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This is a list of the world's countries and their [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] by area, ranked by total area.

This is a list of the world's countries and their [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] by area, ranked by total area.

Entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the [[ISO 3166-1]] standard, which includes [[list of sovereign states|sovereign states]] and dependent territories. All 193 [[member states of the United Nations]] plus the [[Vatican City]] are given a rank number. [[List of states with limited recognition|Largely unrecognised states]] not in ISO 3166-1 are included in the list in ranked order. The areas of such largely unrecognised [[state (polity)|state]]s are in most cases also included in the areas of the more widely recognised states that claim the same territory; see the notes in the "notes" column for each country for clarification.

Entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1 ISO_3166-1] standard, which includes [[list of sovereign states|sovereign states]] and dependent territories. All 193 [[member states of the United Nations]] plus the [[Vatican City]] are given a rank number. [[List of states with limited recognition|Largely unrecognised states]] not in ISO 3166-1 are included in the list in ranked order. The areas of such largely unrecognised [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(polity) state]]s are in most cases also included in the areas of the more widely recognised states that claim the same territory; see the notes in the "notes" column for each country for clarification.

Not included in the list are [[territorial claims in Antarctica|individual country claims]] to parts of the continent of [[Antarctica]], entities such as the [[European Union]]{{#tag:ref|The [[European Union]] is a unique [[supranational union]]. It covers a total area of {{convert|4479968|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name="ciastats"/> and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).|group="Note"}} that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories.

Not included in the list are [[territorial claims in Antarctica|individual country claims]] to parts of the continent of [[Antarctica]], entities such as the [[European Union]]{{#tag:ref|The [[European Union]] is a unique [[supranational union]]. It covers a total area of {{convert|4479968|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name="ciastats"/> and would be ranked 7th if it were included (3.0% of world's total land area).|group="Note"}} that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories.

*'''Total area:''' the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines.

*'''Total area:''' the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines.

*'''Land area:''' the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area.

*'''Land area:''' the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area.

*'''Water area:''' the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies (lakes, [[reservoir]]s, and rivers) within international boundaries and coastlines.<ref>{{cite web|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=Definitions and notes: Location|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2144|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Government of the United States|access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> Coastal [[internal waters]] (some small [[bay]]s) may be included. [[Territorial waters#Territorial sea|Territorial sea]]s are not included unless otherwise noted. Contiguous zones and [[exclusive economic zone]]s are not included.

*'''Water area:''' the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies (lakes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir reservoir]]s, and rivers) within international boundaries and coastlines.<ref>{{cite web|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=Definitions and notes: Location|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2144|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Government of the United States|access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> Coastal [[internal waters]] (some small [[bay]]s) may be included. [[Territorial waters#Territorial sea|Territorial sea]]s are not included unless otherwise noted. Contiguous zones and [[exclusive economic zone]]s are not included.

Data is taken from the [[United Nations Statistics Division]] unless otherwise noted.<ref name="unstats08"/>

Data is taken from the [[United Nations Statistics Division]] unless otherwise noted.<ref name="unstats08"/>