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List of European countries by area

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Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe.[1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres.[2] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only. Inland water is included in area numbers.

Relative sizes

European countries vary in area over many orders of magnitude, ranging from Russia which covers almost 4000000 km2 of territory within Europe, to Vatican City, which has a total area of less than 1 km2:

List of European countries and dependencies by area

Figures are from the United Nations unless otherwise specified.[1]

Country or dependency %
total 		Europe area
km2 mi2
–    Europe 100% 10,014,000 3,866,000
1 K File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 39.5% 3,952,550 1,526,090 [a]
2   File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 6.0% 603,549 233,032 [b]
3 T File:Flag of France.svg France 5.4% 543,941 210,017 [c]
4 T File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 5.0% 498,485 192,466 [d]
5   File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4.4% 438,574 169,334
6   File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 3.8% 385,207 148,729 [e]
7   File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3.6% 357,581 138,063
8   File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3.4% 336,884 130,072 [f]
9   File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3.1% 312,679 120,726
10 T File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3.0% 301,958 116,587 [g]
11   File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom 2.4% 244,381 94,356 [h]
12   File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2.4% 238,298 92,007
13   File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 2.1% 207,600 80,200
14 K File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 1.5% 148,000 57,000 [i]
15 T File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 1.3% 131,957 50,949 [j]
16   File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 1.1% 110,994 42,855
17   File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1.0% 103,000 40,000
18   File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 0.9% 93,025 35,917
19 T File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 0.9% 91,424 35,299 [k]
20   File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 0.8% 83,878 32,385
21   File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 0.8% 78,871 30,452
22   File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 0.8% 77,589 29,957 [l]
23   File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 0.7% 69,825 26,960
24   File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 0.7% 65,286 25,207
25   File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 0.6% 64,594 24,940
26   File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 0.6% 56,594 21,851
27   File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% 51,209 19,772
28   File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 0.5% 49,035 18,933
29   File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 0.5% 45,399 17,529
30 T File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0.4% 42,947 16,582 [m]
31 T File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0.4% 41,543 16,040 [n]
32   File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0.4% 41,291 15,943
33   File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 0.3% 33,847 13,068
34   File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 0.3% 30,528 11,787
35   File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 0.3% 28,748 11,100
36   File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 0.3% 25,713 9,928
37 K File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 0.2% 23,757 9,173 [o]
38   File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 0.2% 20,273 7,827
39   File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 0.1% 13,888 5,362
–   File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 0.1% 10,910 4,210 [p]
40 K File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 0.08% 8,630 3,330 [q]
–   File:Flag of Transnistria (state).svg Transnistria 4,163 1,607 [r]
41 K File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 0.03% 3,040 1,170 [s]
42   File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 0.03% 2,586 998
–   File:Flag of Åland.svg Åland (Finland) 0.02% 1,583 611 [t]
–   File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands (Denmark) 0.01% 1,393 538 [u]
–   File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man (UK) 0.006% 572 221
43   File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 0.005% 468 181
44   File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 0.003% 315 122
45   File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 0.002% 160 62
–   File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey (UK) 0.001% 116 45
–   File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey (UK) 0.001% 78 30
46   File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 0.001% 61 24
–   File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar (UK) 0% 7 2.7 [v]
47   File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 0% 2 0.77 [w]
48   File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Vatican City 0% 0.49 0.19 [x]
– C File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland (Denmark) 0% 2,166,086 836,330 [y]
49 C File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 0% 29,743 11,484 [z]
50 C File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 0% 9,251 3,572 [aa]
– C File:Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia 0% 8,665 3,346 [ab]
– C File:Flag of South Ossetia.svg South Ossetia 0% 3,885 1,500 [ac]
– C File:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus 0% 3,355 1,295 [ad]
– C File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) 0% 254 98 [ae]

Definition

Europe and Asia are contiguous with each other; thus, the exact boundary between them is not clearly defined, and often follows historical, political, and cultural definitions, rather than geographical.

Map of Europe, showing one of the most commonly used continental boundaries[af]

Legend:

Blue = Contiguous transcontinental countries
Green = Sometimes considered European due to culture, politics, economy and history, but geographically outside Europe's boundaries

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Figure given is for European Russia. Excludes annexations that are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Total area is 17,035,650 km2 when including Siberia or North Asia (13,083,100 km2).[3]
  2. ↑ Includes Crimea (26,945 km2) and other territory annexed by Russia but internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.[4] 115,440 km2 or 19% occupied by the Russian Federation as of 22 July 2025.[5]
  3. ↑ Mainland France (535,261 km2) and Corsica (8,680 km2) comprise European France or Metropolitan France. Total area is 633,109 km2 when including Overseas departments (89,168 km2), and 672,051 km2 when including the Overseas Collectivities, Clipperton Island and the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (excluding Terre Adelie in Antarctica).[6][7]
  4. ↑ Excludes Ceuta (19 km2), Melilla (12 km2), and the Canary Islands (7,493 km2). Total area is 506,009 km2.[8]
  5. ↑ Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
  6. ↑ Excludes Åland.
  7. ↑ Excludes the African islands of Pantelleria (25 km2) and Lampedusa e Linosa (85 km2). Total area including these is 302,068 km2.[9][10]
  8. ↑ Areas of constituent countries are 130,462 km2 (England), 14,333 km2 (Northern Ireland), 78,803 km2 (Scotland) and 20,782 km2 (Wales). Figures may not include coastal water.[11]
  9. ↑ European portion is about 5% of total area, with the rest in Central Asia. Nine districts are entirely in Europe, but the Ural river runs through the middle of four districts (Akzhaik, Inder, Makhambet, and Atyrau). Value given is a point estimate between entirely excluding (122,176 km2) or including (174,814 km2) these four districts. Overall area is 2,724,902 km2.[12]
  10. ↑ Includes the islands just off the coast of Asia Minor, such as Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Chios, Lesbos, Kastellorizo, Strongyli Megistis, and Ro.
  11. ↑ Excludes Madeira (801 km2). Total area is 92,225 km2.[13]
  12. ↑ Area is from official figures, but excludes Kosovo.[14]
  13. ↑ Excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
  14. ↑ Area is 41,865 km2 when including the Caribbean Netherlands (322 km2).[15]
  15. ↑ European Turkey or East Thrace comprises the entire provinces of Tekirdağ, Kırklareli and Edirne, as well as the portion of Istanbul Province west of the Bosporus Strait and the portion of Çanakkale Province north of the Dardanelles Strait.[16] Total area is 769,734 km2 when including Asia Minor or Anatolia (745,978 km2).
  16. ↑ A partially recognized state also claimed by Serbia. Area is from official figures.[17]
  17. ↑ European Azerbaijan comprises Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region and Khizi District, which are considered as Azerbaijan's land north of the Caucasus. Some definitions of the Europe-Asia border place more of Azerbaijan in Europe. Total area is 86,600 km2.[18]
  18. ↑ De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Moldova.[19]
  19. ↑ The historically defined regions of Khevi, Khevsureti and Tusheti compose Georgia's area north of the Greater Caucasus.[20] Some definitions place the Europe-Asia border inside of Georgia. Total area is 69,700 km2.
  20. ↑ An integral but autonomous region of Finland. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1.
  21. ↑ An integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1
  22. ↑ Figures are from the BBC.[21]
  23. ↑ Area and population are from official figures.[22]
  24. ↑ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition[23] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.[24] The figure of 0.44 km2 is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy.
  25. ↑ Culturally tied to Europe but not a geographic part of it, so total figures are given. An integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1
  26. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given.
  27. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Does not include Northern Cyprus or Akrotiri and Dhekelia.[25]
  28. ↑ An unknown portion may lie north of the Caucasus, so total figures are given.[26] De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Georgia.
  29. ↑ An unknown portion may lie north of the Caucasus, so total figures are given.[27] De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Georgia.
  30. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Part of the island of Cyprus and claimed by the state of Cyprus.[28][29]
  31. ↑ Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Part of the island of Cyprus.[30]
  32. ↑ The map shows one of the most commonly accepted delineations of the geographical boundaries of Europe, as used by National Geographic and Encyclopædia Britannica. Whether countries are considered in Europe or Asia can vary in sources, for example in the classification of the CIA World Factbook or that of the BBC. Certain countries in Europe, such as France, have territories lying geographically outside Europe, but which are nevertheless considered integral parts of that country.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
  2. ↑ "Map and Details of all 7 Continents". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Russia : Administrative Division". City Population. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ukraine: Provinces and Major Cities". City Population. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ↑ The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, July 23, 2025
  6. ↑ "France: Administrative Division". City Population. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "INSEE". National Official Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Population by Autonomous Community and Autonomous City and sex". ine.es. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Monthly demographic balance and resident population by sex, year 2023". istat.it. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Main geographical statistics on municipalities". istat.it. 22 January 2013. Municipal and provincial data. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Click 'Download' and open the smallest csv file. Second column indicates "Area to Mean High Water"."Standard Area Measurements for International Territorial Levels (January 2021) in the UK". statistics.gov.uk. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kazakhstan: Administrative Division". City Population. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Statistics Portugal". ine.pt. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Serbia : Regions, Districts and Major Cities". City Population. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Netherlands : Major Urban Centers". City Population. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Turkey: Administrative Division". City Population. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Kosovo". City Population. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Territories, number and density of population by economic and administrative regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Transnistria profile". bbc.com. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Some Demographic Trends in Borderline Regions of East Caucasus Mountains (Georgia)". Research Gate. January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Gibraltar profile". BBC. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Key Facts About Monaco". Embassy of Monaco in Washington DC. 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  23. ↑ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1930, p. 99. (in Italian)
  24. ↑ De Agostini Atlas Calendar, 1945–46, p. 128. (in Italian)
  25. ↑ "Cyprus". City Population. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  26. ↑ "Abkhazia profile". BBC. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "South Ossetia profile". BBC. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  28. ↑ Muhammet İkbal Arslan (10 October 2022). "KKTC'nin nüfusu 382 bin 836 olarak hesaplandı" (in Türkçe). Anadolu Agency.
  29. ↑ "Northern Cyprus". City Population. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  30. ↑ "Akrotiri and Dhekelia". City Population. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.


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