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Area United States, in 35 editions.
The entry for United States published Area in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 19 editions. Each is shown as published. Area in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 19
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Total area” (1990 to 1992), “Land area” (1992) and “Area” (1993 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Total area”
- 9,372,610 km2;
- land area: 9,166,600 km2;
- includes only the 50 states and District of Colombia
9,372,610 km2; land area: 9,166,600 km2; includes only the 50 states and District of Colombia
Published as “Total area”
9,372,610 km2
Published as “Land area”
9,166,600 km2; includes only the 50 states and District of Colombia
9,372,610 km2; land area: km2
9,166,600 km2; includes only the 50 states and District of Colombia
- total area:
- 9,372,610 km2
- land area:
- 9,166,600 km2
- comparative area:
- about 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 smaller than China;
- about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
total area:
9,372,610 km2
land area:
9,166,600 km2
comparative area:
about 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 smaller than China; about two and one-half times the size of
Western Europe
note:
includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
The entry for United States did not include Area.
- total area:
- 9,372,610 sq km
- land area:
- 9,166,600 sq km
- comparative area:
- about 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 smaller than China;
- about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
total area:km2 sq km
land area:km2 sq km
comparative area:
the size of Africa; about
slightly larger than Brazil);
and one-half times the size of
note:
- total area:
- 9,372,610 sq km
- land area:
- 9,166,600 sq km
- comparative area:
- 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 smaller than China;
- about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
total area: 9,372,610 sq km
land area: 9,166,600 sq km
comparative area: about half one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths
three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South
America (or
China; about two
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
- 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
Rewritten: too little of the 1996 text remains to mark the changes.
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
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- 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
total: 9,629,091 sq km
land: 9,158,960 sq kmwater : water: 470,131 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
- 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
total: 9,629,091 sq km
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- 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
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
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- total:
- 9,631,418 sq km
- land:
- 9,161,923 sq km
- water:
- 469,495 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
total: 9,629,091 9,631,418 sq km
land: 9,158,960 9,161,923 sq km
water: 470,131 469,495 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
- total:
- 9,631,420 sq km
- land:
- 9,161,923 sq km
- water:
- 469,497 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
total: 9,631,418 9,631,420 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 469,495 469,497 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 9,826,630 sq km
- land:
- 9,161,923 sq km
- water:
- 664,707 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
total: 9,631,420 9,826,630 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 469,497 664,707 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
The same text in 5 editions, 2009 to 2013.
- total:
- 9,826,675 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- land:
- 9,161,966 sq km
- water:
- 664,709 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
total: 9,826,630
9,826,675 sq km
country comparison to the world:
3
land: 9,161,923
9,161,966 sq km
water: 664,707
664,709 sq km
note:
includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
- total:
- 9,826,675 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- land:
- 9,161,966 sq km
- water:
- 664,709 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories
total:
9,826,675 sq km
country comparison to the world:
3
land:
9,161,966 sq km
water:
664,709 sq km
note:
includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia Columbia, no overseas territories
- total:
- 9,826,675 sq km
- land:
- 9,161,966 sq km
- water:
- 664,709 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories
country comparison to the world: 3
total:country comparison to the world:land:
3
water:
note:
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 9,833,517 sq km
- land:
- 9,147,593 sq km
- water:
- 685,924 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories (2010)
country comparison to the world: 3
total: 9,826,675 9,833,517 sq km
land: 9,161,966 9,147,593 sq km
water: 664,709 685,924 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories (2010)
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 9,833,517 sq km
- land:
- 9,147,593 sq km
- water:
- 685,924 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories (2010)
country comparison to the world: 4
total: 9,833,517 sq km
land: 9,147,593 sq km
water: 685,924 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories (2010)
country comparison to the world: 3 4
- total:
- 9,833,517 sq km (2010)
- land:
- 9,147,593 sq km (2010)
- water:
- 685,924 sq km (2010)
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories
total: 9,833,517 sq km (2010)
land: 9,147,593 sq km (2010)
water: 685,924 sq km (2010)
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories (2010)
country comparison to the world: 4
The same text in 5 editions, 2019 to 2023.
- total:
- 9,833,517 sq km
- land:
- 9,147,593 sq km
- water:
- 685,924 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories
total: 9,833,517 sq km (2010)
land: 9,147,593 sq km (2010)
water: 685,924 sq km (2010)
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total :
- 9,833,517 sq km
- land:
- 9,147,593 sq km
- water:
- 685,924 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories
total: total : 9,833,517 sq km
land: 9,147,593 sq km
water: 685,924 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United States: Area.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-states/area.