| Area - comparative Country profile category: Geography |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Afghanistan: | slightly smaller than Texas
Albania: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Algeria: | slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
American Samoa: | slightly larger than Washington, DC
Andorra: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Angola: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Anguilla: | about half the size of Washington, DC
Antarctica: | slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Antigua and Barbuda: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Arctic Ocean: | slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Argentina: | slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Armenia: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Aruba: | slightly larger than Washington, DC
Ashmore and Cartier Islands: | about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Atlantic Ocean: | slightly less than 6.5 times the size of the US
Australia: | slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the US
Austria: | slightly smaller than Maine
Azerbaijan: | slightly smaller than Maine
Bahamas, The: | slightly smaller than Connecticut
Bahrain: | 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Baker Island: | about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Bangladesh: | slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Barbados: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Bassas da India: | about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Belarus: | slightly smaller than Kansas
Belgium: | about the size of Maryland
Belize: | slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Benin: | slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Bermuda: | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Bhutan: | about half the size of Indiana
Bolivia: | slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Bosnia and Herzegovina: | slightly smaller than West Virginia
Botswana: | slightly smaller than Texas
Bouvet Island: | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Brazil: | slightly smaller than the US
British Indian Ocean Territory: | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
British Virgin Islands: | about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Brunei: | slightly smaller than Delaware
Bulgaria: | slightly larger than Tennessee
Burkina Faso: | slightly larger than Colorado
Burma: | slightly smaller than Texas
Burundi: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Cambodia: | slightly smaller than Oklahoma
Cameroon: | slightly larger than California
Canada: | slightly larger than the US
Cape Verde: | slightly larger than Rhode Island
Cayman Islands: | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Central African Republic: | slightly smaller than Texas
Chad: | slightly more than three times the size of California
Chile: | slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana
China: | slightly smaller than the US
Christmas Island: | about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Clipperton Island: | about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Colombia: | slightly less than three times the size of Montana
Comoros: | slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Congo, Republic of the: | slightly smaller than Montana
Cook Islands: | 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Coral Sea Islands: | NA
Costa Rica: | slightly smaller than West Virginia
Cote d'Ivoire: | slightly larger than New Mexico
Croatia: | slightly smaller than West Virginia
Cuba: | slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Cyprus: | about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
Czech Republic: | slightly smaller than South Carolina
Denmark: | slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts
Djibouti: | slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Dominica: | slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC
Dominican Republic: | slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Ecuador: | slightly smaller than Nevada
Egypt: | slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
El Salvador: | slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Equatorial Guinea: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Eritrea: | slightly larger than Pennsylvania
Estonia: | slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined
Ethiopia: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Europa Island: | about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): | slightly smaller than Connecticut
Faroe Islands: | eight times the size of Washington, DC
Fiji: | slightly smaller than New Jersey
Finland: | slightly smaller than Montana
France: | slightly less than twice the size of Colorado
French Guiana: | slightly smaller than Indiana
French Polynesia: | slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
French Southern and Antarctic Lands: | slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
Gabon: | slightly smaller than Colorado
Gambia, The: | slightly less than twice the size of Delaware
Gaza Strip: | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Georgia: | slightly smaller than South Carolina
Germany: | slightly smaller than Montana
Ghana: | slightly smaller than Oregon
Gibraltar: | about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Glorioso Islands: | about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Greece: | slightly smaller than Alabama
Greenland: | slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Grenada: | twice the size of Washington, DC
Guadeloupe: | 10 times the size of Washington, DC
Guam: | three times the size of Washington, DC
Guatemala: | slightly smaller than Tennessee
Guernsey: | slightly larger than Washington, DC
Guinea: | slightly smaller than Oregon
Guinea-Bissau: | slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
Guyana: | slightly smaller than Idaho
Haiti: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Heard Island and McDonald Islands: | slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Holy See (Vatican City): | about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Honduras: | slightly larger than Tennessee
Hong Kong: | six times the size of Washington, DC
Howland Island: | about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Hungary: | slightly smaller than Indiana
Iceland: | slightly smaller than Kentucky
India: | slightly more than one-third the size of the US
Indian Ocean: | about 5.5 times the size of the US
Indonesia: | slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Iran: | slightly larger than Alaska
Iraq: | slightly more than twice the size of Idaho
Ireland: | slightly larger than West Virginia
Israel: | slightly smaller than New Jersey
Italy: | slightly larger than Arizona
Jamaica: | slightly smaller than Connecticut
Jan Mayen: | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Japan: | slightly smaller than California
Jarvis Island: | about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Jersey: | about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Johnston Atoll: | about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Jordan: | slightly smaller than Indiana
Juan de Nova Island: | about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Kazakhstan: | slightly less than four times the size of Texas
Kenya: | slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Kingman Reef: | about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Kiribati: | four times the size of Washington, DC
Korea, North: | slightly smaller than Mississippi
Korea, South: | slightly larger than Indiana
Kuwait: | slightly smaller than New Jersey
Kyrgyzstan: | slightly smaller than South Dakota
Laos: | slightly larger than Utah
Latvia: | slightly larger than West Virginia
Lebanon: | about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Lesotho: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Liberia: | slightly larger than Tennessee
Libya: | slightly larger than Alaska
Liechtenstein: | about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
Lithuania: | slightly larger than West Virginia
Luxembourg: | slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Macau: | about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: | slightly larger than Vermont
Madagascar: | slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Malawi: | slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Malaysia: | slightly larger than New Mexico
Maldives: | about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Mali: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Malta: | slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
Man, Isle of: | slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Marshall Islands: | about the size of Washington, DC
Martinique: | slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
Mauritania: | slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
Mauritius: | almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC
Mayotte: | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Mexico: | slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Micronesia, Federated States of: | four times the size of Washington, DC
Midway Islands: | about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Moldova: | slightly larger than Maryland
Monaco: | about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Mongolia: | slightly smaller than Alaska
Montserrat: | about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Morocco: | slightly larger than California
Mozambique: | slightly less than twice the size of California
Namibia: | slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Nauru: | about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Navassa Island: | about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Nepal: | slightly larger than Arkansas
Netherlands: | slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Netherlands Antilles: | more than five times the size of Washington, DC
New Caledonia: | slightly smaller than New Jersey
New Zealand: | about the size of Colorado
Nicaragua: | slightly smaller than the state of New York
Niger: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Nigeria: | slightly more than twice the size of California
Niue: | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Norfolk Island: | about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Northern Mariana Islands: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Norway: | slightly larger than New Mexico
Oman: | slightly smaller than Kansas
Pacific Ocean: | about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world
Pakistan: | slightly less than twice the size of California
Palau: | slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Palmyra Atoll: | about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Panama: | slightly smaller than South Carolina
Papua New Guinea: | slightly larger than California
Paracel Islands: | NA
Paraguay: | slightly smaller than California
Peru: | slightly smaller than Alaska
Philippines: | slightly larger than Arizona
Pitcairn Islands: | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Poland: | slightly smaller than New Mexico
Portugal: | slightly smaller than Indiana
Puerto Rico: | slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Qatar: | slightly smaller than Connecticut
Reunion: | slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Romania: | slightly smaller than Oregon
Russia: | slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US
Rwanda: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Saint Helena: | slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Kitts and Nevis: | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Lucia: | 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: | twice the size of Washington, DC
Samoa: | slightly smaller than Rhode Island
San Marino: | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Sao Tome and Principe: | more than five times the size of Washington, DC
Saudi Arabia: | slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US
Senegal: | slightly smaller than South Dakota
Seychelles: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Sierra Leone: | slightly smaller than South Carolina
Singapore: | slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Slovakia: | about twice the size of New Hampshire
Slovenia: | slightly smaller than New Jersey
Solomon Islands: | slightly smaller than Maryland
Somalia: | slightly smaller than Texas
South Africa: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: | slightly larger than Rhode Island
Southern Ocean: | slightly more than twice the size of the US
Spain: | slightly more than twice the size of Oregon
Spratly Islands: | NA
Sri Lanka: | slightly larger than West Virginia
Sudan: | slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
Suriname: | slightly larger than Georgia
Svalbard: | slightly smaller than West Virginia
Swaziland: | slightly smaller than New Jersey
Sweden: | slightly larger than California
Switzerland: | slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Syria: | slightly larger than North Dakota
Tajikistan: | slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Tanzania: | slightly larger than twice the size of California
Thailand: | slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Togo: | slightly smaller than West Virginia
Tokelau: | about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Tonga: | four times the size of Washington, DC
Trinidad and Tobago: | slightly smaller than Delaware
Tromelin Island: | about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Tunisia: | slightly larger than Georgia
Turkey: | slightly larger than Texas
Turkmenistan: | slightly larger than California
Turks and Caicos Islands: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Tuvalu: | 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Uganda: | slightly smaller than Oregon
Ukraine: | slightly smaller than Texas
United Arab Emirates: | slightly smaller than Maine
United Kingdom: | slightly smaller than Oregon
United States: | about one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
Uruguay: | slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Uzbekistan: | slightly larger than California
Vanuatu: | slightly larger than Connecticut
Venezuela: | slightly more than twice the size of California
Vietnam: | slightly larger than New Mexico
Virgin Islands: | twice the size of Washington, DC
Wake Island: | about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Wallis and Futuna: | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
West Bank: | slightly smaller than Delaware
Western Sahara: | about the size of Colorado
World: | land area about 16 times the size of the US
Yemen: | slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
Yugoslavia: | slightly smaller than Kentucky
Zambia: | slightly larger than Texas
Zimbabwe: | slightly larger than Montana
Taiwan: | slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined