Smallest Countries in the World by Area

193 UN Member Sovereign Countries with 2 Observer Countries (Palestine and Vatican City)

Below is the list of 195 largest countries in the world by area

Sovereign Countries in the World by Area

S.N.Recognised Smallest Countries in the World by AreaArea (km2)Area (sq mi)CapitalPopulationCurrencyDialing Code2015 GDP (PPP) in $ Millions2015 Nominal GDP - $ Millions2015 GDP (PPP) per Capita
1Vatican City0.440.17Vatican City842Euro+379  $23,700
2Monaco20.8Monaco30,508Euro+377$6,790$6,063$45,900
3Nauru218No official Capital12,329Australian dollar+674$150.8$150.8$56,300
4Tuvalu2610Funafuti11,146Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar+688$36.58$34 $14,300
5San Marino6124San Marino32,742Euro+378$1,952$1,543$15,800
6Liechtenstein16062Vaduz37,313Swiss franc+423$3,200$5,113$65,400
7Marshall Islands18170Majuro73,630United States Dollar+692$186.9$195 $6,300
8Saint Kitts and Nevis261104Basseterre46,000East Caribbean dollar+1 869$1,358$889$22,400
9Maldives298115Malé3,45,000Maldivian rufiyaa+960$4,732$3,031$24,700
10Malta316122Valletta4,12,655Euro+356$14,750$9,190$14,400
11Grenada348.5132.8St. George's1,04,000East Caribbean dollar+1 473$1,385$957$800
12Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389150Kingstown1,10,000East Caribbean dollar+1 784 $1,211$765$54,600
13Barbados439166Bridgetown2,83,000Barbadian dollar+1 246$4,658$4,451$18,500
14Antigua and Barbuda440170St. John's89,000East Caribbean dollar+1 268$2,096$1,285$11,300
15Seychelles451174Victoria80,654Seychellois rupee+248$2,533$1,375$4,500
16Palau459177Ngerulmud21,032United States Dollar+680$262.6$261 $15,100
17Andorra468181Andorra la Vella85,458Euro+376$3,163$4,800$17,800
18Saint Lucia617238.23Castries1,72,000East Caribbean dollar+1 758$2,032$1,438$12,500
19Federated States of Micronesia702271Palikir1,35,869United States Dollar+691$310.3$307 $12,300
20Singapore719.1278Singapore City55,41,000Singapore dollar+65$4,68,900$2,94,000$2,800
21Tonga747288Nukuʻalofa1,06,146Tongan paʻanga+676$520.5$443 $1,100
22Dominica750290Roseau71,000East Caribbean dollar+1 767$820.1$538$7,600
23Bahrain765295.37Manama17,81,000Bahraini dinar+973$64,900$30,910$1,800
24Kiribati811313Tarawa1,01,998Australian Dollar, Kiribati Dollar+686$169.8$164 $13,400
25São Tomé and Príncipe964372São Tomé1,83,176Dobra+239$663.7$326$14,000
26Mauritius2,040788Port Louis12,19,220Mauritian rupee+230$24,510$11,570$1,700
27Comoros2,235863Moroni7,98,000Comorian franc+269$1,214$589$6,500
28Luxembourg2,586998Luxembourg5,20,672Euro+352$56,580$57,930$4,500
29Samoa2,8311,093Apia1,94,320Samoan tālā+685$1,033$867 $11,500
30Cape Verde4,0331,557Praia4,20,979Cape Verdean escudo+238$3,479$1,641$3,000
31Trinidad and Tobago5,1311,981Port of Spain13,57,000Trinidad and Tobago dollar+1 868$44,320$27,670$6,400
32Brunei5,7652,226Bandar Seri Begawan4,21,000Brunei dollar+673$32,900$11,640$16,100
33Palestine6,2202,402Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah42,25,710Israeli Shekel+970$12,700$12,700$11,300
34Cyprus9,2513,572Nicosia11,72,458Euro+357$27,910$19,380$4,900
35Gambia10,3804,008Banjul15,17,000Gambian dalasi+220$3,269$761$1,300
36Lebanon10,4524,036Beirut42,88,000Lebanese pound+961$83,860$54,400$20,500
37Jamaica10,9914,244Kingston27,29,000Jamaican dollar+1 876$24,600$13,820$23,800
38Qatar11,5864,467.60Doha21,13,000Riyal+974$3,24,200$1,92,100$4,300
39Vanuatu12,1894,706Port Vila2,56,155Vanuatu vatu+678$675.9$771 $5,200
40Montenegro13,8125,333Podgorica6,50,036Euro+382$9,829$3,985$2,000
41Bahamas13,8785,358Nassau3,79,000Bahamian dollar+1 242$9,231$8,884$2,000
42Timor-Leste (East Timor)15,4105,743Dili12,45,000US Dollar+670$7,101$4,231$41,400
43Swaziland17,3646,704Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)10,32,000Lilangeni+268$10,870$4,305$400
44Kuwait17,8206,880Kuwait City41,61,000Kuwaiti dinar+965$2,88,800$1,23,200$600
45Fiji18,2747,056Suva8,90,057Fijian Dollar+679$7,798$4,526 $8,000
46Slovenia20,2737,827Ljubljana19,88,292Euro+386$63,600$42,740$1,500
47Israel20,7708,019 / 8,522 Jerusalem (proclaimed)83,72,000New Shekel+972$2,81,800$2,98,900$17,700
48El Salvador21,0418,124San Salvador64,60,000United States dollar+503$52,880$25,650$3,300
49Belize22,9668,867Belmopan3,69,000Belize dollar+501$3,071$1,763$2,800
50Djibouti23,2008,958Djibouti City9,06,000Djiboutian franc+253$3,093$1,743$16,100
51Macedonia25,7139,928Skopje20,91,719Macedonian denar+389$28,890$10,090$35,200
52Rwanda26,79810,347Kigali76,00,000Rwandan franc+250$20,320$8,468$15,600
53Haiti27,75010,714Port-au-Prince1,09,94,000Haitian gourde+509$19,020$8,797$3,200
54Burundi27,83010,745Bujumbura75,48,000Burundian franc+257$7,883$2,970$2,800
55Equatoria`l Guinea28,05110,831Malabo5,04,000CFA Franc+240$25,940$10,030$48,000
56Albania28,74811,100Tirana30,20,209Lek+355$32,440$11,590$6,100
57Solomon Islands28,89611,157Honiara5,84,578Solomon Islands dollar+677$1,205 $2,000 $8,300
58Armenia29,74311,484Yerevan30,60,631Dram+374$25,220$10,610$15,500
59Lesotho30,35511,720Maseru20,67,000Lesotho loti+266$5,777$2,035$8,800
60Belgium30,52811,787Brussels1,12,39,755Euro+32$4,94,600$4,58,700$2,100
61Moldova33,85113,070Chișinău35,83,288Moldovan leu+373$17,770$6,188$38,200
62Guinea-Bissau36,12513,948Bissau15,86,000CFA franc+245$2,677$1,035$47,400
63Bhutan38,39414,824Thimphu7,60,000Bhutanese ngultrum+975$6,383$2,209$6,800
64Switzerland41,27715,937Bern / Berne80,61,516Swiss franc+41$4,82,700$6,77,000$41,200
65Netherlands41,54316,040Amsterdam(capital)1,68,77,351Euro, US dollar, NA guilder, Aruban florin+31$8,31,400$7,50,800$6,100
66Denmark43,09416,639Copenhagen55,69,077Danish krone+45$2,57,100$2,91,000$26,600
67Estonia45,22817,463Tallinn12,57,921Euro+372$37,880$22,930$68,400
68Dominican Republic48,44218,704Santo Domingo99,80,000Dominican Peso+1 809, +1 829, +1 849$1,47,600$66,580$3,400
69Slovakia49,03518,933Bratislava54,43,583Euro+421$1,59,600$86,200$26,400
70Costa Rica51,10019,653San José3,58,19,000Costa Rican colón+506$74,090$51,620$46,200
71Bosnia and Herzegovina51,19719,767Sarajevo38,71,643Convertible mark+387$39,460$15,570$35,800
72Croatia56,59421,851Zagreb44,70,534Kuna+385$90,330$48,930$7,500
73Togo56,78521,925Lomé71,54,237CFA franc+228$10,820$4,152$11,300
74Latvia64,58924,938Riga21,65,165Euro+371$49,890$27,820$1,800
75Lithuania65,30025,212Vilnius29,43,472Euro+370$82,140$41,780$36,400
76Sri Lanka65,61025,332Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte2,08,69,000Sri Lankan rupee+94$2,32,500$79,520$21,700
77Georgia69,70026,911Tbilisi / T'bilisi49,35,880Lari+995$35,370$13,750$1,300
78Ireland70,27327,133Dublin48,32,765Euro+353$2,50,300$2,27,500$41,200
79Sierra Leone71,74027,699Freetown61,44,562Leone+232$9,833$4,266$4,300
80Panama74,177.3028,640Panama City37,64,000Panamanian balboa, United States dollar+507$82,180$47,470$20,600
81Czech Republic78,86730,451Prague1,05,38,275Czech koruna+420$3,31,400$1,82,500$5,400
82United Arab Emirates8360032,278Abu Dhabi89,33,000UAE dirham+971$6,41,900$3,39,100$2,100
83Austria83,87132,383Vienna82,23,062Euro+43$4,03,800$3,72,600$7,200
84Azerbaijan86,60033,436Baku96,86,210Manat+994$1,74,300$63,980$17,800
85Serbia88,36134,116Belgrade72,09,764Serbian dinar+381$97,270$36,560$3,400
86Jordan89,34235,637Amman68,37,000Jordanian dinar+962$82,990$38,210$2,500
87Portugal92,09035,556Lisbon1,04,27,301Euro+351$2,88,600$1,97,500$5,100
88Hungary93,02835,918Budapest99,19,128Forint+36$2,57,000$1,18,500$3,476.512
89South Korea1,00,21038,691Seoul5,06,17,000South Korean won+82$18,49,000$13,93,000$21,800
90Iceland1,03,00039,769Reykjavík3,17,351Icelandic króna+354$15,010$16,740$16,700
91Guatemala1,08,88942,042Guatemala City1,61,76,000Guatemalan quetzal+502$1,25,600$63,220$11,600
92Cuba1,09,88442,426Havana1,12,52,000Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso+53$1,28,500$77,150$3,600
93Bulgaria1,10,87942,811Sofia69,24,716Lev+359$1,32,600$47,170$2,500
94Liberia1,11,36943,000Monrovia41,28,572Liberian dollar+231$3,780$2,015$2,800
95Honduras1,12,49243,278Tegucigalpa89,50,000Honduran lempira+504$41,000$19,940$25,600
96Benin1,12,62243,484Porto-Novo84,39,000CFA franc+229$21,160$7,701$5,000
97Eritrea1,17,60045,406Asmara58,80,000Nakfa+291$7,938$4,256$1,800
98Malawi1,18,48445,747Lilongwe1,28,84,000Kwacha+265$20,560$6,388$1,200
99North Korea1,20,54046,528P'yŏngyang2,58,63,000North Korean won+850$40,000$28,000$1,200
100Nicaragua1,30,37550,193Managua65,14,000Nicaraguan córdoba+505$31,180$12,320$2,000
101Greece1,31,95750,949Athens1,08,16,286Euro+30$2,81,600$1,93,000$5,000
102Tajikistan1,43,10055,251Dushanbe84,51,000Somoni+992$23,300$8,045$900
103Nepal1,47,18156,827Kathmandu2,80,38,000Nepalese rupee+977$70,080$21,360$18,400
104Bangladesh1,47,57056,977Dhaka15,87,62,000Taka+880$5,77,000$2,02,300$10,200
105Tunisia1,63,61063,170Tunis1,01,02,000Tunisian dinar+216$1,27,200$44,270$7,900
106Suriname1,63,82063,251Paramaribo5,41,638Surinamese dollar+597$9211$5050$46,600
107Uruguay1,76,21568,037Montevideo34,04,189Uruguayan peso+598$72360$56800$36,700
108Cambodia1,81,03569,898Phnom Penh1,50,40,000Riel+855$54,035$17,814$26,000
109Syria1,85,18071,479Damascus2,32,70,000Syrian pound+963$55,800$24,600$27,800
110Senegal1,96,72375,955Dakar1,16,58,000CFA franc+221$36,300$13,990$12,400
111Kyrgyzstan1,99,95177,181Bishkek59,43,000Som+996$19,810$7,158$13,600
112Belarus2,07,60080,155Minsk96,08,058Belarusian ruble+375$1,68,200$62,020$18,700
113Guyana2,14,96983,000Georgetown7,47,884Guyanese dollar+592$5770$3203$47,500
114Uganda2,36,04091,136Kampala2,76,16,000Ugandan shilling+256$79,750$24,940$67,000
115Laos2,36,80091,428.99Vientiane68,02,000Kip+856$37,500$12,550$31,500
116Romania2,38,39192,043Bucharest2,17,29,871Romanian leu+40$4,11,100$1,74,900$20,900
117Ghana2,38,53492,098Accra2,30,00,000Ghana cedi+233$1,13,300$37,680$1,600
118United Kingdom2,43,61094,058London6,37,42,977Pound sterling+44$26,60,000$28,65,000$54,300
119Guinea2,45,85794,926Conakry1,00,57,975CFA Franc+240$15,280$6,733$9,500
120Gabon2,67,6681,03,347Libreville13,84,000CFA franc+241$34,410$13,800$11,200
121New Zealand2,67,7101,03,363Wellington45,70,038New Zealand Dollar+64$1,66,000$1,70,600 $28,000
122Burkina Faso2,74,0001,05,792Ouagadougou1,32,28,000CFA franc+226$31,180$11,320$24,500
123Ecuador2,83,5611,09,484Quito1,63,46,700United States dollar+593$181800$98930$1,500
124Philippines3,00,0001,15,831Manila10,29,65,000Philippine Peso+63$7,42,200$2,99,300$21,300
125Italy3,01,3401,16,348Rome6,16,80,122Euro+39$21,74,000$18,19,000$10,200
126Oman3,09,5011,19,498Muscat41,81,000Rial+968$1,71,700$60,180$15,500
127Poland3,12,6851,20,728Warsaw3,83,46,279Polish złoty+48$10,03,000$4,81,200$29,500
128Ivory Coast3,22,4601,24,503Yamoussoukro1,76,54,843CFA franc+225$78,330$31,270$14,900
129Norway3,23,8021,25,021Oslo51,47,792Norwegian krone+47$3,52,800$3,97,600$28,700
130Malaysia3,29,8471,27,355Kuala Lumpur3,10,32,000Ringgit+60$8,13,500$3,13,500$45,800
131Vietnam3,32,6981,28,565Hanoi9,18,12,000đồng+84$5,51,300$1,98,800$49,300
132Finland3,38,1451,30,559Helsinki52,68,799Euro+358$2,24,700$2,30,700$59,300
133Republic of the Congo3,42,0001,32,047Brazzaville40,12,809CFA franc+242$28,920$8,871$8,200
134Germany3,57,0221,37,847Berlin8,09,96,685Euro+49$38,42,000$33,71,000$1,500
135Japan3,77,9441,45,925Tokyo12,68,91,000Yen+81$46,58,000$41,27,000$5,000
136Zimbabwe3,90,7571,50,872Harare1,30,10,000US dollar+263$27,920$13,910$44,100
137Paraguay4,06,7521,57,048Asunción70,03,406Guaraní+595$60150$29070$3,000
138Iraq4,37,0721,69,234Baghdad3,65,75,000Iraqi dinar+964$5,31,400$1,65,100$8,400
139Morocco4,46,5501,72,414Rabat3,57,57,175Moroccan dirham+212$2,74,500$1,03,10028,896
140Uzbekistan4,48,9781,72,742Tashkent3,12,83,000Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi)+998$1,85,800$65,950$11,900
141Sweden4,50,2951,73,860Stockholm97,23,809Swedish krona+46$4,67,400$4,83,700$33,300
142Papua New Guinea4,62,8401,78,704Port Moresby63,10,129Papua New Guinean kina+675$19,220$18,000 $900
143Cameroon4,75,4421,83,569Yaoundé1,77,95,000CFA franc+237$72,110$28,520$1,800
144Turkmenistan4,91,2101,88,456Ashgabat49,02,000Turkmen new manat+993$90,290$44,360$1,800
145Spain5,05,3701,95,124Madrid4,77,37,941Euro+34$16,36,000$12,21,000$14,000
146Thailand5,13,1201,98,115Bangkok6,83,87,000Baht+66$11,07,000$3,73,500$3,300
147Yemen5,28,0762,03,796Sana'a2,67,45,000Yemeni rial+967$75,520$34,930$8,600
148Kenya5,80,3672,24,081Nairobi3,47,07,817Kenyan shilling+254$1,43,100$63,120$8,300
149Botswana5,81,7262,24,606Gaborone18,39,833Pula+267$37,160$13,090$34,300
150Madagascar5,87,0412,26,658Antananarivo1,86,06,000Malagasy ariary+261$35,560$9,514$30,900
151Ukraine6,03,5502,33,032Kiev4,42,91,413Ukrainian hryvnia+380$3,34,200$90,140$8,800
152Central African Republic6,22,9842,40,535Bangui42,16,666CFA franc+236$3,052$1,624$72,200
153Somalia6,37,6572,46,201Mogadishu98,32,017Somali shilling+252$4,431$5,800$9,800
154France6,43,4272,48,429Paris6,62,59,012Euro, CFP franc+33$26,47,000$24,23,000$5,800
155South Sudan6,44,3292,48,777Juba82,60,490South Sudanese pound+211$22,460$12,880$25,600
156Afghanistan6,52,8642,51,827Kabul2,68,49,000Afghani+93$62,790$20,840$15,700
157Myanmar (Burma)6,76,5782,61,227Naypyidaw5,22,80,000Kyat+95$2,67,700$65,780$2,600
158Zambia7,52,6142,90,586Lusaka1,46,68,000Zambian kwacha+260$64,650$24,470$1,45,000
159Chile7,56,1022,91,933Santiago1,80,06,407Peso+56$424300$240000$8,800
160Turkey7,83,5623,02,535Ankara7,82,14,000Turkish lira+90$15,76,000$7,22,200$18,600
161Mozambique8,01,5903,09,496Maputo2,03,66,795Mozambican metical+258$33,730$16,990$1,700
162Pakistan8,03,9403,10,403Islamabad19,17,85,000Pakistani Rupee+92$9,30,800$2,47,800$31,000
163Namibia8,25,4183,18,696Windhoek20,31,000Namibian dollar+264$24,840$12,860$1924 (West Bank), $876 (Gaza)
164Venezuela9,12,0503,52,144Caracas3,06,20,404Bolívar fuerte+58$491600$131900$79,700
165Nigeria9,23,7683,56,669Abuja17,45,07,539Naira+234$11,05,000$4,93,000$32,800
166Tanzania9,45,2033,64,945Dodoma4,49,29,002Tanzanian shilling+255$1,38,300$46,190$6,700
167Egypt10,01,4493,86,662Cairo8,45,50,000Egyptian pound+20$9,96,000$2,86,400$5,400
168Mauritania10,30,7003,97,955Nouakchott30,69,000Ouguiya+222$16,430$4,677$1,02,900
169Bolivia10,98,5814,24,164Sucre1,00,27,254Boliviano+591$73880$33540$1,600
170Ethiopia11,04,3004,26,373Addis Ababa8,52,37,338Birr+251$1,59,200$57,560$19,500
171Colombia11,38,9104,39,736Bogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá4,83,47,000Peso+57$665000$274200$3,400
172South Africa12,21,0374,71,445Bloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive)5,29,81,991South African rand+27$7,24,000$3,17,300$2,200
173Mali12,40,1924,78,841Bamako1,35,18,000CFA franc+223$29,150$10,950$51,200
174Angola12,46,7004,81,354Luanda1,69,41,000Kwanza+244$1,85,200$1,02,000$11,600
175Niger12,67,0004,89,191Niamey1,39,57,000CFA franc+227$18,960$7,119$5,100
176Chad12,84,0004,95,755N'Djamena1,01,46,000CFA franc+235$32,000$11,690$85,700
177Peru12,85,2164,96,225Lima3,11,51,643Nuevo sol+51$385400$179900$3,000
178Mongolia15,66,0006,03,909Ulaanbaatar30,29,000Tögrög+976$36,430$12,410$12,000
179Iran16,48,1956,36,372Tehran7,87,78,000Rial+98$13,82,000$3,96,900$37,200
180Libya17,59,5406,79,362Tripoli60,36,914Dinar+218$92,870$29,720$14,800
181Sudan18,61,4847,18,723Khartoum3,67,87,012Sudanese pound+249$1,67,400$84,330$27,000
182Indonesia19,04,5697,35,358Jakarta25,54,62,000Rupiah+62$28,39,000$8,72,600$23,700
183Mexico19,72,5507,61,606Mexico City12,10,06,000Mexican Peso+52$22,20,000$11,61,000$16,700
184Saudi Arabia21,49,6908,30,000Riyadh3,15,21,000Saudi riyal+966$16,81,000$6,65,500$11,000
185Democratic Republic of the Congo23,44,8589,05,355Kinshasa7,55,07,308Congolese franc+243$63,270$39,060$13,000
186Algeria23,81,7409,19,595Algiers3,33,33,267Dinar+213$5,70,600$1,75,100$34,700
187Kazakhstan27,24,90010,52,090Astana1,79,48,816Tenge+7-6xx, +7-7xx$4,30,500$1,95,000$13,600
188Argentina27,80,40010,73,518Buenos Aires4,31,31,966Peso+54$964300$578700$22,800
189India32,87,59012,69,346New Delhi1,29,94,99,000Indian rupee+91$80,27,000$21,83,000$3,400
190Australia77,41,22029,88,902Canberra2,39,23,600Australian Dollar+61$14,89,000$12,41,000 $89,400
191Brazil85,14,87732,87,612Brasília20,48,93,000Real+55$3166000$1800000$62,100
192China (PRC)95,96,96137,05,407Beijing1,37,07,93,000Renminbi (yuan)+86$1,95,10,000$1,13,80,000$3,400
193United States98,57,30638,05,927Washington, D.C.32,12,34,000United States dollar+1$1,79,70,000$1,79,70,000$14,800
194Canada99,84,67038,54,085Ottawa3,58,19,000Canadian dollar+1$16,28,000$15,73,000$78,700
195Russia1,70,98,24266,01,668Moscow14,62,67,288Russian ruble+7$34,71,000$12,36,000 

Countries with limited recognition by Area

Non-United Nations Member Sovereign Countries by Area

S.N.CountryArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusCapitalCurremcyDialing CodeGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP nominal in MillionsGDP per capitaPopulation
1Cook Islands23691Self-governing in free association with New ZealandAvaruaNew Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar+682$244.10 $244.10 $12,300 20,811
2Niue260100Self-governing in free association with New ZealandAlofiNew Zealand dollar+683$10.01 $10.01 $5,800 2,134
3Northern Cyprus3,3551,295Recognized by Turkey. Claimed as part of the Cyprus.NicosiaTurkish lira+90 392 $4,273 $15,302 2,94,906
4Transnistria3,5001,351Claimed as a administrative division of Moldova. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by three non-UN countries.TiraspolTransnistrian ruble+373$799  $1,500 5,30,000
5South Ossetia3,9001,506Claimed as part of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.TskhinvaliRussian ruble+995 34$15  $250 70,000
6Nagorno-Karabakh7,0002,703Claimed as part ofAzerbaijan. De facto independent state, Recognized or acclaimed by 3 non-UN states.StepanakertArmenian dram, Nagorno-Karabakh dram+374 47 / 97$411.7 $2,780 1,41,400
7Abkhazia8,6603,344Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia. Recognized or acclaimed by 4 UN countries.Sukhumi / SukhumAbkhazian apsar, Russian ruble+7 840, +7 940, +995 44 $500  2,50,000
8Kosovo10,8874,203Recognized or acclaimed by 108 UN member countries.PristinaEuro+381$17,630 $6,309 $9,570 18,36,529
9Taiwan35,98013,892Claimed as a province of ChinaTaipeiNew Taiwan dollar+886$11,14,000$5,18,800$47,500 2,30,71,779
10Somaliland1,37,60053,128State within the Federal regions of Somalia.Recognized by no UN member.HargeisaSomaliland shilling+252$3,200  $577 40,00,000
11Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic2,67,4051,03,246Claimed as the southernmost provinces of Morocco. Recognized by the African Union and 84 UN members as the representative government of Western Sahara.El Aaiún(proclaimed)Algerian dinar, Sahrawi peseta+212   2,66,000

Non-Sovereign Territories by Area

Non-Sovereign Dependent Territories in the World by Area

S.N.Dependent TerritoriesArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusCapitalCurremcyDialing CodePopulationGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP Nominal in MillionsGDP per capita
1Baker Island2.10.81United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   
2Coral Sea Islands31Territory of AustraliaUninhabited  4   
3Johnston Atoll2.671.03United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   
4Howland Island1.621.05United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   
5Jarvis Island4.51.75United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   
6Navassa Island5.42Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by HaitiN/AUnited States dollarN/AUninhabited   
7Ashmore and Cartier Islands52Territory of AustraliaUninhabitedLocal currency (ABC) Uninhabited   
8Clipperton Island62.3French state private propertyUninhabitedEuro Uninhabited   
9Midway Islands6.22.4United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar+1 80860   
10Gibraltar6.52.5British overseas territoryGibraltarGibraltar pound+35029,185$1,850 $1,850 $43,000
11Wake Island7.12.73United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar+1 808150   
12Tokelau103.86Dependent territory of New ZealandEach Atoll has its own administrative centreNew Zealand dollar+6901,431$1.50  $1,000
13Palmyra Atoll124.6United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar+14 - 20   
14Cocos (Keeling) Islands145Territory of AustraliaWest Island / BantamAustralian dollar +61596   
15Macau / Macao28.210.9Special Administrative Region of ChinaMacau / MacaoMacanese pataca+8536,42,900$51,680$51,680$88,700
16Norfolk Island34.613.3Self-governing integralTerritory of AustraliaKingstonAustralian Dollar+672 32,210   
17French Southern and Antarctic Lands38.615French overseas territorySaint-PierreEuro+33, +262140 estimate   
18Pitcairn Islands4718.1British overseas territoryAdamstownNew Zealand dollar+6456 $1.477 
19Bermuda53.220.6British Overseas TerritoryHamiltonBermudian dollar+1 44164,237$5,198 $5,198 $85,700
20Kingman Reef7629United States Minor Outlying IslandUninhabitedUnited States dollar Uninhabited   
21Guernsey7830Crown Dependency of the Crown in Right of the UK.Saint Peter PortPound sterling+4465,849$3,451 $2,742 $52,300
22Anguilla9135British Overseas TerritoryThe ValleyEast Caribbean dollar+1 264 13,037$175.40 $175.40 $12,200
23Juan Fernández Islands99.638.5Special territory of ChileSan Juan BautistaChilean Peso+56900   
24Montserrat10239British Overseas TerritoryPlymouthEast Caribbean dollar+1 6644,922$43.78  $8,500
25Ogasawara Village104.4140.31Part of Ogasawara Village inTokyo, JapanŌmura (大村)Yen+81 32,871   
26Jersey11846Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.Saint HelierPound sterling+4496,513$5,771 $5,771 $57,000
27Christmas Island13552Territory of AustraliaFlying Fish CoveAustralian dollar +61 8 91642,072   
28Wallis and Futuna142.4255Overseas collectivity of FranceMata-UtuCFP Franc+68115,585$60  $3,800
29Bajo Nuevo Bank14556Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America, uninhabited, disputed by 3 other nations.N/AN/AN/A0   
30British Virgin Islands15359British Overseas TerritoryRoad TownUnited States dollar+1 28428,054$500 $1,095 $42,300
31Easter Island163.663.2Special territory of ChileHanga RoaChilean Peso+565,761   
32American Samoa19976.8Insular area of the United StatesPago PagoUnited States dollar+1 68457,345$711 $748.60 $13,000
33Akrotiri and Dhekelia25498British overseas territoryEpiskopi CantonmentEuro+3577,700 Cypriots, 8,000 British military personnel and their families   
34Cayman Islands264102British Overseas TerritoryGeorge TownCayman Islands dollar+1 34558,238$2,507 $2,250 $43,800
35United States Virgin Islands346.36133.73Unincorporated organized Territory of the United StatesCharlotte AmalieUnited States dollar+1 340 1,06,405$3,792 $5,075 $36,100
36Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha420162British overseas territoryJamestownSaint Helena pound, Pound sterling+2905661$31.10  $7,800
37Northern Mariana Islands475.3183.5Insular area of the United StatesSaipanUnited States Dollar+1 67053,855$682 $1,232 $13,300
38Guam541.3209Insular area of the United StatesHagåtña / AgañaUnited States Dollar+1-6711,61,785$4,882 $4,600 $30,500
39Isle of Man572221Crown Dependency of The Crown in Right of the UK.DouglasPound sterling+4486,866$6,298 $4,076 $53,800
40Turks and Caicos Islands616.3238British Overseas TerritoryCockburn TownUnited States dollar+1 64931,618$632  $29,100
41Hong Kong1,104426Special Administrative Region of ChinaHong KongHong Kong dollar+85272,98,600$4,14,500$3,07,800$57,000
42Serranilla Bank1,200463.32Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by Honduras, Nicaragua and United States.N/AN/AN/AN/A   
43Faroe Islands / Faeroe Islands1,393538Constituent country of DenmarkTórshavnFaroese króna, Danish krone+29849,947$1,471 $2,320 $30,500
44South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands3,9031,507British overseas territoryKing Edward PointPound sterling+500no indigenous inhabitants   
45French Polynesia4,1671,609Overseas country of FrancePapeeteCFP Franc +6892,94,935$7,150 $7,150 $26,100
46Puerto Rico9,1043,515Unincorporated territory(U.S. Commonwealth)San JuanUnited States dollar+1 787 / 93935,48,397$61,460 $61,460 $28,500
47Falkland Islands12,1734,700British overseas territoryStanleyFalkland Islands pound+5003140$164.50 $164.50 $55,400
48New Caledonia18,5767,172Sui generiscollectivity of FranceNouméaCFP Franc+6872,68,767$11,100 $11,100 $38,800
49Hawaii28,31110,931State of the United StatesHonoluluUnited States dollar+1 808, +1 650, +1 20914,19,561$78,110 $79,595 $46,034
50British Indian Ocean Territory54,40021,004British overseas territory United States Dollar, Pound sterling+2463,000   
51West Papua1,40,375.6254,199.33Province of IndonesiaManokwariPapuan, Dutch Guilder, Indonesian Rupiah+62 98,77,437$3,771  $1,888.15
52Papua3,19,036.051,23,180.51Province of IndonesiaJayapuraIndonesian Rupiah+62 934,86,432$7,958  $2,941.53

Other Areas in the World by Area

S.N.Other AreasArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusCapitalCurremcyDialing CodePopulationGDP (PPP) in MillionsGDP Nominal in MillionsGDP per capita
1Saba135Special municipality of the NetherlandsThe BottomUnited States dollar+599 4N/A$45  $23,600
2Melilla208Spanish autonomous cityMelillaEuro+34 95272,000 $2,037 $26,915
3Sint Eustatius218Special municipality of the NetherlandsOranjestadUnited States dollar+599 3N/A$104  $26,400
4Pelagie Islands21.48Italian territoryLampedusa e LinosaEuro+396,304   
5Saint Barthélemy259.5French Overseas CollectivityGustaviaEuro+59010,000 $255 $37,000
6Ceuta2811Spanish autonomous cityCeutaEuro+34 95276,861 $2,194 $28,372
7Sint Maarten3413.1Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsPhilipsburgNetherlands Antillean guilder+1 72139,000$365.80 $3,04,100 $66,800
8San Andrés and Providencia52.520.3Department of ColombiaSan AndrésColombian peso+57N/A$664 $461 $8,988
9Saint Martin8734French Overseas CollectivityMarigotEuro+59036,000$561.50 $561.50 $19,300
10Aruba178.9169.08Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsOranjestadAruban florin+2971,10,000$2,516 $2,516 $28,924
11Saint Pierre and Miquelon24293French Overseas CollectivitySaint-PierreEuro+5086,000$215.30 $215.30 $34,900
12Bonaire294114Special municipality of the NetherlandsKralendijkUnited States dollar+599 7N/A$386  $21,500
13Mayotte374144French overseas departmentMamoudzouEuro+2621,86,452 $2,400 $10,891
14Curaçao444171.4Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsWillemstadNetherlands Antillean guilder+599 91,57,000$3,128 $5,600 $22,619
15Madeira828320Portuguese autonomous regionFunchalEuro(+351) 291 XXX XXX2,67,785 $5,750 $23,226
16Martinique1,128436Department and region of FranceFort-de-FranceEuro+5963,83,000$10,700  $27,688
17Guadeloupe1,628629Department and region of FranceBasse-TerreEuro+5904,05,000$10,300  $25,479
18Réunion2,512970French overseas regionSaint-DenisEuro+2627,93,000 $22,200 $26,369
19Åland6,7872,620Self-governing or autonomous area of Finland, significant autonomy as the result of crisis in Åland.MariehamnEuro+35827,500$1,563  $55,829
20Canary Islands7,4472,875Spanish autonomous communitySanta Cruz and Las PalmasEuro+3422,05,247 $54,737 $25,512
21Northern Ireland14,1305,456Part of the UK, devolved government decided by the Good Friday Agreement.BelfastPound Sterling+4418,10,863$45,288 $49,330 $24,760
22Svalbard62,04523,956Special territory of Norway, decided by the Svalbard Treaty.LongyearbyenNorwegian krone+472,019   
23French Guiana83,53432,253French overseas regionCayenneEuro+594250109$4,900  $19,828
24Greenland21,66,0868,36,109Constituent Country of the Kingdom of DenmarkNuukDanish krone+29956,000$2,173 $2,160 $38,400
25Plazas de soberanía  Spanish overseas territoryN/AEuro+3474   

Territorial Claims in Antarctica

Official Claims of Territories in Antarctica by Area

S.N.Territory in AntarcticaArea (km2)Area (sq mi))StatusClaimantDateCapitalCurrencyDialing CodePopulationClaim limits
1Peter I Island15459Dependency of NorwayNorway1929 Norwegian krone uninhabited68°50'S 90°35'W
2Adélie Land4,32,0001,66,796District of the French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrance1924Dumont d'Urville StationaEuro+262 262 00 233 (winter), 80 (summer)142°2'E to 136°11'E
3Ross Dependency4,50,0001,74,000Dependency of New ZealandNew Zealand1923Scott BaseNew Zealand Dollar+64 240910-80 (Scott Base) 200-1,000 (McMurdo Station) 85-200 (South Pole Station) 0-90 (Zucchelli Station)150°W to 160°E
4Chilean Antarctic Territory12,50,2574,82,727Commune of Antártica ChilenaChile1940Villa Las EstrellasChilean Peso56 + 61115 (2012 Census)53°W to 90°W
5Argentine Antarctica14,61,5975,64,326Department of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands ProvinceArgentina1942Handled by the province of Tierra del Fuego, whose capital is Ushuaia. 0054 + 02901 Esperanza and Marambio Stations: 0054 + 02964469 (2010 Census)25°W to 74°W
6British Antarctic Territory17,09,4006,60,000Overseas territory of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom1908Halley BasePound sterling 250 (summer)20°W to 80°W
7Queen Maud Land27,00,00010,42,476Dependency of NorwayNorway1939OsloNorwegian krone maximum average of 40, Six are occupied year-round44°38'E to 20°W
8Australian Antarctic Territory58,96,50022,76,651External dependent territory of AustraliaAustralia1933Davis StationAustralian Dollar+672 1xless than 1,000160°E to 142°2'E, 136°11'E to 44°38'E

Overlapping Claims in Antarctica

S.N.ClaimantsClaim Limits
1Argentina, United Kingdom25°W to 53°W
2Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom53°W to 74°W
3Chile, United Kingdom74°W to 80°W

Unclaimed Territory in Antarctica

S.N.RegionArea (km2)Area (sq mi))Unclaimed limitsCurrencyPopulation
1Marie Byrd Land16,10,0006,20,00090°W to 150°WPenguino20 to 30 People