List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 500,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers
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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. There is intentional overlap among the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
Geographic entity | Area (km2) | Notes |
West Siberian economic region | 992,000 | Economic Region of Russia. |
Qikiqtaaluk Region | 989,879.35 | Largest second-level administrative division in the world. |
South Australia | 983,482 | State of Australia. |
Egypt | 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. |
Northeast Greenland National Park | 972,000 | Largest administrative division of Greenland; largest National Park in the world. |
Argentine Antarctica | 965,597 | Argentine claim over Antarctica |
Tanzania | 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. |
British Columbia | 925,186 | Province of Canada. Land area only. |
Nigeria | 923,768 | Country in Africa. |
Merovengian Kingdom of Francia | 918,881 | The Frankish Kingdom after the conquest of Burgundy, lasting from 536-768. |
Ontario | 917,741 | Second largest province of Canada. Land area only. With water area can excess 1,000,000 |
Venezuela | 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. |
Mato Grosso | 903,358 | State of Brazil. |
Kalahari Desert | 900,000 | Semi-arid sandy savannah in Southern Africa. |
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District | 897,900 | Largest second-level administrative divisions in Russia. |
Pakistan (including disputed areas) | 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. |
Cyrenaica | 855,370 | Eastern coastal region of Libya. |
Unorganized Borough | 837,700 | Subdivided part of Alaska, largest "borough" of the state. |
Namibia | 824,292 | Country in Africa. |
Ural economic region | 824,000 | Economic region of Russia. |
Holy Roman Empire | 814,415 | Central European Confederacy from 962-1806. Measured at its largest extent under Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. |
Mozambique | 801,590 | Country in Africa. |
New South Wales | 800,642 | State of Australia. |
Akkadian Empire | 800,000 | An ancient middle eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 2400-2200 BC. |
Pakistan (non-disputed areas) | 796,095 | Country in South Asia. Excludes all disputed territories. |
East China | 795,837 | A statistical region of China. |
Northeast China (Without eastern Inner Mongolia) | 793,300 | A statistical region of China. |
Khabarovsk Krai | 788,600 | Federal subject of Russia. |
New Guinea | 786,000 | Island divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. |
Turkey | 783,562 | Country partly in Europe and partly in Asia. |
East North Central states | 780,541 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. |
Union between Sweden and Norway (United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway) | 774,184 | A Kingdom in Scandinavia between 1814-1905. |
Goldfields–Esperance | 771,276 | Largest region of Western Australia. |
Irkutsk Oblast | 767,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
Evenkiysky District | 763,200 | Second largest second-level administrative divisions in Russia. |
South Atlantic states | 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. |
Chile | 756,096 | Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2). |
Zambia | 752,618 | Country in Africa. |
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 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. |
Nord-du-Québec | 747,191.93 | Largest subdivisions of Quebec. |
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | 737,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
Qinghai | 721,200 | Largest province of China. |
Oregon Territory | 720,011 | Territory acquired from Britain by the US in 1848. |
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) | 710,000 | Largest province of Saudi Arabia. |
Texas | 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. |
Austria-Hungary | 676,615 | Central European empire from 1867 to 1918. |
Myanmar | 676,578 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
Patagonian Desert | 673,000 | Largest desert in South America. |
Agadez Region | 667,799 | Largest region of Niger. |
Qaasuitsup | 660,000 | Largest municipality of Greenland. |
Central Federal District | 652,800 | Federal district of Russia, created May 2000. |
Afghanistan | 652,090 | Country in Central Asia. |
Gran Chaco | 647,000 | Geographical region in South America. |
France | 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. |
Alberta | 642,317 | Province of Canada. Land area only |
Somalia | 637,657 | Country in Africa. |
Nazi Germany | 633,786 | Nazi Germany encompasses present day Germany, and a few other territories. |
Austrian Empire | 625,418 | A central European empire lasting from 1804-1867 |
Outback Communities Authority | 624,339 | Largest second level administrative division of Australia. |
Central African Republic | 622,984 | Country in Africa. |
South Sudan | 619,745 | Country in Africa. |
Merovengian Kingdom of Francia | 611,759 | The Frankish Kingdom at its founding under Clovis I in 481. |
Ukraine | 603,700 | Second largest European country. |
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region | 600,350 | Largest region of Chad. |
Saskatchewan | 591,670 | Province of Canada. Land area only. |
Arkhangelsk Oblast | 589,200 | Federal district of Russia, created May 2000. |
Madagascar | 587,041 | Island country in Africa. Second largest country composed of a single island (after Australia). |
Minas Gerais | 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. |
Botswana | 581,730 | Country in Africa. |
Kenya | 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. |
Bahia | 564,693 | State of Brazil. |
Tamanrasset Province | 557,906 | Largest province of Algeria. |
Manitoba | 553,556 | Province of Canada. Land area only. |
Fezzan | 551,700 | Southwestern region of modern Libya. |
Metropolitan France | 551,500 | The parts of France which are on the European Continent. |
German Empire | 540,000 | The unified German state from 1871-1918. |
Al-Ahsa Governorate | 534,000 | Largest second level administrative division of Saudi Arabia. |
Sermersooq | 531,900 | Second largest second level administrative division of Greenland. |
Yemen | 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). |
Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug | 523,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
Avannaata | 522,700 | Third largest second level administrative division of Greenland. |
Central America | 521,499 | Region between North America and South America. |
Thailand | 513,115 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
Pilbara | 771,276 | Second largest region of Western Australia. |
Baffin Island | 507,451 | Island in Canadian Arctic. |
Spain | 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. |
Atlantic Canada | 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. |
Syrian Desert | 500,000 | Desert in the Middle East. |
See also
[edit]Other divisions
Smaller divisions
- 200,000+ square kilometers • 100,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers • 50,000 to 200,000 square kilometers • 20,000 to 50,000 square kilometers
- 5,000 to 20,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 1,000 square kilometers • 500,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers • 200,000 to 500,000 square kilometers • 100,000 to 200,000 square kilometers
- 50,000 to 100,000 square kilometers • 30,000 to 50,000 square kilometers • 20,000 to 30,000 square kilometers • 10,000 to 20,000 square kilometers
- 7,000 to 10,000 square kilometers • 5,000 to 7,000 square kilometers • 3,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 3,000 square kilometers
- 250 to 1,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 250 square kilometers
Other
- List of countries and dependencies by area
- List of largest empires
- List of administrative divisions by country
- Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions
References
[edit]- ^ 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.