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 according to "Definition" below, to Vatican City, which has a total area of less than 1 km2:

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List of European countries and dependencies by area

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

More information Country or dependency, % total ...
Country or dependency %
total		 Europe area
km2 mi2
–   Europe100%10,014,0003,866,000
1 K Russia39.5%3,952,5501,526,090[a]
2   Ukraine6.0%603,549233,032[b]
3 T France5.4%543,941210,017[c]
4 T Spain5.0%498,485192,466[d]
5   Sweden4.4%438,574169,334
6   Norway3.8%385,207148,729[e]
7   Germany3.6%357,581138,063
8   Finland3.4%336,884130,072[f]
9   Poland3.1%312,679120,726
10 T Italy3.0%301,958116,587[g]
11   United Kingdom2.4%244,38194,356[h]
12   Romania2.4%238,29892,007
13   Belarus2.1%207,60080,200
14 K Kazakhstan1.5%148,00057,000[i]
15 T Greece1.3%131,95750,949[j]
16   Bulgaria1.1%110,99442,855
17   Iceland1.0%103,00040,000
18   Hungary0.9%93,02535,917
19 T Portugal0.9%91,42435,299[k]
20   Austria0.8%83,87832,385
21   Czech Republic0.8%78,87130,452
22   Serbia0.8%77,58929,957[l]
23   Ireland0.7%69,82526,960
24   Lithuania0.7%65,28625,207
25   Latvia0.6%64,59424,940
26   Croatia0.6%56,59421,851
27   Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5%51,20919,772
28   Slovakia0.5%49,03518,933
29   Estonia0.5%45,39917,529
30 T Denmark0.4%42,94716,582[m]
31 T Netherlands0.4%41,54316,040[n]
32    Switzerland0.4%41,29115,943
33   Moldova0.3%33,84713,068
34   Belgium0.3%30,52811,787
35   Albania0.3%28,74811,100
36   North Macedonia0.3%25,7139,928
37 K Turkey0.2%23,7579,173[o]
38   Slovenia0.2%20,2737,827
39   Montenegro0.1%13,8885,362
–   Kosovo0.1%10,9104,210[p]
40 K Azerbaijan0.08%8,6303,330[q]
–   Transnistria4,1631,607[r]
41 K Georgia0.03%3,0401,170[s]
42   Luxembourg0.03%2,586998
–   Åland (Finland)0.02%1,583611[t]
–   Faroe Islands (Denmark)0.01%1,393538[u]
–   Isle of Man (UK)0.006%572221
43   Andorra0.005%468181
44   Malta0.003%315122
45   Liechtenstein0.002%16062
–   Jersey (UK)0.001%11645
–   Guernsey (UK)0.001%7830
46   San Marino0.001%6124
–   Gibraltar (UK)0%72.7[v]
47   Monaco0%20.77[w]
48   Vatican City0%0.490.19[x]
– C Greenland (Denmark)0%2,166,086836,330[y]
49 C Armenia0%29,74311,484[z]
50 C Cyprus0%9,2513,572[aa]
– C Abkhazia0%8,6653,346[ab]
– C South Ossetia0%3,8851,500[ac]
– C Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK)0%25498[ad]
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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[ae]

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. [a]
    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. [b]
    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. [c]
    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. [d]
    Excludes Ceuta (19 km2), Melilla (12 km2), and the Canary Islands (7,493 km2). Total area is 506,009 km2.[8]
  5. [e]
    Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
  6. [f]
    Excludes Aland.
  7. [g]
    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. [h]
    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. [i]
    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. [j]
    Includes the islands just off the coast of Asia Minor, such as Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Chios, Lesbos, Kastellorizo, Strongyli Megistis, and Ro.
  11. [k]
    Excludes Madeira (801 km2). Total area is 92,225 km2.[13]
  12. [l]
    Area is from official figures, but excludes Kosovo.[14]
  13. [m]
    Excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
  14. [n]
    Area is 41,865 km2 when including the Caribbean Netherlands (322 km2).[15]
  15. [o]
    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. [p]
    A partially recognized state also claimed by Serbia. Area is from official figures.[17]
  17. [q]
    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. [r]
    De facto state with limited recognition. Internationally recognized as part of Moldova.[19]
  19. [s]
    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. [t]
    An integral but autonomous region of Finland. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1.
  21. [u]
    An integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Classified as a territory by the ISO 3166-1
  22. [v]
    Figures are from the BBC.[21]
  23. [w]
    Area and population are from official figures.[22]
  24. [x]
    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. [y]
    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. [z]
    Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given.
  27. [aa]
    Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Does not include Northern Cyprus or Akrotiri and Dhekelia.[25]
  28. [ab]
    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. [ac]
    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. [ad]
    Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given. Part of the island of Cyprus.[28]
  31. [ae]
    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.

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