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• A: Afghanistan–Azerbaijan
• B: The Bahamas–Burundi
• C: Cabo Verde–Czech Republic
• D, E, F: Denmark–French Polynesia
• G, H: Gabon–Hungary
• I, J, K: Iceland–Kyrgyzstan
• L, M: Laos–Myanmar
• N, O, P, Q: Namibia–Qatar
• R, S: Réunion–Syria
• T, U, V, W, Y, Z: Taiwan–Zimbabwe

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Russia is the world’s largest country, with a total area of 6,592,850 square miles (17,075,400 square km).

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With a population of 72,700,000 (2025 estimate), Guangzhou, China, is the world’s largest city.

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Vatican City holds the title as the world’s smallest country, with an area of just 0.17 square mile (0.44 square km).

Following is an alphabetically ordered list of the countries of the world and all but the smallest political dependencies and territories. (See also geography and government.)

A: Afghanistan–Azerbaijan

A

name	geographical region
Afghanistan	Asia
Albania	Europe
Algeria	Africa
American Samoa	Oceania
Andorra	Europe
Angola	Africa
Anguilla	Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean
Argentina	South America
Armenia	Asia
Aruba	Caribbean
Australia	Oceania
Austria	Europe
Azerbaijan	Asia

B: The Bahamas–Burundi

B

name	geographical region
The Bahamas	Caribbean
Bahrain	Asia
Bangladesh	Asia
Barbados	Caribbean
Belarus	Europe
Belgium	Europe
Belize	Central America
Benin	Africa
Bermuda	Caribbean
Bhutan	Asia
Bolivia	South America
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe
Botswana	Africa
Brazil	South America
British Virgin Islands	Caribbean
Brunei	Asia
Bulgaria	Europe
Burkina Faso	Africa
Burundi	Africa

C: Cabo Verde–Czech Republic

C

name	geographical region
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)	Africa
Cambodia	Asia
Cameroon	Africa
Canada	North America
Cayman Islands	Caribbean
Central African Republic	Africa
Chad	Africa
Chile	South America
China	Asia
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Oceania
Colombia	South America
Comoros	Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa
Republic of the Congo	Africa
Cook Islands	Oceania
Costa Rica	Central America
Côte d’Ivoire	Africa
Croatia	Europe
Cuba	Caribbean
Curaçao	Caribbean
Cyprus	Asia
Czech Republic	Europe

D, E, F: Denmark–French Polynesia

D, E, F

name	geographical region
Denmark	Europe
Djibouti	Africa
Dominica	Caribbean
Dominican Republic	Caribbean
East Timor (Timor-Leste)	Asia
Ecuador	South America
Egypt	Africa
El Salvador	Central America
Equatorial Guinea	Africa
Eritrea	Africa
Estonia	Europe
Eswatini (Swaziland)	Africa
Ethiopia	Africa
Falkland Islands	South America
Faroe Islands	Europe
Fiji	Oceania
Finland	Europe
France	Europe
French Guiana	South America
French Polynesia	Oceania

G, H: Gabon–Hungary

G, H

name	geographical region
Gabon	Africa
The Gambia	Africa
Gaza Strip	Asia
Georgia	Asia
Germany	Europe
Ghana	Africa
Gibraltar	Europe
Greece	Europe
Greenland	North America
Grenada	Caribbean
Guadeloupe	Caribbean
Guam	Oceania
Guatemala	Central America
Guernsey	Europe
Guinea	Africa
Guinea-Bissau	Africa
Guyana	South America
Haiti	Caribbean
Honduras	Central America
Hong Kong	Asia
Hungary	Europe

I, J, K: Iceland–Kyrgyzstan

I, J, K

name	geographical region
Iceland	Europe
India	Asia
Indonesia	Asia
Iran	Asia
Iraq	Asia
Ireland	Europe
Isle of Man	Europe
Israel	Asia
Italy	Europe
Jamaica	Caribbean
Japan	Asia
Jersey	Europe
Jordan	Asia
Kazakhstan	Asia
Kenya	Africa
Kiribati	Oceania
North Korea	Asia
South Korea	Asia
Kosovo	Europe
Kuwait	Asia
Kyrgyzstan	Asia

L, M: Laos–Myanmar

L, M

name	geographical region
Laos	Asia
Latvia	Europe
Lebanon	Asia
Lesotho	Africa
Liberia	Africa
Libya	Africa
Liechtenstein	Europe
Lithuania	Europe
Luxembourg	Europe
Macau	Asia
Madagascar	Africa
Malawi	Africa
Malaysia	Asia
Maldives	Asia
Mali	Africa
Malta	Europe
Marshall Islands	Oceania
Martinique	Caribbean
Mauritania	Africa
Mauritius	Africa
Mayotte	Africa
Mexico	North America
Micronesia	Oceania
Moldova	Europe
Monaco	Europe
Mongolia	Asia
Montenegro	Europe
Montserrat	Caribbean
Morocco	Africa
Mozambique	Africa
Myanmar (Burma)	Asia

N, O, P, Q: Namibia–Qatar

N, O, P, Q

name	geographical region
Namibia	Africa
Nauru	Oceania
Nepal	Asia
Netherlands	Europe
New Caledonia	Oceania
New Zealand	Oceania
Nicaragua	Central America
Niger	Africa
Nigeria	Africa
Niue	Oceania
North Macedonia	Europe
Northern Mariana Islands	Oceania
Norway	Europe
Oman	Asia
Pakistan	Asia
Palau	Oceania
Panama	Central America
Papua New Guinea	Oceania
Paraguay	South America
Peru	South America
Philippines	Asia
Pitcairn Island	Oceania
Poland	Europe
Portugal	Europe
Puerto Rico	Caribbean
Qatar	Asia

R, S: Réunion–Syria

R, S

name	geographical region
Réunion	Africa
Romania	Europe
Russia	Europe
Rwanda	Africa
Saint Helena	Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Caribbean
Saint Lucia	Caribbean
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean
Samoa	Oceania
San Marino	Europe
Sao Tome and Principe	Africa
Saudi Arabia	Asia
Senegal	Africa
Serbia	Europe
Seychelles	Africa
Sierra Leone	Africa
Singapore	Asia
Sint Maarten	Caribbean
Slovakia	Europe
Slovenia	Europe
Solomon Islands	Oceania
Somalia	Africa
South Africa	Africa
Spain	Europe
Sri Lanka	Asia
South Sudan	Africa
Sudan	Africa
Suriname	South America
Sweden	Europe
Switzerland	Europe
Syria	Asia

T, U, V, W, Y, Z: Taiwan–Zimbabwe

T, U, V, W, Y, Z

name	geographical region
Taiwan	Asia
Tajikistan	Asia
Tanzania	Africa
Thailand	Asia
Togo	Africa
Tokelau	Oceania
Tonga	Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean
Tunisia	Africa
Turkey	Asia
Turkmenistan	Asia
Tuvalu	Oceania
Turks and Caicos Islands	Caribbean
Uganda	Africa
Ukraine	Europe
United Arab Emirates	Asia
United Kingdom	Europe
United States	North America
United States Virgin Islands	Caribbean
Uruguay	South America
Uzbekistan	Asia
Vanuatu	Oceania
Vatican City	Europe
Venezuela	South America
Vietnam	Asia
Wallis and Futuna	Oceania
West Bank	Asia
Western Sahara	Africa
Yemen	Asia
Zambia	Africa
Zimbabwe	Africa

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