourg. |
 Nueva Esparta |
1,150 | State of Venezuela. |
| Conwy |
1,130 | Unitary authority of Wales. |
| Martinique |
1,128 | Department of France. |
| Omagh |
1,124 | Second largest district of Northern Ireland. |
| Cabañas |
1,104 | Third smallest department of El Salvador. |
 Hong Kong |
1,104 | Special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China. |
| Martinique |
1,102 | French overseas département. |
 Walloon Brabant |
1,093 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
| Moscow |
1,091 | Smallest federal subject of Russia. |
| Bubanza Province |
1,089 | Province of Burundi. |
| Bujumbura Rural Province |
1,089 | Province of Burundi. |
| Carazo |
1,081 | Third smallest region of Nicaragua. |
| Canton of Uri |
1,077 | Canton of Switzerland. |
| Ulsan |
1,056 | Largest metropolitan city of South Korea. |
 Penang |
1,046 | State of Malaysia. |
| Granada |
1,040 | Second smallest region of Nicaragua. |
| Hiiu County |
1,023 | Smallest county of Estonia. |
| Düzce Province |
1,014 | Province of Turkey. |
| Samut Prakan Province |
1,004 | Province of Thailand. |
| Qalyubia Governorate |
1,001 | Governorate of Egypt. |
 Nouakchott |
1,000 | Smallest region of Mauritania. |
See also
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area in excess of 200,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 100,000 to 1,000,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 50,000 to 200,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 20,000 to 50,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 5,000 to 20,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 1,000 to 5,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from .1 to 1,000 km²
Smaller divisions
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area in excess of 1,000,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 500,000 to 1,000,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 200,000 to 500,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 100,000 to 200,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 50,000 to 100,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 30,000 to 50,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 20,000 to 30,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 10,000 to 20,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 7,000 to 10,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 5,000 to 7,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 3,000 to 5,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 1,000 to 3,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 250 to 1,000 km²
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from .1 to 250 km²
Other
- List of countries and outlying territories by total area
- Table of administrative country subdivisions by country
- Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions
References
- ^ References for the information provided in this table may be found in the individual articles on each body listed herein.
Information about countries by area is generally derived from the CIA World Factbook.
Information about political subdivisions by area is generally derived from Statoids.com.
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