Countries geography
Country
Area cover
Continent
Geo coord.
Location
Government
Capital
Sq.km.
Land
Water
America
Canada
9 984 670
91.1%
8.9%
North
America
60 00 N, 95 00 W
Northern North America,
bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the
west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north
Constitutional monarchy that
is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
Ottawa
United States 9 631 420
95.1%
4.9%
North America
38 00 N, 97
00 W
North
America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean,
between Canada and Mexico
Constitution-based
federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Washington,
DC
Mexico
1 972 550
97.5%
2.5%
North America
23 00 N, 102
00 W
Middle
America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize
and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the
US
Federal
republic
Mexico
(Distrito Federal)
Brazil
8 511 965
99.3%
0.7%
South
America
10 00 S, 55 00 W
Eastern South America,
bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Federal republic
Brasilia
Europe
Austria
83 870
98.3%
1.7%
Europe
47 20 N, 13 20 E
Central Europe, north of
Italy and Slovenia
Federal republic
Vienna
Belgium
30 528
99.2%
0.8%
Europe
50 50 N, 4 00 E
Western Europe, bordering
the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Federal parliamentary
democracy under a constitutional monarch
Brussels
Czech
Republic
78 866
98.0%
2.0%
Europe
49 45 N, 15 30 E
Central Europe, southeast
of Germany
Parliamentary democracy
Prague
Denmark
43 094
98.4%
1.6%
Europe
56 00 N, 10 00 E
Northern Europe, bordering
the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland);
also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Constitutional monarchy
Copenhagen
Finland
338 145
90.0%
10.0%
Europe
64 00 N, 26 00 E
Northern Europe, bordering
the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and
Russia
Republic
Helsinki
France
547 030
99.7%
0.3%
Europe
46 00 N, 2 00 E
Western Europe, bordering
the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast
of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Republic
Paris
Germany
357 021
97.8%
2.2%
Europe
51 00 N, 9 00 E
Central Europe, bordering
the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south
of Denmark
Federal republic
Berlin
Greece
131 940
99.1%
0.9%
Europe
39 00 N, 22 00 E
Southern Europe, bordering
the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and
Turkey
Parliamentary republic
Athens
Hungary
93 030
99.3%
0.7%
Europe
47 00 N, 20 00 E
Central Europe, northwest
of Romania
Parliamentary democracy
Budapest
Iceland
103 000
97.3%
2.7%
Arctic
Region
65 00 N, 18 00 W
Northern Europe, island
between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
Constitutional republic
Reykjavik
Ireland
70 280
98.0%
2.0%
Europe
53 00 N, 8 00 W
Western Europe, occupying
five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of
Great Britain
Parliamentary democracy
Dublin
Italy
301 230
97.6%
2.4%
Europe
42 50 N, 12 50 E
Southern Europe, a
peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Republic
Rome
Luxembourg
2 586
100.0%
0.0%
Europe
49 45 N, 6 10 E
Western Europe, between
France and Germany
Constitutional monarchy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
41 526
81.6%
18.4%
Europe
52 30 N, 5 45 E
Western Europe, bordering
the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Constitutional monarchy
Amsterdam
Norway
324 220
95.0%
5.0%
Europe
62 00 N, 10 00 E
Northern Europe, bordering
the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Constitutional monarchy
Oslo
Poland
312 685
97.4%
2.6%
Europe
52 00 N, 20 00 E
Central Europe, east of
Germany
Republic
Warsaw
Portugal
92 391
99.5%
0.5%
Europe
39 30 N, 8 00 W
Southwestern Europe,
bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Parliamentary democracy
Lisbon
Slovakia
48 845
99.9%
0.1%
Europe
48 40 N, 19 30 E
Central Europe, south of
Poland
Parliamentary democracy
Bratislava
Spain
504 782
99.0%
1.0%
Europe
40 00 N, 4 00 W
Southwestern Europe,
bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and
Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France
Parliamentary monarchy
Madrid
Sweden
449 964
91.3%
8.7%
Europe
62 00 N, 15 00 E
Northern Europe, bordering
the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and
Norway
Constitutional monarchy
Stockholm
Switzerland
41 290
96.3%
3.7%
Europe
47 00 N, 8 00 E
Central Europe, east of
France, north of Italy
Formally a confederation,
but similar in structure to a federal republic
Bern
Great
Britain
244 820
98.7%
1.3%
Europe
54 00 N, 2 00 W
Western Europe, islands
including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North
Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
Constitutional monarchy
London
European
Union
3 946 372
100.0%
0.0%
Europe
Europe between Belarus,
Ukraine, Russia, southeastern Europe, and the North Atlantic Ocean
Hybrid intergovernmental and
supranational organization
Brussels
Oceania
New Zealand 327 142
81.9%
18.1%
Oceania
41 00 S, 174
00 E
Oceania,
islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia
Parliamentary
democracy
Wellington
Australia
7 686 850
99.1%
0.9%
Australia
27 00 S, 133
00 E
Oceania,
continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Democratic,
federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
Canberra
Indonesia
1 835 740
99.5%
0.5%
Oceania
5 00 S, 120 00 E
Southeastern Asia,
archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Republic
Jakarta
Asia
Japan
377 835
99.2%
0.8%
Asia
36 00 N, 138 00 E
Eastern Asia, island chain
between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean
Peninsula
Constitutional monarchy with
a parliamentary government
Tokyo
South
Korea
98 480
99.7%
0.3%
Asia
37 00 N, 127 30 E
Eastern Asia, southern
half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Republic
Seoul
Turkey
780 580
98.7%
1.3%
Middle East
39 00 N, 35 00 E
Southeastern Europe and
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and
bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria
Republican parliamentary
democracy
Ankara
China
9 596 960
97.2%
2.8%
Asia
35 00 N, 105 00 E
Eastern Asia, bordering
the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North
Korea and Vietnam
Communist state
Beijing
India
3 287 590
90.4%
9.6%
Asia
20 00 N, 77 00 E
Southern Asia, bordering
the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Federal republic
New Delhi
Russia
17 072 200
99.6%
0.4%
Asia
60 00 N, 100 00 E
Northern Asia (the area
west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean,
between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean
Federation
Moscow
Africa
South
Africa
1 219 912
100.0%
0.0%
Africa
29 00 S, 24 00 E
Southern Africa, at the
southern tip of the continent of Africa
Republic
Pretoria
