List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 200,000 to 500,000 km²

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.[1] Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes. Names of currently existing countries are bolded, while names of geographic features are italicized. There is intentional overlap between the lists in order to maximize ease of use.

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Geographic entityArea (km2)Notes
Mali Tombouctou Region496,611Largest region of Mali
 Turkmenistan488,100Country in Central Asia
Denmark-Norway487,476A Scandinavian kingdom lasting from 1536 to 1814.
China Sichuan485,000Province of China.
Libya Kufra District483,510Largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Kufra appears to have retained its borders.
 Cameroon475,442Country in Africa.
 Yukon474,391Territory of Canada.
Russia Kamchatka Krai472,300Federal subject of Russia.
 Papua New Guinea462,840Country in Oceania.
Russia Magadan Oblast461,400Federal subject of Russia.
China Gansu454,300Province of China.
New Zealand Ross Dependency450,000New Zealand claim to Antarctica.
 Sweden449,964Country in Europe. Includes Gotland and Öland.
 Uzbekistan447,400Country in Central Asia; largest doubly landlocked country of the world.
 Morocco446,550Country in Africa; excluding Western Sahara.
 Iraq438,317Country in Middle East.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Adélie Land432,000French claim to Antarctica; largest district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
Russia Chita Oblast431,500Federal subject of Russia.
Kazakhstan Karagandy Province428,000Largest province of Kazakhstan.
Algeria Adrar Province427,368Second largest province of Algeria.
 California423,970State of the United States.
Indonesia Papua421,981Province of Indonesia, status uncertain following Indonesian declaration of intent to subdivide into smaller provinces.
Komi Republic Komi Republic415,900Federal subject of Russia.
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Province412,000Second largest province of Saudi Arabia.
Russia Arkhangelsk Oblast410,700Federal subject of Russia.
 Paraguay406,752Country in South America.
Old Kingdom400,000The first unified Egyptian empire lasting from 2686–2134 BC.
Middle Assyrian period400,000An ancient Middle Eastern kingdom in the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 1365–1000 BC.
China Yunnan394,000Province of China.
 Zimbabwe390,757Country in Africa.
Kurdistan390,000(Est.)Region in the Middle East; homeland of the Kurds
 Norway (total)385,155Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway (324,220 km2) and the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2); excludes the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2).
 Montana380,838State of the United States.
 Japan377,873Country 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 Sea377,000Sea 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.
Egypt New Valley Governorate376,505Largest governorate of Egypt.
 Newfoundland and Labrador373,872Province of Canada.
South Africa Northern Cape372,889Largest province of South Africa.
Caspian Sea371,000Body 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.
Bolivia Santa Cruz Department370,621Largest department of Bolivia.
Peru Loreto Region368,852Largest region of Peru.
Russia Amur Oblast363,700Federal subject of Russia.
 Mato Grosso do Sul357,125State of Brazil.
 Germany357,022Country 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 km2 and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with 108,333 km2.
Ethiopia Oromia Region353,632Largest region of Ethiopia.
Buryatia Buryat Republic351,300Federal subject of Russia.
Libya Murzuq349,7902nd largest district of Libya. The 32 districts were reorganized into 22 Sha'biyah in 2007, but Murzuq appears to have retained its borders.
Sudan Northern348,765Largest state of Sudan.
Pakistan Balochistan347,190Largest province of Pakistan.
India Rajasthan342,236Largest state of India.
 Republic of the Congo342,000Country in Africa.
 Goiás340,087State of Brazil.
 Finland338,145Country in Europe. Includes Åland.
 South Yemen332,970Former country in the Middle East from 1967 to 1990; now reunified into Yemen.
 Maranhão331,983State of Brazil.
 Vietnam331,689Country in Southeast Asia.
 Malaysia329,847Country in Southeast Asia.
 Norway (excluding self-governing territories)323,941Country in Europe. Includes mainland Norway; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (60,980 km2), the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km2) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island (~2,500,000 km2).
 Côte d'Ivoire322,463Country in Africa.
Russia Tomsk Oblast316,900Federal subject of Russia.
British Isles315,134A series of islands in northern Europe.
 New Mexico314,915State of the United States.
 Poland312,685Country in Central Europe.
 Oman309,500Country in Middle East.
India Madhya Pradesh308,144State of India.
India Maharashtra307,713State of India
 Buenos Aires Province307,571Largest province of Argentina
 Italy301,318Country in Europe
Kazakhstan Aktobe Province300,600Second-largest province of Kazakhstan.
 Philippines300,000Country in Southeast Asia.
Sudan North Darfur296,420Second largest state of Sudan.
 Arizona295,254State of the United States
 Kingdom of Romania295,049Kingdom of Romania (1881-1947) at its greater extent in between 1919 and 1940
 Nevada286,351State of the United States
Yugoslavia284,710A Balkan country lasting from 1918 to 1992.
Algeria Illizi Province284,618Province of Algeria.
 Ecuador283,561Country in South America. Includes Galápagos Islands.
Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan Province283,300Third largest province of Kazakhstan.
 Rio Grande do Sul281,749State of Brazil.
Ethiopia Somali Region279,252Second largest region of Ethiopia.
 Tocantins277,621State of Brazil.
India Andhra Pradesh275,068State of India.
 Burkina Faso274,000Country in Africa.
 New Zealand270,534Country in Oceania. Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km2), the Cook Islands (236 km2) and Tokelau (12 km2), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km2).
 Colorado269,601State of the United States.
 Gabon267,668Country in Africa.
 Western Sahara266,000Country in Africa; largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
 Oregon254,805State of the United States.
 Wyoming253,348State of the United States.
 Michigan253,266State of the United States.
Mauritania Tiris Zemmour252,900Largest region of Mauritania.
 Piauí251,529State of Brazil.
 Serbian Empire250,000Serbian medieval empire from 1346-1371.
 West Germany248,689Former country in Europe from 1949 to 1990; now reunified into Germany.
 São Paulo248,209State of Brazil.
 Guinea245,857Country in Africa.
Alaska North Slope Borough, Alaska245,436County of Alaska; largest county in the United States, and largest organized political subdivision that is not a state.
Indonesia East Kalimantan245,238Province of Indonesia.
 Chihuahua244,938Largest state of Mexico.
Great Lakes244,100Lake system in North America, predominately between Canada and the United States.
 Santa Cruz243,943Second largest province of Argentina.
 United Kingdom242,900Country in Europe. Excludes the three Crown dependencies (768 km2), the 13 British overseas territories (17,027 km2) and the British Antarctic Territory (1,395,000 km2).
Crown of Castile Crown of Castile241,782Royal union of Kingdoms in Spain lasting from 1230–1760, also known as the Kingdom of Castile y Leon.
 Uganda241,038Country in Africa.
India Uttar Pradesh238,566State of India.
 Ghana238,533Country in Africa.
 Romania238,391Country in Central Europe.
Bolívar238,000Largest state of Venezuela.
 Rondônia237,576State of Brazil.
 Laos236,800Country in Southeast Asia.
Caribbean234,917Also known as the West Indies, all the islands of the Caribbean Sea including the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.
 Victoria227,146State of Australia.
Kazakhstan Kyzylorda Province226,000Province of Kazakhstan.
 Minnesota225,365State of the United States.
 Chubut224,686Third largest province of Argentina.
 Roraima224,299State of Brazil.
Kazakhstan Almaty Province224,000Province of Kazakhstan.
Angola Moxico Province223,023Largest province of Angola.
 Jammu and Kashmir222,236State of India.
Sudan North Kurdufan221,900Third largest state of Sudan.
 Korea220,186Country in Asia prior to 1948; now divided into North Korea and South Korea.
 Utah219,887State of the United States.
Great Britain219,000An island of the British Isles, the largest of that group.
Kingdom of Hungary218,915A European Kingdom lasting from 1000–1804. Measured at its apex in 1450.
Sudan Red Sea218,887State of Sudan.
 Idaho216,446State of the United States.
Mauritania Adrar215,300Second largest region of Mauritania.
 Guyana214,969Country in South America.
Bolivia Beni Department213,564Second largest department of Bolivia.
 Kansas213,096State of the United States.
Egypt Matruh Governorate212,112Second largest governorate of Egypt.
Algeria Ouargla Province211,980Province of Algeria.
China Hunan210,000Province of China.
 Belarus207,600Largest landlocked country in Europe.
Greater Antilles207,435An island grouping in the Caribbean.
China Shaanxi205,600Province of China.
Pakistan Punjab205,344Second largest province of Pakistan.
Egypt Red Sea Governorate203,685Third largest governorate of Egypt.
 Río Negro203,013Province of Argentina.
 Nebraska200,345State of the United States.

See also

Smaller divisions

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References

  1. ↑ References for the information provided in this table may be found in the individual articles on each body listed herein.
    Information about countries by area is generally derived from the CIA World Factbook.
    Information about political subdivisions by area is generally derived from Statoids.com.
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