List of European countries by area

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This is a list of European countries, by geographical area.

Notes: Some of these countries are also considered part of Asia. Their names are given in italics and only their European area is given.

Not all states within the geographical region are part of the European Union, although member states are in the majority. Non-member states are marked with an asterisk (*). This currently includes all of the Asian border states.

Some of the smaller countries, marked (†), are represented indirectly in the EU by larger EU members.

European states by area (top 12). Total area of Europe is 10,180,000 km².

  Russia (39.0%)
  Ukraine (5.9%)
  France (5.4%)
  Spain (4.9%)
  Sweden (4.4%)
  Norway (3.8%)
  Germany (3.5%)
  Finland (3.3%)
  Poland (3.1%)
  Italy (3.0%)
  Other (26.7%)
Rank State Area (km²) Notes
1  Russia* 3,972,200 3,999,364 km² including Crimea. 17,098,242 km² including North Asia while excluding Crimea as it is a contested territory with most European states claiming it is Ukrainian territory.
2  Ukraine 603,628
3  France 551,695 643,801 km² when the overseas departments are included.
4  Spain 498,468 505,992 km² when the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are included.
5  Sweden 450,295
6  Norway 385,178 This includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen[1]
7  Germany 357,386
8  Finland 338,145
9  Poland 312,685
10  Italy 301,338
11  United Kingdom* 242,495 260,665 km² when the British Overseas Territories (except British Antarctic Territory) are included.
12  Romania 238,397
13  Belarus 207,600
14  Greece 131,940
15  Bulgaria 110,994
16  Iceland 102,775
17  Hungary 93,030
18  Portugal 91,568
19  Austria 83,858
20  Czech Republic 78,866
21  Serbia 77,453 88,361 km² including Kosovo.
22  Ireland 70,273
23  Lithuania 65,300
24  Latvia 64,589
25  Croatia 56,594
26  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,129
27  Slovakia 49,036
28  Estonia 45,339
29  Denmark 44,493 This includes Faroe Islands; 2,210,579 km² including Greenland.
30  Switzerland 41,290
31  Netherlands 41,198 Excluding Caribbean Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten.
32  Moldova 33,846
33  Belgium 30,510
34  Albania 28,748
35  North Macedonia 25,713
36  Turkey* 783,356
37  Slovenia 20,273
38  Montenegro 13,812
39  Kosovo 10,908 Partially recognized state
40  Azerbaijan* 6,960 86,600 km² including Asian part
41  Luxembourg 2,586
42  Georgia* 2,428 69,700 km² including Asian part
43  Andorra 468
44  Malta 316
45  Liechtenstein 160
46  San Marino 61
47  Monaco 2.02
48  Vatican City 0.44
Total 10,180,000
±5,000

Notes[change | change source]

  1. "Updated land cover figures". ssb.no. Retrieved 2015-11-21.