title: List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 20,000 to 50,000 square kilometers
text: # List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 20,000 to 50,000 square kilometers
  
  This is one of aseries of comprehensive listsofcontinents,countries, andfirst level administrative country subdivisionssuch as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area.Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes. Names of currently existing countries arebolded, while names of geographic features areitalicized. There is intentional overlap between the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
  
  | Geographic entity | Area $(km^2)$ | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ouaka | 49,900 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
  | Smolensk Oblast | 49,800 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Bago Region | 49,787 | Second largest region of Myanmar, fourth largest administrative entity (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
  | Jamtland County | 49,444 | Third largest county of Sweden. |
  | Singida | 49,341 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Benishangul-Gumuz Region | 49,289 | Region of Ethiopia. |
  | Midlands | 49,166 | Province of Zimbabwe. |
  | Alexander Island | 49,070 | Island part of Antarctica. |
  | Slovakia | 49,033 | Country in Europe. |
  | Severny Island | 48,904 | Island part of Novaya Zemlya in Russia. |
  | Eastern Finland | 48,726 | Second smallest province of Finland. |
  | Bulgan | 48,700 | Aimag of Mongolia. |
  | Dominican Republic | 48,671 | Country in the Caribbean. Includes The Mainland Dominican Republic, Saona Island, and others under Control Of Dominican Government |
  | Finnmark | 48,637 | Largest county of Norway. |
  | Farah Province | 48,471 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Okavango Region | 48,463 | Region of Namibia. |
  | Bauchi State | 48,197 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Tierra del Fuego | 48,100 | Archipelago in southern South America. |
  | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego | 47,992 | Island divided between Chile and Argentina. |
  | East Java | 47,922 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Manyara | 47,913 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | East Nusa Tenggara | 47,876 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 47,784 | Region of France. |
  | Aragon | 47,719 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
  | Lower Saxony | 47,618 | Second largest state of Germany. |
  | Estonia | 47,549 | Country in Northern Europe. De jure size – 2,321 $km^2$ were annexed by Russia. |
  | South Province | 47,110 | Province of Cameroon. |
  | Maluku | 46,975 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Muisca Confederation | 46,972 | Loose confederation of Muisca speaking chiefdoms in central Colombia until 1540 |
  | Wadi Fira | 46,850 | Region of Chad. |
  | Inchiri | 46,800 | Region of Mauritania. |
  | Chocó Department | 46,530 | District of Colombia. |
  | Vakaga | 46,500 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
  | Espírito Santo | 46,078 | State of Brazil. |
  | Ogooué-Ivindo | 46,075 | Largest province of Gabon. |
  | Galmudug | 46,000 | Historic region of Somalia. |
  | Moscow Oblast | 45,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Blue Nile | 45,844 | State of Sudan. |
  | Bayan-Ölgii | 45,700 | Aimag of Mongolia. |
  | East Azarbaijan Province | 45,650 | Province of Iran. |
  | Lunda Sul Province | 45,649 | Province of Angola. |
  | Kingdom of Asturias | 45,409 | A post Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula after the Muslim conquest, lasting from 785–925. |
  | Estonia | 45,228 | Country in Northern Europe. Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea. De facto size – the remaining 2,321 $km^2$ were annexed by Russia. |
  | Kigoma | 45,066 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Yobe State | 44,880 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Magway Region | 44,799 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
  | Casanare Department | 44,640 | District of Colombia. |
  | Canterbury | 44,638 | Largest region of New Zealand. |
  | Kaduna State | 44,217 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Haryana | 44,212 | State of India. |
  | Naryn Region | 44,160 | Largest region of Kyrgyzstan. |
  | Astrakhan Oblast | 44,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Badakhshan Province | 44,059 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Berkner Island | 43,873 | Island part of Antarctica. |
  | Ayacucho Region | 43,815 | Region of Peru. |
  | Transkei | 43,798 | Unrecognised Bantustan of South Africa. |
  | Issyk-Kul Region | 43,735 | Second largest region of Kyrgyzstan. |
  | Rio de Janeiro | 43,696 | State of Brazil. |
  | East Sepik Province | 43,426 | Second largest province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Tanintharyi Region | 43,328 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
  | Anzoátegui | 43,300 | State of Venezuela. |
  | Penza Oblast | 43,200 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Axel Heiberg Island | 43,178 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
  | Denmark | 43,094 | Country in Europe. Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 $km^2.$ |
  | Antsiranana Province | 43,046 | Smallest Province of Madagascar. |
  | Tambacounda Region | 42,706 | Largest region of Senegal. |
  | Upper Peninsula of Michigan | 42,610 | Geographic subdivision of the U.S. State of Michigan. |
  | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 42,437 | Country in Europe and the Caribbean. |
  | Southern Cameroons | 42,383 | Area claimed by the Republic of Ambazonia in Camaroon. |
  | West Sumatra | 42,297 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Melville Island | 42,149 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
  | Udmurt Republic | 42,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Cuvette | 41,800 | Third largest department of the Republic of the Congo. Area is approximate, as sources conflict. |
  | Extremadura | 41,634 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
  | Netherlands | 41,528 | Country in Europe. Includes the Netherlands proper only. |
  | Dodoma | 41,311 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Switzerland | 41,284 | Country in Europe. |
  | Southampton Island | 41,214 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
  | Selenge | 41,200 | Aimag of Mongolia. |
  | Tarapacá | 41,200 | Region of Chile. |
  | Nimruz Province | 41,005 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Homs | 40,940 | Largest governorate of Syria. |
  | Minsk Voblast (Minsk Province) | 40,800 | Largest province of Belarus. |
  | Homiel Voblast (Homyel Province) | 40,400 | Second largest province of Belarus. |
  | Lakes | 40,235 | State of South Sudan. |
  | Savanes District | 40,210 | Largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Delta Amacuro | 40,200 | State of Venezuela. |
  | Zaire Province | 40,130 | Province of Angola. |
  | Marajó | 40,100 | Island part of Brazil, world's largest fluvial island. |
  | Vitsebsk Voblast (Vitsebsk Province) | 40,100 | Third largest province of Belarus. |
  | Coquimbo | 39,647 | Region of Chile. |
  | Kagera | 39,627 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Ryazan Oblast | 39,600 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Brong-Ahafo Region | 39,557 | Second largest region of Ghana. |
  | Al Jawf Governorate | 39,500 | Third largest governorate of Yemen. |
  | Eastern Region, Uganda | 39,478.8 | Smallest region of Uganda. |
  | Buxoro Region | 39,400 | Third largest region of Uzbekistan. |
  | Amazonas | 39,249 | Department of Peru |
  | Centre-Val de Loire | 39,151 | Region of France. |
  | Shabwah Governorate | 39,000 | Governorate of Yemen. |
  | Spitsbergen | 38,981 | Island part of Svalbard, Norway. |
  | Kerala | 38,863 | State of India. |
  | Oshikoto Region | 38,653 | Region of Namibia. |
  | Maradi Department | 38,581 | Department of Niger. |
  | Woleu-Ntem | 38,465 | Second largest province of Gabon. |
  | Nordland | 38,463 | County of Norway. |
  | Yucatán | 38,402 | State of Mexico. |
  | Plateaux | 38,400 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. |
  | Bhutan | 38,394 | Country in Asia. |
  | Zanzan District | 38,251 | Second largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Konya Province | 38,157 | Largest province of Turkey. |
  | Southeast Sulawesi | 38,140 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Adamawa State | 37,957 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Sennar | 37,844 | State of Sudan. |
  | Ngounié | 37,750 | Third largest province of Gabon. |
  | Junín Region | 37,667 | Region of Peru. |
  | Nzérékoré Region | 37,658 | Second largest region of Guinea. |
  | Tarija Department | 37,623 | Smallest department of Bolivia. |
  | West Azarbaijan Province | 37,437 | Province of Iran. |
  | Ulyanovsk Oblast | 37,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Polynesia | 37,141 | An island chain subdivision of Oceania, including Hawaii. |
  | Khomas Region | 37,007 | Region of Namibia. |
  | Ad Dhahirah Governorate | 37,000 | Second largest governorate of Oman. |
  | South Kalimantan | 36,985 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Huánuco Region | 36,849 | Region of Peru. |
  | Kyushu | 36,782 | Third-largest island of Japan, region containing the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa. |
  | Rakhine State | 36,762 | State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
  | Kassala | 36,710 | State of Sudan. |
  | Assaba | 36,600 | Region of Mauritania. |
  | Haut-Ogooué | 36,547 | Province of Gabon. |
  | Ghor Province | 36,479 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Manicaland | 36,459 | Third smallest province of Zimbabwe. |
  | Yaroslavl Oblast | 36,400 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Ash Sharqiyah Region (Oman) | 36,400 | Largest region of Oman. |
  | Nigeria Kebbi State | 36,320 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Republic of China | 36,188 | Territory with disputed status in Asia. Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. |
  | Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 | Country in Africa. |
  | Chin State | 36,009 | State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
  | Biobío | 36,007 | Region of Chile. |
  | Jewish Autonomous Oblast | 36,000 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Pahang | 35,964 | Third largest state of Malaysia. |
  | Unity | 35,956 | State of South Sudan. |
  | Northern Province, Sierra Leone | 35,936 | Largest province of Sierra Leone. |
  | Ancash Region | 35,914 | Region of Peru. |
  | Piura Region | 35,892 | Region of Peru. |
  | Kweneng District | 35,890 | District of Botswana. |
  | Petén | 35,854 | Largest department of Guatemala. |
  | Sandaun Province | 35,820 | Third largest province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Taiwan | 35,801 | Largest island under the governance of the Republic of China, referenced elsewhere in this list. |
  | Baden-Württemberg | 35,752 | Third largest state of Germany. |
  | Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie) | 35,728 | Largest Voivodeship of Poland. |
  | Faranah Region | 35,581 | Third largest region of Guinea. |
  | Lampung | 35,376 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Hainan | 35,354 | Smallest province of China. |
  | Barinas | 35,200 | State of Venezuela. |
  | Ayeyarwady Region | 35,167 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
  | New Britain | 35,145 | Island part of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Maakhir | 35,000 | Historic region of Somalia. |
  | Bryansk Oblast | 34,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | West Java | 34,817 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Lima Region | 34,802 | Region of Peru. |
  | Arusha | 34,516 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Gulf Province | 34,472 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Southern Finland | 34,378 | Smallest province of Finland. |
  | Tambov Oblast | 34,300 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Huambo Province | 34,274 | Province of Angola. |
  | Mandalay Region | 34,253 | Region of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Regions, and others titled as States). |
  | Far North Province | 34,246 | Province of Cameroon. |
  | Rajshahi Division | 34,235 | Largest division of Bangladesh. |
  | North Rhine-Westphalia | 34,043 | State of Germany. |
  | Hainan | 34,000 | Province of China. |
  | Pool | 33,955 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. |
  | Puebla | 33,902 | State of Mexico. |
  | Moldova | 33,851 | Country in Europe. Includes Transnistria (Pridnestrovie). |
  | Brakna | 33,800 | Region of Mauritania. |
  | Kwara State | 33,792 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Morobe Province | 33,705 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Zamfara State | 33,667 | State of Nigeria. |
  | North Bahr-al-Ghazal | 33,558 | State of South Sudan. |
  | Prince of Wales Island | 33,339 | Island part of the Arctic Archipelago. |
  | Cajamarca Region | 33,318 | Region of Peru. |
  | Odesa Oblast | 33,310 | Largest oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Nariño Department | 33,268 | District of Colombia. |
  | Yuzhny Island | 33,246 | Island part of Novaya Zemlya in Russia. |
  | South Sinai Governorate | 33,140 | Governorate of Egypt. |
  | Kansai region | 33,125.7 | Region of Japan containing the prefectures of Mie, Shiga, Kyōto, Ōsaka, Hyōgo, Nara and Wakayama. |
  | North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | 33,106 | Largest region of Nicaragua. |
  | Deir ez-Zor | 33,060 | Second largest governorate of Syria. |
  | Daly River | 33,000 | Township in the Northern Territory of Australia. |
  | Lake Tanganyika | 32,893 | Lake in Africa between Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia; second deepest lake in the world. |
  | Chittagong Division | 32,696 | Second largest division of Bangladesh. |
  | Central Java | 32,548 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Araucanía | 32,472 | Region of Chile. |
  | Kantō region | 32,429.59 | Region of Japan containing the prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tōkyō and Kanagawa. |
  | Jalal-Abad Region | 32,418 | Region of Kyrgyzstan. |
  | Pwani | 32,407 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Brest Voblast (Brest Province) | 32,300 | Third smallest province of Belarus. |
  | Minya Governorate | 32,279 | Governorate of Egypt. |
  | Mashonaland East | 32,230 | Second smallest province of Zimbabwe. |
  | Sokoto State | 32,146 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Maryland | 32,133 | State of the United States. |
  | Catalonia | 32,114 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
  | Ouham-Pendé | 32,100 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
  | Pays de la Loire | 32,082 | Region of France. |
  | Southland | 32,079 | Second largest region of New Zealand. |
  | Kujalleq | 32,000 | Smallest municipality of Greenland. |
  | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 31,974 | Second largest oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Chūgoku region | 31,921.54 | Region of Japan containing the prefectures of Tottori. Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. |
  | Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate | 31,900 | Third largest governorate of Oman. |
  | Chernihiv Oblast | 31,865 | Third largest oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Ombella-M'Poko | 31,835 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
  | Hauts-de-France | 31,806 | Region of France. |
  | Benguela Province | 31,788 | Province of Angola. |
  | Lake Baikal | 31,500 | Lake in Russia. Deepest and largest volume lake in the world. |
  | Kharkiv Oblast | 31,415 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 31,400 | Region of France. |
  | Bengo Province | 31,371 | Province of Angola. |
  | Copperbelt Province | 31,328 | Province of Zambia. |
  | Vancouver Island | 31,285 | Island of British Columbia, Canada |
  | Otago | 31,241 | Third largest region of New Zealand. |
  | Boké Region | 31,186 | Region of Guinea. |
  | Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz | 31,160 | Region of Morocco. |
  | Woroba District | 31,088 | Third largest district of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Great Bear Lake | 31,080 | Lake in Canada. |
  | Montagnes District | 31,050 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Warap | 31,027 | State of South Sudan. |
  | Dosso Region | 31,002 | Department of Niger. |
  | North Maluku | 30,895 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Dhaka Division | 30,772 | Third largest division of Bangladesh. |
  | Benue State | 30,755 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Mwanza | 30,548 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Santander Department | 30,537 | District of Colombia. |
  | Belgium | 30,528 | Country in Europe. |
  | Maule | 30,518 | Region of Chile. |
  | Guanajuato | 30,491 | State of Mexico. |
  | White Nile | 30,411 | State of Sudan. |
  | Lesotho | 30,355 | Country in Africa. |
  | Mambéré-Kadéï | 30,203 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
  | Mara | 30,150 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Lake Malawi | 30,044 | Lake in Africa between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. |
  | Central Province (Papua New Guinea) | 29,998 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Naâma Province | 29,950 | Province of Algeria. |
  | Normandy | 29,907 | Region of France. |
  | Kaluga Oblast | 29,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | New Siberian Islands | 29,900 | Archipelago part of Russia. |
  | Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie) | 29,854 | Second largest Voivodeship of Poland. |
  | Zhytomyr Oblast | 29,832 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Misiones | 29,801 | Province of Argentina. |
  | Kursk Oblast | 29,800 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Armenia | 29,800 | Country in the Caucasus region of Europe. |
  | Galicia | 29,574 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
  | Brandenburg | 29,480 | State of Germany. |
  | Cauca Department | 29,308 | District of Colombia. |
  | Louga Region | 29,188 | Second largest region of Senegal. |
  | Kurdistan Province | 29,137 | Province of Iran. |
  | Markazi Province | 29,130 | Province of Iran. |
  | Pastaza Province | 29,068 | Largest province of Ecuador. |
  | Kogi State | 29,063 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Vladimir Oblast | 29,000 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Mahilyow Voblast (Mahilyow Province) | 29,000 | Second smallest province of Belarus. |
  | Osh Region | 28,934 | Region of Kyrgyzstan. |
  | Monagas | 28,930 | State of Venezuela. |
  | Great Slave Lake | 28,930 | Lake in Canada. |
  | Solomon Islands | 28,896 | Country in Oceania. |
  | Madang Province | 28,886 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Kindia Region | 28,873 | Third smallest region of Guinea. |
  | Poltava Oblast | 28,748 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Albania | 28,748 | Country in Europe. |
  | Kayin State | 28,726 | State of Myanmar (Myanmar has certain administrative divisions titled as Divisions, and others titled as States). |
  | Region of Republican Subordination | 28,600 | Second largest province of Tajikistan. |
  | Vallée du Bandama District | 28,518 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Lacs District | 25,800 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Sivas Province | 28,488 | Second largest province of Turkey. |
  | Southern | 28,470 | District of Botswana. |
  | Kherson Oblast | 28,461 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | North Khorasan Province | 28,434 | Province of Iran. |
  | Timor | 28,418 | Island divided between Indonesia and East Timor. |
  | Qashqadaryo Region | 28,400 | Region of Uzbekistan. |
  | Mashonaland Central | 28,374 | Smallest province of Zimbabwe. |
  | Hawaii | 28,311 | State of the United States. |
  | Lorestan Province | 28,294 | Province of Iran. |
  | Dalarna County | 28,194 | County of Sweden. |
  | Kyiv Oblast | 28,131 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | Country in Africa. |
  | Logone Oriental | 28,035 | Region of Chad. |
  | Karnali Province | 27,984 | Province of Nepal. |
  | Burundi | 27,834 | Country in Africa. |
  | Alagoas | 27,768 | State of Brazil. |
  | Haiti | 27,750 | Country in the Caribbean. |
  | North Sinai Governorate | 27,574 | Governorate of Egypt. |
  | Hedmark | 27,388 | County of Norway. |
  | Massachusetts | 27,336 | State of the United States. |
  | South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | 27,260 | Second largest region of Nicaragua. |
  | Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 27,220 | Province of Pakistan. |
  | Brittany | 27,208 | Region of France. |
  | Cuvette-Ouest | 27,200 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. Area is approximate, as sources conflict. |
  | Zaporizhia Oblast | 27,180 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Belgorod Oblast | 27,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Oyo State | 27,036 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Nayarit | 26,979 | State of Mexico. |
  | Tanga | 26,808 | Region of Tanzania. |
  | Luhansk Oblast | 26,684 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Nasarawa State | 26,633 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Nana-Mambéré | 26,600 | Prefecture of the Central African Republic. |
  | Omusati | 26,573 | Region of Namibia. |
  | Plateau State | 26,539 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Donetsk Oblast | 26,517 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Vinnitsa Oblast | 26,513 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Rwanda | 26,338 | Country in Africa. |
  | Alibori Department | 26,242 | Largest department of Benin. |
  | Republic of Mordovia | 26,200 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,111 | Political entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
  | Crimea | 26,081 | Autonomous republic of Ukraine. |
  | Bolívar, Colombia | 25,978 | District of Colombia. |
  | Niari | 25,940 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. |
  | Asyut Governorate | 25,926 | Governorate of Egypt. |
  | Borgou Department | 25,856 | Second largest department of Benin. |
  | Troms | 25,848 | County of Norway. |
  | Gambela Region | 25,802 | Region of Ethiopia. |
  | Bas-Sassandra | 25,800 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Highland | 25,784 | Largest unitary district of Scotland; largest sub-country entity of the United Kingdom. |
  | Maputo Province | 25,756 | Smallest non-city province of Mozambique. |
  | Lake Erie | 25,719 | Lake in North America, between Canada and the United States. |
  | North Macedonia | 25,713 | Country in Europe. |
  | Kingdom of Sicily | 25,708 | A medieval kingdom centered on the Island of Sicily, lasting from 1282-1811/1816. |
  | Sicily | 25,708 | Largest region of Italy. |
  | Ankara Province | 25,706 | Third largest province of Turkey. |
  | Tula Oblast | 25,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Waikato | 25,598 | Region of New Zealand. |
  | La Libertad Region | 25,500 | Region of Peru. |
  | Sughd | 25,400 | Province of Tajikistan. |
  | Piedmont | 25,399 | Second largest region of Italy. |
  | Ogooué-Lolo | 25,380 | Province of Gabon. |
  | Pasco Region | 25,320 | Region of Peru. |
  | Tabasco | 25,267 | State of Mexico. |
  | Oppland | 25,191 | County of Norway. |
  | Lublin Voivodeship (Lubelskie) | 25,115 | Third largest Voivodeship of Poland. |
  | Matam Region | 25,083 | Third largest region of Senegal. |
  | Erzurum Province | 25,066 | Province of Turkey. |
  | Laghouat Province | 25,057 | Province of Algeria. |
  | Córdoba Department | 25,020 | District of Colombia. |
  | Hrodna Voblast (Hrodna Province) | 25,000 | Smallest province of Belarus. |
  | Kermanshah Province | 24,998 | Province of Iran. |
  | Vermont | 24,901 | State of the United States. |
  | Putumayo Department | 24,885 | District of Colombia. |
  | Falcón | 24,800 | State of Venezuela. |
  | Khatlon | 24,800 | Smallest province of Tajikistan. |
  | Somerset Island | 24,786 | Island in the Arctic Archipelago. |
  | Oryol Oblast | 24,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Munster | 24,608 | A historical province of Ireland occupying the southern quarter of the island. |
  | Mykolaiv Oblast | 24,598 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Kirovohrad Oblast | 24,588 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Southwest Province | 24,571 | Province of Cameroon. |
  | Republika Srpska | 24,526 | Political entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
  | Ulster | 24,481 | A historical province of Ireland occupying the northern quarter of the island (all but three counties correspond to Northern Ireland). |
  | Ashanti Region | 24,390 | Third largest region of Ghana. |
  | Southern Region (Iceland) | 24,256 | Largest region of Iceland. |
  | Olancho | 24,351 | Largest department of Honduras. |
  | New Hampshire | 24,216 | State of the United States. |
  | Cundinamarca Department | 24,210 | District of Colombia. |
  | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Warmińsko-Mazurskie) | 24,204 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
  | Cuanza Norte Province | 24,190 | Province of Angola. |
  | Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate | 24,155 | Region of Morocco. |
  | Lipetsk Oblast | 24,100 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Sardinia | 24,090 | Third largest region of Italy. |
  | Kotelny Island | 24,000 | Island in the New Siberian Islands, part of Russia. |
  | Västra Götaland County | 23,945 | County of Sweden. |
  | Sassandra-Marahoué District | 23,280 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Western Region | 23,921 | Region of Ghana. |
  | Morona-Santiago | 23,875 | Second largest province of Ecuador. |
  | Lombardy | 23,861 | Region of Italy. |
  | Sumy Oblast | 23,834 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Katsina State | 23,822 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Arauca Department | 23,818 | District of Colombia. |
  | Mazandaran Province | 23,701 | Province of Iran. |
  | Tolima Department | 23,562 | District of Colombia. |
  | Lake Winnipeg | 23,553 | Lake in Canada. |
  | Jigawa State | 23,415 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Gezira | 23,373 | State of Sudan. |
  | Al-Hasakah | 23,334 | Third largest governorate of Syria. |
  | Lagunes District | 23,280 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | West Coast | 23,276 | Region of New Zealand. |
  | Valencian Community | 23,255 | Autonomous community of Spain. |
  | Mari El Republic | 23,200 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Djibouti | 23,200 | Country in Africa. |
  | Boyacá Department | 23,189 | District of Colombia. |
  | Magdalena Department | 23,188 | District of Colombia. |
  | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 23,174 | State of Germany. |
  | Tuscany | 22,997 | Region of Italy. |
  | Belize | 22,966 | Country in Central America. |
  | Central Equatoria | 22,956 | State of South Sudan. |
  | Ghazni Province | 22,915 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Cesar Department | 22,905 | District of Colombia. |
  | West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie) | 22,902 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
  | Ogooué-Maritime | 22,890 | Province of Gabon. |
  | Labé Region | 22,869 | Second smallest region of Guinea. |
  | Bushehr Province | 22,743 | Province of Iran. |
  | Oro Province | 22,735 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Eastern Region (Iceland) | 22,721 | Second largest region of Iceland. |
  | Orūzgān Province | 22,696 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Kingdom of Navarre | 22,670 | A Spanish Kingdom during the reconquista, lasting from 824–1620. |
  | New Jersey | 22,588 | State of the United States. |
  | Tucumán | 22,524 | Province of Argentina. |
  | Meghalaya | 22,429 | State of India. |
  | Nord-Trøndelag | 22,396 | County of Norway. |
  | Manipur | 22,327 | State of India. |
  | Lac | 22,320 | Region of Chad. |
  | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 22,300 | Region of Mauritania. |
  | Lumbini Province | 22,288 | Province of Nepal. |
  | Westfjords | 22,271 | Third largest region of Iceland. |
  | Manawatū-Whanganui | 22,206 | Region of New Zealand. |
  | Khulna Division | 22,181 | Division of Bangladesh. |
  | Israel (including disputed territory) | 22,145 | Country in Middle East. Including the Golan Heights; excluding the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
  | Khartoum | 22,142 | Smallest state of Sudan. |
  | Valle del Cauca | 22,140 | District of Colombia. |
  | Huancavelica Region | 22,131 | Region of Peru. |
  | Emilia-Romagna | 22,124 | Region of Italy. |
  | Cross River State | 22,112 | State of Nigeria. |
  | Kepulauan Riau | 21,992 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Northeastern Region (Iceland) | 21,968 | Region of Iceland. |
  | Sergipe | 21,910 | State of Brazil. |
  | Lusaka Province | 21,898 | Smallest province of Zambia; split from Central Province in 1973, Lusaka province was initially only 360 $km^2,$ but by 1988 it had been enlarged to its present size. |
  | Lviv Oblast | 21,831 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Ivanovo Oblast | 21,800 | Federal subject of Russia. |
  | Savannakhet | 21,774 | Largest province of Laos. |
  | Zanjan Province | 21,773 | Province of Iran. |
  | Västernorrland County | 21,678 | County of Sweden. |
  | Orellana | 21,691 | Third largest province of Ecuador. |
  | Norte de Santander Department | 21,658 | District of Colombia. |
  | Vojvodina | 21,506 | Province of Serbia. |
  | México | 21,355 | State of Mexico. |
  | Ica Region | 21,328 | Region of Peru. |
  | Nyanga Province | 21,285 | Third smallest province of Gabon. |
  | Tierra del Fuego | 21,263 | Province of Argentina. Not including claims on the Malvinas (Falkland Islands), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, nor Argentine Antarctica. |
  | Bengkulu | 21,168 | Province of Indonesia. |
  | Baghlan Province | 21,118 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Hesse (Hessen) | 21,115 | State of Germany. |
  | Mizoram | 21,081 | State of India. |
  | El Salvador | 21,041 | Country in Central America. |
  | Perak | 21,006 | State of Malaysia. |
  | Denguélé District | 20,997 | District of Côte d'Ivoire. |
  | Biskra Province | 20,986 | Province of Algeria. |
  | Lékoumou | 20,950 | Department of the Republic of the Congo. |
  | Guayas Province | 20,902 | Province of Ecuador. |
  | Cherkasy Oblast | 20,900 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Apurímac Region | 20,896 | Region of Peru. |
  | Guajira Department | 20,848 | District of Colombia. |
  | Hidalgo | 20,813 | State of Mexico. |
  | Surxondaryo Region | 20,800 | Region of Uzbekistan. |
  | Wales | 20,779 | Second smallest constituent country of the United Kingdom. |
  | Israel (excluding disputed territory) | 20,770 | Country in Middle East. Excluding the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
  | Estuaire Province | 20,740 | Second smallest province of Gabon. |
  | Tiaret Province | 20,673 | Province of Algeria. |
  | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 20,645 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Antalya Province | 20,591 | Province of Turkey. |
  | Badghis Province | 20,591 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Halaib Triangle | 20,580 | Disputed area between Egypt and Sudan. |
  | Volta Region | 20,572 | Region of Ghana. |
  | Jizzax Region | 20,500 | Region of Uzbekistan. |
  | Atakora Department | 20,499 | Department of Benin. |
  | Nakhon Ratchasima Province | 20,494 | Largest province of Thailand. |
  | Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt) | 20,445 | State of Germany. |
  | Kano State | 20,389 | State of Nigeria. |
  | West New Britain Province | 20,387 | Province of Papua New Guinea. |
  | Faryab Province | 20,293 | Province of Afghanistan. |
  | Slovenia | 20,273 | Country in Europe. |
  | Littoral Province | 20,239 | Third smallest province of Cameroon. |
  | Golestan Province | 20,195 | Province of Iran. |
  | Podlaskie Voivodeship (Podlaskie) | 20,171 | Voivodeship of Poland. |
  | Volyn Oblast | 20,144 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | Ilam Province | 20,133 | Province of Iran. |
  | Chanthaburi Province | 20,107 | Second largest province of Thailand. |
  | Rivne Oblast | 20,047 | Oblast of Ukraine. |
  | San Pedro Department | 20,002 | Department of Paraguay. |
  | Bananal Island | 20,000 | Island part of Brazil, world's second-largest fluvial island. |
  