# List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area in excess of 1,000,000 square kilometers

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. 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.
| Geographic entity | Area (km$^2$) | Notes |
| Earth | 510,065,284 | Total surface area (70.8% water coverage and 29.2% land coverage). |
| Water | 361,126,221 | Total water coverage (70.8% of Earth's surface). |
| Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas | 165,500,000 | Largest ocean, including adjacent Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and Yellow Sea. |
| Pacific Ocean excluding adjacent seas | 155,557,000 | Largest ocean. |
| Land | 148,939,063 | Total land coverage (29.2% of Earth's surface). |
| United Nations Countries | 147,000,000 | All countries in the UN. |
| World Trade Organization Countries | 117,870,000 | All countries in the WTO. |
| Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas | 106,400,000 | Second largest ocean, including adjacent Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea, Strait of Gibraltar and Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean, North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Celtic Sea. |
| Old World | 84,980,532 | The world known to its population before contact with the "New World" (the Americas). |
| Afro-Eurasia | 84,211,532 | Largest contiguous landmass. |
| Holarctic | 77,000,000 | Biogeographic realm that encompasses the majority of habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world. |
| Atlantic Ocean excluding adjacent seas | 76,762,000 | Second largest ocean. |
| Indian Ocean and adjacent seas | 73,556,000 | Third largest ocean, including Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Laccadive Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Strait of Malacca. |
| Indian Ocean excluding adjacent seas | 68,556,000 | Third largest ocean. |
| Palearctic | 54,100,000 | Largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
| Eurasia | 53,990,000 | Largest broadly connected contiguous landmass, comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia; sometimes considered a single continent, it covers 10.6% of Earth's surface (36.2% of the land area). |
| Asia Cooperation Dialogue | 46,872,864 | Supranational political entity. |
| Asia | 44,579,000 | Largest continent. |
| Americas | 42,549,000 | Large contiguous landmass viewed in some parts of the world as single continent. |
| Organization of American States | 40,275,678 | International organization contains most countries in the Americas. |
| Moon | 37,930,000 | Satellite in orbit around the Earth, excluded by treaty from national claims of ownership. |
| British Empire | 35,500,000 | Largest ever multi-country empire, as of its greatest extent in 1920. |
| Commonwealth of Nations | 31,462,574 | Supranational political entity. |
| Africa | 30,221,532 | Second largest continent. |
| African Union | 29,797,500 | Supranational political entity. |
| NATO | 26,552,127 | Intergovernmental military alliance. |
| North America | 24,490,000 | Continent. |
| Mongol Empire | 24,000,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1309. |
| Far East | 23,250,309 | Geographic concept to call East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Russian Far East by European historically. |
| Warsaw Pact | 23,140,845 | Collective defense treaty led by Soviet Union. |
| Nearctic | 22,900,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of Earth. |
| Russian Empire | 22,800,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1895. |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 22,341,158 | Region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. |
| Soviet Union | 22,402,200 | Largest country in the world from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. |
| Afrotropic | 22,100,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
| Northern America | 21,780,142 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Canada, United States, Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon and Bermuda. |
| USMCA | 21,578,137 | Free trade agreement concluded between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. |
| South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone | 20,552,728 | An organization between many South Atlantic nations. |
| Commonwealth of Independent States | 20,368,759 | A regional intergovernmental organization of nine members, plus two founding non-member, post-Soviet republics in Eurasia. |
| Southern Ocean | 20,327,000 | Ocean. |
| Eurasian Economic Union | 20,229,248 | Economic union of states located in Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Central Asia. |
| Latin America | 20,111,457 | Region in the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken. |
| Neotropic | 19,000,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
| South America | 17,840,000 | Continent. |
| UNASUR/UNASUL | 17,715,335 | Supranational political entity including most nations of South America. |
| Russia | 17,125,200 | Largest country in the world; crosses Europe and Asia. |
| Mercosur | 14,869,775 | Officially called Southern Common Market. |
| Qing Empire, China | 14,700,000 | Multi-country empire in Asia under the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1723–1735) and his son the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796). |
| Arctic sea ice (maximum extent, February 2015) | 14,540,000 | |
| Antarctica | 14,200,000 | Continent. |
| Arctic Ocean | 14,056,000 | Ocean. |
| Arable land (2012) | 13,958,000 | Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. |
| Arab League | 13,953,041 | Supranational political entity. |
| Spanish Empire | 13,700,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1810; size is approximate. |
| Siberia | 13,138,242 | Traditional historic and geographic region of Russia. |
| East Asia | 11,796,365 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. |
| Second French colonial empire | 11,500,000 | Multi-country empire, in 1920. |
| Taiwan (ROC, including disputed areas) | 11,420,000 | Including disputed territories administered by the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and India. |
| Umayyad (Arab Caliphate). | 11,100,000 | In 720. |
| Abbasid (Arab Caliphate). | 11,100,000 | In 750. Lasting from 750–1258. |
| Yuan Khanate, China | 11,000,000 | Multi-country empire in Asia under the Yuan Khanate 1279–1368. Measured at its maximum extent in 1310. |
| Tang Empire, China | 10,760,000 | Chinese Empire from 618–907. Size at greatest extent in 669. |
| Europe | 10,180,000 | Continent in classical antiquity. |
| Canada | 9,984,670 | Second largest country in the world; largest country in North America, and in the Western Hemisphere. |
| China (PRC, including disputed areas) | 9,742,010 | Largest country located entirely in Asia. Including PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), South Tibet (controlled by India as the state of Arunachal Pradesh but claimed by China), and the disputed territories of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands which the Republic of China (Taiwan) has continued to govern after the PRC replaced it on the mainland; total of separate UN figures for Mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km$^2$) and Macau (26 km$^2$). |
| China (PRC, non-disputed areas) | 9,706,961 | Largest country located entirely in Asia. Excluding disputed territories not under PRC administration, i.e. excluding South Tibet (Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh) and Republic of China (Taiwan); total of separate UN figures for Mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km$^2$) and Macau (26 km$^2$). |
| United States | 9,522,055 | Country in North America. Includes the 50 states and District of Columbia with Indian Reservations. Includes inland water area of 78,797 mi$^2$ (204,083 km$^2$) and Great Lakes water of 60,251 mi$^2$ (156,049 km$^2$); excludes coastal water area of 42,225 mi$^2$ (109,362 km$^2$) and territorial water area of 75,372 mi$^2$ (195,213 km$^2$) |
| Sahara | 9,200,000 | Largest hot desert in the world. |
| Australasian Mediterranean Sea | 9,080,000 | Mediterranean sea located in the area between Southeast Asia and Australasia. |
| Oceania | 9,008,458 | Geopolitical area including Australia and other islands and territories in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Xiongnu Empire | 9,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 176 BC. |
| Brazil | 8,514,877 | Largest country in South America. |
| Empire of Brazil | 8,337,218 | 19th-century state in South America. |
| The Indies | 8,063,879 | A European Colonial term for South and Southeast Asia. |
| Australia and New Zealand | 8,010,655 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Island and Heard and McDonald Islands. |
| Economic Cooperation Organization | 7,937,197 | Asian political and economic intergovernmental organization. |
| Australasia | 7,955,717 | A subdivision of Oceania. |
| Contiguous United States | 7,902,634 | Includes the 48 contiguous states and District of Columbia, but excludes Alaska and Hawaii. |
| Northern Africa | 7,880,374 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara. |
| Australia | 7,686,848 | Continent and country in Oceania. Includes Jervis Bay Territory (73 km$^2$), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 km$^2$), Christmas Island (135 km$^2$) and Lord Howe Island (56 km$^2$). Also includes the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands (5 km$^2$), Coral Sea Islands Territory (0,9 km$^2$), Heard and McDonald Islands (372 km$^2$) and Macquarie Island (231 km$^2$). Excludes claims on Antarctica (Australian Antarctic Territory, 6,119,818 km$^2$). |
| Australasian realm | 7,600,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
| Mainland Australia | 7,595,342 | The biggest landmass of Australia, does not include Tasmania, any other islands part of the country, or territories. |
| Indomalaya | 7,500,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |
| Middle East | 7,207,575 | Transcontinental region in Afro-Eurasia. |
| Akhand Bharat | 7,015,501 | concept of a greater unified india |
| Eastern Africa | 7,002,969 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros and Mauritius. |
| Southern Asia | 6,783,786 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, British Indian Ocean Territory, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. |
| Middle Africa | 6,613,058 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome & Principe and Angola. |
| Ming China | 6,500,000 | Chinese Empire after the overthrow of the Yuan Mongol dynasty 1368–1644. Measured at its maximum extent in 1450. |
| Eastern Han Dynasty | 6,500,000 | The Chinese Empire lasting from 25 – 220 AD. Size at greatest extent in 100 AD. |
| Rashidun Caliphate | 6,400,000 | In 655. |
| Amazon basin | 6,300,000 | Drainage basin of Amazon River. |
| Europe (excluding European Russia) | 6,220,000 | Traditional region. |
| Far Eastern Federal District | 6,215,900 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
| West Africa | 6,143,409 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. |
| Khanate of the Golden Horde | 6,000,000 | Multi-country empire in Europe and Asia; a Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, lasting from 1240–1502. Size is approximate at its apex in 1310. |
| Western Han Dynasty | 6,000,000 | The Chinese Empire lasting from 206 BC – 9 AD. Size at greatest extent in 50 BC. |
| First Turkic Khaganate | 6,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 557. |
| Australian Antarctic Territory | 5,896,500 | Australian claim to Antarctica. |
| Eastern Europe | 5,726,128 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains European Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. |
| Philippine Sea | 5,695,000 | Marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine archipelago. |
| Amazon rainforest | 5,500,000 | The largest rainforest in the world. |
| Achaemenid Empire | 5,500,000 | An empire in Iran and other countries from Greece and Egypt to Uzbekistan from 550–330 BC. Size at greatest extent in 500 BC. |
| Portuguese Empire | 5,500,000 | The Portuguese overseas empire at its greatest extent in 1820. |
| Western China | 5,478,097 | A geographic concept of the region of western inland China. |
| Ottoman Empire | 5,200,000 | Early modern empire centered in Turkey at its greatest extent in 1683. |
| Macedonia (ancient kingdom) | 5,200,000 | Ancient empire centered in Macedonia at its greatest extent in 323 BC under Alexander the Great. |
| SAARC | 5,130,746 | Supranational political entity. |
| Siberian Federal District | 5,114,800 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000, distinct from but also included in the historical region of the same name. |
| Arctic sea ice minimum extent (September 2014) | 5,020,000 | |
| Brazilian Highlands | 5,000,000 | Largest plateau in the world by area. |
| Roman Empire | 5,000,000 | Multi-country empire in antiquity, under Trajan in AD 117. |
| Maurya Empire | 5,000,000 | Indian empire lasted from 321–185 BC, size is calculated to be the greatest extent reached in 250 BC. |
| British Raj | 4,903,312 | Unofficially called Indian Empire. |
| First Mexican Empire | 4,874,683 | First independent government of Mexico. |
| Western United States | 4,851,700 | Region of the United States. Contains the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii. |
| Coral Sea | 4,791,000 | Marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia. |
| Tibetan Empire | 4,600,000 | The Tibetan state lasting from 650–842, measured at its apex in 800. |
| First Mexican Republic | 4,536,710 | North American country existed from 1824 to 1835. |
| ASEAN/Southeast Asia | 4,465,501 | Supranational political entity/United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia and East Timor. |
| Timurid Empire | 4,400,000 | A Persian Middle Eastern empire, rising after the Mongol Empire lasting from 1355–1740, measured at its apex in 1405. |
| Indian subcontinent | 4,400,000 | A peninsular region in south-central Asia, delineated by the Himalayas in the north. |
| European Union | 4,325,675 | Supranational political entity. |
| Fatimid Caliphate | 4,100,000 | Western remnant of the Umayyad Caliphate lasting from 909–1171, estimated at its greatest extent in 969. |
| Central Asia | 4,004,451 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. |
| Mughal Empire | 4,000,000 | An Islamic Empire in India in the early modern period. Size at greatest extent in 1690. |
| Eastern Turkic Khaganate | 4,000,000 | Eastern remnant of the Göktürk Khaganate. Size at greatest extent in 624. |
| Hephthalite Empire | 4,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 470. |
| Hunnic Empire | 4,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 441. |
| European Russia | 3,960,000 | Traditional historic and geographic region of Russia. |
| Seleucid Empire | 3,900,000 | A Greek/Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 312–63 BC, was the successor state to the Achaemenid Empire. Measured at its apex in 301 BC. |
| Rupert's Land | 3,900,000 | An area of British North America, under the jurisdiction of the Hudson's Bay Company. |
| Great Seljuq Empire | 3,900,000 | Turkish empire in the Middle East, was the European antagonist during the Crusades. Lasted from 1037–1194, size is calculated to be the greatest extent reached in 1080. |
| Arabian Sea | 3,862,000 | Northern Indian Ocean. |
| Andean Community | 3,809,100 | A free trade area with the objective of creating a customs union comprising the South American countries. |
| Italian Empire | 3,798,000 | Includes Italian colonies. Size in 1938. |
| Ilkhanate | 3,750,000 | A Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, lasting from 1256–1355, measured at its apex in 1310. |
| Argentina (including claims) | 3,748,072 | Second largest country in South America. Includes claims over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and Argentine Antarctica, which are not under Argentine de facto control. |
| Dzungar Khanate | 3,600,000 | Size in 1650. |
| Khwarazmian dynasty | 3,600,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1218. |
| Northern Canada | 3,535,263 | Vast northernmost region of Canada. |
| Sassanid Empire | 3,500,000 | Successor state to the Parthian Empire in the Middle East and Iran, the last Iranian empire before the rise of Islam, lasting from 224–651, size estimated at its apex in 550. |
| Zealandia | 3,500,000 | Largest microcontinent (size is approximate). |
| Sargasso Sea | 3,500,000 | Region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. |
| South China Sea | 3,500,000 | Marginal sea occurring in part of the Pacific Ocean south of China, and bordered predominately by Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines. |
| Gupta Empire | 3,500,000 | One of the Indian Middle Kingdoms lasting from 320–560, size is estimated at the apex in 400. |
| Chagatai Khanate | 3,500,000 | A Khanate remnant of the Mongol Empire, measured at its apex in 1310 and 1350. |
| Western Turkic Khaganate | 3,500,000 | Western remnant of the Göktürk Khaganate. Size at greatest extent in 630. |
| First French colonial empire | 3,400,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1670. |
| Ghaznavid Empire | 3,400,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1029. |
| India (including disputed areas) | 3,287,263 | Third largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). Includes all disputed territories. |
| Delhi Sultanate | 3,200,000 | Size at greatest extent in 1312. |
| German Colonial Empire | 3,199,015 | Size at greatest extent in 1912. |
| Arabian Peninsula | 3,189,612 | A geographic region of the Middle East. |
| India (non-disputed areas) | 3,166,414 | Third largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). Excludes non-Indian-administered disputed territories (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract in China; Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan). Includes all Indian-administered territories, which contains the China-claimed South Tibet, administered by India as part of Arunachal Pradesh. |
| Northwest China | 3,107,701 | A statistical region of China. |
| Sakha Republic | 3,103,200 | Largest federal subject of Russia. |
| Song dynasty | 3,100,000 | The Chinese Empire lasting from 960–1279. Size at greatest extent in 980. |
| Uyghur Khaganate | 3,100,000 | Size at greatest extent in 800. |
| Western Jin Dynasty | 3,100,000 | Size at greatest extent in 280. |
| Peru-Bolivian Confederation | 3,054,612 | A loose confederation existing between 1836 and 1839 in South America. |
| Khazar Khanate | 3,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 850. |
| Sui dynasty | 3,000,000 | Size at greatest extent in 589. |
| Malay Archipelago | 2,870,000 | Archipelago between mainland Indochina and Australia. |
| Paratethys sea | 2,800,000 | largest inland sea/Lake |
| Byzantine Empire | 2,800,000 | Remnant of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in 450. |
| Parthian Empire | 2,800,000 | A Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 248 BC – 226 AD, was the successor state to the Greek Seleucid Empire and a major antagonist to the Roman Empire. Measured at its apex circa 0 AD. |
| Medes (Median Empire) | 2,800,000 | An early Persian Middle Eastern empire lasting from 625–549 BC. Size at greatest extent in 585 BC. |
| Eastern Jin Dynasty | 2,800,000 | Size at greatest extent in 347. |
| Rouran Khaganate | 2,800,000 | Size in 405. |
| Weddell Sea | 2,800,000 | Part of the Southern Ocean. |
| Eastern Canada | 2,783,400 | East part of Canada contains six provinces. |
| Argentina (excluding disputed claims) | 2,780,400 | Second largest country in South America. Does not include claims over Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, nor Argentine Antarctica (969,000 km$^2$). |
| Caribbean Sea | 2,754,000 | Body of water between North and South America. |
| Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | In Asia; largest landlocked country in the world. |
| Western Canada | 2,703,159 | West part of Canada contains four provinces. |
| Australian Desert | 2,700,000 | Deserts in Australian mainland. |
| Queen Maud Land | 2,700,000 | Norwegian Antarctic claim. |
| Western Asia | 2,680,579 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 2,673,108 | Regional intergovernmental political and economic union. |
| Southern Africa | 2,672,831 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia and Botswana. |
| Pacific states | 2,615,077 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. |
| Bay of Bengal | 2,600,000 | Northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. |
| Western Australia | 2,525,500 | Largest state of Australia. |
| Gran Colombia | 2,519,954 | Republic of Colombia from 1819 to 1831 |
| Former Sudan | 2,505,813 | Sudan before South Sudan split out of it. Formerly the largest country in Africa. |
| Mediterranean Sea | 2,500,000 | Body of water separating Europe and Africa. |
| Tibetan Plateau | 2,500,000 | Vast elevated plateau in South Asia, Central Asia and East Asia, the Roof of the World. |
| Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | 2,500,000 | A successor state to the Seleucid Empire in what is now Afghanistan and Uzbekistan lasting from 256–125 BC. Size at greatest extent in 184 BC. |
| Grand Duchy of Moscow | 2,500,000 | A precursor to the Russian Empire, lasting from 1263–1547. Size in 1505. |
| Central America | 2,486,445 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. |
| East African Community | 2,467,202 | Intergovernmental organisation composed of six countries in the African Great Lakes region. |
| Southern United States | 2,383,946 | Region of the United States. Contains the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. |
| Algeria | 2,381,741 | Largest country in Africa. |
| Southwest China | 2,365,900 | A statistical region of China. |
| Gulf of Guinea | 2,350,000 | Northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,344,858 | Second largest country in Africa. |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 2,339,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Arabian Desert | 2,330,000 | Vast desert wilderness in Western Asia. |
| Qin dynasty | 2,300,000 | First dynasty of Imperial China. |
| Central Canada | 2,265,154 | Sub-region of Eastern Canada. |
| Mountain states | 2,236,623 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. |
| Kingdom of Denmark | 2,220,093 | Including Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands. |
| Greenland | 2,175,600 | An autonomous country, part of the Kingdom of Denmark. |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | Largest country in Middle East. |
| Louisiana Purchase | 2,147,000 | Area of the United States purchased from France in 1803, which now comprises all or part of fifteen U.S. states. |
| Midwestern United States | 2,128,257 | Region of the United States. Contains the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. |
| First French Empire | 2,100,000 | Multi-country empire under Emperor Napoleon I of France, from 1804–1814; size at greatest extent in 1813. |
| Chile (Including Territorial Claims) | 2,007,208 | Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui), Isla Sala y Gómez and Antarctica (1,250,000 km$^2$). |
| Western Roman Empire | 2,000,000 | Comprises the western provinces of the Roman Empire. |
| Inca Empire | 2,000,000 | Incan Empire along Andean coast in South America lasting from 1438–1533. |
| Confederate States of America | 1,995,392 | Unrecognized country in North America, 1861–1865. |
| Empire of Japan | 1,984,000 | Size in 1938. |
| Mexico | 1,958,201 | Third largest country in North America; also third largest country in Latin America. |
| Nunavut | 1,936,113 | Largest sub-federal jurisdiction of Canada, largest territory of Canada. |
| Indonesia | 1,904,569 | In Southeast Asia; largest and most populous country situated only on islands. |
| Sudan | 1,886,068 | Third largest country in Africa. |
| Horn of Africa | 1,882,757 | Peninsula in Eastern Africa. |
| Northern Europe | 1,811,151 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Norway (including Jan Mayen and Svalbard), Sweden, Finland, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, United Kingdom and Ireland. |
| Thirteen Colonies | 1,876,972 | Found by taking the size of the United States less the size of its acquired territories. |
| Urals Federal District | 1,788,900 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
| East Indies | 1,784,398 | A European Colonial term for Maritime Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, East Timor, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia (less its territory on New Guinea). |
| Libya | 1,759,540 | Country in northern Africa. |
| Queensland | 1,727,300 | State of Australia. |
| Alaska | 1,717,856 | Largest state of the United States. |
| Xinjiang Province, Republic of China | 1,711,931 | Former province of Xinjiang, also spelled Sinkiang Province. |
| British Antarctic Territory | 1,709,400 | British claim to Antarctica |
| Northwestern Federal District | 1,677,900 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
| Xinjiang | 1,660,000 | Largest autonomous region of China. |
| Iran | 1,648,195 | Second largest country in Middle East. |
| Four Oirat | 1,600,000 | Area in 17th century. |
| Amazonas | 1,570,746 | Largest state of Brazil. |
| Mongolia | 1,564,116 | Country located between China and Russia. |
| North China(with eastern Inner Mongolia) | 1,556,061 | A statistical region of China. |
| Greater Sunda Islands | 1,510,709 | Four large islands in the Indonesian archipelago. Includes Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Java. |
| Qara Khitai | 1,500,000 | Also known as the Western Liao. |
| Gulf of Mexico | 1,500,000 | Body of water in North America. |
| Canadian Arctic Archipelago | 1,407,770 | An archipelago of over 36,000 islands in the Arctic Ocean, all part of Canada. |
| Khoshut Khanate | 1,400,000 | An Oirat khanate based in the Tibetan Plateau. |
| Neo-Assyrian Empire | 1,400,000 | An ancient Middle Eastern empire along the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 934–609 BC. |
| Quebec | 1,365,128 | Second largest sub-federal jurisdiction of Canada, largest province of Canada. |
| Mexican Cession | 1,360,000 | A large area of the First Mexican Empire, which was lost after the Mexican–American War in 1848 to the US. |
| West North Central states | 1,347,716 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. |
| Northern Territory | 1,346,200 | Territory of Australia. |
| Kalmar Union | 1,322,358 | A medieval and early modern Kingdom in Scandinavia consisting of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and most of modern Sweden and Finland, lasting from 1397–1523. Size does not include the colonial territories in Greenland. |
| Westarctica | 1,320,000 | A micronation in Antarctica. |
| Republic of New Granada | 1,331,250 | Modern day Colombia from 1831 to 1858 |
| Southern Europe | 1,316,300.44 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Italy, Malta, San Marino, Vatican City, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Greece. |
| Gobi Desert | 1,295,000 | Desert or brushland region in East Asia. |
| Peru | 1,285,216 | Country in South America. |
| Chad | 1,284,000 | Country in Africa. |
| Niger | 1,267,000 | Country in Africa. |
| Chilean Antarctic Territory | 1,250,258 | Chilean claim to Antarctica |
| East China Sea | 1,249,000 | Marginal sea east of China, also bordered by South Korea and Japan. |
| Pará | 1,247,690 | Second largest state of Brazil. |
| Angola | 1,246,700 | Country in Africa. |
| Mali | 1,240,192 | Country in Africa. |
| Hudson Bay | 1,230,000 | Body of water in northeastern Canada. |
| Tibet Autonomous Region | 1,228,400 | Autonomous region of China. |
| Ethiopian Empire (Abyssinia) | 1,221,900 | An African Empire lasting from 980 BC – 1974 AD. |
| South Africa | 1,221,148 | Country in Africa. Area of mainland South Africa is 1,220,813 km$^2$ (471,359 sq mi), added to which are the Prince Edward Islands – Marion Island, 290 km$^2$, and Prince Edward Island, 45 km$^2$. |
| Central Europe | 1,200,790 | United Nations geoscheme region. Contains France, Monaco, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Austria. |
| Carolingian Empire | 1,200,000 | The maximum extent of Frankish Kingdom under Charlemagne in 814. An immediate precursor to the Holy Roman Empire. |
| Srivijaya | 1,200,000 | Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| Northwest Territories | 1,183,085 | Territory of Canada. |
| Inner Mongolia | 1,183,000 | Autonomous region of China. |
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | 1,153,465 | The maximum extent of bi-confederation of Poland and Lithuania, in 1650. |
| West South Central States | 1,150,090 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. |
| Colombia | 1,138,914 | Country in South America. Colombian census figure is 1,141,748 which includes three special districts and San Andrés and Providencia islands (52 km$^2$). |
| Ethiopia | 1,104,300 | Country in Africa. |
| Bolivia | 1,098,581 | Country in South America. |
| Melanesia | 1,040,672 | One of the Island subdivisions of Oceania. |
| French East India Company | 1,040,549 | The maximum extent of French Colonial rule in India in 1754. Estimated by adding together the areas of the States and territories of India which correspond approximately to the French East India Company. |
| Volga Federal District | 1,038,000 | Federal district of Russia created May 2000. |
| Mauritania | 1,025,520 | Country in Africa. |
| Tarim Basin | 1,020,000 | Endorheic basin in Northwest China. |
| South Central China | 1,014,354 | A statistical region of China. |
| Republic of Texas | 1,007,935 | Briefly independent breakaway state from the First Mexican Empire in 1835, later annexed in 1846 by the United States. |
| Tierra del Fuego (including claims) | 1,002,445 | If taken to include claims to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and Argentine Antarctica (none of which are controlled by Argentina). Argentina's largest province, if these claims are included. |
| New Kingdom of Egypt | 1,000,000 | The final imperial phase of dynastic Egypt, lasting from 1570–1070 BC. |
| Khmer Empire | 1,000,000 | Hindu/Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. |
| Oceanian realm | 1,000,000 | One of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. |