List of country subdivisions by area


This is a list of the 50 largest country subdivisions and dependent territories by area in square kilometers.

List of the 50 largest country subdivisions by area

Area in square kilometersNumber of country subdivisions
2,000,000+5
1,500,000–1,999,9995
1,000,000–1,499,9997
500,000–999,99920
428,000–499,99913
Total50

CountryNumber of subdivisions
Russia11
Canada9
China7
Australia and Brazil5
Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United States2
Denmark, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Libya, Mali, Niger and Saudi Arabia1

Second-level list

Second-level divisions are those under first level and they are counties, districts or cities, but the names vary by country.
RankSubdivision flagSubdivision nameCapitalsubdivisionCountryArea PopulationCountry similar in area Rank in countryRank among subdivisions that have that rank in their country
1noneNortheast Greenland National ParkUnincorporated Areas Greenland Kingdom of Denmark972,000No permanent population Egypt
2Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky DistrictDudinka Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia897,90034,432
3Evenkiysky DistrictTura Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia763,20016,253
4noneSermersooqNuuk Greenland Kingdom of Denmark531,90023,123 Yemen
5noneAvannaataIlulissat Greenland Kingdom of Denmark522,70010,726 Thailand
6noneBayingolin Mongol Autonomous PrefectureKorlaXinjiang472,472.11,278,486 Cameroon
7noneNagqu Prefecture-level CityNagquTibet China450,537462,382 Sweden
8noneYukon-Koyukuk Census AreaNo seat Alaska United States382,8105,230
9noneHaixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureDelinghaQinghai China325,785489,338 Malaysia
10noneBarkly RegionTennant Creek Northern Territory Australia322,7137,392
11noneNgari PrefectureShiquanheTibet China304,68395,465 Italy
12Anadyrsky DistrictAnadyr Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia287,9008,079
13noneCentral Desert RegionAlice Springs Northern Territory Australia281,3124,208
14noneIli Kazakh Autonomous PrefectureYiningXinjiang China268,7784,582,500 Gabon
15noneMacDonnell RegionAlice Springs Northern Territory Australia268,3296,863
16noneAlxa LeagueAlxa Left BannerInner Mongolia China267,574231,334
17noneHulunbuir Prefecture-level CityHailar DistrictInner Mongolia China263,9532,549,278
18noneHotan PrefectureHotanXinjiang China247,8002,014,362
19noneNorth Slope Borough, AlaskaUtqiaġvik Alaska United States245,5209,430 Guinea
20Turukhansky DistrictTurukhansk Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia211,18918,708
21noneBilibinsky DistrictBilibino Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Russia174,6527,866
22Zapolyarny DistrictIskateley Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia170,00020,432
23noneBethel Census AreaNo seat Alaska United States117,85018,386