# List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 200,000 to 500,000 square kilometers

This is one of aseries of comprehensive listsofcontinents,countries, andfirst level administrative country subdivisionssuch 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 |
| Tombouctou Region | 496,611 | Largest region of Mali |
| Turkmenistan | 488,100 | Country in Central Asia |
| Denmark-Norway | 487,476 | A Scandinavian kingdom lasting from 1536 to 1814. |
| Sichuan | 485,000 | Province of China. |
| Kufra District | 483,510 | Largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Kufra appears to have retained its borders. |
| Mid West | 478,000 | Third largest region of Western Australia. |
| Cameroon | 475,442 | Country in Africa. |
| East South Central states | 475,014 | Division of the United States. Contains the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. |
| Yukon | 474,391 | Territory of Canada. |
| Kamchatka Krai | 472,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 471,526 | Largest autonomous prefecture of China. |
| Northeastern United States | 469,615 | Region of the United States. Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. |
| Weimar Republic | 468,787 | German state from 1918 to 1933. |
| Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | Country in Oceania. |
| Magadan Oblast | 461,400 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Heilongjiang | 454,800 | Province of China. |
| Gansu | 453,700 | Province of China. |
| Nagqu | 450,537 | City of China. |
| Ross Dependency | 450,000 | New Zealand claim to Antarctica. |
| Sweden | 449,964 | Country in Europe. Includes Gotland and Öland. |
| Uzbekistan | 447,400 | Country in Central Asia; largest doubly landlocked country of the world. |
| Morocco | 446,550 | Country in Africa; excluding Western Sahara. |
| Sumatra | 443,066 | Island in Indonesia. |
| Iraq | 438,317 | Country in Middle East. |
| North Caucasus Economic Region (including disputed areas) | 433,228 | Economic region of Russia, including Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea. |
| Adélie Land | 432,000 | French claim to Antarctica; largest district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | 431,500 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Karagandy Province | 428,000 | Largest province of Kazakhstan. |
| Adrar Province | 427,368 | Second largest province of Algeria. |
| Kimberley | 424,517 | Most northern region of Western Australia. |
| California | 423,970 | State of the United States. |
| Papua | 421,981 | Province of Indonesia, status uncertain following Indonesian declaration of intent to subdivide into smaller provinces. |
| Queen Elizabeth Islands | 419,061 | Subsection of islands in the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Komi Republic | 415,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Riyadh Province | 412,000 | Second largest province of Saudi Arabia. |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | 410,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Gulf of Aden | 410,000 | Sea in between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. |
| Paraguay | 406,752 | Country in South America. |
| North Caucasus Economic Region (non-disputed areas) | 405,400 | Economic region of Russia, not including Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea. |
| Old Kingdom | 400,000 | The first unified Egyptian empire lasting from 2686–2134 BC. |
| Middle Assyrian period | 400,000 | An ancient Middle Eastern kingdom in the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 1365–1000 BC. |
| Yunnan | 394,000 | Province of China. |
| Nagqu | 391,817 | Largest prefecture-level city of China. |
| Zimbabwe | 390,757 | Country in Africa. |
| Kurdistan | 390,000(Est.) | Region in the Middle East; homeland of the Kurds |
| Second Polish Republic | 389,720 | Country in Interwar Europe. Size accounts for area peak in 1939. |
| Norway (total) | 385,155 | Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km$^2$) and the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km$^2$); excludes the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km$^2$) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km$^2$). |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 382,810 | Census area in the U.S. State of Alaska, largest county-equivalent in the United States. |
| Montana | 380,838 | State of the United States. |
| Japan | 377,873 | Country in Asia. Includes Ryukyu Islands (including Daitō Islands), Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands. |
| Baltic Sea | 377,000 | Sea in Europe, bordered to the north by Sweden and Finland, to the east by Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the south by Poland and Germany, and on the West by Denmark. |
| New Valley Governorate | 376,505 | Largest governorate of Egypt. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 373,872 | Province of Canada. |
| Northern Cape | 372,889 | Largest province of South Africa. |
| Caspian Sea | 371,000 | Body of water in Central Asia variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. Between Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. |
| Santa Cruz Department | 370,621 | Largest department of Bolivia. |
| Loreto Region | 368,852 | Largest region of Peru. |
| Amur Oblast | 363,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 357,125 | State of Brazil. |
| Germany | 357,022 | Country in Europe; before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with 248,689 km$^2$ and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km$^2$. |
| Oromia Region | 353,632 | Largest region of Ethiopia. |
| Tripolitania | 353,000 | Historic region and former province of Libya. |
| Buryat Republic | 351,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Murzuq District | 349,790 | 2nd largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Murzuq appears to have retained its borders. |
| Kingdom of Prussia | 348,779 | Former European kingdom-state between 1701 1918. Measured area from 1871. |
| Northern | 348,765 | Largest state of Sudan. |
| Balochistan | 347,190 | Largest province of Pakistan. |
| Rajasthan | 342,236 | Largest state of India. |
| Republic of the Congo | 342,000 | Country in Africa. |
| Goiás | 340,087 | State of Brazil. |
| Finland | 338,145 | Country in Europe. Includes Åland. |
| South Yemen | 332,970 | Former country in the Middle East from 1967 to 1990; now reunified into Yemen. |
| Maranhão | 331,983 | State of Brazil. |
| Vietnam | 331,689 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
| Malaysia | 329,847 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
| Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | 325,785 | Second largest autonomous prefecture of China. |
| Norway (excluding self-governing territories) | 323,941 | Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km$^2$), the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km$^2$) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km$^2$). |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 322,463 | Country in Africa. |
| Tomsk Oblast | 316,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| British Isles | 315,134 | A series of islands in northern Europe. |
| New Mexico | 314,915 | State of the United States. |
| Poland | 312,685 | Country in Central Europe. |
| Oman | 309,500 | Country in Middle East. |
| Madhya Pradesh | 308,144 | State of India. |
| Maharashtra | 307,713 | State of India |
| Buenos Aires Province | 307,571 | Largest province of Argentina |
| Italy | 301,318 | Country in Europe |
| Aktobe Province | 300,600 | Second-largest province of Kazakhstan. |
| Philippines | 300,000 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
| North Darfur | 296,420 | Second largest state of Sudan. |
| Arizona | 295,254 | State of the United States |
| Kingdom of Romania | 295,049 | Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947) at its greater extent in between 1919 and 1940 |
| Anadyrsky | 287,900 | Administrative and municipal district of Chukotka. |
| Nevada | 286,351 | State of the United States |
| Yugoslavia | 284,710 | A Balkan country lasting from 1918 to 1992. |
| Illizi Province | 284,618 | Province of Algeria. |
| Ecuador | 283,561 | Country in South America. Includes Galápagos Islands. |
| East Kazakhstan Province | 283,300 | Third largest province of Kazakhstan. |
| Mid-Atlantic states | 283,168 | Division of the United States. New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 281,749 | State of Brazil. |
| Somali Region | 279,252 | Second largest region of Ethiopia. |
| Tocantins | 277,621 | State of Brazil. |
| Andhra Pradesh | 275,068 | State of India. |
| Burkina Faso | 274,000 | Country in Africa. |
| New Zealand | 270,534 | Country in Oceania. Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km$^2$), the Cook Islands (236 km$^2$) and Tokelau (12 km$^2$), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km$^2$). |
| Colorado | 269,601 | State of the United States. |
| Gabon | 267,668 | Country in Africa. |
| Western Sahara | 266,000 | Country in Africa; largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
| Volga-Vyatka | 265,400 | Economic Region of Russia. |
| Lake Agassiz | 260,000 | Former Largest glacial lake |
| Oregon | 254,805 | State of the United States. |
| Wyoming | 253,348 | State of the United States. |
| Michigan | 253,266 | State of the United States. |
| Tiris Zemmour | 252,900 | Largest region of Mauritania. |
| Piauí | 251,529 | State of Brazil. |
| Serbian Empire | 250,000 | Serbian medieval empire from 1346–1371. |
| West Germany | 248,689 | Former country in Europe from 1949 to 1990; now reunified into Germany. |
| São Paulo | 248,209 | State of Brazil. |
| Guinea | 245,857 | Country in Africa. |
| North Slope Borough, Alaska | 245,436 | County of Alaska; largest county in the United States, and largest organized political subdivision that is not a state. |
| East Kalimantan | 245,238 | Province of Indonesia. |
| Chihuahua | 244,938 | Largest state of Mexico. |
| Great Lakes | 244,100 | Lake system in North America, predominately between Canada and the United States. |
| Santa Cruz | 243,943 | Second largest province of Argentina. |
| United Kingdom | 242,900 | Country in Europe. Excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km$^2$), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km$^2$) and the British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km$^2$). |
| Crown of Castile | 241,782 | Royal union of Kingdoms in Spain lasting from 1230–1760, also known as the Kingdom of Castile y Leon. |
| Uganda | 241,038 | Country in Africa. |
| Uttar Pradesh | 238,566 | State of India. |
| Ghana | 238,533 | Country in Africa. |
| Romania | 238,391 | Country in Central Europe. |
| Bolívar | 238,000 | Largest state of Venezuela. |
| Guangxi | 237,600 | Autonomous region of China. |
| Rondônia | 237,576 | State of Brazil. |
| Laos | 236,800 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
| Caribbean | 234,917 | Also known as the West Indies, all the islands of the Caribbean Sea including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago. |
| Sichuan Basin | 229,500 | Lowland region in southwestern China. |
| Victoria | 227,146 | State of Australia. |
| Kyzylorda Province | 226,000 | Province of Kazakhstan. |
| Minnesota | 225,365 | State of the United States. |
| Honshu | 225,800 | The biggest of the four main islands of Japan. |
| Chubut | 224,686 | Third largest province of Argentina. |
| Roraima | 224,299 | State of Brazil. |
| Almaty Province | 224,000 | Province of Kazakhstan. |
| Moxico Province | 223,023 | Largest province of Angola. |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 222,236 | State of India. |
| North Kurdufan | 221,900 | Third largest state of Sudan. |
| Korea | 220,186 | Country in Asia prior to 1948; now divided into North Korea and South Korea. |
| Utah | 219,887 | State of the United States. |
| Kingdom of Hungary | 218,915 | A European Kingdom lasting from 1000–1804. Measured at its apex in 1450. |
| Red Sea | 218,887 | State of Sudan. |
| Victoria Island | 217,291 | Second-largest island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
| Idaho | 216,446 | State of the United States. |
| Adrar | 215,300 | Second largest region of Mauritania. |
| Guyana | 214,969 | Country in South America. |
| Beni Department | 213,564 | Second largest department of Bolivia. |
| Kansas | 213,096 | State of the United States. |
| Matruh Governorate | 212,112 | Second largest governorate of Egypt. |
| Ouargla Province | 211,980 | Province of Algeria. |
| Hunan | 210,000 | Province of China. |
| Great Britain | 209,331 | An island of the British Isles, largest of that group. |
| Belarus | 207,600 | Largest landlocked country in Europe. |
| Greater Antilles | 207,435 | An island grouping in the Caribbean. |
| Shaanxi | 205,600 | Province of China. |
| Punjab | 205,344 | Second largest province of Pakistan. |
| Red Sea Governorate | 203,685 | Third largest governorate of Egypt. |
| Río Negro | 203,013 | Province of Argentina. |
| Nebraska | 200,345 | State of the United States. |