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Impearls: 2003-02-02 Archive
Earthdate 2003-02-05
My say on the Iraq war
East Indian blogger (now residing in Philadelphia)
ratnose
has
linked
to Impearls' latest table of the world economies; thanks very much.
I also note that a day or two ago he posted a piece
“My say on the Iraq war ,”
in which ratnose writes:
“why did US choose to act now against Iraq.
Why not a year earlier or when Clinton was in office.
Why now?
what prompted Bush to act on Iraq now?”
As a person who vigorously opposed Bush during the 2000 election, I can try to answer ratnose's questions.
1.
“Why not a year earlier?”
A year earlier the Afghanistan war was still being wrapped up.
A year's worth of preparations, rebuilding spent munitions, etc., for war with Iraq had not yet been completed.
2.
“Why not when Clinton was in office?”
Frankly — speaking as one voted for Clinton the entire term he was in office — he didn't have the balls.
I believe Clinton was psychologically incapable of implacably waging war with a goal of victory, rather than just expending “tit for tat” strikes against a horrific foe with no end result.
Perhaps I'm being unfair given his creditable record with the Kosovo (air) war.
However, the fact is that Clinton got Congress to “declare war” on Saddam Hussein in 1998, and then did nothing effective about it.
He struck at Bin Laden once — but ineffectively.
Where's the determination that would win a war (a war we did not start)?
Force should be used effectively or not at all.
The plan is to use it effectively now against Iraq.
3.
“Why now?”
Because we're ready, mentally and physically.
Because waiting would inevitably trip that up in any number of ways.
(Plus wintertime is needed to accomplish the job, given the climate and necessity of wearing chemical-warfare protection suits.)
4.
“What prompted Bush to act on Iraq now?”
September 11, 2001, followed by time getting ready.
UPDATE:
2003-02-06 14:30 UT:
One other point, inspired by a comment left in ratnose's blog.
In my view there is absolutely no need to prove or even assume a connection between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein in regards to September 11, 2001.
Whether or not they were associated at the time, they clearly could or have become associated since, or might in the future.
The supposed ideological gulf between Al Qaeda and the Baathists cannot be assumed to be unbridgeable, given the personality of Saddam Hussein and the well known aphorism from the region, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
Even we, America and the West, made common cause with Stalin during World War II.
The U.S. cannot risk its population on any assumption as dubious as that.
Impearls: 2003-02-02 Archive
Earthdate 2003-02-04
Table of the Big – 15 of the 50 largest Economies of the World are U.S. States (or the U.S. itself)
UPDATE:
2003-02-22 00:00 UT:
This entire set of tables has been updated and republished
here .
To restate Impearls'
recent table
on the largest economies of the world using a revised color-coding scheme, following is the updated table, based on the CIA's 2002 World Factbook , of all the world's economies (including U.S. states amongst the nations) having GDPs, during 2001, in excess of $200 billion U.S. dollars.
Note that California's Los Angeles County is now included, though not given a rank, among the economies of the states and nations (only they are ranked).
See the Legend at the end of each of the following tables for the color-coding scheme.
Also, for further information about the tables, see the
Key to the Tables
below.
Table 1.
Top Nations/States of the World ranked by GDP
(according to the CIA's 2002 World Factbook )
Rank
State
Area (km2 )
Pop. 2002-07 (106 )
CIA 2002 Factbook
2001 GDP (1012 US$)
CIA Factbook (PPP)
2001 GDP
(exch.rate)
1
United States
9,629,091
280.562,489
10.082
10.082
2
China
9,596,960
1,284.303,705
5.56
1.159
3
Japan
377,835
126.974,628
3.45
4.141
4
India
3,287,590
1,045.845,226
2.5
0.481
5
Germany
356,973
83.251,851
2.174
1.846
6
France
547,030
59.765,983
1.51
1.310
7
United Kingdom
244,820
59.778,002
1.47
1.424
8
Italy
301,230
57.715,625
1.402
1.089
9
California
411,049
34.501,130
†
1.344,623
‡
1.309
10
Brazil
8,511,965
176.029,560
1.34
0.504
11
Russia
17,075,200
144.978,573
1.2
0.310
12
Mexico
1,972,550
103.400,165
0.920
0.618
13
Canada
9,976,140
31.902,268
0.875
0.694
14
South Korea
98,480
48.324
0.865
0.422
15
New York
127,190
19.011,378
†
0.799,202
‡
16
Spain
504,782
40.077,100
0.757
0.582
17
Texas
691,030
21.325,018
†
0.742,274
‡
18
Indonesia
1,919,440
231.328,092
0.687
19
Florida
151,939
16.396,515
†
0.472,105
‡
20
Illinois
145,934
12.482,301
†
0.467,284
‡
21
Australia
7,686,850
19.546,792
0.465,9
0.357
22
Argentina
2,766,890
37.812,817
0.453
0.269
23
Turkey
780,580
67.308,928
0.443
24
Iran
1,648,000
66.622,704
0.426
25
Netherlands
41,532
16.067,754
0.413
0.380
26
South Africa
1,219,912
43.647,658
0.412
27
Thailand
514,000
62.354,402
0.410
28
Pennsylvania
117,348
12.287,150
†
0.403,985
‡
29
Taiwan
36,000
22.548,009
0.386
0.282
30
Ohio
107,044
11.373,541
†
0.372,640
‡
31
New Jersey
20,168
8.484,431
†
0.363,089
‡
32
Poland
312,685
38.625,478
0.339,6
Los Angeles County
10,518
9.637,494
†
0.339
**
0.339
33
Philippines
300,000
84.525,639
0.335
34
Michigan
151,586
9.990,817
†
0.325,384
‡
35
Pakistan
803,940
147.663,429
0.299
36
Georgia
152,576
8.383,915
†
0.296,142
‡
37
Massachusetts
21,456
6.379,304
†
0.284,934
‡
38
North Carolina
136,412
8.186,268
†
0.281,741
‡
39
Belgium
30,528
10.274,595
0.267,7
0.230
40
Virginia
105,586
7.187,734
†
0.261,355
‡
41
Egypt
1,001,450
70.712,345
0.258
42
Colombia
1,138,910
41.008,227
0.255
43
Saudi Arabia
1,960,582
23.513,330
0.241
44
Bangladesh
143,998
133.376,684
0.230
45
Switzerland
41,290
7.301,994
0.226
0.247
46
Austria
83,858
8.169,929
0.220
47
Washington
176,479
5.987,973
†
0.219,937
‡
48
Sweden
449,964
8.876,744
0.219
0.210
49
Ukraine
603,700
48.396,470
0.205
50
Malaysia
329,750
22.662,365
0.200
Legend
1
NATO or invited to join
2
U.S. state or associate
3
Other U.S. allies
4
Troublesome countries
5
Ex- troublesome
6
Former Yugoslavia
7
Former Soviet Union
Table of the Small (Economies)
To extend Impearls' table of the top economies in the world (above), following is the continuation, also based on the CIA's 2002 World Factbook , of most of the remaining economies of the world (including U.S. states amongst the nations) having GDPs, during 2001, less than $200 billion U.S. dollars.
Table 2.
Lesser Nations/States of the World, ranked by GDP
(according to the CIA's 2002 World Factbook )
Rank
State
Area (km2 )
Pop. 2002-07 (106 )
CIA 2002 Factbook
2001 GDP (1012 US$)
CIA Factbook (PPP)
51
Indiana
94,309
6.114,745
†
0.192,195
‡
52
Greece
131,940
10.645,343
0.189,7
53
Maryland
27,092
5.375,156
†
0.186,108
‡
54
Minnesota
218,601
4.972,294
†
0.184,766
‡
55
Hong Kong
1,092
7.303,334
0.180
56
Missouri
180,516
5.629,707
†
0.178,845
‡
57
Tennessee
109,152
5.740,021
†
0.178,362
‡
58
Algeria
2,381,740
32.277,942
0.177
59
Portugal
92,391
10.084,245
0.174,1
60
Wisconsin
145,436
5.401,906
†
0.173,478
‡
61
Vietnam
331,041
81.098,416
0.168,1
62
Colorado
269,596
4.417,714
†
0.167,918
‡
63
Connecticut
12,997
3.425,074
†
0.159,288
‡
64
Arizona
295,260
5.307,331
†
0.156,303
‡
65
Chile
756,950
15.498,930
0.153
66
Romania
237,500
22.317,730
0.152,7
67
Denmark
43,094
5.368,854
0.149,8
68
Czech Republic
78,866
10.256,760
0.147,9
69
Venezuela
912,050
24.287,670
0.146,2
70
Norway
324,220
4.525,116
0.138,7
71
Louisiana
123,677
4.465,430
†
0.137,700
‡
72
Finland
337,030
5.183,545
0.133,5
73
Peru
1,285,220
27.949,639
0.132
74
Hungary
93,030
10.075,034
0.120,9
75
Alabama
133,915
4.464,356
†
0.119,921
‡
76
Israel
20,770
6.029,529
0.119
77
Oregon
251,418
3,472,867
†
0.118,637
‡
78
Kentucky
104,659
4.065,556
†
0.118,508
‡
79
South Carolina
80,582
4.063,011
†
0.113,377
‡
80
Morocco
446,550
31.167,783
0.112
81
Singapore
648
4.452,732
0.106,3
82
Nigeria
923,768
129.934,911
0.105,9
83
Ireland (state)
70,285
3.883,159
0.104,7
84
Kazakhstan
2,717,300
16.741,519
0.098,1
85
Oklahoma
181,185
3.460,097
†
0.091,773
‡
86
Iowa
145,753
2.923,179
†
0.089,600
‡
87
Kansas
213,098
2.694,641
†
0.085,063
‡
88
Belarus
207,600
10.335,382
0.084,8
89
New Zealand
268,680
3.908,037
0.075,4
90
Nevada
286,352
2.106,074
†
0.074,745
‡
91
Utah
219,889
2.269,789
†
0.068,549
‡
92
Arkansas
137,754
2.692,090
†
0.067,724
‡
93
Mississippi
123,514
2.858,029
†
0.067,315
‡
94
Tunisia
163,610
9.815,644
0.064,5
95
Burma
678,500
42.238,224
0.063
96
Sri Lanka
65,610
19.576,783
0.062,7
97
Slovakia
48,845
5.422,366
0.062
98
Uzbekistan
447,400
25.563,441
0.062
99
District of Columbia
179
0.571,822
†
0.059,397
‡
100
Iraq
437,072
24.001,816
0.059
101
Nebraska
200,349
1.713,235
†
0.056,072
‡
102
New Mexico
314,925
1.829,146
†
0.054,364
‡
103
Syria
185,180
17.155,814
0.054,2
104
United Arab Emirates
83,600
2.445,989
0.051
105
Dominican Republic
48,730
8.721,594
0.050
106
Sudan
2,505,810
37.090,298
0.049,3
107
Guatemala
108,889
13.314,079
0.048,3
108
Bulgaria
110,910
7.621,337
0.048
109
New Hampshire
24,032
1.259,181
†
0.047,708
‡
110
Ethiopia
1,127,127
67.673,031
0.046
111
Puerto Rico
9,104
3.957,988
0.043,9
112
Hawaii (state)
16,729
1.224,398
†
0.042,364
‡
113
West Virginia
62,760
1.801,916
†
0.042,271
‡
114
Libya
1,759,540
5.368,585
0.040
115
Ecuador
283,560
13.447,494
0.039,6
116
Ghana
239,460
20.244,154
0.039,4
117
Idaho
216,432
1.321,006
†
0.037,031
‡
118
Rhode Island (state)
2,707
1.058,920
†
0.036,453
‡
119
Delaware
5,294
0.796,165
†
0.036,336
‡
120
Croatia
56,538
4.390,751
0.036,1
121
Maine
86,156
1.286,670
†
0.035,981
‡
122
Nepal
147,181
25.873,917
0.035,6
123
Congo D.R. (Kinshasa)
2,345,410
55.225,478
0.032
124
Costa Rica
51,100
3.834,934
0.031,9
125
Slovenia
20,253
1.932,917
0.031
126
Uruguay
176,215
3.386,575
0.031
127
Kenya
582,650
31.138,735
0.031
128
Kuwait
17,820
2.111,561
0.030,9
129
Uganda
236,040
24.699,073
0.029
130
El Salvador
21,041
6.353,681
0.028,4
131
Zimbabwe
390,580
11.376,676
0.028
132
Alaska
1,530,700
0.634,892
†
0.027,747
‡
133
Lithuania
65,200
3.601,138
0.027,4
134
Cameroon
475,440
16.184,748
0.026,4
135
Paraguay
406,752
5.884,491
0.026,2
136
Cuba
110,860
11.224,321
0.025,5
137
Côte d'Ivoire
322,460
16.804,784
0.025,5
138
Azerbaijan
86,600
7.798,497
0.024,3
139
Yugoslavia
102,350
10.656,929
0.024
Serbia (Republic)
88,361
9.721,177
*
N.A.
Serbia (proper)
55,968
5.753,825
*
N.A.
Vojvodina
21,506
2.012,605
*
N.A.
Kosovo
10,887
1.954,747
*
N.A.
Montenegro
13,812
0.626,000
*
N.A.
140
South Dakota
199,730
0.756,600
†
0.023,192
‡
141
Tanzania
945,087
37.187,939
0.022,1
142
North Korea
120,540
22.224,195
0.021,8
143
Montana
380,848
0.904,433
†
0.021,777
‡
144
Jordan
89,213
5.307,470
0.021,6
145
Oman
212,460
2.713,462
0.021,5
146
Turkmenistan
488,100
4.688,963
0.021,5
147
Bolivia
1,098,580
8.445,134
0.021,4
148
Afghanistan
652,000
27.755,775
0.021
149
Wyoming
253,326
0.494,423
†
0.019,294
‡
150
Luxembourg
2,586
0.448,569
0.019,2
151
Lebanon
10,230
3.677,780
0.018,8
152
Cambodia
181,916
12.775,324
0.018,7
153
Latvia
64,589
2.366,515
0.018.6
154
Vermont
24,900
0.613,090
†
0.018,411
‡
155
North Dakota
183,119
0.634,448
†
0.018,283
‡
156
Mozambique
801,590
19.607,519
0.017,5
157
Honduras
112,088
6.560,608
0.017
158
Panama
75,517
2.882,329
0.016,9
159
Qatar
11,427
0.793,341
0.016,3
160
Senegal
196,190
10.589,571
0.016,2
161
Georgia
69,700
4.960,951
0.015,5
162
Guinea
245,857
7.775,065
0.015
163
Yemen
527,970
18.701,257
0.014,8
164
Estonia
45,226
1.415,681
0.014,3
165
Madagascar
587,040
16.473,477
0.014
166
Kyrgyzstan
198,500
4.822,166
0.013,5
167
Angola
1,246,700
10.593,171
0.013,3
168
Albania
28,748
3.544,841
0.013,2
169
Mauritius
2,040
1.200,206
0.012,9
170
Burkina Faso
274,200
12.603,185
0.012,8
171
Botswana
600,370
1.591,232
0.012,4
172
Nicaragua
130,700
5.023,818
0.012,3
173
Papua New Guinea
462,840
5.172,033
0.012,2
174
Haiti
27,750
7.063,722
0.012
175
Moldova
33,843
4.434,547
0.011,3
176
Armenia
29,800
3.330,099
0.011,2
177
Cyprus
9,251
0.767,314
0.011
178
Trinidad-Tobago
5,128
1.163,724
0.010,6
179
Jamaica
10,990
2.680,029
0.009,8
180
Laos
236,800
5.777,180
0.009,2
181
Mali
1,240,000
11.340,480
0.009,2
182
Macedonia
25,333
2.054,800
0.009
183
Chad
1,284,000
8.997,237
0.008,9
184
Zambia
752,614
9.959,037
0.008,5
185
Bahrain
692
0.656,397
0.008.4
186
Niger
1,267,000
10.639,744
0.008,4
187
Namibia
825,418
1.820,916
0.008,1
188
Macau
25
0.461,833
0.008
189
Togo
56,785
5.285,501
0.007,6
190
Tajikistan
143,100
6.719,567
0.007,5
191
Rwanda
26,338
7.398,074
0.007,2
192
Bosnia-Herzegovina
51,129
3.964,388
0.007
193
Malawi
118,480
10.701,824
0.007
194
Iceland
103,000
0.279,384
0.006,85
195
Benin
112,620
6.787,625
0.006,8
196
Gabon
267,667
1.233,353
0.006,7
197
Brunei
5,765
0.350,898
0.006,2
198
Malta
316
0.397,499
0.005,95
199
Lesotho
30,355
2.207,954
0.005,3
200
Bahamas
13,940
0.300,529
0.005
201
Mauritania
1,030,700
2.828,858
0.005
202
Mongolia
1,565,000
2.694,432
0.004,7
203
Swaziland
17,363
1.123,605
0.004,6
204
Central African Rep.
622,984
3.642,739
0.004,6
205
Fiji
18,270
0.856,346
0.004,4
206
Martinique
1,100
0.422,277
0.004,39
207
Somalia
637,657
7.753,310
0.004,1
208
Barbados
431
0.276,607
0.004
209
Guadeloupe
1,780
0.435,739
0.003,7
210
Burundi
27,830
6.373,002
0.003,7
211
Liberia
111,370
3.288,198
0.003,6
212
Réunion
2,512
0.743,981
0.003,4
213
Guam
549
0.160,796
0.003,2
214
Eritrea
121,320
4.465,651
0.003,2
215
New Caledonia
19,060
0.207,858
0.003,1
216
Sierra Leone
71,740
5.614,743
0.002,7
217
Guyana
215,083
0.698,209
0.002,5
218
Gambia
11,300
1.455,842
0.002,5
219
Bhutan
47,000
2.094,176
0.002,5
220
Congo R. (Brazzaville)
342,000
2.958,448
0.002,5
221
Netherlands Antilles
960
0.214,258
0.002,4
222
Bermuda
53
0.063,960
0.002,2
223
Jersey
116
0.089,775
0.002,2
224
West Bank
5,860
2.163,667
0.002,1
225
Aruba
193
0.070,441
0.001,94
226
U.S. Virgin Islands
352
0.123,498
0.001,8
227
Suriname
163,820
0.436,494
0.001,5
228
Man, Isle of
572
0.073,873
0.001,4
229
Guernsey
78
0.064,587
0.001,3
230
Andorra
468
0.068,403
0.001,3
231
French Polynesia
4,167
0.257,847
0.001,3
232
Maldives
300
0.320,165
0.001,2
233
Guinea-Bissau
36,120
1.345,479
0.001,2
234
Cayman Islands
262
0.036,273
0.001,18
235
Greenland
2,175,600
0.056,376
0.001,1
236
Equatorial Guinea
28,051
0.498,144
0.001,04
237
French Guiana
91,000
0.182,333
0.001
238
San Marino
61
0.027,730
0.000,940
239
Faroe Islands
1,399
0.046,011
0.000,910
240
Northern Mariana Is.
477
0.077,311
0.000,900
241
Monaco
2
0.031,987
0.000,870
242
Belize
22,965
0.262,999
0.000,830
243
Solomon Islands
28,450
0.494,786
0.000,800
244
Gaza Strip
360
1.225,911
0.000,750
245
Liechtenstein
160
0.032,842
0.000,730
246
Saint Lucia
616
0.160,145
0.000,700
247
Antigua-Barbuda
443
0.067,448
0.000,674
248
Samoa
2,944
0.178,631
0.000,618
249
Seychelles
455
0.080,098
0.000,605
250
Cape Verde
4,033
0.408,760
0.000,600
251
Djibouti
23,000
0.472,810
0.000,586
252
Gibraltar
6
0.027,714
0.000,500
253
American Samoa
199
0.068,688
0.000,500
254
Grenada
344
0.089,211
0.000,424
255
Comoros
2,170
0.614,382
0.000,424
256
East Timor
15,007
0.952,618
0.000,415
257
Saint Kitts-Nevis
261
0.038,736
0.000,339
258
St. Vincent-Grenadines
389
0.116,394
0.000,339
259
British Virgin Islands
153
0.021,272
0.000,311
260
Micronesia, Fed. States
702
0.135,869
0.000,269
261
Dominica
754
0.070,158
0.000,262
262
Vanuatu
12,200
0.196,178
0.000,257
263
Tonga
748
0.106,137
0.000,225
264
São Tomé-Príncipe
1,001
0.170,372
0.000,189
265
Palau
458
0.019,409
0.000,174
266
Turks-Caicos Islands
430
0.018,738
0.000,128
267
Marshall Islands
181
0.073,630
0.000,115
268
Cook Islands
240
0.020,811
0.000,105
269
Anguilla
102
0.012,446
0.000,104
270
Mayotte
374
0.170,879
0.000,085
271
Kiribati
811
0.096,335
0.000,079
272
Saint-Pierre-Miquelon
242
0.006,954
0.000,074
273
Nauru
21
0.012,329
0.000,060
274
Falkland Islands
12,173
0.002,967
0.000,052
275
Montserrat
102
0.008,437
0.000,031
276
Wallis-Futuna
274
0.015,585
0.000,030
277
Saint Helena
410
0.007,317
0.000,018
278
Tuvalu
26
0.011,146
0.000,012,2
279
Niue
260
0.002,134
0.000,007,6
280
Tokelau
10
0.001,431
0.000,001,5
Legend
1
NATO or invited to join
2
U.S. state or associate
3
Other U.S. allies
4
Troublesome countries
5
Ex- troublesome
6
Former Yugoslavia
7
Former Soviet Union
Impearls: 2003-02-02 Archive
Earthdate 2003-02-03
Tabled by Area
Table 3.
Other Entities of the World, in ascending Area order
Rank
State
Area (km2 )
Pop. 2002-07 (106 )
CIA 2002 Factbook
2001 GDP (1012 US$)
CIA Factbook (PPP)
Vatican City
< 1
0.000,900
N.A.
Pitcairn Islands
5
0.000,047
N.A.
Wake Island
6
0.000,124
N.A.
Midway Islands
6
0.000,040
N.A.
Iwo Jima
20
0.000,000
*
N.A.
British Indian Ocean Terr.
60
0.003,500
N.A.
Manhattan Island
60
1.541,150
†
N.A.
Ternate Island
106
0.050,558
*
N.A.
Tidore Island
116
0.028,655
*
N.A.
Rhode Is. (Aquidneck Is.)
117
0.064,544
*
N.A.
San Francisco, City of
122
0.770,723
†
N.A.
Pribilof Islands
161
0.000,901
*
N.A.
Easter Island
163
0.002,095
*
N.A.
Niihau
186
0.000,230
*
N.A.
Santa Catalina Island
192
N.A.
*
N.A.
Lanai
363
0.002,426
*
N.A.
Wight, Isle of
381
0.126,600
*
N.A.
Cozumel Island
489
0.005,858
*
N.A.
Komodo
520
0.030,407
*
N.A.
Minorca
668
0.058,727
*
N.A.
Molokai
676
0.006,587
*
N.A.
Ambon Island
761
0.650,927
*
N.A.
New York City
785
8.019,033
†
N.A.
Madeira Islands
794
0.269,500
*
N.A.
Selayar
899
0.095,484
*
N.A.
Orkney Islands
976
0.019,450
*
N.A.
Sangihe Islands
1,056
0.238,433
*
N.A.
Talaud Islands
1,281
0.015,683
*
N.A.
Rhodes
1,398
0.087,831
*
N.A.
Kauai
1,433
0.051,177
*
N.A.
Kai Islands
1,438
0.108,328
*
N.A.
Åland Islands
1,527
0.024,515
*
N.A.
Oahu
1,574
0.836,207
*
N.A.
Muna Island
1,704
0.174,057
*
N.A.
Morotai
1,800
0.027,333
*
N.A.
Bacan
1,800
0.029,137
*
N.A.
Nocobar Islands
1,841
0.039,022
*
N.A.
Simeulue Island
1,844
N.A.
*
N.A.
Maui
1,886
0.091,361
*
N.A.
Solor Islands
2,082
0.014,761
*
N.A.
Juventud Island
2,200
0.071,097
*
N.A.
Azores
2,247
0.236,500
*
N.A.
Okinawa (prefecture)
2,255
1.213,000
*
N.A.
Alor Island
2,330
N.A.
*
N.A.
Yapen Island
2,424
0.059,982
*
N.A.
Biak Island
2,455
N.A.
*
N.A.
Saaremaa
2,671
0.036,000
*
N.A.
Unalaska Island
2,745
N.A.
*
N.A.
Manitoulin Island
2,766
N.A.
*
N.A.
Kupreanof Island
2,808
N.A.
*
N.A.
Taliabu Island
2,900
N.A.
*
N.A.
Revillagigedo Island
2,937
0.008,263
*
N.A.
Funen (Fyn)
2,985
0.424,687
*
N.A.
Gotland
3,001
0.055,987
*
N.A.
Yosemite National Park
3,081
0.000,000
*
N.A.
Waigeo Island
3,100
N.A.
*
N.A.
Yamdena Island
3,100
N.A.
*
N.A.
Masbate
3,269
0.435,269
*
N.A.
Vaygach Island
3,383
N.A.
*
N.A.
Long Island
3,571
7.463,423
†
N.A.
Siberut Island
3,600
N.A.
*
N.A.
Wetar Island
3,600
N.A.
*
N.A.
Socotra
3,600
0.051,000
*
N.A.
Majorca
3,640
0.736,865
*
N.A.
Euboea
3,655
0.185,626
*
N.A.
Goa
3,702
1.168,622
*
N.A.
Bohol
3,865
0.881,051
*
N.A.
Glacier National Park
4,101
0.000,000
*
N.A.
Unimak Island
4,144
N.A.
*
N.A.
Nunivak Island
4,144
0.000,177
*
N.A.
Butung
4,200
0.317,124
*
N.A.
Baranof Island
4,237
N.A.
*
N.A.
Kangaroo Island
4,351
0.002,044
*
N.A.
Cebu
4,422
2.646,000
*
N.A.
Admiralty Island
4,426
N.A.
*
N.A.
Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Is.
4,600
N.A.
*
N.A.
Saint Lawrence Island
4,610
N.A.
*
N.A.
Vendsyssel-Thy
4,686
0.309,834
*
N.A.
Nias Island
4,772
0.468,375
*
N.A.
Billiton
4,800
0.163,815
*
N.A.
Sula (Arch.)
4,850
0.028,619
*
N.A.
Faddeyevsky Island
5,000
N.A.
*
N.A.
Balearic Islands
5,014
0.702,770
*
N.A.
Edge (Svalbard)
5,030
N.A.
N.A.
Kolguyev Island
5,200
0.000,300
*
N.A.
Madura
5,290
2.686,803
*
N.A.
Chichagof Island
5,341
N.A.
*
N.A.
Lombok
5,435
1.957,128
*
N.A.
Bali
5,561
2.766,000
*
N.A.
Tanimbar Islands
5,625
0.055,405
*
N.A.
Prince Edward Island
5,660
0.129,765
*
N.A.
Melville Island
5,800
0.000,554
*
N.A.
Everglades National Park
6,097
0.000,000
*
N.A.
Novaya Sibir Island
6,200
N.A.
*
N.A.
Andaman Islands
6,408
0.240,089
*
N.A.
Zealand (Sjaelland)
7,015
1.855,500
*
N.A.
Prince of Wales Island
7,174
N.A.
*
N.A.
Leyte
7,214
1.897,714
*
N.A.
(Spanish) Basque Country
7,261
2.176,790
*
N.A.
Canary Islands
7,273
1.522,380
*
N.A.
Wrangel Island
7,300
N.A.
*
N.A.
(French) Basque Country
7,645
0.573,900
*
N.A.
French Southern-Antarctic
7,781
0.000,100
N.A.
Anticosti Island
7,941
0.000,264
*
N.A.
Galapagos Islands
7,994
0.009,243
*
N.A.
Crete
8,261
0.536,980
*
N.A.
Chiloé Island
8,394
0.067,821
*
N.A.
Aru Islands
8,563
0.034,195
*
N.A.
Disko Island
8,578
N.A.
*
N.A.
New Ireland
8,651
0.078,900
*
N.A.
Corsica
8,681
0.249,737
*
N.A.
Yellowstone National Park
8,983
0.000,000
*
N.A.
Komsomolets Island
9,006
N.A.
*
N.A.
Kodiak Island
9,293
0.013,309
*
N.A.
Buru
9,505
0.037,624
*
N.A.
Prince Charles Island
9,521
N.A.
*
N.A.
Queen Charlotte Islands
9,596
0.005,316
*
N.A.
Mindoro
9,735
0.833,000
*
N.A.
Bougainville Island
10,049
0.109,000
*
N.A.
Cape Breton Island
10,311
0.120,098
*
N.A.
Hawaii (Big Island)
10,433
0.120,317
*
N.A.
Bylot Island
11,067
N.A.
*
N.A.
Sumba
11,153
0.355,073
*
N.A.
Ellef Ringnes Island
11,295
N.A.
*
N.A.
Bolshevik Island
11,312
N.A.
*
N.A.
Bangka
11,330
0.399,855
*
N.A.
Panay
11,515
2.595,314
*
N.A.
Yos Sudarsa
11,600
N.A.
*
N.A.
Kotelny Island
11,665
N.A.
*
N.A.
Palawan
11,785
0.311,548
*
N.A.
Northland (Pen., N.Z.)
12,604
0.134,000
*
N.A.
Negros
12,710
3.168,000
*
N.A.
Samar
13,080
1.200,592
*
N.A.
King William Island
13,111
N.A.
*
N.A.
Northern Ireland
14,120
1.610,000
*
N.A.
Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsi Is.
14,170
N.A.
*
N.A.
North East Land (Svalbard)
14,210
N.A.
N.A.
Flores
14,250
1.249,052
*
N.A.
Kaliningrad (oblast)
15,100
0.886,900
*
N.A.
Sumbawa
15,448
0.304,134
*
N.A.
(German) Jutland (Pen.)
15,729
2.564,565
*
N.A.
Prince Patrick Island
15,848
N.A.
*
N.A.
West Timor
15,850
0.700,907
*
N.A.
Bathurst Island
16,042
N.A.
*
N.A.
Katmai National Park
16,550
0.000,000
*
N.A.
Ceram
17,148
0.092,187
*
N.A.
Aleutian Islands
17,666
0.011,942
*
N.A.
Halmahera
17,780
0.093,895
*
N.A.
Shikoku
18,292
4.195,106
*
N.A.
Chechnya
19,300
1.306,400
*
N.A.
Ilha do Bananal
20,000
N.A.
*
N.A.
Wales
20,768
2.906,500
*
N.A.
Peloponnese (Pen.)
21,439
N.A.
*
N.A.
(Argen.) Tierra del Fuego
21,571
0.069,323
*
N.A.
European Turkey (Thrace)
23,719
N.A.
*
N.A.
Sardinia
23,813
1.657,562
*
N.A.
Somerset Island
24,786
N.A.
*
N.A.
Sicily
25,460
5.172,785
*
N.A.
(Chilean) Tierra del Fuego
26,491
N.A.
*
N.A.
Brittany
27,209
2.815,900
*
N.A.
(Danish) Jutland (Pen.)
29,775
2.373,555
*
N.A.
Timor (island)
30,724
1.382,207
*
N.A.
Vancouver Island
31,285
0.571,493
*
N.A.
Yuzhny (Novaya Zemlya)
33,275
0.000,400
*
N.A.
Prince of Wales Island
33,339
N.A.
*
N.A.
Hainan
33,572
6.557,482
*
N.A.
New Britain
36,500
0.263,500
*
N.A.
Severnaya Zemlya (Arch.)
36,712
N.A.
*
N.A.
Kyushu
36,717
13.368,000
*
N.A.
New Siberian Islands
38,000
N.A.
*
N.A.
Spitsbergen (island)
39,044
N.A.
N.A.
Marajó Island
40,100
N.A.
*
N.A.
Southampton Island
41,214
N.A.
*
N.A.
Melville Island
42,149
0.000,000
*
N.A.
Axel Heiberg Island
43,178
N.A.
*
N.A.
California's Great Valley
47,000
N.A.
*
N.A.
Tierra del Fuego (island)
47,992
N.A.
*
N.A.
Severny (Novaya Zemlya)
48,904
0.000,000
*
N.A.
Devon Island
55,247
N.A.
*
N.A.
Svalbard (Arch.)
62,049
0.002,868
N.A.
Tasmania
67,800
0.452,847
*
N.A.
Banks Island
70,028
N.A.
*
N.A.
Moluccas (Arch.)
74,505
1.741,800
*
N.A.
Hispaniola (island)
76,192
N.A.
N.A.
Sakhalin Island
76,400
0.681,000
*
N.A.
Hokkaido
77,978
5.659,000
*
N.A.
Scotland
78,783
4.957,300
*
N.A.
Novaya Zemlya (Arch.)
82,600
0.000,400
*
N.A.
Ireland (island)
84,406
N.A.
*
N.A.
Mindanao
94,630
13.232,000
*
N.A.
Luzon
104,688
30,660,000
*
N.A.
Newfoundland (Island)
112,790
0.568,474
*
N.A.
North Island (N.Z.)
114,489
2.553,413
*
N.A.
Java
126,897
102.873,397
*
N.A.
England
130,439
48.378,400
*
N.A.
West Malaysia (Malay Pen.)
131,598
15.261,600
*
N.A.
South Island (N.Z.)
151,971
0.881,537
*
N.A.
Ellesmere Island
196,236
N.A.
*
N.A.
East Malaysia (Borneo)
198,160
3.815,400
*
N.A.
Great Britain
216,777
N.A.
*
N.A.
Victoria Island
217,291
N.A.
*
N.A.
Celebes
227,654
11.552,917
*
N.A.
Honshu
227,898
N.A.
*
N.A.
Western Sahara
266,000
0.256,177
N.A.
Irian Jaya
412,981
1.648,708
*
N.A.
Sumatra
473,606
35.835,000
*
N.A.
Baffin Island
507,451
0.003,552
*
N.A.
Kalimantan (Ind. Borneo)
549,032
8.637,000
*
N.A.
Borneo
734,000
12.305,000
*
N.A.
New Guinea (island)
800,000
N.A.
N.A.
Tibet
1,221,600
2.079,000
*
N.A.
Antarctica
14,000,000
0.001,000
N.A.
Legend
1
NATO or invited to join
2
U.S. state or associate
3
Other U.S. allies
4
Troublesome countries
5
Ex- troublesome
6
Former Yugoslavia
7
Former Soviet Union