Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

Surface area (sq. km)

19701990200020052010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Japan377,800377,800377,800377,910377,950377,955377,960377,962377,962377,971377,970377,970377,974377,974377,974377,974377,969
France549,086549,086549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087549,087
Germany356,970356,970357,030357,090357,130357,140357,170357,340357,380357,410357,580357,580357,580357,580357,590357,590357,600
Italy301,340301,340302,069302,069302,069302,069302,069302,069302,069302,069302,069302,069302,069302,068302,068302,068302,070
United Kingdom243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610243,610
Canada15,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,640,50015,634,41015,634,410
United States9,629,0909,629,0909,632,0309,632,0309,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,5109,831,510