What is country: country is nothing but a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
In other words, A country or territory is a geographical area which operated by a government.
A country is a region which is identified as a distinct entity.
A country is an independent sovereign state or part of a larger state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, a physical territory with a government, or a geographic region which associated with sets of previously independent states or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics.
Countries can refer both to sovereign states and also to other political entities, while other times it can refer only to states. “Country” field to refer to “a wide extended of dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, uninhabited islands, and other entities in addition to the traditional countries or independent states”.
In practice, any independent country must have:
- an own territory with clearly defined borders;
- a permanent population;
- a government and other legal authorities;
- sovereignty (the ability to be independent of others and to have absolute control over its own territory, govern, and protect it from external forces,
- execute laws and collect taxes);
- the ability to maintain external relations (in practice, the official diplomatic relations can be established only if your statehood is recognized by by partner states).
# | Country | Population (2020) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Afghanistan | 38,928,346 | 652,860 | 60 |
2 | Albania | 2,877,797 | 27,400 | 105 |
3 | Algeria | 43,851,044 | 2,381,740 | 18 |
4 | Andorra | 77,265 | 470 | 164 |
5 | Angola | 32,866,272 | 1,246,700 | 26 |
6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 | 440 | 223 |
7 | Argentina | 45,195,774 | 2,736,690 | 17 |
8 | Armenia | 2,963,243 | 28,470 | 104 |
9 | Australia | 25,499,884 | 7,682,300 | 3 |
10 | Austria | 9,006,398 | 82,409 | 109 |
11 | Azerbaijan | 10,139,177 | 82,658 | 123 |
12 | Bahamas | 393,244 | 10,010 | 39 |
13 | Bahrain | 1,701,575 | 760 | 2,239 |
14 | Bangladesh | 164,689,383 | 130,170 | 1,265 |
15 | Barbados | 287,375 | 430 | 668 |
16 | Belarus | 9,449,323 | 202,910 | 47 |
17 | Belgium | 11,589,623 | 30,280 | 383 |
18 | Belize | 397,628 | 22,810 | 17 |
19 | Benin | 12,123,200 | 112,760 | 108 |
20 | Bhutan | 771,608 | 38,117 | 20 |
21 | Bolivia | 11,673,021 | 1,083,300 | 11 |
22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,280,819 | 51,000 | 64 |
23 | Botswana | 2,351,627 | 566,730 | 4 |
24 | Brazil | 212,559,417 | 8,358,140 | 25 |
25 | Brunei | 437,479 | 5,270 | 83 |
26 | Bulgaria | 6,948,445 | 108,560 | 64 |
27 | Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 | 273,600 | 76 |
28 | Burundi | 11,890,784 | 25,680 | 463 |
29 | Côte d’Ivoire | 26,378,274 | 318,000 | 83 |
30 | Cabo Verde | 555,987 | 4,030 | 138 |
31 | Cambodia | 16,718,965 | 176,520 | 95 |
32 | Cameroon | 26,545,863 | 472,710 | 56 |
33 | Canada | 37,742,154 | 9,093,510 | 4 |
34 | Central African Republic | 4,829,767 | 622,980 | 8 |
35 | Chad | 16,425,864 | 1,259,200 | 13 |
36 | Chile | 19,116,201 | 743,532 | 26 |
37 | China | 1,439,323,776 | 9,388,211 | 153 |
38 | Colombia | 50,882,891 | 1,109,500 | 46 |
39 | Comoros | 869,601 | 1,861 | 467 |
40 | Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) | 5,518,087 | 341,500 | 16 |
41 | Costa Rica | 5,094,118 | 51,060 | 100 |
42 | Croatia | 4,105,267 | 55,960 | 73 |
43 | Cuba | 11,326,616 | 106,440 | 106 |
44 | Cyprus | 1,207,359 | 9,240 | 131 |
45 | Czechia (Czech Republic) | 10,708,981 | 77,240 | 139 |
46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89,561,403 | 2,267,050 | 40 |
47 | Denmark | 5,792,202 | 42,430 | 137 |
48 | Djibouti | 988,000 | 23,180 | 43 |
49 | Dominica | 71,986 | 750 | 96 |
50 | Dominican Republic | 10,847,910 | 48,320 | 225 |
51 | Ecuador | 17,643,054 | 248,360 | 71 |
52 | Egypt | 102,334,404 | 995,450 | 103 |
53 | El Salvador | 6,486,205 | 20,720 | 313 |
54 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 | 28,050 | 50 |
55 | Eritrea | 3,546,421 | 101,000 | 35 |
56 | Estonia | 1,326,535 | 42,390 | 31 |
57 | Eswatini (fmr. “Swaziland”) | 1,160,164 | 17,200 | 67 |
58 | Ethiopia | 114,963,588 | 1,000,000 | 115 |
59 | Fiji | 896,445 | 18,270 | 49 |
60 | Finland | 5,540,720 | 303,890 | 18 |
61 | France | 65,273,511 | 547,557 | 119 |
62 | Gabon | 2,225,734 | 257,670 | 9 |
63 | Gambia | 2,416,668 | 10,120 | 239 |
64 | Georgia | 3,989,167 | 69,490 | 57 |
65 | Germany | 83,783,942 | 348,560 | 240 |
66 | Ghana | 31,072,940 | 227,540 | 137 |
67 | Greece | 10,423,054 | 128,900 | 81 |
68 | Grenada | 112,523 | 340 | 331 |
69 | Guatemala | 17,915,568 | 107,160 | 167 |
70 | Guinea | 13,132,795 | 245,720 | 53 |
71 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 | 28,120 | 70 |
72 | Guyana | 786,552 | 196,850 | 4 |
73 | Haiti | 11,402,528 | 27,560 | 414 |
74 | Holy See | 801 | 0 | 2,003 |
75 | Honduras | 9,904,607 | 111,890 | 89 |
76 | Hungary | 9,660,351 | 90,530 | 107 |
77 | Iceland | 341,243 | 100,250 | 3 |
78 | India | 1,380,004,385 | 2,973,190 | 464 |
79 | Indonesia | 273,523,615 | 1,811,570 | 151 |
80 | Iran | 83,992,949 | 1,628,550 | 52 |
81 | Iraq | 40,222,493 | 434,320 | 93 |
82 | Ireland | 4,937,786 | 68,890 | 72 |
83 | Israel | 8,655,535 | 21,640 | 400 |
84 | Italy | 60,461,826 | 294,140 | 206 |
85 | Jamaica | 2,961,167 | 10,830 | 273 |
86 | Japan | 126,476,461 | 364,555 | 347 |
87 | Jordan | 10,203,134 | 88,780 | 115 |
88 | Kazakhstan | 18,776,707 | 2,699,700 | 7 |
89 | Kenya | 53,771,296 | 569,140 | 94 |
90 | Kiribati | 119,449 | 810 | 147 |
91 | Kuwait | 4,270,571 | 17,820 | 240 |
92 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,524,195 | 191,800 | 34 |
93 | Laos | 7,275,560 | 230,800 | 32 |
94 | Latvia | 1,886,198 | 62,200 | 30 |
95 | Lebanon | 6,825,445 | 10,230 | 667 |
96 | Lesotho | 2,142,249 | 30,360 | 71 |
97 | Liberia | 5,057,681 | 96,320 | 53 |
98 | Libya | 6,871,292 | 1,759,540 | 4 |
99 | Liechtenstein | 38,128 | 160 | 238 |
100 | Lithuania | 2,722,289 | 62,674 | 43 |
101 | Luxembourg | 625,978 | 2,590 | 242 |
102 | Madagascar | 27,691,018 | 581,795 | 48 |
103 | Malawi | 19,129,952 | 94,280 | 203 |
104 | Malaysia | 32,365,999 | 328,550 | 99 |
105 | Maldives | 540,544 | 300 | 1,802 |
106 | Mali | 20,250,833 | 1,220,190 | 17 |
107 | Malta | 441,543 | 320 | 1,380 |
108 | Marshall Islands | 59,190 | 180 | 329 |
109 | Mauritania | 4,649,658 | 1,030,700 | 5 |
110 | Mauritius | 1,271,768 | 2,030 | 626 |
111 | Mexico | 128,932,753 | 1,943,950 | 66 |
112 | Micronesia | 115,023 | 700 | 164 |
113 | Moldova | 4,033,963 | 32,850 | 123 |
114 | Monaco | 39,242 | 1 | 26,337 |
115 | Mongolia | 3,278,290 | 1,553,560 | 2 |
116 | Montenegro | 628,066 | 13,450 | 47 |
117 | Morocco | 36,910,560 | 446,300 | 83 |
118 | Mozambique | 31,255,435 | 786,380 | 40 |
119 | Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 54,409,800 | 653,290 | 83 |
120 | Namibia | 2,540,905 | 823,290 | 3 |
121 | Nauru | 10,824 | 20 | 541 |
122 | Nepal | 29,136,808 | 143,350 | 203 |
123 | Netherlands | 17,134,872 | 33,720 | 508 |
124 | New Zealand | 4,822,233 | 263,310 | 18 |
125 | Nicaragua | 6,624,554 | 120,340 | 55 |
126 | Niger | 24,206,644 | 1,266,700 | 19 |
127 | Nigeria | 206,139,589 | 910,770 | 226 |
128 | North Korea | 25,778,816 | 120,410 | 214 |
129 | North Macedonia | 2,083,374 | 25,220 | 83 |
130 | Norway | 5,421,241 | 365,268 | 15 |
131 | Oman | 5,106,626 | 309,500 | 16 |
132 | Pakistan | 220,892,340 | 770,880 | 287 |
133 | Palau | 18,094 | 460 | 39 |
134 | Palestine State | 5,101,414 | 6,020 | 847 |
135 | Panama | 4,314,767 | 74,340 | 58 |
136 | Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 | 452,860 | 20 |
137 | Paraguay | 7,132,538 | 397,300 | 18 |
138 | Peru | 32,971,854 | 1,280,000 | 26 |
139 | Philippines | 109,581,078 | 298,170 | 368 |
140 | Poland | 37,846,611 | 306,230 | 124 |
141 | Portugal | 10,196,709 | 91,590 | 111 |
142 | Qatar | 2,881,053 | 11,610 | 248 |
143 | Romania | 19,237,691 | 230,170 | 84 |
144 | Russia | 145,934,462 | 16,376,870 | 9 |
145 | Rwanda | 12,952,218 | 24,670 | 525 |
146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53,199 | 260 | 205 |
147 | Saint Lucia | 183,627 | 610 | 301 |
148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,940 | 390 | 284 |
149 | Samoa | 198,414 | 2,830 | 70 |
150 | San Marino | 33,931 | 60 | 566 |
151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 219,159 | 960 | 228 |
152 | Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 | 2,149,690 | 16 |
153 | Senegal | 16,743,927 | 192,530 | 87 |
154 | Serbia | 8,737,371 | 87,460 | 100 |
155 | Seychelles | 98,347 | 460 | 214 |
156 | Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 | 72,180 | 111 |
157 | Singapore | 5,850,342 | 700 | 8,358 |
158 | Slovakia | 5,459,642 | 48,088 | 114 |
159 | Slovenia | 2,078,938 | 20,140 | 103 |
160 | Solomon Islands | 686,884 | 27,990 | 25 |
161 | Somalia | 15,893,222 | 627,340 | 25 |
162 | South Africa | 59,308,690 | 1,213,090 | 49 |
163 | South Korea | 51,269,185 | 97,230 | 527 |
164 | South Sudan | 11,193,725 | 610,952 | 18 |
165 | Spain | 46,754,778 | 498,800 | 94 |
166 | Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 | 62,710 | 341 |
167 | Sudan | 43,849,260 | 1,765,048 | 25 |
168 | Suriname | 586,632 | 156,000 | 4 |
169 | Sweden | 10,099,265 | 410,340 | 25 |
170 | Switzerland | 8,654,622 | 39,516 | 219 |
171 | Syria | 17,500,658 | 183,630 | 95 |
172 | Tajikistan | 9,537,645 | 139,960 | 68 |
173 | Tanzania | 59,734,218 | 885,800 | 67 |
174 | Thailand | 69,799,978 | 510,890 | 137 |
175 | Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 | 14,870 | 89 |
176 | Togo | 8,278,724 | 54,390 | 152 |
177 | Tonga | 105,695 | 720 | 147 |
178 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 | 5,130 | 273 |
179 | Tunisia | 11,818,619 | 155,360 | 76 |
180 | Turkey | 84,339,067 | 769,630 | 110 |
181 | Turkmenistan | 6,031,200 | 469,930 | 13 |
182 | Tuvalu | 11,792 | 30 | 393 |
183 | Uganda | 45,741,007 | 199,810 | 229 |
184 | Ukraine | 43,733,762 | 579,320 | 75 |
185 | United Arab Emirates | 9,890,402 | 83,600 | 118 |
186 | United Kingdom | 67,886,011 | 241,930 | 281 |
187 | United States of America | 331,002,651 | 9,147,420 | 36 |
188 | Uruguay | 3,473,730 | 175,020 | 20 |
189 | Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 | 425,400 | 79 |
190 | Vanuatu | 307,145 | 12,190 | 25 |
191 | Venezuela | 28,435,940 | 882,050 | 32 |
192 | Vietnam | 97,338,579 | 310,070 | 314 |
193 | Yemen | 29,825,964 | 527,970 | 56 |
194 | Zambia | 18,383,955 | 743,390 | 25 |
195 | Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 | 386,850 | 38 |