The CIA World Factbook Edition 2002 Geography
Area In 35 editions of 36.
Area was published in 35 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2002 edition carries it in 268 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2002 edition
- 268
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Area” (1993 to 2025), “Total area” (1990 to 1992) and “Land area” (1992).
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World
1 entryWorld
- total:
- 510.072 million sq km
- land:
- 148.94 million sq km
- water:
- 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
Africa
62 entriesCongo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- total:
- 2,345,410 sq km
- water:
- 77,810 sq km
- land:
- 2,267,600 sq km
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- total:
- 342,000 sq km
- water:
- 500 sq km
- land:
- 341,500 sq km
Glorioso Islands
- total:
- 5 sq km
note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 5 sq km
Mauritius
- total:
- 2,040 sq km
note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues
- water:
- 10 sq km
- land:
- 2,030 sq km
Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- total:
- 410 sq km
note: includes St. Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 410 sq km
South Africa
- total:
- 1,219,912 sq km
- land:
- 1,219,912 sq km
note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)
- water:
- 0 sq km
Tanzania
- total:
- 945,087 sq km
note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar
- water:
- 59,050 sq km
- land:
- 886,037 sq km
Antarctic Region
5 entriesAntarctica
- total:
- 14 million sq km
note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe
- land:
- 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- total:
- 7,829 sq km
note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 7,829 sq km
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- total:
- 3,903 sq km
note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 3,903 sq km
Arctic Region
4 entriesAsia
23 entriesAzerbaijan
- total:
- 86,600 sq km
note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991
- water:
- 500 sq km
- land:
- 86,100 sq km
British Indian Ocean Territory
- total:
- 60 sq km
note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 60 sq km
Japan
- total:
- 377,835 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
- water:
- 3,091 sq km
- land:
- 374,744 sq km
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
- total:
- 443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km
- land:
- 442 sq km
British Virgin Islands
- total:
- 153 sq km
note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 153 sq km
Guadeloupe
- total:
- 1,780 sq km
note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin)
- water:
- 74 sq km
- land:
- 1,706 sq km
Netherlands Antilles
- total:
- 960 sq km
note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 960 sq km
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- total:
- 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 261 sq km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- total:
- 389 sq km (Saint Vincent 344 sq km)
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 389 sq km
Europe
46 entriesDenmark
- total:
- 43,094 sq km
- water:
- 700 sq km
note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
- land:
- 42,394 sq km
Estonia
- total:
- 45,226 sq km
note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea
- water:
- 2,015 sq km
- land:
- 43,211 sq km
France
- total:
- 547,030 sq km
- land:
- 545,630 sq km
note: includes only metropolitan France; excludes the overseas administrative divisions
- water:
- 1,400 sq km
Guernsey
- total:
- 78 sq km
note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 78 sq km
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of now North Macedonia
- total:
- 25,333 sq km
- water:
- 477 sq km
- land:
- 24,856 sq km
Portugal
- total:
- 92,391 sq km
- land:
- 91,951 sq km
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands
- water:
- 440 sq km
Spain
- total:
- 504,782 sq km
- water:
- 5,240 sq km
note: there are 19 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera
- land:
- 499,542 sq km
United Kingdom
- total:
- 244,820 sq km
- water:
- 3,230 sq km
note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
- land:
- 241,590 sq km
Middle East
17 entriesCyprus
- total:
- 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in the Turkish Cypriot area)
- water:
- 10 sq km
- land:
- 9,240 sq km
Syria
- total:
- 185,180 sq km
note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory
- water:
- 1,130 sq km
- land:
- 184,050 sq km
West Bank
- total:
- 5,860 sq km
note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967
- water:
- 220 sq km
- land:
- 5,640 sq km
Yemen
- total:
- 527,970 sq km
- land:
- 527,970 sq km
note: 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)
- water:
- 0 sq km
North America
6 entriesSaint Pierre and Miquelon
- total:
- 242 sq km
note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 242 sq km
United States
- total:
- 9,629,091 sq km
- land:
- 9,158,960 sq km
- water:
- 470,131 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Oceania
34 entriesAmerican Samoa
- total:
- 199 sq km
note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 199 sq km
Australia
- total:
- 7,686,850 sq km
- water:
- 68,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
- land:
- 7,617,930 sq km
Coral Sea Islands
- total:
- less than 3 sq km
note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- less than 3 sq km
Kiribati
- total:
- 811 sq km
note: includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 811 sq km
Marshall Islands
- total:
- 181.3 sq km
note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 181.3 sq km
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- total:
- 702 sq km
note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae
- water:
- 0 sq km (fresh water only)
- land:
- 702 sq km
Midway Islands
- total:
- 6.2 sq km
note: includes Eastern Island, Sand Island, and Spit Island
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 6.2 sq km
New Zealand
- total:
- 268,680 sq km
note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands
- water:
- NA sq km
- land:
- NA sq km
Northern Mariana Islands
- total:
- 477 sq km
note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 477 sq km
Wallis and Futuna
- total:
- 274 sq km
note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 274 sq km
South America
14 entriesBrazil
- total:
- 8,511,965 sq km
- land:
- 8,456,510 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
- water:
- 55,455 sq km
Chile
- total:
- 756,950 sq km
- land:
- 748,800 sq km
note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez
- water:
- 8,150 sq km
Colombia
- total:
- 1,138,910 sq km
- land:
- 1,038,700 sq km
note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank
- water:
- 100,210 sq km
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- total:
- 12,173 sq km
note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 12,173 sq km
Southeast Asia
19 entriesAshmore and Cartier Islands
- total:
- 5 sq km
note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 5 sq km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- total:
- 14 sq km
note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 14 sq km
Spratly Islands
- total:
- less than 5 sq km
note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- less than 5 sq km
Taiwan
- total:
- 35,980 sq km
note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy
- water:
- 3,720 sq km
- land:
- 32,260 sq km
Oceans
5 entriesArctic Ocean
- total:
- 14.056 million sq km
note: includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies
Atlantic Ocean
- total:
- 76.762 million sq km
note: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Indian Ocean
- total:
- 68.556 million sq km
note: includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Strait of Malacca, and other tributary water bodies
Pacific Ocean
- total:
- 155.557 million sq km
note: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Savu Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Southern Ocean
- total:
- 20.327 million sq km
note: includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other tributary water bodies
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2002, “Area”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/area/2002.