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European countries by area

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Of the seven continents, Europe is the second smallest, surpassing only Australia. It’s no surprise that Russia, the largest country on Earth, dominates the continent (as it also does on the Asian continent). Its land in Europe alone measures 1,112,457 square miles (2,881,250 square km), making its European side almost five times as large as Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe. Ukraine’s land area measures 233,032 square miles (603,549 square km). How do the other countries in Europe rank? Find out in the table below, which lists the continent’s top 20 largest countries.

country square miles square km
*Comprising land only in Europe and excluding land internationally recognized as being part of Ukraine.
**Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
1. Russia 1,112,457* 2,881,250*
2. Ukraine 233,032 603,549
3. France 210,017 543,941
4. Spain 195,361 505,983
5. Sweden 172,751 447,425
6. Norway 148,449** 384,482**
7. Germany 138,208 357,596
8. Finland 130,692 338,491
9. Poland 120,423 311,895
10. Italy 116,629 302,069
11. United Kingdom 93,630 242,500
12. Romania 92,046 238,397
13. Belarus 80,166 207,629
14. Greece 50,984 132,049
15. Bulgaria 42,615 110,372
16. Iceland 39,769 103,000
17. Hungary 35,916 93,023
18. Portugal 35,608 92,225
19. Austria 32,388 83,884
20. Czech Republic 30,452 78,870
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