document_title: List of countries and dependencies by area

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text: Countries and dependencies by area[edit]

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Rank
Sovereign state/dependency
Total in km2 (mi2)
Land in km2 (mi2)
Water in km2 (mi2)
% water
Notes

 –
 World
7014510072000000000♠510,072,000(196,940,000)
7014148940000000000♠148,940,000(57,510,000)
7014361132000000000♠361,132,000(139,434,000)
70.8

7000100000000000000♠1
 Russia
7013170982460000000♠17,098,246(6,601,670)
7013163777420000000♠16,377,742(6,323,482)
7011720500000000000♠720,500(278,200)
4.21
Largest country in the world (10.995% of the world's land mass); its Asian portion makes it the largest country in Asia, and its European portion of roughly 3,960,000 km2 (1,530,000 sq mi) makes it the largest country in Europe.[Note 2]

 –
 Antarctica
7013140000000000000♠14,000,000(5,400,000)
7013140000000000000♠14,000,000(5,400,000)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi) (98%) of land area is covered by ice. Though not itself a country, areas are claimed by a number of countries.[Note 3]

7000200000000000000♠2
 Canada
7012998467000000000♠9,984,670(3,855,100)
7012909350700000000♠9,093,507(3,511,023)
7011891163000000000♠891,163(344,080)
8.93
Largest country in the Western Hemisphere by total area (second largest by land area, after United States), with the largest surface area of water. Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only, and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about  1,600,000 km2, or territorial waters of 200,000 km2[4][5]

7000300000000000000♠3
 China
7012959696100000000♠9,596,961(3,705,407)
7012932641000000000♠9,326,410(3,600,950)
7011270550000000000♠270,550(104,460)
2.82
Second largest country in Asia (though the largest located wholly within the continent), and second largest country in the world by land area. Excludes Taiwan, disputed territories with India, and disputed islands in the South China Sea. Figures for total area and water area also exclude all coastal and territorial waters.[Note 4]

7000400000000000000♠4
 United States
7012952506700000000♠9,525,067(3,677,649)[7] –7012983351700000000♠9,833,517(3,796,742)
7012914759300000000♠9,147,593(3,531,905) –7012914764300000000♠9,147,643(3,531,925)[7]
7011377424000000000♠377,424(145,724)[7] –7011685924000000000♠685,924(264,837)
3.96–6.97
Largest country in the Western Hemisphere by land area (second largest by total area, after Canada). Secondary figures for total area and water area denote the inclusion of all coastal and territorial waters into the statistical area.[Note 4]

7000500000000000000♠5
 Brazil
7012851576700000000♠8,515,767(3,287,956)
7012846041500000000♠8,460,415(3,266,584)
7010553520000000000♠55,352(21,372)
0.65
The largest Portuguese-speaking country, the largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest contiguous territory in the Americas.[11]

7000600000000000000♠6
 Australia
7012769202400000000♠7,692,024(2,969,907)
7012763356500000000♠7,633,565(2,947,336)
7010584590000000000♠58,459(22,571)
0.76
The largest country in Oceania, the largest country without land borders, and the largest country completely in the Southern Hemisphere.[Note 5]

7000700000000000000♠7
 India
7012328726300000000♠3,287,263(1,269,219)
7012297319000000000♠2,973,190(1,147,960)
7011314073000000000♠314,073(121,264)
9.55
Third largest country in Asia, largest country in South Asia, and the largest Hindi-speaking country. [Note 6]

7000800000000000000♠8
 Argentina
7012278040000000000♠2,780,400(1,073,500)
7012273669000000000♠2,736,690(1,056,640)
7010437100000000000♠43,710(16,880)
1.57
The largest Spanish-speaking country and second largest country in South America.[Note 7]

7000900000000000000♠9
 Kazakhstan
7012272490000000000♠2,724,900(1,052,100)
7012269970000000000♠2,699,700(1,042,400)
7010252000000000000♠25,200(9,700)
0.92
Largest landlocked country.[16]

7001100000000000000♠10
 Algeria
7012238174100000000♠2,381,741(919,595)
7012238174100000000♠2,381,741(919,595)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
The largest Berber-speaking and Arabic-speaking country and largest country in Africa.[Note 8]

7001110000000000000♠11
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
7012234485800000000♠2,344,858(905,355)
7012226704800000000♠2,267,048(875,312)
7010778100000000000♠77,810(30,040)
3.32
Largest wholly French-speaking country. Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2nd largest country in Africa, has the largest French-speaking City i.e. Kinshasa.

 –
 Greenland (Denmark)
7012216608600000000♠2,166,086(836,330)
7012216608600000000♠2,166,086(836,330)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Part of the Kingdom of Denmark.[Note 9] Largest non-continental island in world.

7001120000000000000♠12
 Saudi Arabia
7012214969000000000♠2,149,690(830,000)
7012214969000000000♠2,149,690(830,000)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Largest country in the Middle East.

7001130000000000000♠13
 Mexico
7012196437500000000♠1,964,375(758,449)
7012194394500000000♠1,943,945(750,561)
7010204300000000000♠20,430(7,890)
1.04
Second largest Spanish-speaking country and third largest country in North America. it also has the Largest Spanish Speaking City i.e. Mexico City.

7001140000000000000♠14
 Indonesia
7012191093100000000♠1,910,931(737,815)
7012181156900000000♠1,811,569(699,451)
7010930000000000000♠93,000(36,000)
4.87
The largest country in South-east Asia. The largest archipelagic state and island state in the world by area and population.[18]

7001150000000000000♠15
 Sudan
7012186148400000000♠1,861,484(718,723)
not determined
not determined
not determined[Note 10]
Formerly the largest country in Africa. It is now the 3rd largest country in Africa.[Note 11]

7001160000000000000♠16
 Libya
7012175954000000000♠1,759,540(679,360)
7012175954000000000♠1,759,540(679,360)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7001170000000000000♠17
 Iran
7012164819500000000♠1,648,195(636,372)
7012153159500000000♠1,531,595(591,352)
7011116600000000000♠116,600(45,000)
7.07
[Note 12]

7001180000000000000♠18
 Mongolia
7012156411000000000♠1,564,110(603,910)
7012155355600000000♠1,553,556(599,831)
7010105600000000000♠10,560(4,080)
0.68
Largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea.

7001190000000000000♠19
 Peru
7012128521600000000♠1,285,216(496,225)
7012127999600000000♠1,279,996(494,209)
7009522000000000000♠5,220(2,020)
0.41
Third largest Spanish-speaking country and third largest country in South America.

7001200000000000000♠20
 Chad
7012128400000000000♠1,284,000(496,000)
7012125920000000000♠1,259,200(486,200)
7010248000000000000♠24,800(9,600)
1.93
Third largest landlocked country and largest outside of Asia

7001210000000000000♠21
 Niger
7012126700000000000♠1,267,000(489,000)
7012126670000000000♠1,266,700(489,100)
7008300000000000000♠300(120)
0.02

7001220000000000000♠22
 Angola
7012124670000000000♠1,246,700(481,400)
7012124670000000000♠1,246,700(481,400)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7001230000000000000♠23
 Mali
7012124019200000000♠1,240,192(478,841)
7012122019000000000♠1,220,190(471,120)
7010200020000000000♠20,002(7,723)
1.61

7001240000000000000♠24
 South Africa
7012122103700000000♠1,221,037(471,445)
7012121447000000000♠1,214,470(468,910)
7009462000000000000♠4,620(1,780)
0.38

7001250000000000000♠25
 Colombia
7012114174800000000♠1,141,748(440,831)
7012103870000000000♠1,038,700(401,000)
7011100210000000000♠100,210(38,690)
8.8

7001260000000000000♠26
 Ethiopia
7012110430000000000♠1,104,300(426,400)
7012100000000000000♠1,000,000(390,000)
7011104300000000000♠104,300(40,300)
0.7
[Note 13]

7001270000000000000♠27
 Bolivia
7012109858100000000♠1,098,581(424,164)
7012108330100000000♠1,083,301(418,265)
7010152800000000000♠15,280(5,900)
1.39

7001280000000000000♠28
 Mauritania
7012103070000000000♠1,030,700(398,000)
7012102552000000000♠1,025,520(395,960)
7009448000000000000♠4,480(1,730)
0.44

7001290000000000000♠29
 Egypt
7012100245000000000♠1,002,450(387,050)
7011995450000000000♠995,450(384,350)
7009600000000000000♠6,000(2,300)
0.6

7001300000000000000♠30
 Tanzania
7011945087000000000♠945,087(364,900)
7011885800000000000♠885,800(342,000)
7010615000000000000♠61,500(23,700)
6.49

7001310000000000000♠31
 Nigeria
7011923768000000000♠923,768(356,669)
7011910768000000000♠910,768(351,649)
7010130000000000000♠13,000(5,000)
1.41

7001320000000000000♠32
 Venezuela
7011916445000000000♠916,445(353,841)
7011882050000000000♠882,050(340,560)
7010300000000000000♠30,000(12,000)
3.29

7001330000000000000♠33
 Pakistan
7011881912000000000♠881,912(340,508)
7011881912000000000♠881,912(340,508)
7010252200000000000♠25,220(9,740)
2.86
[Note 14]

7001340000000000000♠34
 Namibia
7011825615000000000♠825,615(318,772)
7011823290000000000♠823,290(317,870)
7009242500000000000♠2,425(936)
0.12

7001350000000000000♠35
 Mozambique
7011801590000000000♠801,590(309,500)
7011786380000000000♠786,380(303,620)
7010130000000000000♠13,000(5,000)
1.63

7001360000000000000♠36
 Turkey
7011783562000000000♠783,562(302,535)
7011769632000000000♠769,632(297,157)
7010139300000000000♠13,930(5,380)
1.78
Transcontinental country located between Europe and Asia.

7001370000000000000♠37
 Chile
7011756102000000000♠756,102(291,933)
7011743812000000000♠743,812(287,187)
7010122900000000000♠12,290(4,750)
1.63
[Note 15]

7001380000000000000♠38
 Zambia
7011752612000000000♠752,612(290,585)
7011743398000000000♠743,398(287,028)
7009922000000000000♠9,220(3,560)
1.23

7001390000000000000♠39
 Myanmar
7011676578000000000♠676,578(261,228)
7011653508000000000♠653,508(252,321)
7010230700000000000♠23,070(8,910)
3.41

7001400000000000000♠40
 Afghanistan
7011652230000000000♠652,230(251,830)
7011652230000000000♠652,230(251,830)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7001410000000000000♠41
 South Sudan
7011644329000000000♠644,329(248,777)
not determined
not determined
not determined[Note 10]
[Note 16]

7001420000000000000♠42
 France
7011640679000000000♠640,679(247,368)
7011640427000000000♠640,427(247,270)
7009337400000000000♠3,374(1,303)
0.52
Figures include metropolitan France (in Europe) as well as the five overseas regions. This does not include New Caledonia (an autonomous sui generis collectivity), the five autonomous overseas collectivities, and the two uninhabited territories (the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and Clipperton Island) which are listed individually, although also part of the French Republic.[Note 17] Largest member state of European Union and third largest country in Europe.

7001430000000000000♠43
 Somalia
7011637657000000000♠637,657(246,201)
7011627337000000000♠627,337(242,216)
7010103200000000000♠10,320(3,980)
1.62
[Note 18]

7001440000000000000♠44
 Central African Republic
7011622984000000000♠622,984(240,535)
7011622984000000000♠622,984(240,535)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7001450000000000000♠45
 Ukraine
7011603500000000000♠603,500(233,000)
7011579300000000000♠579,300(223,700)
7010242000000000000♠24,200(9,300)
4.01
Second largest country in Europe and largest country wholly in Europe.[Note 19]

7001460000000000000♠46
 Madagascar
7011587041000000000♠587,041(226,658)
7011581540000000000♠581,540(224,530)
7009550100000000000♠5,501(2,124)
0.94

7001470000000000000♠47
 Botswana
7011581730000000000♠581,730(224,610)
7011566730000000000♠566,730(218,820)
7010150000000000000♠15,000(5,800)
2.58
[Note 20]

7001480000000000000♠48
 Kenya
7011580367000000000♠580,367(224,081)
7011569140000000000♠569,140(219,750)
7010112270000000000♠11,227(4,335)
1.93

7001490000000000000♠49
 Yemen
7011527968000000000♠527,968(203,850)
7011527968000000000♠527,968(203,850)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7001500000000000000♠50
 Thailand
7011513120000000000♠513,120(198,120)
7011510890000000000♠510,890(197,260)
7009223000000000000♠2,230(860)
0.43

7001510000000000000♠51
 Spain
7011505992000000000♠505,992(195,365)
7011498980000000000♠498,980(192,660)
7009639000000000000♠6,390(2,470)
1.26

Largest country in Southern Europe and second largest member state of European Union.

7001520000000000000♠52
 Turkmenistan
7011488100000000000♠488,100(188,500)
7011469930000000000♠469,930(181,440)
7010181700000000000♠18,170(7,020)
3.72

7001530000000000000♠53
 Cameroon
7011475442000000000♠475,442(183,569)
7011472710000000000♠472,710(182,510)
7009273000000000000♠2,730(1,050)
0.57

7001540000000000000♠54
 Papua New Guinea
7011462840000000000♠462,840(178,700)
7011452860000000000♠452,860(174,850)
7009998000000000000♠9,980(3,850)
2.16

7001550000000000000♠55
 Sweden
7011450295000000000♠450,295(173,860)
7011410335000000000♠410,335(158,431)
7010399600000000000♠39,960(15,430)
8.87

7001560000000000000♠56
 Uzbekistan
7011447400000000000♠447,400(172,700)
7011425400000000000♠425,400(164,200)
7010220000000000000♠22,000(8,500)
4.92

7001570000000000000♠57
 Morocco
7011446550000000000♠446,550(172,410)
7011446300000000000♠446,300(172,300)
7008250000000000000♠250(97)
0.06
[Note 21]

7001580000000000000♠58
 Iraq
7011438317000000000♠438,317(169,235)
7011437367000000000♠437,367(168,868)
7008950000000000000♠950(370)
0.22
[Note 22]

7001590000000000000♠59
 Paraguay
7011406752000000000♠406,752(157,048)
7011397302000000000♠397,302(153,399)
7009945000000000000♠9,450(3,650)
2.32

7001600000000000000♠60
 Zimbabwe
7011390757000000000♠390,757(150,872)
7011386847000000000♠386,847(149,362)
7009391000000000000♠3,910(1,510)
1

7001610000000000000♠61
 Japan
7011377930000000000♠377,930(145,920)
7011364485000000000♠364,485(140,728)
7010134300000000000♠13,430(5,190)
3.55

7001620000000000000♠62
 Germany
7011357114000000000♠357,114(137,882)
7011348672000000000♠348,672(134,623)
7009835000000000000♠8,350(3,220)
2.34
Largest country in Central Europe. Before the 1990 German reunification, West Germany was 248,577 (95,976) and East Germany was 108,333 (41,828).

7001630000000000000♠63
 Republic of the Congo
7011342000000000000♠342,000(132,000)
7011341500000000000♠341,500(131,900)
7008500000000000000♠500(190)
0.15

7001640000000000000♠64
 Finland
7011338424000000000♠338,424(130,666)
7011303815000000000♠303,815(117,304)
7010343300000000000♠34,330(13,250)
10.15
[Note 23]

7001650000000000000♠65
 Vietnam
7011331212000000000♠331,212(127,882)
7011310070000000000♠310,070(119,720)
7010211400000000000♠21,140(8,160)
6.38

7001660000000000000♠66
 Malaysia
7011330803000000000♠330,803(127,724)
7011329613000000000♠329,613(127,264)
7009119000000000000♠1,190(460)
0.35

7001670000000000000♠67
 Norway
7011323802000000000♠323,802(125,021)
7011304282000000000♠304,282(117,484)
7010195200000000000♠19,520(7,540)
6.03
[Note 24]

7001680000000000000♠68
 Ivory Coast
7011322463000000000♠322,463(124,504)
7011318003000000000♠318,003(122,782)
7009446000000000000♠4,460(1,720)
1.38

7001690000000000000♠69
 Poland
7011312696000000000♠312,696(120,733)
7011311888000000000♠311,888(120,421)
7008791000000000000♠791(305)
3.07

7001700000000000000♠70
 Oman
7011309500000000000♠309,500(119,500)
7011309500000000000♠309,500(119,500)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7001710000000000000♠71
 Italy
7011301336000000000♠301,336(116,346)
7011294140000000000♠294,140(113,570)
7009720000000000000♠7,200(2,800)
2.39

7001720000000000000♠72
 Philippines
7011300000000000000♠300,000(120,000)
7011298170000000000♠298,170(115,120)
7009183000000000000♠1,830(710)
0.61

7001730000000000000♠73
 Ecuador
7011276841000000000♠276,841(106,889)
7011256369000000000♠256,369(98,985)
7009672000000000000♠6,720(2,590)
2.37
[Note 25]

7001740000000000000♠74
 Burkina Faso
7011274222000000000♠274,222(105,878)
7011273602000000000♠273,602(105,638)
7008620000000000000♠620(240)
0.23
[Note 26]

7001750000000000000♠75
 New Zealand
7011270467000000000♠270,467(104,428)
7011262443000000000♠262,443(101,330)
7009439500000000000♠4,395(1,697)
1.65
[Note 27]

7001760000000000000♠76
 Gabon
7011267668000000000♠267,668(103,347)
7011257667000000000♠257,667(99,486)
7010100000000000000♠10,000(3,900)
3.74

 –
 Western Sahara
7011266000000000000♠266,000(103,000)
7011266000000000000♠266,000(103,000)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Disputed territory.[Note 28]

7001770000000000000♠77
 Guinea
7011245857000000000♠245,857(94,926)
7011245717000000000♠245,717(94,872)
7008140000000000000♠140(54)
0.06

7001780000000000000♠78
 United Kingdom
7011242495000000000♠242,495(93,628)
7011241930000000000♠241,930(93,410)
7009168000000000000♠1,680(650)
0.69

Largest island country in Europe and Western Hemisphere.
[Note 29]

7001790000000000000♠79
 Uganda
7011241550000000000♠241,550(93,260)
7011197100000000000♠197,100(76,100)
7010439380000000000♠43,938(16,965)
18.23

7001800000000000000♠80
 Ghana
7011238533000000000♠238,533(92,098)
7011227533000000000♠227,533(87,851)
7010110000000000000♠11,000(4,200)
4.61

7001810000000000000♠81
 Romania
7011238397000000000♠238,397(92,046)
7011231291000000000♠231,291(89,302)
7009710000000000000♠7,100(2,700)
2.97

7001820000000000000♠82
 Laos
7011236800000000000♠236,800(91,400)
7011230800000000000♠230,800(89,100)
7009600000000000000♠6,000(2,300)
2.53

7001830000000000000♠83
 Guyana
7011214969000000000♠214,969(83,000)
7011196849000000000♠196,849(76,004)
7010181200000000000♠18,120(7,000)
8.43

7001840000000000000♠84
 Belarus
7011207600000000000♠207,600(80,200)
7011202900000000000♠202,900(78,300)
7009470000000000000♠4,700(1,800)
2.26
Largest landlocked country in Europe.

7001850000000000000♠85
 Kyrgyzstan
7011199951000000000♠199,951(77,202)
7011191801000000000♠191,801(74,055)
7009815000000000000♠8,150(3,150)
4.08

7001860000000000000♠86
 Senegal
7011196722000000000♠196,722(75,955)
7011192530000000000♠192,530(74,340)
7009419200000000000♠4,192(1,619)
2.13

7001870000000000000♠87
 Syria
7011185180000000000♠185,180(71,500)
7011183630000000000♠183,630(70,900)
7009155000000000000♠1,550(600)
0.84
[Note 30]

7001880000000000000♠88
 Cambodia
7011181035000000000♠181,035(69,898)
7011176515000000000♠176,515(68,153)
7009452000000000000♠4,520(1,750)
2.5

7001890000000000000♠89
 Uruguay
7011176215000000000♠176,215(68,037)
7011175015000000000♠175,015(67,574)
7009120000000000000♠1,200(460)
0.68

 –
 Somaliland
7011176120000000000♠176,120(68,000)

[Note 31]

7001900000000000000♠90
 Suriname
7011163820000000000♠163,820(63,250)
7011156000000000000♠156,000(60,000)
7009782000000000000♠7,820(3,020)
4.77
Smallest country in South America.

7001910000000000000♠91
 Tunisia
7011163610000000000♠163,610(63,170)
7011155360000000000♠155,360(59,980)
7009825000000000000♠8,250(3,190)
5.04

7001920000000000000♠92
 Bangladesh
7011147570000000000♠147,570(56,980)
7011130168000000000♠130,168(50,258)
7010138300000000000♠13,830(5,340)
9.6
[Note 32]

7001930000000000000♠93
 Nepal
7011147181000000000♠147,181(56,827)
7011143351000000000♠143,351(55,348)
7009383000000000000♠3,830(1,480)
2.6
Largest country in the Himalayan range

7001940000000000000♠94
 Tajikistan
7011143100000000000♠143,100(55,300)
7011141510000000000♠141,510(54,640)
7009259000000000000♠2,590(1,000)
1.81

7001950000000000000♠95
 Greece
7011131990000000000♠131,990(50,960)
7011130647000000000♠130,647(50,443)
7009131000000000000♠1,310(510)
0.99

7001960000000000000♠96
 Nicaragua
7011130373000000000♠130,373(50,337)
7011119990000000000♠119,990(46,330)
7010103800000000000♠10,380(4,010)
7.96
Largest country in Central America.

7001970000000000000♠97
 North Korea
7011120540000000000♠120,540(46,540)
7011120538000000000♠120,538(46,540)
7006200000000000000♠2(0.77)
0.11

7001980000000000000♠98
 Malawi
7011118484000000000♠118,484(45,747)
7010940800000000000♠94,080(36,320)
7010244040000000000♠24,404(9,422)
20.6

7001990000000000000♠99
 Eritrea
7011117600000000000♠117,600(45,400)
7011101000000000000♠101,000(39,000)
7010166000000000000♠16,600(6,400)
14.12

7002100000000000000♠100
 Benin
7011114763000000000♠114,763(44,310)
7011114305000000000♠114,305(44,133)
7008457569000000000♠457.569(176.668)
0.40
[Note 33]

7002101000000000000♠101
 Honduras
7011112492000000000♠112,492(43,433)
7011111890000000000♠111,890(43,200)
7008200000000000000♠200(77)
0.18

7002102000000000000♠102
 Liberia
7011111369000000000♠111,369(43,000)
7010963200000000000♠96,320(37,190)
7010150490000000000♠15,049(5,810)
13.51

7002103000000000000♠103
 Bulgaria
7011110879000000000♠110,879(42,811)
7011108489000000000♠108,489(41,888)
7009239000000000000♠2,390(920)
2.16

7002104000000000000♠104
 Cuba
7011109884000000000♠109,884(42,426)
7011109820000000000♠109,820(42,400)
7009104000000000000♠1,040(400)
0.94
Largest country in Caribbean

7002105000000000000♠105
 Guatemala
7011108889000000000♠108,889(42,042)
7011107159000000000♠107,159(41,374)
7009173000000000000♠1,730(670)
1.59

7002106000000000000♠106
 Iceland
7011103000000000000♠103,000(40,000)
7011100250000000000♠100,250(38,710)
7009275000000000000♠2,750(1,060)
2.67

7002107000000000000♠107
 South Korea
7011100210000000000♠100,210(38,690)
7010999090000000000♠99,909(38,575)
7008301000000000000♠301(116)
0.3

7002108000000000000♠108
 Hungary
7010930280000000000♠93,028(35,918)
7010896080000000000♠89,608(34,598)
7009342000000000000♠3,420(1,320)
3.68

7002109000000000000♠109
 Portugal
7010920900000000000♠92,090(35,560)
7010914700000000000♠91,470(35,320)
7008620000000000000♠620(240)
0.67

7002110000000000000♠110
 Jordan
7010893420000000000♠89,342(34,495)
7010888020000000000♠88,802(34,287)
7008540000000000000♠540(210)
0.6

7002111000000000000♠111
 Serbia
7010883610000000000♠88,361(34,116)
7010882460000000000♠88,246(34,072)
7008115000000000000♠115(44)
0.13
[Note 34]

7002112000000000000♠112
 Azerbaijan
7010866000000000000♠86,600(33,400)
7010861000000000000♠86,100(33,200)
7008500000000000000♠500(190)
0.13
Largest country in Caucasus.[Note 35]

7002113000000000000♠113
 Austria
7010838710000000000♠83,871(32,383)
7010824450000000000♠82,445(31,832)
7009142600000000000♠1,426(551)
1.7

7002114000000000000♠114
 United Arab Emirates
7010836000000000000♠83,600(32,300)
7010836000000000000♠83,600(32,300)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002115000000000000♠115
 Czech Republic
7010788650000000000♠78,865(30,450)
7010772470000000000♠77,247(29,825)
7009162000000000000♠1,620(630)
2.05

7002116000000000000♠116
 Panama
7010754170000000000♠75,417(29,119)
7010743400000000000♠74,340(28,700)
7009108000000000000♠1,080(420)
1.43

7002117000000000000♠117
 Sierra Leone
7010717400000000000♠71,740(27,700)
7010716200000000000♠71,620(27,650)
7008120000000000000♠120(46)
0.17

7002118000000000000♠118
 Ireland
7010702730000000000♠70,273(27,133)
7010688830000000000♠68,883(26,596)
7009139000000000000♠1,390(540)
1.98
The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland, the island of Ireland is 84,421 km2 or 32,595 sq mi[28]

7002119000000000000♠119
 Georgia
7010697000000000000♠69,700(26,900)
7010697000000000000♠69,700(26,900)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 36]

7002120000000000000♠120
 Sri Lanka
7010656100000000000♠65,610(25,330)
7010627320000000000♠62,732(24,221)
7009287800000000000♠2,878(1,111)
4.4

7002121000000000000♠121
 Lithuania
7010653000000000000♠65,300(25,200)
7010626800000000000♠62,680(24,200)
7009262000000000000♠2,620(1,010)
4.01

7002122000000000000♠122
 Latvia
7010645590000000000♠64,559(24,926)
7010622490000000000♠62,249(24,034)
7009234000000000000♠2,340(900)
3.62

 –
 Svalbard (Norway)
7010620450000000000♠62,045(23,956)
7010620450000000000♠62,045(23,956)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 37]

7002123000000000000♠123
 Togo
7010567850000000000♠56,785(21,925)
7010543850000000000♠54,385(20,998)
7009240000000000000♠2,400(930)
4.23

7002124000000000000♠124
 Croatia
7010565940000000000♠56,594(21,851)
7010559740000000000♠55,974(21,612)
7008620000000000000♠620(240)
1.1

7002125000000000000♠125
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
7010512090000000000♠51,209(19,772)
7010511870000000000♠51,187(19,763)
7007100000000000000♠10(3.9)
0.02

7002126000000000000♠126
 Costa Rica
7010511000000000000♠51,100(19,700)
7010510600000000000♠51,060(19,710)
7007400000000000000♠40(15)
0.08

7002127000000000000♠127
 Slovakia
7010490370000000000♠49,037(18,933)
7010481050000000000♠48,105(18,573)
7008930000000000000♠930(360)
1.9

7002128000000000000♠128
 Dominican Republic
7010486710000000000♠48,671(18,792)
7010483200000000000♠48,320(18,660)
7008350000000000000♠350(140)
0.72

7002129000000000000♠129
 Estonia
7010452270000000000♠45,227(17,462)
7010423880000000000♠42,388(16,366)
7009284000000000000♠2,840(1,100)
6.28

7002130000000000000♠130
 Denmark
7010430940000000000♠43,094(16,639)
7010424340000000000♠42,434(16,384)
7008660000000000000♠660(250)
1.53
Metropolitan Denmark only, without Greenland and the Faroe Islands.[Note 38]

7002131000000000000♠131
 Netherlands
7010418500000000000♠41,850(16,160)
7010338930000000000♠33,893(13,086)
7009765000000000000♠7,650(2,950)
18.41
Includes the special municipalities, but excludes other countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shown separately.[Note 39]

7002132000000000000♠132
 Switzerland
7010412840000000000♠41,284(15,940)
7010399970000000000♠39,997(15,443)
7009128000000000000♠1,280(490)
3.1
[Note 40]

7002133000000000000♠133
 Bhutan
7010383940000000000♠38,394(14,824)
7010383940000000000♠38,394(14,824)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002134000000000000♠134
 Taiwan
7010361930000000000♠36,193(13,974)
7010322600000000000♠32,260(12,460)
7009372000000000000♠3,720(1,440)
10.34
Between 1945 and 1949, the Republic of China included Mainland China, Mongolia, Taiwan and other areas, totaling 11,418,174 km2 (4,408,582 sq mi).[Note 41]

7002135000000000000♠135
 Guinea-Bissau
7010361250000000000♠36,125(13,948)
7010281200000000000♠28,120(10,860)
7009800500000000000♠8,005(3,091)
22.16

7002136000000000000♠136
 Moldova
7010338460000000000♠33,846(13,068)
7010328910000000000♠32,891(12,699)
7008960000000000000♠960(370)
2.84
[Note 42]

7002137000000000000♠137
 Belgium
7010305280000000000♠30,528(11,787)
7010302780000000000♠30,278(11,690)
7008250000000000000♠250(97)
0.82

7002138000000000000♠138
 Lesotho
7010303550000000000♠30,355(11,720)
7010303550000000000♠30,355(11,720)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002139000000000000♠139
 Armenia
7010297430000000000♠29,743(11,484)
7010283420000000000♠28,342(10,943)
7009140100000000000♠1,401(541)
4.71

7002140000000000000♠140
 Solomon Islands
7010288960000000000♠28,896(11,157)
7010279860000000000♠27,986(10,805)
7008910000000000000♠910(350)
3.15

7002141000000000000♠141
 Albania
7010287480000000000♠28,748(11,100)
7010273980000000000♠27,398(10,578)
7009135000000000000♠1,350(520)
4.7

7002142000000000000♠142
 Equatorial Guinea
7010280510000000000♠28,051(10,831)
7010280510000000000♠28,051(10,831)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002143000000000000♠143
 Burundi
7010278340000000000♠27,834(10,747)
7010256800000000000♠25,680(9,920)
7009215000000000000♠2,150(830)
7.73

7002144000000000000♠144
 Haiti
7010277500000000000♠27,750(10,710)
7010275600000000000♠27,560(10,640)
7008190000000000000♠190(73)
0.68

7002145000000000000♠145
 Rwanda
7010263380000000000♠26,338(10,169)
7010246680000000000♠24,668(9,524)
7009167000000000000♠1,670(640)
6.34

7002146000000000000♠146
 Macedonia
7010257130000000000♠25,713(9,928)
7010254330000000000♠25,433(9,820)
7008280000000000000♠280(110)
1.09

7002147000000000000♠147
 Djibouti
7010232000000000000♠23,200(9,000)
7010231800000000000♠23,180(8,950)
7007200000000000000♠20(7.7)
0.09

7002148000000000000♠148
 Belize
7010229660000000000♠22,966(8,867)
7010228060000000000♠22,806(8,805)
7008160000000000000♠160(62)
0.7

7002149000000000000♠149
 El Salvador
7010210410000000000♠21,041(8,124)
7010207210000000000♠20,721(8,000)
7008320000000000000♠320(120)
1.52
Smallest country in continental North America.

7002150000000000000♠150
 Israel
7010207700000000000♠20,770(8,020)
7010203300000000000♠20,330(7,850)
7008440000000000000♠440(170)
2.12
[Note 43]

7002151000000000000♠151
 Slovenia
7010202730000000000♠20,273(7,827)
7010201510000000000♠20,151(7,780)
7008122000000000000♠122(47)
0.6

 –
 New Caledonia (France)
7010185750000000000♠18,575(7,172)
7010182750000000000♠18,275(7,056)
7008300000000000000♠300(120)
1.62

7002152000000000000♠152
 Fiji
7010182720000000000♠18,272(7,055)
7010182740000000000♠18,274(7,056)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002153000000000000♠153
 Kuwait
7010178180000000000♠17,818(6,880)
7010178180000000000♠17,818(6,880)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002154000000000000♠154
 Swaziland
7010173640000000000♠17,364(6,704)
7010172040000000000♠17,204(6,643)
7008160000000000000♠160(62)
0.92

7002155000000000000♠155
 East Timor
7010149190000000000♠14,919(5,760)
7010149190000000000♠14,919(5,760)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002156000000000000♠156
 Bahamas
7010139430000000000♠13,943(5,383)
7010100100000000000♠10,010(3,860)
7009387000000000000♠3,870(1,490)
27.88

7002157000000000000♠157
 Montenegro
7010138120000000000♠13,812(5,333)
7010134520000000000♠13,452(5,194)
7008360000000000000♠360(140)
2.61

7002158000000000000♠158
 Vanuatu
7010121890000000000♠12,189(4,706)
7010121890000000000♠12,189(4,706)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
7010121730000000000♠12,173(4,700)
7010121730000000000♠12,173(4,700)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002159000000000000♠159
 Qatar
7010115860000000000♠11,586(4,473)
7010115860000000000♠11,586(4,473)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Artsakh
7010114580000000000♠11,458(4,424)
7010114580000000000♠11,458(4,424)
7009120000000000000♠1,200(460)
1
[Note 44] 5.000 km2. Armenian-controlled territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh by regions  11,5 km2.

7002160000000000000♠160
 The Gambia
7010112950000000000♠11,295(4,361)
7010100000000000000♠10,000(3,900)
7009129500000000000♠1,295(500)
11.47
Smallest country in continental Africa.

7002161000000000000♠161
 Jamaica
7010109910000000000♠10,991(4,244)
7010108310000000000♠10,831(4,182)
7008160000000000000♠160(62)
1.46

 –
 Kosovo
7010108870000000000♠10,887(4,203)

[Note 45]

7002162000000000000♠162
 Lebanon
7010104520000000000♠10,452(4,036)
7010102300000000000♠10,230(3,950)
7008170000000000000♠170(66)
1.63
Second smallest country in continental Asia.

7002163000000000000♠163
 Cyprus
7009925100000000000♠9,251(3,572)
7009924100000000000♠9,241(3,568)
7007100000000000000♠10(3.9)
0.11
[Note 46]

 –
 Puerto Rico
7009910400000000000♠9,104(3,515)
7009910400000000000♠9,104(3,515)
7009305400000000000♠3,054(1,179)
35.2
An American territory, it is the third largest island of the United States after the Big Island of Hawaii and Kodiak Island of Alaska. Also the smallest part of Hispanic America.

 –
 Abkhazia
7009866000000000000♠8,660(3,340)

[Note 47]

 –
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
7009774700000000000♠7,747(2,991)
7009766800000000000♠7,668(2,961)
7007798000000000000♠79.8(30.8)
1.03
Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.[Note 48]

 –
 United States Minor Outlying Islands
7009695941000000000♠6,959.41(2,687.04)
7007342000000000000♠34.2(13.2)
7009693700000000000♠6,937(2,678)
7001996800000000000♠99.68

7002164000000000000♠164
 Palestinian National Authority
7009602000000000000♠6,020(2,320)
7009564000000000000♠5,640(2,180)
7008220000000000000♠220(85)
3.9
[Note 49]

7002165000000000000♠165
 Brunei
7009576500000000000♠5,765(2,226)
7009526500000000000♠5,265(2,033)
7008500000000000000♠500(190)
8.67

7002166000000000000♠166
 Trinidad and Tobago
7009513000000000000♠5,130(1,980)
7009512800000000000♠5,128(1,980)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 French Polynesia (France)
7009416700000000000♠4,167(1,609)
7009382700000000000♠3,827(1,478)
7008340000000000000♠340(130)
8.16

 –
 Transnistria
7009416300000000000♠4,163(1,607)

[Note 50]

7002167000000000000♠167
 Cape Verde
7009403300000000000♠4,033(1,557)
7009403300000000000♠4,033(1,557)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)
7009390300000000000♠3,903(1,507)
7009390300000000000♠3,903(1,507)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 16]

 –
 South Ossetia
7009390000000000000♠3,900(1,500)

[Note 51]

 –
 Northern Cyprus
7009335500000000000♠3,355(1,295)

[Note 52]

7002168000000000000♠168
 Samoa
7009284200000000000♠2,842(1,097)
7009282100000000000♠2,821(1,089)
7007100000000000000♠10(3.9)
0.35

 –
 Hong Kong (China)
7009275500000000000♠2,755(1,064)
7009110600000000000♠1,106(427)
7009164900000000000♠1,649(637) [35]
59.8

7002169000000000000♠169
 Luxembourg
7009258600000000000♠2,586(998)
7009258600000000000♠2,586(998)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
Bir Tawil (Terra nullius)
7009206000000000000♠2,060(800)
7009206000000000000♠2,060(800)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002170000000000000♠170
 Mauritius
7009204000000000000♠2,040(790)
7009203000000000000♠2,030(780)
7007100000000000000♠10(3.9)
0.49
[Note 53]

7002171000000000000♠171
 Comoros
7009186200000000000♠1,862(719)
7009186200000000000♠1,862(719)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 54]

 –
 Åland Islands (Finland)
7009158000000000000♠1,580(610)

[Note 55]

 –
 Faroe Islands (Denmark)
7009139300000000000♠1,393(538)
7009139300000000000♠1,393(538)
Negligible
Negligible
[Note 56]

7002172000000000000♠172
 São Tomé and Príncipe
7008964000000000000♠964(372)
7008964000000000000♠964(372)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
7008948000000000000♠948(366)
7008430000000000000♠430(170)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 16]

7002173000000000000♠173
 Kiribati
7008811000000000000♠811(313)
7008811000000000000♠811(313)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 57]

7002174000000000000♠174
 Bahrain
7008765000000000000♠765(295)
7008765000000000000♠765(295)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest country in continental Asia.

7002175000000000000♠175
 Dominica
7008751000000000000♠751(290)
7008751000000000000♠751(290)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002176000000000000♠176
 Tonga
7008747000000000000♠747(288)
7008717000000000000♠717(277)
7007300000000000000♠30(12)
4.02

7002177000000000000♠177
 Singapore
7008716000000000000♠716(276)
7008687000000000000♠687(265)
7007100000000000000♠10(3.9)
1.43

7002178000000000000♠178
 Federated States of Micronesia
7008702000000000000♠702(271)
7008702000000000000♠702(271)
Negligible
Negligible

7002179000000000000♠179
 Saint Lucia
7008616000000000000♠616(238)
7008606000000000000♠606(234)
7007100000000000000♠10(3.9)
1.62
[Note 58]

 –
 Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
7008572000000000000♠572(221)
7008572000000000000♠572(221)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Guam (United States)
7008549000000000000♠549(212)
7008544000000000000♠544(210)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002180000000000000♠180
 Andorra
7008468000000000000♠468(181)
7008468000000000000♠468(181)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
7008464000000000000♠464(179)
7008464000000000000♠464(179)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002181000000000000♠181
 Palau
7008459000000000000♠459(177)
7008459000000000000♠459(177)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002182000000000000♠182
 Seychelles
7008452000000000000♠452(175)
7008455000000000000♠455(176)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest country in Africa.

 –
 Curaçao (Netherlands)
7008444000000000000♠444(171)
7008444000000000000♠444(171)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 39]

7002183000000000000♠183
 Antigua and Barbuda
7008442000000000000♠442(171)
7008442600000000000♠442.6(170.9)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002184000000000000♠184
 Barbados
7008430000000000000♠430(170)
7008431000000000000♠431(166)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
7008412000000000000♠412(159)
7008412000000000000♠412(159)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 16]

7002185000000000000♠185
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7008389000000000000♠389(150)
7008389000000000000♠389(150)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Jan Mayen (Norway)
7008377000000000000♠377(146)
7008377000000000000♠377(146)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 U.S. Virgin Islands (United States)
7008347000000000000♠347(134)
7008346000000000000♠346(134)
7009156400000000000♠1,564(604)
81.88

7002186000000000000♠186
 Grenada
7008344000000000000♠344(133)
7008344000000000000♠344(133)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002187000000000000♠187
 Malta
7008316000000000000♠316(122)
7008316000000000000♠316(122)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
7008308000000000000♠308(119)
7008308000000000000♠308(119)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 59]

7002188000000000000♠188
 Maldives
7008300000000000000♠300(120)
7008298000000000000♠298(115)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest country in Asia.

 –
 Bonaire (Netherlands)
7008294000000000000♠294(114)
7008294000000000000♠294(114)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
7008264000000000000♠264(102)
7008264000000000000♠264(102)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002189000000000000♠189
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
7008261000000000000♠261(101)
7008261000000000000♠261(101)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.

 –
 Niue (New Zealand)
7008260000000000000♠260(100)
7008260000000000000♠260(100)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 60]

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 Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)
7008253800000000000♠253.8(98.0)
not determined
not determined
not determined
There is a salt lake and some wetlands of unknown area.

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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
7008242000000000000♠242(93)
7008242000000000000♠242(93)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Cook Islands (New Zealand)
7008236000000000000♠236(91)
7008236000000000000♠236(91)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 61]

 –
 American Samoa (United States)
7008199000000000000♠199(77)
7008199000000000000♠199(77)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002190000000000000♠190
 Marshall Islands
7008181000000000000♠181(70)
7008181000000000000♠181(70)
7010116730000000000♠11,673(4,507)
98.47

 –
 Aruba (Netherlands)
7008180000000000000♠180(69)
7008180000000000000♠180(69)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002191000000000000♠191
 Liechtenstein
7008160000000000000♠160(62)
7008160000000000000♠160(62)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7008151000000000000♠151(58)
7008151000000000000♠151(58)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Wallis and Futuna (France)
7008142000000000000♠142(55)
7008142000000000000♠142(55)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 Christmas Island (Australia)
7008135000000000000♠135(52)
7008135000000000000♠135(52)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 62]

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 Jersey (United Kingdom)
7008116000000000000♠116(45)
7008116000000000000♠116(45)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 Montserrat (United Kingdom)
7008102000000000000♠102(39)
7008102000000000000♠102(39)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 Anguilla (United Kingdom)
7007910000000000000♠91(35)
7007910000000000000♠91(35)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

 –
 Guernsey (United Kingdom)
7007780000000000000♠78(30)
7007780000000000000♠78(30)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002192000000000000♠192
 San Marino
7007610000000000000♠61(24)
7007610000000000000♠61(24)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
7007600000000000000♠60(23)
7007600000000000000♠60(23)
7010543400000000000♠54,340(20,980)
99.89
[Note 63]

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 Saint Martin (France)
7007540000000000000♠54(21)
7007544000000000000♠54.4(21.0)
Negligible
Negligible
[Note 16]

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 Bermuda (United Kingdom)
7007540000000000000♠54(21)
7007540000000000000♠54(21)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 Bouvet Island (Norway)
7007490000000000000♠49(19)
7007490000000000000♠49(19)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 16]

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 Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
7007470000000000000♠47(18)
7007470000000000000♠47(18)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 64]

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 Norfolk Island (Australia)
7007360000000000000♠36(14)
7007360000000000000♠36(14)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
7007340000000000000♠34(13)
7007340000000000000♠34(13)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 39]

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 Macau (China)
7007313000000000000♠31.3(12.1)
7007282000000000000♠28.2(10.9)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 65]

7002193000000000000♠193
 Tuvalu
7007260000000000000♠26(10)
7007260000000000000♠26(10)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest Commonwealth realm.

7002194000000000000♠194
 Nauru
7007210000000000000♠21(8.1)
7007210000000000000♠21(8.1)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest island country, smallest republic and smallest country that isn't a city-state.

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 Saint Barthélemy (France)
7007210000000000000♠21(8.1)
not determined
not determined
not determined
[Note 16]

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 Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)
7007210000000000000♠21(8.1)
not determined
not determined
not determined

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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
7007140000000000000♠14(5.4)
7007140000000000000♠14(5.4)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
[Note 62]

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 Saba (Netherlands)
7007130000000000000♠13(5.0)
not determined
not determined
not determined

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 Tokelau (New Zealand)
7007120000000000000♠12(4.6)
7007120000000000000♠12(4.6)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
7006600000000000000♠6(2.3)
7006650000000000000♠6.5(2.5)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
British Overseas territory

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 Clipperton Island (France)
7006600000000000000♠6(2.3)
7006200000000000000♠2(0.77)
7006400000000000000♠4(1.5)
66.67

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 Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
7006500000000000000♠5(1.9)
7006500000000000000♠5(1.9)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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  Spratly Islands  (disputed)
<5(<1.9)
<5(<1.9)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

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 Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
<3(<1.2)
<3(<1.2)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0

7002195000000000000♠195
 Monaco
7006202000000000000♠2.02(0.78)
7006202000000000000♠2.02(0.78)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest country with a coastline.

7002196000000000000♠196
 Vatican City
7005440000000000000♠0.44(0.17)
7005440000000000000♠0.44(0.17)
5000000000000000000♠0(0)
0
Smallest country in the world.

text: Graphical charts[edit]

text: The charts below are based on the CIA World Factbook[36] as of February 15, 2005.

text: Sovereign states with areas greater than 100,000 km2 are shown in green. In addition, non-sovereign territories are included for purposes of comparison, and are shown in gray. Areas include inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Claims to parts of Antarctica by various countries are not included.

text: Countries greater than 1.5 million km2[edit]

text: Countries less than 1.5 million km2[edit]


document_title: What I Did for Love (A Chorus Line)

question_text: who sang the song what i did for love

question_tokens: who sang the song what i did for love

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text: What I Did for Love (A Chorus Line)

text: Synopsis within A Chorus Line[edit]

text: In the penultimate scene of the production, one of the dancers has suffered a career-ending injury. The remaining dancers, gathered together onstage, are asked what they would do if they are told they can no longer dance. Diana Morales, in reply, sings this anthem, which considers loss philosophically, with an undefeated optimism; all the dancers concur. Whatever happens, they will be free of regret. What they did in their careers, they did for love, and their talent, no matter how great, was only theirs "to borrow", was to be only temporary and would someday be gone. But the love of performing is never gone.  They are all pointed toward tomorrow.

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text: Notable versions[edit]

text:
Beverly Bremers' version, was released as a single in 1975.[3]
Bing Crosby - for his album Beautiful Memories (1977)
Elaine Paige - included in her album Stages (1983)
Engelbert Humperdinck - for his album Miracles (1977).[4]
Eydie Gormé - a single release in 1976.[5]
Grace Jones - for her debut album Portfolio (1977)
Howard Keel - for his album Just for You (1988).[6]
Jack Jones - in his album What I Did for Love  (1975).[7]
Johnny Mathis - Feelings (1975)
Marcia Hines - see below
Peggy Lee - for her album Peggy (1977)
Petula Clark - a single release in 1975.[8]
Robert Goulet - in his album You're Something Special (1978).[9]
Shirley Bassey - Love, Life and Feelings (1976)

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text: Marcia Hines' version[edit]

text:
"What I Did for Love"Single by Marcia Hinesfrom the album Ladies and GentlemenB-side
"A Love Story"Released
June 1977Format
singleRecorded
Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, 1977Genre
Pop musicLength
3:15Label
Miracle RecordsSongwriter(s)
Marvin Hamlisch, Edward KlebanProducer(s)
Robie PorterMarcia Hines singles chronology

"(Until) Your Love Broke Through" (1976)

"What I Did for Love" (1977)

"You" (1977)

"(Until) Your Love Broke Through" (1976)

"What I Did for Love"(1977)

"You" (1977)

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text: Marcia Hines recorded and released a version as the lead single from her third studio album, Ladies and Gentlemen (1977). The song peaked at number 6 on the Kent Music Report, becoming Hines' third top 10 single in Australia.

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
Side A "What I Did for Love" - 3:15
Side B "A Love Story" (Robie Porter) - 3:31

text: Charts[edit]

text: Weekly charts[edit]

text:
Chart (1977)

Position

Australian Kent Music Report[10]

6

text: Year-end charts[edit]

text:
Chart (1977)

Position

Australian Kent Music Report[10]

41

Australian Artist Kent Music Report[10]

5


document_title: Grand Theft Auto

question_text: what is the newest grand theft auto for ps4

text: Grand Theft Auto

text: Titles[edit]

text:
Year
Title
Developer
Home release
Universe[9]

Console
Computer
Handheld
Mobile

1997
Grand Theft Auto
DMA Design
PS1

Windows
MS-DOS

GBC

2D

1999
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
Rockstar Canada
PS1

Windows
MS-DOS

Grand Theft Auto: London 1961

Windows

Grand Theft Auto 2
DMA Design

PS1
Dreamcast

Windows
GBC

2001
Grand Theft Auto III

PS21 2
Xbox

Windows
OS X

iOS
Android
Fire OS

3D

2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Rockstar North

PS21 2
Xbox

Windows
OS X

iOS
Android
Fire OS

2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

PS22
Xbox
PS33
Xbox 3604

Windows
OS X

iOS
Android
WP
Fire OS

Grand Theft Auto Advance
Digital Eclipse

GBA

2005
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Rockstar Leeds
PS21

PSP

iOS
Android
Fire OS

2006
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
PS21

PSP

2008
Grand Theft Auto IV
Rockstar North

PS3
Xbox 360

Windows

HD

2009
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned

PS3
Xbox 360

Windows

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Rockstar Leeds

PSP
DS

iOS
Android
Fire OS

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Rockstar North

PS3
Xbox 360

Windows

2013
Grand Theft Auto V

PS3
Xbox 360
PS4
Xbox One

Windows

Notes:

1. Available on PlayStation 3 as part of the PlayStation 2 Classics line via the PlayStation Network.
2. Available on PlayStation 4 as part of PlayStation 2 emulation via the PlayStation Network.[10]
3. Originally available on PlayStation 3 as part of the PlayStation 2 Classics line via the PlayStation Network, but later replaced with a HD native release.[11]
4. Originally available on Xbox 360 as part of the Xbox Originals line via the Xbox Live Marketplace, but later replaced with a HD native release.[12]

text: Main series[edit]

text:
Timeline of releases

1997
Grand Theft Auto

1998

1999
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969

Grand Theft Auto: London 1961

Grand Theft Auto 2

2000

2001
Grand Theft Auto III

2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

2003

2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: Advance

2005
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

2006
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

2007

2008
Grand Theft Auto IV

2009
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

2010

2011

2012

2013
Grand Theft Auto V

text: The Grand Theft Auto series is split into separate fictional universes, named after the primary level of graphics capability used in each era.[9] The original Grand Theft Auto, its expansions and its sequel are considered the "2D universe". Grand Theft Auto III and its sequels are considered the "3D universe". Grand Theft Auto IV, its expansions and Grand Theft Auto V are considered the "HD universe". Each universe is considered separate with only brands, place names and background characters shared between them.[9]

text: Grand Theft Auto, the first game in the series, was released for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS in October 1997, ported to the PlayStation in 1998 and the Game Boy Color in 1999. Grand Theft Auto 2 was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, later receiving ports on the PlayStation, Dreamcast and Game Boy Color.[13]

text: The PlayStation 2 also featured three instalments of the main series, all of which have been re-released on several platforms; a deal between Take-Two Interactive and Sony Computer Entertainment resulted in their timed exclusivity on the PlayStation 2, before receiving ports to Microsoft Windows and the Xbox.[14] The 2001 title Grand Theft Auto III moved away from the two-dimension (2D) graphics used in the first two games to three-dimension (3D) computer graphics; the game features polygonal characters on pre-rendered backgrounds.[15] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was published in 2002, and was the first to feature a speaking protagonist, voiced by Ray Liotta.[16] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, released in 2004, introduced various new elements, including character customisation and a large map encompassing three cities and surrounding rural area.[17]

text: Two main instalments were published for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The 2008 title Grand Theft Auto IV focused on realism and detail, removing various customisation features, while adding an online multiplayer mode.[18] Grand Theft Auto V, published in 2013, featured three playable protagonists.[19] It was released to massive financial success, breaking multiple records.[20] It was later re-released with various enhancements, in 2014 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in 2015 for Microsoft Windows.[21]

text: Other games[edit]

text: Grand Theft Auto has spawned numerous additional games and expansion packs. In 1999, the original game received two expansion packs: Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London 1961.[13] Grand Theft Auto Advance, released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance, featured a top-down perspective. Three games were released for the PlayStation Portable. The 2005 game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a prequel to Grand Theft Auto III, while the 2006 game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a prequel to Vice City; both games were later ported to the PlayStation 2. In 2009, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was released for the Nintendo DS, and later ported to the PlayStation Portable.[22] In 2009, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony were released for the Xbox 360 as expansion packs to Grand Theft Auto IV; a "strategic alliance" between Rockstar and Microsoft resulted in the timed exclusivity. They were later released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows as part of a compilation, titled Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.[23]

text: Numerous titles in the series have received ports to mobile devices. Chinatown Wars was released for iOS in 2010 and for Android and Fire OS in 2014.[24] For their tenth anniversaries, Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City were both re-released for iOS and Android in 2011 and 2012, respectively.[25][26] In 2013, San Andreas was ported to iOS, Android & Windows Phone and RT ;[27] the mobile port was later re-released for Xbox 360 in 2014, the year of the game's tenth anniversary.[28] In 2015 Liberty City Stories was ported to iOS, Android & Fire OS.[29][30]

text: Compilations[edit]

text: Grand Theft Auto Double Pack was released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It includes Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City.[31] Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is a compilation of III, Vice City, and San Andreas. The compilation was first released in 2005 for the Xbox.[32] Later it was released for the PlayStation 2, Windows, Mac OS X, and PlayStation 4.[33][34][35][36] The Trilogy also served as the revised package for San Andreas, which had to be pulled from shelves due to the controversial Hot Coffee mod.[37]

text: Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is a standalone compilation of the episodes for Grand Theft Auto IV. It contains both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony on one disc. It was released on 29 October 2009 for the Xbox 360 and on 13 April 2010 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3. Microsoft added Episodes from Liberty City to its backwards compatibility list for Xbox One platforms in February 2017.[38]

text: Related media[edit]

text: The series has been expanded into various other formats. Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto, a book written by David Kushner chronicling the development of the series, was published in 2012.[39] In March 2015, BBC Two announced The Gamechangers, a 90-minute docudrama based on the creation of Grand Theft Auto,[40] Directed by Owen Harris and written by James Wood, the drama stars Daniel Radcliffe as Rockstar president Sam Houser and Bill Paxton as disbarred attorney Jack Thompson.[41] In May 2015, Rockstar filed a lawsuit against the BBC for trademark infringement, stating that they had no involvement with the development of the film and had unsuccessfully tried to contact the BBC to resolve the matter.[42] It first aired on 15 September 2015 on BBC Two.[43]

text: In 2006, McFarland & Company published The Meaning and Culture of Grand Theft Auto.[44] Compiled by Nate Garrelts, the 264-page book is a collection of essays regarding the Grand Theft Auto series, to help audiences better understand the games and to make a point about due diligence of game criticism. The book is divided into two parts: the first part discusses the controversies surrounding the series, while the second half takes a theoretical look at the games absent of the controversy.[45]

text: A planned film adaptation of the series is unable to proceed because of a lawsuit by Roger Corman, who produced Grand Theft Auto. In 2017, Corman said, "I actually sued the video game manufacturer who flat-out stole the idea. We settled out of court and they gave me some money. I retain the right to remake it, but the way it was actually written in the contract is a little bit cloudy. My lawyers are actually studying that contract to make certain that I have a clear title to remake my picture, and I will remake Grand Theft Auto."[46]

text: Common elements[edit]

text: Gameplay[edit]

text: Each game in this series allows players to take on the role of a criminal in the big city, typically an individual who plans to rise through the ranks of organised crime through the course of the game. The player is given various missions by kingpins and major idols in the city underworld which must be completed to progress through the storyline. Assassinations and other violent crimes are featured regularly. Occasionally taxi driving, firefighting, street racing, bus driving, or learning to fly helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are also involved in the game.

text: In later titles, notably those released after Grand Theft Auto 2, the player is given a more developed storyline in which they are forced to overcome an unfortunate event (e.g., being betrayed and left for dead), which serves as motivation for the character to advance up the criminal ladder and ultimately leads to the triumph of the character by the end of the storyline.

text: The Grand Theft Auto series belongs to a genre of free-roaming role-playing video games called open world games, and grants a large amount of freedom to the player. Traditional action games are structured as a single track series of levels with linear gameplay, but in Grand Theft Auto the player can determine the missions that they want to undertake, and their relationship with various characters are changed based on these choices. Influenced by the earlier game Turbo Esprit,[47][48] the cities of the games can be roamed freely at any point in the game, and are examples of open world video game environments which offer accessible buildings with minor missions in addition to the main storyline. There are exceptions: missions follow a linear, overarching plot. These missions are required to complete in order to unlock new areas in the game.

text: Grand Theft Auto III and subsequent games have more voice acting and radio stations, which simulate driving to music with disc jockeys, radio personalities, commercials, talk radio, pop music, and American culture.

text: The use of vehicles in an explorable urban environment provides a basic simulation of a working city, complete with pedestrians who generally obey traffic signals. Further details are used to flesh out an open-ended atmosphere that has been used in several other games, such as The Simpsons: Hit & Run, which has less emphasis on crime or violence, and Lego City Undercover, which reverses the roles of police officer and criminal, although the player goes undercover in gangs for a portion of the game.

text: Criminal activities in Grand Theft Auto games do not go unnoticed by the police. As the player engages in these in-game illegal activities, they may gain a "wanted level", represented by a maximum of five or six stars. A small crime, such as running over a non-player character, may create a one star wanted level situation, while shooting an officer may earn more stars. As the number of stars increase, the amount and strength of the response will increase; a single star might have a few police cars chase after the player, while at 5 or 6 stars, tanks and attack helicopters will chase down the player. Many in-game missions will automatically give the player a wanted level after completing a certain event which they must then get rid of before the mission is complete. Often, trying to keep away from the police while wanted will cause the player to gain even higher wanted levels. The player can remove their character's wanted level by avoiding detection or spending in-game money at specific locations to elude the police (such as a mod shop to repaint their car). Alternatively, if the player-character dies, they will respawn at a hospital and the wanted level will be removed, though the player may lose money, guns, and other benefits they had before being chased. The "wanted level" gameplay concept has become common in other GTA Clones and similar open-world games.

text: Setting[edit]

text: The Grand Theft Auto series is set in a fictional version of the world, in a number of different time periods. The original Grand Theft Auto introduced three main cities: Liberty City, based upon New York City, Vice City, based upon Miami, and San Andreas, based upon mostly parts of California. In the first Grand Theft Auto game, San Andreas was based on San Francisco and parts of Las Vegas. Expansion packs later set the game in London.

text: The second entry in the franchise, Grand Theft Auto 2, set the game in the future in a locale named "Anywhere City".

text: Subsequent games in the series have re-imagined and expanded upon the original locales. Grand Theft Auto III is set in a different rendition of Liberty City only loosely based on New York City.[49] A revised Vice City and San Andreas are depicted in Vice City and San Andreas, respectively, the latter of which takes the form of an entire state, instead of a single city. The state of San Andreas is based on the states of California and Nevada, and consists of three major cities: Los Santos (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco), and Las Venturas (Las Vegas). Surrounding towns and areas of desert, water, woodland, and countryside lie between the three cities. The GTA III rendition of Liberty City is also briefly featured during one mission.

text: Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories, originally released on the PlayStation Portable handheld console and later reissued for other consoles, are set in the previous depictions of their respective eponymous cities, but in different decades. The maps for the two cities remain the same, with some differences in terms of buildings and geography to reflect the different time periods.

text: Grand Theft Auto IV and its subsequent expansion packs The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony are set in a third revision of Liberty City, set in 2008, which is a closer analogue to New York City and its boroughs than the GTA III version.[50] Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is also set in this version of Liberty City, although the Alderney portion of the map is not present.[51]

text: Grand Theft Auto V, released in 2013, is set in a revised depiction of southern San Andreas that only features Los Santos (Los Angeles) to the south and the rural Blaine County to the north.[52] It includes revised landmarks such as the "Vinewood" sign (instead of Hollywood), Rockford Hills (instead of Beverly Hills), Del Perro Pier (instead of Santa Monica Pier), Los Santos International Airport (LSX) (instead of LAX), Los Santos Golf Club (instead of Los Angeles Country Club.), and Galileo Observatory (instead of Griffith Observatory). The game also features the town of Ludendorff in the fictional state of North Yankton. Los Angeles was extensively researched for Grand Theft Auto V. The team organised field research trips with tour guides and architectural historians and captured around 250,000 photos and hours of video footage during these visits.[53] Since the release of the game, hundreds of in-game buildings have been identified as being based on real-world landmarks.[54] The New Yorker's Sam Sweet notes that, with sales of game reaching thirteen million copies, "there will be more people living in the imaginary state of Los Santos than in the real city on which it was modelled."[55]

text: In both Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto V, Los Santos and the state of San Andreas are depicted as being on an island an undetermined distance from the US mainland. In both games it is possible to circumnavigate the state by boat. Similarly, the versions of Liberty City and Alderney in Grand Theft Auto IV and expansion packs are also completely located on islands, as is Vice City. The GTA III rendition of Liberty City however, while mostly island, is connected to mainland on its Northwest corner (a region the player cannot navigate).[citation needed]

text: Only the expansion packs for the original Grand Theft Auto, London 1969 and London 1961, set in London, have featured a location outside the United States and used a real-life location.

text: Voice acting[edit]

text: The series has included a wide variety of voice actors. The original Grand Theft Auto, its mission packs and sequel, as well as Grand Theft Auto Advance and Chinatown Wars did not feature any voice credited to specific roles.[56][57] The first game in the series to do so was Grand Theft Auto III which, despite a limited budget and the series' low profile at the time,[58] featured several notable actors from film and television. These included Frank Vincent, Michael Madsen and Kyle MacLachlan, who all had prominent roles. At the time it was rare for a video game to use such high-profile actors, and Grand Theft Auto III is considered a pioneer in doing so.[59] The next game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, featured more film actors, including Ray Liotta as the player character. Although the following title, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, also featured many notable film actors—such as Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Fonda and James Woods—it had been decided that the use of such actors should be reduced, particularly for leading roles. As a result, many of the prominent roles in San Andreas were voiced by lower profile actors or rappers.[citation needed]

text: From Liberty City Stories through to Grand Theft Auto V, the series has continued using lesser known actors to voice main characters, but still uses celebrities and real-life radio personalities to voice the DJs of the many radio stations featured in each game. Some games also feature celebrities portraying themselves, such as Lazlow Jones, Phil Collins,[60] Ricky Gervais[61] and Katt Williams.[citation needed]

text: Controversies[edit]

text: According to The Guinness World Records 2008 and 2009 Gamer's Edition, it is the most controversial video game series in history, with over 4,000 articles published about it, which include accusations of glamorising violence, corrupting gamers, and connection to real life crimes.[62]

text: Grand Theft Auto[edit]

text: The game was controversial from the very first incarnation of the series.[63] Grand Theft Auto was condemned in Britain, Germany, and France due to its "extreme violence",[64] and Brazil banned it outright.[64] Publicist Max Clifford planted sensational stories in tabloids in order to help sell the first game.[63][65][66]

text: Grand Theft Auto III[edit]

text: The controversies flared up again with Grand Theft Auto III, since the 3D graphics made the violence more realistic, and players could pay for the services of prostitutes to restore their health, and if they wished, kill them to get some of their money back.[66]

text: There is also criticism from the focus on illegal activities in comparison with traditional "heroic" roles that other games offer. The main character can commit a wide variety of crimes and violent acts while dealing with only temporary consequences, including the killing of policemen and military personnel.

text: Vice City[edit]

text: The sixth game in the series, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, also came under criticism. One mission in particular, in which the player must instigate a gang war between Haitian and Cuban gangs, has been controversial. Haitian and Cuban anti-defamation groups criticised the game.

text: Jean-Robert Lafortune of the Haitian American Grassroots Coalition is quoted as saying that "The game shouldn't be designed to destroy human life, it shouldn't be designed to destroy an ethnic group," for this and similar scenarios, including lines in the game's script such as "kill the Haitian dickheads" said by character "Diaz" during an altercation between the player and a Haitian gang. After the threat of a lawsuit by the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition, Rockstar removed the word "Haitians" from this phrase in the game's subtitles.[67]

text: San Andreas[edit]

text: San Andreas was criticised initially due to its "gangster" elements, which include drugs, prostitution, and murder; but later due to the discovery of disabled interactive sex scenes, nicknamed Hot Coffee, which was a sexual minigame that was cut from the game, but remained in the game code, which was discovered in both the console and Windows versions of the game. Dubbed the "Hot Coffee mod", the minigame allowed players to have sex with their in-game girlfriends.

text: After the release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, modders managed to find the unused code in the game and released unofficial patches for the Windows and Xbox (with a modchip) versions as well as a PlayStation 2 version through the use of an Action Replay code enabling the player to engage in these sexual mini-games (dubbed "Hot Coffee" in reference to a euphemism for sex used in the game). These mini-games were left partially intact in the game's code. This prompted application of an AO (Adults Only) ESRB rating to the version of the game containing the leftover code. Take-Two Interactive was forced to re-release the game in order to restore the M (Mature) rating. A class action lawsuit against Take-Two was also filed as a result of the "Hot Coffee" code.[68][69]

text: Grand Theft Auto IV[edit]

text: One of the controversies involved with this game was Mothers Against Drunk Driving's (MADD) criticism of the ability to drink and drive as a new feature. MADD had even requested ESRB to change the rating of the game from "M" for ages seventeen and up to "AO", for adults only, because they felt it was inappropriate for children, even at the age of seventeen, to experience drunk driving in such a manner.[70] In the final game, drunk driving is a playable event, but it is a crime that automatically generates a wanted rating and main playable character Niko Bellic loudly (and drunkenly) proclaims that it is a "bad idea" and that he "should know better".[71]

text: Notably, it is impossible to drive while drunk in the GTA IV expansions, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. These were released after the criticism. It is, however, possible to drive drunk again in the successor, Grand Theft Auto V.[72]

text: The Lost and Damned[edit]

text: The Lost and Damned expansion pack was condemned by US parents group Common Sense Media who issued a public warning against the pack's content due to a full-frontal nudity scene during one of the cutscenes. They claimed the game was "more controversial than its predecessors" because it featured "full frontal male nudity".[73]

text:
Nintendo wanted us to make Grand Theft Auto, and we wanted to make a game on their platform. They didn't want us to make a Grand Theft Auto for kids, and we weren't interested in making a game we wouldn't normally make.
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Dan Houser[74]

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text: Chinatown Wars[edit]

text: There has been some controversy over a drug dealing minigame[75] along with comments that some Nintendo games are being aimed at children (despite the fact that the game was rated Mature). The drug dealing mini-game allows players to peddle six types of drugs around the city, but the profit the player makes depends on market conditions, which will be based on the area in which they deal, and the level of regular service this area receives from them.[76][77]

text: Grand Theft Auto V[edit]

text: A segment in the latest instalment caused controversy for scenes containing player initiated torture. The mission "By the Book" features graphic depictions of kneecapping, electrocution, dental extraction and waterboarding, and the player is required to perform the acts in order to progress in the game.[78][79][80]

text: UK-based charity Freedom from Torture publicly condemned the use of torture scenes in Grand Theft Auto V. The organisation, who works to rehabilitate survivors of torture, joined other human rights charities who were outraged at a torture scene in the game in which the players have to pull teeth and electrocute an unarmed man in order to extract information. The charity's CEO Keith Best stated: “Rockstar North has crossed a line by effectively forcing people to take on the role of a torturer and perform a series of unspeakable acts if they want to achieve success in the game."[78]

text: The game has also been accused of sexism. The Los Angeles Times considered the game's satirical portrayals of women uncreative, and added that violent and sexist themes hurt the game experience.[81] Edge noted that while "every female in the game exists solely to be sneered, leered or laughed at", it treated its all-male lead characters in a similar vein through their stereotyped tendencies towards violence.[82] Sam Houser, Rockstar Games co-founder, felt that the development team sometimes overlooked their portrayal of women in Grand Theft Auto games, but that the weight towards male characters "fit with the story we wanted to tell".[83]

text: Lawsuits[edit]

text: Former lawyer Jack Thompson has been involved in a number of attempts to get families of murder victims to hold the Grand Theft Auto series accountable for the death of their loved ones. Due to his conduct in this and related cases, Thompson was disbarred in 2008[84] and was fined more than $100,000 by the Florida Bar Association.[85]

text: On 20 October 2003, the families of Aaron Hamel and Kimberly Bede, two young people shot by teens William and Josh Buckner (who in statements to investigators claimed their actions were inspired by Grand Theft Auto III) filed a US$246 million lawsuit against publishers Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive Software, retailer Walmart, and PlayStation 2 manufacturer Sony Computer Entertainment America.[86][87] Rockstar and its parent company, Take-Two, filed for dismissal of the lawsuit, stating in US District Court on 29 October 2003 that the "ideas and concepts as well as the 'purported psychological effects' on the Buckners are protected by the First Amendment's free-speech clause". The lawyer of the victims, Jack Thompson, denied that, but failed in his attempt to move the lawsuit into a state court and under Tennessee's consumer protection act.[88] Two days later, the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, and the case was closed.

text: In February 2005, a lawsuit was brought upon the makers and distributors of the Grand Theft Auto series claiming the games caused a teenager to shoot and kill three members of the Alabama police force. The shooting took place in June 2003 when Devin Moore, 17 years old at the time, was taken in for questioning by police in Fayette, Alabama regarding a stolen vehicle. Moore then grabbed a pistol from one of the police officers and shot and killed him along with another officer and dispatcher before fleeing in a police car.[89][90] One of Moore's attorneys, Jack Thompson, claimed it was Grand Theft Auto's graphic nature—with his constant playing time—that caused Moore to commit the murders, and Moore's family agrees. Damages were being sought from branches of GameStop and Wal-Mart in Jasper, Alabama, the stores from which Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, respectively, were purchased and also from the games' publisher Take-Two Interactive, and the PlayStation 2 manufacturer Sony Computer Entertainment. On 29 March 2006 the case was dismissed and permission to appeal was denied.[91]

text: In May 2005, Jack Thompson appeared via satellite on the Glenn Beck program on CNN's Headline News. Thompson mentioned Devin Moore and said regarding Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City "There's no doubt in my mind [...] that but for Devin Moore's training on this cop killing simulator, he would not have been able to kill three cops in Fayette, Alabama who are now dead and in the ground. We are suing Take-Two, Sony, Wal-Mart, and GameStop for having trained Devin Moore to kill. He had no history of violence. No criminal record."[92]

text: In September 2006, Thompson brought another lawsuit, claiming that Cody Posey played the game obsessively before murdering his father Delbert Paul Posey, stepmother Tryone Schmid, and stepsister Marilea Schmid on a ranch in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The suit was filed on behalf of the victims' families.[93] The suit alleged that were it not for his obsessive playing of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the murders would not have taken place.[94] Named in the suit were Cody Posey, Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive, and Sony. The suit asked for US$600 million in damages.[95] During the criminal trial, Posey's defence team argued he was abused by his father, and tormented by his stepmother.[96] Posey was also taking Zoloft at the time of the killings.[97] The lawsuit was dismissed in December 2007.[98]

text: Several celebrities have sued Rockstar Games and/or Take-Two Interactive for purportedly violating their intellectual property or personality rights, including hip-hop artist Daz Dillinger,[99] Karen Gravano of Mob Wives,[100] and actress Lindsay Lohan.[101]

text: Reception[edit]

text:
Aggregate review scores
As of 5 February 2015.

Game
GameRankings
Metacritic

Grand Theft Auto
(PC) 79%[102]
(PS1) 68%[103]
(GBC) 57%[104]
-

London 1969
(PC) 75%[105]
(PS1) 69%[106]
-

Grand Theft Auto 2
(PC) 72%[107]
(DC) 71%[108]
(PS1) 70%[109]
(GBC) 35%[110]
(PS1) 70[111]

Grand Theft Auto III
(PS2) 95%[112]
(PC) 94%[113]
(PS2) 97[114]
(PC) 93[115]

Vice City
(PS2) 94%[116]
(PC) 94%[117]
(PS2) 95[118]
(PC) 94[119]

San Andreas
(PS2) 95%[120]
(Xbox) 92%[121]
(PC) 92%[122]
(PS2) 95[123]
(Xbox) 93[124]
(PC) 93[125]

Advance
(GBA) 70%[126]
(GBA) 68[127]

Liberty City Stories
(PSP) 87%[128]
(PS2) 77%[129]
(PSP) 88[130]
(PS2) 78[131]

Vice City Stories
(PSP) 85%[132]
(PS2) 76%[133]
(PSP) 86[134]
(PS2) 75[135]

Grand Theft Auto IV
(PS3) 97%[136]
(X360) 97%[137]
(PC) 88%[138]
(PS3) 98[139]
(X360) 98[140]
(PC) 90[141]

The Lost and Damned
(PC) 94%[142]
(PS3) 94%[143]
(X360) 90%[144]
(X360) 90[145]
(PS3) 88[146]

Chinatown Wars
(NDS) 93%[147]
(PSP) 90%[148]
(NDS) 93[149]
(PSP) 90[150]

The Ballad of Gay Tony
(PC) 90%[151]
(PS3) 90%[152]
(X360) 89%[153]
(X360) 89[154]
(PS3) 87[155]

Grand Theft Auto V
(XONE) 98%[156]
(PS3) 97%[157]
(PS4) 96%[158]
(X360) 96%[159]
(PC) 95%[160]
(XONE) 97[161]
(PS3) 97[162]
(PS4) 97[163]
(X360) 97[164]
(PC) 96[165]

text: Ever since 2001, the Grand Theft Auto series has been a major success, both critically and financially. It has generated perfect or near perfect reviews and scores on almost all of the games; by September 2013, the series sold over 150 million copies worldwide,[166] and as of August 2015, Grand Theft Auto shipped over 220 million units worldwide.[6] The Times Online reported that Grand Theft Auto IV recorded 609,000 copies in the UK on its first day of release.[167] In its first week, Grand Theft Auto IV sold approximately 6 million copies worldwide and grossed over $500 million.[168]

text: In 2006, Grand Theft Auto was voted one of Britain's top 10 designs in the Great British Design Quest organised by the BBC and the Design Museum. The game appeared in a list of British design icons which included Concorde, Jaguar E-Type, Aston Martin DB5, Mini, World Wide Web, Tomb Raider, K2 telephone box, London tube map, AEC Routemaster bus and the Supermarine Spitfire.[8][169]

text: The series has broken several records, resulting in Guinness World Records awarding the series 10 world records in the Gamer's Edition 2008. These records include Most Guest Stars in a Video Game Series, Largest Voice Cast in a Video Game (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), Largest In-Game Soundtrack (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) as well as Most Successful Entertainment Launch of All Time (Grand Theft Auto V). Guinness World Records also ranked Grand Theft Auto in third place on their list of top 50 console games of all time based on initial impact and lasting legacy.[170] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is listed as the most successful game on the PlayStation 2 according to The Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition.

text: Grand Theft Auto III, San Andreas and Vice City currently lie at the 2nd, 5th and 6th highest rated PlayStation 2 games on Metacritic, respectively,[171] while Chinatown Wars is rated the best game on the Nintendo DS[172] and the second best on the PlayStation Portable,[173] and Grand Theft Auto IV is currently rated the second best game ever, with a score of 98, only trailing behind The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Also, Vice City, Grand Theft Auto III, San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V lie at 11th, 24th, 27th, 93rd and 2nd best PC games of all time, on Metacritic.[174][175] Along with this, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony are currently placed 35th and 59th in the top Xbox 360 games.[176]

text: Sales[edit]

text:
Year
Game
Sales
Acquired label(s)

1997
Grand Theft Auto
1 million+[177]
PS1 Greatest Hits, Platinum

1999
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969

Grand Theft Auto: London 1961

Grand Theft Auto 2

PS1 Greatest Hits

2001
Grand Theft Auto III
17.5 million[178]
PS2 Greatest Hits, Platinum

2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
20 million[178]
PS2 Greatest Hits, Platinum

2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
27.5 million[179][180]

PS2 Greatest Hits, Platinum
Xbox Platinum Hits

PS3 Greatest Hits
Xbox 360 Platinum Hits

Grand Theft Auto Advance
100,000

2005
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
8 million[178]

PSP Greatest Hits, Platinum
PS2 Platinum

2006
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
4.5 million[178]

PSP Greatest Hits, Platinum
PS2 Platinum

2008
Grand Theft Auto IV
25 million+[181]

PS3 Greatest Hits, Platinum
Xbox 360 Platinum Hits

2009
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
1 million+[182][183]

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
200,000[184]
PSP Greatest Hits

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
160,000+[185]

PS3 Greatest Hits
Xbox 360 Platinum Hits

2013
Grand Theft Auto V
80 million[186]

Total series sales: 235 million+[6][187]

text: Similar games[edit]

text: The release of Grand Theft Auto III is treated as a major event in the history of video games, much like the release of Doom nearly a decade earlier.[188]

text: During interviews to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of Grand Theft Auto III, producer of the Street Fighter series, Yoshinori Ono, said "It would be no exaggeration to say that Grand Theft Auto III changed the industry, and we can basically separate the time before and after its emergence as distinct eras." In the same article Bethesda studios director, Todd Howard, said "The mark of a truly great game is how many people try to recapture or emulate it and fail. There's a long line behind this one."[189]

text: Subsequent games that follow this formula of driving and shooting have been called "Grand Theft Auto clones". Some reviewers even extended this label to the Driver series, even though this series began years before the release of Grand Theft Auto III.[190] Grand Theft Auto clones are a type of 3D action-adventure game,[191][192][193][194][195] where players are given the ability to drive any vehicle or fire any weapon as they explore an open world.[196] These games often incorporate violent and criminal themes. Notable games that are comparable to Grand Theft Auto are Saints Row,[197] Scarface: The World Is Yours,[198] True Crime: Streets of LA,[199][200] Watch Dogs,[201] Sleeping Dogs,[202] Just Cause,[203] Mafia[204] and The Godfather.[205]