list of the world’s largest countries and dependencies by area: References & Edit History
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Britannica's World Data editors help provide a statistical portrait of some 220 countries and dependencies of the world, at a level appropriate to the significance of each.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article revised. | Jan 09, 2026 | ||
| Footnotes revised; table reordered. | Jan 07, 2026 | ||
| Areas updated in opening paragraph and footnotes revised. | Jan 06, 2026 | ||
| Table updated with sorting functionality. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | May 01, 2024 | ||
| Revised the opening paragraph. | Mar 27, 2024 | ||
| Article revised. | May 30, 2023 | ||
| Cross-reference to Samoa corrected. | Feb 05, 2020 | ||
| "Macedonia" changed to "North Macedonia." | Mar 04, 2019 | ||
| Added area rank for Bulgaria and Vatican City. | Sep 26, 2018 | ||
| Rank data and footnotes added. | Sep 11, 2018 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 27, 2018 |
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