List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 3,000 to 5,000 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.
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4,999 | Department of France. |
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4,992 | Smallest autonomous community of Spain. |
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4,992 | Department of Uruguay. |
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4,986.40 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,986 | County of Romania. |
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4,977 | Department of France. |
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4,968 | Island part of Russia. |
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4,960 | Third smallest province of Costa Rica. |
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4,960 | District of Portugal. |
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4,959 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,950 | State of Mexico. |
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4,948 | Department of Paraguay. |
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4,947.65 | Region of Finland. |
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4,942 | Province of Afghanistan. |
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4,933 | County of Romania. |
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4,927 | Province of Panama. |
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4,925.18 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,918 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,917 | County of Norway. |
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4,897 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,896 | Province of Ecuador. |
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4,895 | Largest department of Haiti. |
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4,891 | Province of Panama. |
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4,890 | Department of France. |
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4,883 | Province of Cambodia. |
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4,873.2 | Province of Cambodia. |
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4,870 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,868.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
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4,864 | Fluvial island part of Brazil. |
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4,860 | County in the Republic of Ireland, largest county in the province of Ulster. |
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4,857 | Third smallest state of Nigeria. |
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4,857 | County of Romania. |
Lake Nipigon | 4,843 | Lake in Canada. |
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4,822 | Region of Nicaragua. |
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4,820.95 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,817 | Province of Turkey. |
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4,807 | County in the Republic of Ireland, second largest county in the province of Munster. |
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4,798 | Third smallest province of Papua New Guinea. |
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4,793 | Third smallest department of Uruguay. |
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4,791 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,781 | Department of France. |
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4,766 | County of Romania. |
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4,762 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,761 | Second smallest state of Nigeria. |
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4,760.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
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4,758.54 | Region of the Czech Republic. |
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4,755 | Department of France. |
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4,734 | Unitary district of Scotland. |
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4,724.69 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,716 | County of Romania. |
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4,709 | Province of Thailand. |
Lake Manitoba | 4,706 | Lake in Canada. |
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4,700 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,700 | Region of Djibouti. |
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4,694 | Province of Turkey. |
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4,685 | Island part of Denmark. |
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4,685 | Province of Turkey. |
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4,684.20 | Province of Vietnam. |
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4,684 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,666 | Department of France. |
Great Salt Lake | 4,662 | Lake in the United States. |
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4,650 | State of Venezuela. |
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4,642.11 | Chain of islands part of Japan. |
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4,640.73 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,640 | Largest island of the Galapagos Island, part of Ecuador. |
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4,625 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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4,612.19 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,601 | Province of Panama. |
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4,595 | Second largest department of Haiti. |
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4,568 | Second smallest region of Georgia. |
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4,561 | Largest district of Bhutan. |
Lake Taymyr | 4,560 | Lake in Russia. |
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4,541 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,540 | Second largest county of Croatia. |
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4,536 | Second smallest department of Uruguay. |
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4,531 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,531 | Smaller of the 2 main islands of the Falkland Islands. |
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4,521 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,518.63 | Region of the Czech Republic. |
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4,506 | Second largest province of Armenia. |
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4,506 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,501 | Second largest District of Israel. |
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4,493.80 | Province of Vietnam. |
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4,493 | County of Hungary. |
Qinghai Lake | 4,489 | Lake in China. |
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4,479.77 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,478 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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4,475 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,468 | Island part of the Philippines. |
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4,468 | Third largest county of Croatia. |
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4,466 | County of Romania. |
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4,465.27 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,464 | Department of France. |
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4,463 | County of Lithuania. |
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4,463 | Island part of Antarctica. |
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4,463 | Island part of the Arctic Archipelago. |
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4,462 | Province of Afghanistan. |
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4,453 | County of Romania. |
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4,443 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
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4,439 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,438 | Second smallest region of Italy. |
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4,430 | County of Hungary. |
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4,429 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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4,428.81 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of General Santos. |
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4,418 | County of Romania. |
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4,411 | County of Lithuania. |
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4,408 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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4,400 | Disputed territory. Recognized as part of Azerbaijan. |
Saimaa | ≈4,400 | Lake in Finland. |
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4,398 | Province of Panama. |
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4,393 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,388 | Department of France. |
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4,384 | Department of Guatemala. |
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4,378.80 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,374 | Island part of Australia. |
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4,365 | Province of Turkey. |
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4,363 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,362 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
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4,359 | County of Hungary. |
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4,359 | Third smallest region of Senegal. |
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4,351.23 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,350 | County of Lithuania. |
Lake of the Woods | 4,350 | Lake in North America between Canada and the United States. |
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4,340 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,328 | District of Portugal. |
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4,327 | Second largest county of Estonia. |
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4,307 | Province of Turkey. |
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4,305 | County in the Republic of Ireland, third largest county in the province of Munster. |
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4,299 | Department of France. |
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4,299 | Second smallest province of Papua New Guinea. |
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4,290 | Department of Honduras. |
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4,263 | County of Hungary. |
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4,251 | Department of Honduras. |
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4,248 | Largest province of Vanuatu. |
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4,247.61 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,238.38 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,225 | Third largest province of the Solomon Islands. |
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4,216 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,211 | Department of Honduras. |
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4,209 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
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4,209 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,208 | County of Hungary. |
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4,200 | Second smallest region of Uzbekistan. |
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4,198.20 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,190.49 | Prefecture of Japan. |
Khanka Lake | 4,190 | Lake in Asia between Russia and China. |
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4,186.09 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,183 | County of Norway. |
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4,180 | Governorate of Egypt. |
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4,177 | Region of Nicaragua. |
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4,171 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,167 | French overseas collectivity. |
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4,162 | Province of Thailand. |
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4,157 | Second smallest region of Senegal. |
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4,155 | County of Croatia. |
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4,152 | Province of Afghanistan. |
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4,151.78 | Province of the Philippines. |
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4,149 | Third smallest province of Cuba. |
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4,146.65 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,140 | District of Colombia. |
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4,136 | Province of the Solomon Islands. |
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4,134 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,132.09 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,119 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
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4,117 | Island part of Chile. |
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4,116 | Department of France. |
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4,115 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,101 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,100 | Island part of Antarctica. |
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4,098 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,074 | Province of Turkey. |
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4,068 | Chain of islands in the Malay Archipelago part of the Philippines. |
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4,065 | Island part of the U.S. state of Alaska. |
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4,054 | County of Romania. |
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4,048 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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4,046 | Second largest district of Bhutan. |
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4,046 | Second smallest region of Peru. |
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4,035.90 | Province of Vietnam. |
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4,033 | Country in Africa. |
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4,033 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,032 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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4,026 | Province of Algeria. |
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4,017.38 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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4,016 | State of Mexico. |
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4,014 | Department of France. |
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4,000 | Federal subject of Russia (estimated; the exact area is unknown as the border of Ingushetia with Chechnya has not been demarcated). |
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4,000 | Third smallest governorate of Yemen. |
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3,966 | Third smallest state of Austria. |
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3,963.55 | Third smallest region of the Czech Republic. |
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3,597 | Third largest department of Haiti. |
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3,955.5 | Largest island of Vanuatu. |
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3,954 | Department of Honduras. |
Sarygamysh Lake | 3,950 | Lake in Asia between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. |
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3,947 | District of Portugal. |
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3,939.3 | County of Jamaica. |
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3,920 | Smallest province of Laos. |
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3,920 | Province of Turkey. |
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3,913 | Island part of Greenland. |
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3,908 | Province of Ecuador. |
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3,900 | Partially recognised country. |
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3,895 | County of Liberia. |
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3,885 | Second largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates. |
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3,880 | Province of Afghanistan. |
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3,864 | County of Romania. |
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3,859 | Province of Thailand. |
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3,846 | Third smallest department of Paraguay. |
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3,844 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
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3,843 | Province of Afghanistan. |
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3,837 | Province of the Solomon Islands. |
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3,386 | Second-largest island of the Solomon Islands. |
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3,836 | Third smallest periphery of Greece. |
Dubawnt Lake | 3,833 | Lake in Canada. |
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3,829 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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3,827.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
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3,824.79 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Iligan. |
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3,821 | Island part of the Philippines. |
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3,819 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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3,808 | Second smallest periphery of Greece. |
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3,805 | Province of Panama. |
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3,801 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,800 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
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3,797.75 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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3,796 | Archipelago part of Yemen. |
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3,791 | Department of Guatemala. |
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3,789 | Third largest province of Armenia. |
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3,784 | County of Hungary. |
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3,771 | Province of Afghanistan. |
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3,730 | Governorate of Syria. |
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3,718 | Main island of the British territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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3,718 | Department of France. |
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3,714.40 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Olongapo. |
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3,710 | Third smallest county of Romania. |
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3,707 | Island part of Greece. |
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3,703 | County of Hungary. |
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3,702 | State of India. |
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3,699 | Third smallest province of Ecuador. |
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3,692.93 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,690.94 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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3,688 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,688 | Island part of Chile. |
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3,687 | Archipelago of Antarctica. |
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3,667 | Largest island of the Balearic Islands, part of Spain. |
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3,665 | Third-largest island of the Solomon Islands. |
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3,664 | Province of Wallonia, Belgium. |
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3,652 | Province of Turkey. |
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3,646 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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3,646 | County of Croatia. |
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3,637 | County of Hungary. |
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3,629 | Island part of the U.S. state of New York. |
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3,626 | County of Croatia. |
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3,626 | Province of Turkey. |
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3,610 | Province of Afghanistan. |
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3,607.75 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,607 | Largest island of the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen. |
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3,601.25 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,600 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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3,595 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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3,594 | Largest district of Latvia. |
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3,588 | County of Croatia. |
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3,577 | Province of Thailand. |
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3,569.39 | Largest province of the Dominican Republic. |
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3,568 | Third smallest province of Cambodia. |
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3,567 | Department of France. |
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3,563 | Second smallest province of Cambodia. |
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3,562 | Second largest county of Albania. |
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3,559 | Administrative county of England. |
Lake Peipus | 3,555 | Lake in Europe between Estonia and Russia. |
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3,552 | Province of Thailand. |
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3,546.86 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Butuan. |
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3,546.60 | Province of Vietnam. |
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3,543 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,542 | Island part of Greenland. |
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3,539 | Province of Turkey. |
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3,536.80 | Province of Vietnam. |
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3,532 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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3,528.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
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3,526 | Second smallest county of Romania. |
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3,525 | Department of France. |
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3,515.70 | Province of the Philippines; includes the independent city of Cagayan de Oro. |
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3,515 | District of Portugal. |
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3,507.05 | Prefecture of Japan. |
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3,504.30 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,500 | Island part of Antarctica. |
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3,500 | Second smallest governorate of Oman. |
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3,491 | Region of Nicaragua. |
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3,486.16 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,481 | Province of Turkey. |
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3,475 | Smallest state of Nigeria. |
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3,471 | Governorate of Egypt. |
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3,469 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,696 | Third largest county of Estonia. |
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3,465 | Region of Nicaragua. |
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3,451 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,450 | County in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland. |
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3,439 | Largest island of The Bahamas. |
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3,437 | Governorate of Egypt. |
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3,426.97 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,426.55 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,425 | Province of Thailand. |
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3,420 | County of Estonia. |
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3,388 | District of Colombia. |
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3,376.40 | Province of Vietnam. |
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3,365 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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3,363.10 | Province of Vietnam. |
Uvs Lake | 3,555 | Lake in Mongolia. |
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3,349 | County of Estonia. |
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3,346 | Second largest district of Latvia. |
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3,339 | Province of Algeria. |
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3,336 | Third smallest county of Hungary. |
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3,329 | Island part of Russia. |
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3,320 | Province of Turkey. |
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3,314.46 | Second smallest region of the Czech Republic. |
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3,314 | Largest city (by area) in New Zealand. |
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3,312.30 | Province of Vietnam. |
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3,309 | Largest municipality of Qatar. |
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3,298 | Province of Thailand. |
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3,280 | Second smallest aimag of Mongolia. |
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3,278 | Third largest county of Albania. |
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3,270 | Largest county in Northern Ireland, second largest county in the province of Ulster. |
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3,268 | Province of Algeria. |
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3,268 | Island of the Philippines. |
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3,264 | Department of Benin. |
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3,263 | Smallest region of Italy. |
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3,254 | Second smallest province of Ecuador. |
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3,249 | Department of France. |
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3,246 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,238 | Largest island of the Kuril Islands, part of Russia. |
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3,233 | Department of Benin. |
Windward Islands | 3,232.5 | Subsection of islands in the Lesser Antilles. |
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3,231.25 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,219 | Department of Guatemala. |
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3,212 | Canton of Switzerland. |
Lake Poyang | 3,210 | Lake in China. |
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3,203 | Department of Honduras. |
Micronesia | 3,201 | An island chain subdivision of Oceania. |
Lake Tana | 3,200 | Lake in Ethiopia. |
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3,197 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,188 | Province of the Solomon Islands. |
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3,186 | Second smallest province of Indonesia. |
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3,183.7 | Province, county, municipality and diocese of Sweden. |
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3,180 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
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3,162.93 | Smallest region of the Czech Republic. |
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3,161 | Province of Thailand. |
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3,152 | Province of Algeria. |
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3,147.32 | Province of the Philippines. |
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3,144 | State of the United States. |
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3,140 | Second smallest county of Sweden. |
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3,134 | Island area of Scotland. |
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3,125 | Second smallest province of Costa Rica. |
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3,125 | Province of Flanders, Belgium. |
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3,124 | Department of Guatemala. |
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3,119.72 | Province of the Philippines. |
Amadjuak Lake | 3,115 | Lake in Canada. |
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3,100 | Department of Haiti. |
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3,100 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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3,099.7 | Island part of Denmark. |
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3,086 | Second largest county in Northern Ireland, third largest county in the province of Ulster. |
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3,072 | Department of Honduras. |
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3,071 | Province of Bulgaria. |
Lake Melville | 3,069 | Lake in Canada. |
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3,067 | Administrative county of England. |
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3,067 | Third largest district of Latvia. |
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3,060 | Island part of Indonesia. |
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3,060 | County of Croatia. |
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3,059 | District of Latvia. |
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3,053.49 | Second smallest province of Cuba. |
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3,027 | Province of Bulgaria. |
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3,022 | Third largest district of Bhutan. |
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3,010.34 | Second largest province of the Dominican Republic. |
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3,001 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
Lake Bangweulu | 3,000 | Lake in Zambia. |
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.