List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 20,000 to 50,000 square kilometers
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.
Geographic entity | Area (km²) | Notes |
49,900 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. | |
49,800 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
49,787 | Second largest region of Myanmar, fourth largest administrative entity (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). | |
49,444 | Third largest county of Sweden. | |
49,341 | Region of Tanzania. | |
49,289 | Region of Ethiopia. | |
49,166 | Province of Zimbabwe. | |
49,033 | Country in Europe. | |
48,726 | Second smallest province of Finland. | |
48,700 | Aimag of Mongolia. | |
48,671 | Country in the Caribbean. Includes The Mainland Dominican Republic, Saona Island, and others under Control Of Dominican Government | |
48,637 | Largest county of Norway. | |
48,471 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
48,463 | Region of Namibia. | |
48,197 | State of Nigeria. | |
47,922 | Province of Indonesia. | |
47,913 | Region of Tanzania. | |
47,876 | Province of Indonesia. | |
47,719 | Autonomous community of Spain. | |
47,618 | Second largest state of Germany. | |
47,549 | Country in Northern Europe. De jure size - 2,321 km2 were annexed by Russia. | |
47,110 | Province of Cameroon. | |
46,975 | Province of Indonesia. | |
46,850 | Region of Chad. | |
46,800 | Region of Mauritania. | |
46,530 | District of Colombia. | |
46,500 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. | |
46,078 | State of Brazil. | |
46,075 | Largest province of Gabon. | |
46,000 | Historic region of Somalia. | |
45,900 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
45,844 | State of Sudan. | |
45,700 | Aimag of Mongolia. | |
45,650 | Province of Iran. | |
45,649 | Province of Angola. | |
Kingdom of Asturias | 45,409 | A post Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula after the Muslim conquest, lasting from 785-925. |
45,348 | Largest region of Metropolitan France. | |
45,228 | Country in Northern Europe. Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea. De facto size - the remaining 2,321 km2 were annexed by Russia. | |
45,200 | Largest province of Kyrgyzstan. | |
45,066 | Region of Tanzania. | |
44,880 | State of Nigeria. | |
44,799 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). | |
44,640 | District of Colombia. | |
44,638 | Largest region of New Zealand. | |
44,217 | State of Nigeria. | |
44,212 | State of India. | |
44,100 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
44,059 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
43,815 | Region of Peru. | |
43,698 | Second largest region of Metropolitan France. | |
43,696 | State of Brazil. | |
43,426 | Second largest province of Papua New Guinea. | |
43,328 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). | |
43,300 | State of Venezuela. | |
43,200 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
43,100 | Second largest province of Kyrgyzstan. | |
43,094 | Country in Europe. Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km2. | |
43,046 | Smallest Province of Madagascar. | |
42,706 | Largest region of Senegal. | |
42,610 | Geographic subdivision of the U.S. State of Michigan. | |
42,437 | Country in Europe and the Caribbean. | |
42,383 | Area claimed by the Republic of Ambazonia in Camaroon. | |
42,297 | Province of Indonesia. | |
42,100 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
41,800 | Third largest department of the Republic of the Congo. Area is approximate, as sources conflict. | |
41,634 | Autonomous community of Spain. | |
41,528 | Country in Europe. Includes the Netherlands proper only. | |
41,311 | Region of Tanzania. | |
41,308 | Third largest region of Metropolitan France. | |
41,284 | Country in Europe. | |
41,200 | Aimag of Mongolia. | |
41,200 | Region of Chile. | |
41,005 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
40,940 | Largest governorate of Syria. | |
40,800 | Largest province of Belarus. | |
40,400 | Second largest province of Belarus. | |
40,235 | State of South Sudan. | |
40,210 | Largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
40,200 | State of Venezuela. | |
40,130 | Province of Angola. | |
40,100 | Third largest province of Belarus. | |
39,647 | Region of Chile. | |
39,627 | Region of Tanzania. | |
39,600 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
39,557 | Second largest region of Ghana. | |
39,500 | Third largest governorate of Yemen. | |
39,478.8 | Smallest region of Uganda. | |
39,400 | Third largest province of Uzbekistan. | |
39,249 | Region of Peru. | |
39,151 | Region of France. | |
39,000 | Governorate of Yemen. | |
38,863 | State of India. | |
38,653 | Region of Namibia. | |
38,581 | Department of Niger. | |
38,465 | Second largest province of Gabon. | |
38,463 | County of Norway. | |
38,402 | State of Mexico. | |
38,400 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. | |
38,394 | Country in Asia. | |
36,400 | Third largest governorate of Oman. | |
23,280 | Second largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
38,157 | Largest province of Turkey. | |
38,140 | Province of Indonesia. | |
37,957 | State of Nigeria. | |
37,844 | State of Sudan. | |
37,750 | Third largest province of Gabon. | |
37,667 | Region of Peru. | |
37,658 | Second largest region of Guinea. | |
37,623 | Smallest department of Bolivia. | |
37,437 | Province of Iran. | |
37,300 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
Polynesia | 37,141 | An island chain subdivision of Oceania, including Hawaii. |
37,007 | Region of Namibia. | |
37,000 | Second largest governorate of Oman. | |
36,985 | Province of Indonesia. | |
36,849 | Region of Peru. | |
36,762 | State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). | |
36,710 | State of Sudan. | |
36,600 | Region of Mauritania. | |
36,547 | Province of Gabon. | |
36,479 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
36,459 | Third smallest province of Zimbabwe. | |
36,400 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
36,400 | Largest region of Oman. | |
36,320 | State of Nigeria. | |
36,188 | Territory with disputed status in Asia. Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. | |
36,125 | Country in Africa. | |
36,009 | State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). | |
36,007 | Region of Chile. | |
36,000 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
35,964 | Third largest state of Malaysia. | |
35,956 | State of South Sudan. | |
35,936 | Largest province of Sierra Leone. | |
35,914 | Region of Peru. | |
35,892 | Region of Peru. | |
35,890 | District of Botswana. | |
35,854 | Largest department of Guatemala. | |
35,820 | Third largest province of Papua New Guinea. | |
35,801 | Largest island under the governance of the Republic of China, referenced elsewhere in this list. | |
35,752 | Third largest state of Germany. | |
35,728 | Largest Voivodeship of Poland. | |
35,581 | Third largest region of Guinea. | |
35,376 | Province of Indonesia. | |
35,200 | State of Venezuela. | |
35,167 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). | |
35,000 | Historic region of Somalia. | |
34,900 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
34,817 | Province of Indonesia. | |
34,802 | Region of Peru. | |
34,516 | Region of Tanzania. | |
34,472 | Province of Papua New Guinea. | |
34,378 | Smallest province of Finland. | |
34,300 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
34,274 | Province of Angola. | |
34,253 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). | |
34,246 | Province of Cameroon. | |
34,235 | Largest division of Bangladesh. | |
34,043 | State of Germany. | |
34,000 | Province of China. | |
33,955 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. | |
33,902 | State of Mexico. | |
33,851 | Country in Europe. Includes Transnistria (Pridnestrovie). | |
33,800 | Region of Mauritania. | |
33,792 | State of Nigeria. | |
33,705 | Province of Papua New Guinea. | |
33,667 | State of Nigeria. | |
33,558 | State of South Sudan. | |
33,318 | Region of Peru. | |
33,310 | Largest oblast of Ukraine. | |
33,268 | District of Colombia. | |
33,140 | Governorate of Egypt. | |
33,106 | Largest region of Nicaragua. | |
33,060 | Second largest governorate of Syria. | |
Lake Tanganyika | 32,893 | Lake in Africa between Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia; second deepest lake in the world. |
32,696 | Second largest division of Bangladesh. | |
32,548 | Province of Indonesia. | |
32,472 | Region of Chile. | |
32,407 | Region of Tanzania. | |
32,300 | Third smallest province of Belarus. | |
32,279 | Governorate of Egypt. | |
32,230 | Second smallest province of Zimbabwe. | |
32,146 | State of Nigeria. | |
Template:Country data Maryland-U.S. State | 32,133 | State of the United States. |
32,114 | Autonomous community of Spain. | |
32,100 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. | |
32,082 | Region of France. | |
32,079 | Second largest region of New Zealand. | |
32,000 | Smallest municipality of Greenland. | |
31,974 | Second largest oblast of Ukraine. | |
31,900 | Third largest governorate of Oman. | |
31,865 | Third largest oblast of Ukraine. | |
31,835 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. | |
31,788 | Province of Angola. | |
31,582 | Region of France. | |
Lake Baikal | 31,500 | Lake in Russia. Deepest and largest volume lake in the world. |
31,415 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
31,400 | Region of France. | |
31,371 | Province of Angola. | |
31,328 | Province of Zambia. | |
31,285 | Island of British Columbia, Canada | |
31,241 | Third largest region of New Zealand. | |
31,186 | Region of Guinea. | |
31,160 | Region of Morocco. | |
31,088 | Third largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
Great Bear Lake | 31,080 | Lake in Canada. |
31,050 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
31,027 | State of Sudan. | |
31,002 | Department of Niger. | |
30,895 | Province of Indonesia. | |
30,772 | Third largest division of Bangladesh. | |
30,755 | State of Nigeria. | |
30,548 | Region of Tanzania. | |
30,537 | District of Colombia. | |
30,528 | Country in Europe. | |
30,518 | Region of Chile. | |
30,491 | State of Mexico. | |
30,411 | State of Sudan. | |
30,355 | Country in Africa. | |
30,203 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. | |
30,150 | Region of Tanzania. | |
Lake Malawi | 30,044 | Lake in Africa between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. |
29,98 | Province of Papua New Guinea. | |
29,950 | Province of Algeria. | |
29,900 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
29,854 | Second largest Voivodeship of Poland. | |
29,832 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
29,801 | Province of Argentina. | |
29,800 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
29,800 | Country in the Caucasus region of Europe. | |
29,574 | Autonomous community of Spain. | |
29,477 | State of Germany. | |
29,308 | District of Colombia. | |
29,200 | Third largest province of Kyrgyzstan. | |
29,188 | Second largest region of Senegal. | |
29,137 | Province of Iran. | |
29,130 | Province of Iran. | |
29,068 | Largest province of Ecuador. | |
29,063 | State of Nigeria. | |
29,000 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
29,000 | Second smallest province of Belarus. | |
28,930 | State of Venezuela. | |
Great Slave Lake | 28,930 | Lake in Canada. |
28,896 | Country in Oceania. | |
28,886 | Province of Papua New Guinea. | |
28,873 | Third smallest region of Guinea. | |
28,748 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
28,748 | Country in Europe. | |
28,726 | State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Divisions, and others titled as States). | |
28,600 | Second largest province of Tajikistan. | |
28,518 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
25,800 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
28,488 | Second largest province of Turkey. | |
28,470 | District of Botswana. | |
28,461 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
28,434 | Province of Iran. | |
28,400 | Province of Uzbekistan. | |
28,374 | Smallest province of Zimbabwe. | |
28,311 | State of the United States. | |
28,294 | Province of Iran. | |
28,194 | County of Sweden. | |
28,131 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
28,051 | Country in Africa. | |
28,035 | Region of Chad. | |
27,834 | Country in Africa. | |
27,768 | State of Brazil. | |
27,750 | Country in the Caribbean. | |
27,574 | Governorate of Egypt. | |
27,388 | County of Norway. | |
27,386 | Region of France. | |
27,336 | State of the United States. | |
27,260 | Second largest region of Nicaragua. | |
27,220 | Province of Pakistan. | |
27,208 | Region of France. | |
27,200 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. Area is approximate, as sources conflict. | |
27,180 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
27,100 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
27,036 | State of Nigeria. | |
26,979 | State of Mexico. | |
26,808 | Region of Tanzania. | |
26,684 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
26,633 | State of Nigeria. | |
26,600 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. | |
26,573 | Region of Namibia. | |
26,539 | State of Nigeria. | |
26,517 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
26,513 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
26,338 | Country in Africa. | |
26,242 | Largest department of Benin. | |
26,200 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
26,111 | Political entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
26,081 | Autonomous republic of Ukraine. | |
26,013 | Region of France. | |
25,978 | District of Colombia. | |
25,940 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. | |
25,926 | Governorate of Egypt. | |
25,856 | Second largest department of Benin. | |
25,848 | County of Norway. | |
25,810 | Region of France. | |
25,802 | Region of Ethiopia. | |
25,800 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
25,784 | Largest unitary district of Scotland; largest sub-country entity of the United Kingdom. | |
25,756 | Smallest non-city province of Mozambique. | |
Lake Erie | 25,719 | Lake in North America, between Canada and the United States. |
25,713 | Country in Europe. | |
25,708 | A medieval kingdom centered on the Island of Sicily, lasting from 1282-1811/1816. | |
25,708 | Largest region of Italy. | |
25,706 | Third largest province of Turkey. | |
25,700 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
25,606 | Region of France. | |
25,598 | Region of New Zealand. | |
25,500 | Region of Peru. | |
25,400 | Province of Tajikistan. | |
25,399 | Second largest region of Italy. | |
25,380 | Province of Gabon. | |
25,320 | Region of Peru. | |
25,267 | State of Mexico. | |
25,191 | County of Norway. | |
25,115 | Third largest Voivodeship of Poland. | |
25,083 | Third largest region of Senegal. | |
25,066 | Province of Turkey. | |
25,057 | Province of Algeria. | |
25,020 | District of Colombia. | |
25,000 | Smallest province of Belarus. | |
24,998 | Province of Iran. | |
24,901 | State of the United States. | |
24,885 | District of Colombia. | |
24,800 | State of Venezuela. | |
24,800 | Smallest province of Tajikistan. | |
24,700 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
24,608 | A historical province of Ireland occupying the southern quarter of the island. | |
24,598 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
24,588 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
24,571 | Province of Cameroon. | |
24,526 | Political entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
24,481 | A historical province of Ireland occupying the northern quarter of the island (all but three counties correspond to Northern Ireland). | |
24,390 | Third largest region of Ghana. | |
24,256 | Largest region of Iceland. | |
24,351 | Largest department of Honduras. | |
24,216 | State of the United States. | |
24,210 | District of Colombia. | |
24,204 | Voivodeship of Poland. | |
24,190 | Province of Angola. | |
24,155 | Region of Morocco. | |
24,100 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
24,090 | Third largest region of Italy. | |
23,945 | County of Sweden. | |
23,280 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
23,921 | Region of Ghana. | |
23,875 | Second largest province of Ecuador. | |
23,861 | Region of Italy. | |
23,834 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
23,822 | State of Nigeria. | |
23,818 | District of Colombia. | |
23,701 | Province of Iran. | |
23,562 | District of Colombia. | |
Lake Winnipeg | 23,553 | Lake in Canada. |
23,547 | Region of France. | |
23,415 | State of Nigeria. | |
23,373 | State of Sudan. | |
23,334 | Third largest governorate of Syria. | |
23,280 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
23,276 | Region of New Zealand. | |
23,255 | Autonomous community of Spain. | |
23,200 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
23,200 | Country in Africa. | |
23,189 | District of Colombia. | |
23,188 | District of Colombia. | |
23,174 | State of Germany. | |
22,997 | Region of Italy. | |
22,966 | Country in Central America. | |
22,956 | State of South Sudan. | |
22,915 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
22,905 | District of Colombia. | |
22,902 | Voivodeship of Poland. | |
22,890 | Province of Gabon. | |
22,869 | Second smallest region of Guinea. | |
22,743 | Province of Iran. | |
22,735 | Province of Papua New Guinea. | |
22,721 | Second largest region of Iceland. | |
22,696 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
22,670 | A Spanish Kingdom during the reconquista, lasting from 824-1620. | |
22,588 | State of the United States. | |
22,524 | Province of Argentina. | |
22,429 | State of India. | |
22,396 | County of Norway. | |
22,327 | State of India. | |
22,320 | Region of Chad. | |
22,300 | Region of Mauritania. | |
22,271 | Third largest region of Iceland. | |
22,206 | Region of New Zealand. | |
22,181 | Division of Bangladesh. | |
22,145 | Country in Middle East. Including the Golan Heights; excluding the West Bank and Gaza Strip. | |
22,142 | Smallest state of Sudan. | |
22,140 | District of Colombia. | |
22,131 | Region of Peru. | |
22,124 | Region of Italy. | |
22,112 | State of Nigeria. | |
21,992 | Province of Indonesia. | |
21,968 | Region of Iceland. | |
21,910 | State of Brazil. | |
21,898 | Smallest province of Zambia; split from Central Province in 1973, Lusaka province was initially only 360 km2, but by 1988 it had been enlarged to its present size.. | |
21,831 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
21,800 | Federal subject of Russia. | |
21,774 | Largest province of Laos. | |
21,773 | Province of Iran. | |
21,678 | County of Sweden. | |
21,691 | Third largest province of Ecuador. | |
21,658 | District of Colombia. | |
21,506 | Province of Serbia. | |
21,355 | State of Mexico. | |
21,328 | Region of Peru. | |
21,285 | Third smallest province of Gabon. | |
21,263 | Province of Argentina. Not including claims on the Malvinas (Falkland Islands), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, nor Argentine Antarctica. | |
21,168 | Province of Indonesia. | |
21,118 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
21,115 | State of Germany. | |
21,081 | State of India. | |
21,041 | Country in Central America. | |
21,006 | State of Malaysia. | |
20,997 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. | |
20,986 | Province of Algeria. | |
20,950 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. | |
20,902 | Province of Ecuador. | |
20,900 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
20,896 | Region of Peru. | |
20,848 | District of Colombia. | |
20,813 | State of Mexico. | |
20,800 | Province of Uzbekistan. | |
20,779 | Second smallest constituent country of the United Kingdom. | |
20,770 | Country in Middle East. Excluding the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. | |
20,740 | Second smallest province of Gabon. | |
20,673 | Province of Algeria. | |
20,645 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
20,591 | Province of Turkey. | |
20,591 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
20,572 | Region of Ghana. | |
20,500 | Province of Uzbekistan. | |
20,499 | Department of Benin. | |
20,494 | Largest province of Thailand. | |
20,445 | State of Germany. | |
20,389 | State of Nigeria. | |
20,387 | Province of Papua New Guinea. | |
20,293 | Province of Afghanistan. | |
20,256 | Country in Europe. | |
20,239 | Third smallest province of Cameroon. | |
20,200 | Province of Kyrgyzstan. | |
20,195 | Province of Iran. | |
20,171 | Voivodeship of Poland. | |
20,144 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
20,133 | Province of Iran. | |
20,107 | Second largest province of Thailand. | |
20,047 | Oblast of Ukraine. | |
20,002 | Department of Paraguay. |
See also
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
Smaller divisions
- 1,000,000+ 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
- ↑ References for the information provided in this table may be found in the individual articles on each body listed herein.
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Information about political subdivisions by area is generally derived from Statoids.com.
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