List of countries by largest island

The following is a list of countries by largest island. It does not include divided islands; several of the world's largest islands, such as New Guinea, Borneo, Ireland and Hispaniola, are divided between two or three states. This list only includes islands fully owned by a single country. Similarly, many of the world's largest islands belong to a handful of states, such as Canada and Indonesia; only the largest island of each country is listed here.

List
RankStateNameTotal in km2 (mi2)Notes
1 Greenland (Denmark)Greenland2,130,800
(822,700)		It is thought that beneath the ice sheet Greenland may be three separate islands.[1]
2 MadagascarMadagascar587,713
(226,917)
3 CanadaBaffin Island507,451
(195,928)
4 IndonesiaSumatra443,066
(171,069)
5 JapanHonshu225,800
(87,200)
6 United KingdomGreat Britain209,331
(80,823)
7 New ZealandSouth Island145,836
(56,308)
8 PhilippinesLuzon109,965
(42,458)
9 CubaCuba105,806
(40,852)
10 IcelandIceland101,826
(39,315)
11 RussiaSakhalin72,493
(27,990)
12 Sri LankaSri Lanka65,610
(25,330)
13 AustraliaTasmania65,022
(25,105)
14 BrazilMarajó40,100
(15,500)		World's largest fluvial island.
15 NorwaySpitsbergen38,981
(15,051)
16 TaiwanTaiwan35,883
(13,855)
17 Papua New GuineaNew Britain35,145
(13,570)
18 ChinaHainan33,210
(12,820)
19 ItalySicily25,662
(9,908)
20 New Caledonia (France)Grande Terre16,372
(6,321)
21 JamaicaJamaica11,190
(4,320)
22 United StatesHawaii10,434
(4,029)
23 FijiViti Levu10,388
(4,011)
24 CyprusCyprus9,251
(3,572)
 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico8,897
(3,435)
26 FranceCorsica8,741
(3,375)
27 ChileChiloé8,478
(3,273)
28 GreeceCrete8,350
(3,220)
29 DenmarkZealand (Sjælland)7,031
(2,715)		Largest Danish island not a part of Greenland.
30 Falkland IslandsEast Falkland6,605
(2,550)
31 Solomon IslandsGuadalcanal5,353
(2,067)
32 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad5,009
(1,934)
33 EcuadorIsabela Island4,711
(1,819)
34 VanuatuEspiritu Santo3,956
(1,527)
35 SpainMajorca3,667
(1,416)
36 YemenSocotra3,607
(1,393)
37 BahamasNorth Andros Island3,439
(1,328)
38 SwedenGotland2,994
(1,156)
39 EstoniaSaaremaa2,672
(1,032)
40 ColombiaMargarita Island2,100
(810)
41 Equatorial GuineaBioko1,935
(747)
42 SlovakiaŽitný ostrov1,886
(728)		Largest fluvial island in Europe.
43 MauritiusMauritius1,874
(724)
44 South KoreaJejudo1,826
(705)
45 SamoaSavai'i1,718
(663)
46 FinlandSoisalo1,635
(631)
47 TanzaniaUnguja1,575
(608)
48 IndiaMiddle Andaman Island1,523
(588)
49 IranQeshm1,488
(575)
50 RomaniaLetea1,480
(570)
51 BangladeshBhola Island1,441
(556)
52 MyanmarRamree Island1,350
(520)
53 SenegalMorfil1,250
(480)
54 MexicoTiburón Island1,190
(460)
55 French Polynesia (France)Tahiti1,069
(413)
56 VenezuelaMargarita Island1,020
(390)
57 ComorosGrand Comoro1,013
(391)
58 Cape VerdeSantiago991
(383)
59 NetherlandsFlevopolder970
(370)		World biggest Artificial island.
60 GermanyRügen926.4
(357.7)
61 KuwaitBubiyan863
(333)
62 GuadeloupeBasse-Terre Island847.8
(327.3)
63 São Tomé and PríncipeSao Tome845
(326)
64 ThailandPhuket800
(310)
66 EritreaDahlak Kebir754.9
(291.5)
67 PortugalSão Miguel Island754
(291)
68 DominicaDominica750
(290)
69 SingaporeUjong Island719.9
(278.0)
70 HaitiGonâve Island700
(270)
71 OmanMasirah658
(254)
72 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia622
(240)
73 BahrainBahrain Island604
(233)
74 Sierra LeoneSherbro Island600
(230)
75 VietnamPhu Quoc546
(211)
76 GuamGuam543.9
(210.0)
77 ArgentinaIsla de los Estados534
(206)
78 TunisiaDjerba510
(200)
79 DR CongoSumba500
(190)
80 PanamaCoiba494
(191)
82 Netherlands Antilles ( Netherlands)Curacao444
(171)
83 MalaysiaBanggi441
(170)
84 BarbadosBarbados431
(166)
85 CroatiaKrk/Cres405.78
(156.67)
86 Saudi ArabiaFarasan al Kabir395
(153)
87 KiribatiKiritimati388
(150)
88 HungarySzigetköz375
(145)
 Faroe Islands ( Denmark)Streymoy373
(144)
91 PalauBabeldaob370
(140)
94 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent345
(133)
95 MozambiqueInhacamba340
(130) (ca.)
96 MicronesiaPohnpei334
(129)
97 GrenadaGrenada306.00
(118.15)
97 United Arab EmiratesAbu al Abyad306
(118)
99 South AfricaMarion Island290
(110)
100 TurkeyImbros279.2
(107.8)
101 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua279
(108)
102 NicaraguaOmetepe276
(107)
103 UgandaBugala Island275
(106)
104 TongaTongatapu256
(99)
105 MaltaMalta246
(95)
106 PolandWolin246
(95)
107 GuineaÎle Tristao226
(87)
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( France)Miquelon215
(83)
 U.S. Virgin IslandsSaint Croix212
(82)
 French GuianaCayenne Island206.91
(79.89)
 Cayman IslandsGrand Cayman196
(76)
113 GhanaIsland in south end of Lake Volta190
(73)
 ArubaAruba180
(69)
114 CongoMbamu180
(69)
 Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan180
(69)
117 KenyaPate170
(66) (ca.)
 NetherlandsTexel160.9
(62.1)
119 MauritaniaTidra156
(60)
120 HondurasRoatan155
(60)
121 Republic of IrelandAchill146
(56)
122 SeychellesMahe145
(56)
 American SamoaTutuila142.3
(54.9)
124 Guinea-BissauFormosa140
(54)
 Christmas IslandChristmas Island135
(52)
126 BelizeAmbergris Caye119
(46)
127 LaosKhong Island110
(42) (ca.)
127 Dominican RepublicSaona Island110
(42)
129 East TimorAtauro Island105
(41)
130 SudanMograt Island104
(40)
131 CambodiaKoh Kong100
(39)
132 AngolaTigres Island98
(38)
 AnguillaAnguilla91
(35)
134 ZambiaMbabala Island80
(31)
135 Afghanistanisland in Pyandzh River75
(29)
 Cook IslandsRarotonga67
(26)
 GuernseyGuernsey63.4
(24.5)
138 SerbiaOstrvo60
(23) (ca.)
138 TurkmenistanOgurja Ada60
(23)
138 UkraineDzharylgach60
(23)
 British Virgin IslandsTortola55.7
(21.5)
142 LithuaniaRusnės Sala55.6
(21.5)
143 North KoreaSinmido52
(20)
144 EgyptEgypt41
(16)
145 BulgariaBelene Island41
(16)
 British Indian Ocean TerritoryDiego Garcia30
(12)
147 El SalvadorEspiritu Santo25
(9.7)
148 Costa RicaCocos Island23.85
(9.21)
149 TajikistanSevernyy22
(8.5)
150 NauruNauru21.3
(8.2)
149 LatviaDoles Sala21
(8.1)
150 UruguayIsla del Queguay Grande19.16
(7.40)

See also

References
  1. "Greenland's huge ice sheet is melting far faster than scientists expected", San Francisco Chronicle, 2 July 2006.
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