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

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

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

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

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European states by area (top 12). Total area of Europe is 10,180,000 km².      Russia (39.0%)     Ukraine (5.9%)     France (5.4%)     Spain (4.9%)     Sweden (4.4%)     Norway (3.8%)     Germany (3.5%)     Finland (3.3%)     Poland (3.1%)     Italy (3.0%)     Other (26.7%)

Rank State Area (km²) Notes
1 Russia| 3,972,400 3,999,364 km² including Crimea. 17,098,242 km² including North Asia while excluding Crimea.
2 Ukraine 603,628 This includes Crimea
3 France 551,695 643,801 km² when the overseas departments are included.
4 Spain 498,468 505,992 km² when the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are included.
5 Sweden 450,295
6 Norway 385,178 This includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen
7 Germany 357,386
8 Finland 338,145
9 Poland 312,685
10 Italy 301,338
11 United Kingdom| 242,495 260,665 km² when the British Overseas Territories (except British Antarctic Territory) are included.
12 Romania 238,397
13 Belarus 207,600
14 Kazakhstan| 180,000 (est.) 2,724,902 km² including Asian part
15 Greece 131,940
16 Bulgaria 110,994
17 Iceland 102,775
18 Hungary 93,030
19 Portugal 91,568
20 Austria 83,858
21 Czech Republic 78,866
22 Serbia 77,453 88,361 km² including Kosovo
23 Ireland 70,273
24 Lithuania 65,300
25 Latvia 64,589
26 Croatia 56,594
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,129
28 Slovakia 49,036
29 Estonia 45,339
30 Denmark 44,493 This includes Faroe Islands; 2,210,579 km² including Greenland
31 Switzerland 41,290
32 Netherlands 41,198 Excluding Caribbean Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten.
33 Moldova 33,846
34 Belgium 30,510
35 Albania 28,748
36  North Macedonia 25,713
37 Turkey| 23,507 783,562 km² including Asian part
38 Slovenia 20,273
39 Montenegro 13,812
40 Kosovo 10,908 Partially recognised state
41 Azerbaijan| 6,960 86,600 km² including Asian part
42 Luxembourg 2,586
43 Georgia| 2,428 69,700 km² including Asian part
44 Andorra 468
45 Malta 316
46 Liechtenstein 160
47 San Marino 61
48 Monaco 2.02
49 Vatican City 0.44
Total 10,180,000
±5,000
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