Can you name the World's Smallest Countries, Territories, etc from the Current CIA World Factbook? by darinh

Can you name the World's Smallest Countries, Territories, etc from the Current CIA World Factbook?

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Source: CIA World Factbook
Name the entries in the CIA World Factbook of Countries, Territories, etc in terms of smallest total area..type of location requested is specified. Some areas that could qualify aren't in the Factbook
World Disputed Islands - http://www.sporcle.com/games/darinh/world-island-disputes World Smallest by Population - http://www.sporcle.com/games/darinh/world-100-countries--territories---smallest-population/ 200 EEZ Regions of the World - http://www.sporcle.com/games/darinh/world-exclusive-economic-zones-eezs-by-country
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Type of Location	Country/Territory	Land + Water Area (Sq Km)
Country		20,770
Country		20,273
Overseas Dependent Territory		18,575
Country		18,274
Country		17,818
Country		17,364
Disputed Territory		15,000
Country		14,874
Country		13,880
Country		13,812
Commonwealth		13,790
Country		12,189
Self-Governing Overseas Territory		12,173
Country		11,586
Country		11,295
Country		10,991
Country		10,887
Country		10,400
Country		9,251
Disputed Territory		5,860
Country		5,765
Country		5,128
Constituent Country		4,167
Country		4,033
Overseas Territory		3,903
Country		2,831
Country		2,586
Country		2,235
Country		2,040
Organized, Unincorporated Territory		1,910
Constituent Country		1,393
Special Administrative Region		1,104
Country		964
Overseas Territory		948

Type of Location	Country/Territory	Land + Water Area (Sq Km)
Country		811
Country		760
Country		751
Country		747
Country		702
Country		697
Country		616
Self-Governing Crown Dependency		572
Organized, Unincorporated Territory		544
Country		468
Commonwealth		464
Country		459
Country		455
Constituent Country		444
Country		443
Country		430
External Territory		412
Country		389
Overseas Territory		377
Disputed Territory		360
Country		344
Country		316
Overseas Territory		308
Country		298
Overseas Territory		264
Country		261
Self-Governing Associated State		260
Overseas Collectivity		242
Self-Governing Associated State		236
Unincorporated Territory		199
Country		181
Constituent Country		180
Country		160
Overseas Territory		151

Type of Location	Country/Territory	Land + Water Area (Sq Km)
Overseas Collectivity		142
Overseas Territory		135
Overseas Territory		131
Overseas Territory		123
Crown Dependency		116
Overseas Territory		102
Overseas Territory		91
Crown Dependency		78
Country		61
Overseas Territories		55
Overseas Collectivity		54
Overseas Territory		54
Dependent Territory		49
Overseas Territory		47
Self-Governing External Territory		36
Constituent Country		34
Special Administrative Region		28
Country		26
Unincorporated Territories		22
Country		21
Overseas Collectivity		21
Territory		14
Overseas Territory		12
Overseas Territory		7
Unincorporated Territory		7
Overseas Possession		6
Unincorporated Territory		5
Overseas Territory		5
Disputed Territory		5
Territory		3
Country		2
Country		0
Overseas Department and Region	0

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	A_is_for_Addict:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 20:38 GMT		2 points
	You're missing Guam 544 sq km, St Barthelemy 21 sq km. I think the Paracel Islands should be a bonus answer. They would make it onto this quiz if the CIA World Factbook had the relevant data. Really good quiz.

	darinh:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 20:48 GMT		-1 points
	Those weren't listed, don't know what their criteria are for listing a place or not.

	Onno:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 20:51 GMT		3 points
	The British Indian Ocean Territory has only 60 km² land area - I think it's best to go with that number instead of the odd number of 54,400 km² that the factbook says it has including water. Also, Mayotte has been a French department for three days now, so it doesn't belong here anymore :)

	darinh:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 20:53 GMT		-1 points
	Mayotte is listed as a department on here - not necessarily all countries or territories if otherwise specified...also I am sticking to what the Factbook says for area figures, as I am using their site for the reference.

	darinh:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 21:00 GMT		0 points
	The Factbook uses land + water for total area, also more info on why certain places are listed can be found here: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/faqs.html

	darinh:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 21:17 GMT		0 points
	also - added some bonus answers such as Guam, Paracel Islands, St Barthelemy...and will add more if any good recommendations on ones not listed by the Factbook.

	Onno:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 21:21 GMT		3 points
	I get that you want to hold on to your source, but I think you should make edits when they're clearly wrong. They say "Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines." and I really doubt the BIOT has 53,340 km² of lakes. Mayotte used to be a "Department Collectivity", but now it's an overseas department which gives it the same status as Reunion, Guadeloupe etc. which are not in your quiz. The CIA just haven't updated that yet. And I'm pretty sure the exclusion of Guam and St Barthelemy in the area list is just an error.

	darinh:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 21:32 GMT		0 points
	will change Mayotte to a bonus answer as its status is now similar to Reunion, etc...thanks. BIOT I will leave as other websites have that same water area so ocean area must be included for it for some reason. The removal of Mayotte led to the inclusion of a new first listed country in the list.

	Onno:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 21:42 GMT		3 points
	Did you notice how Guam, Paracel Islands and St Barthelemy are on the factbook though? They can be found in the drop menu, and the areas for Guam and St Barthelemy are listed. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tb.html Bonus answer is not enough.

	darinh:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 21:44 GMT		1 point
	hmm i was using the factbook area comparison page where they werent included. i will add them as regular answers.

	Newtoni:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 22:02 GMT		1 point
	The TAAF (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) are huge: almost 170 000 square miles (480 000 square kilometers). I don't think that they belong there.

	darinh:	Apr 2nd, 2011 at 22:26 GMT		1 point
	yeah I believe the BIOT is the only ocean territory where water area is counted so much. possibly the UK considers the water a part of the territory in a different way than other world for other world ocean territories. it is listed as the largest % area as water among world countries/territories here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_percentage_of_water_area

	koopa08:	Apr 3rd, 2011 at 00:01 GMT		0 points
	Peter I Island, Martinique, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Johnston Atoll, Bonaire, Djibouti, BIOT/Chagos Archipelago, Reuníon Island, Bassas da India, Europa Island, etc.?

	darinh:	Apr 3rd, 2011 at 01:08 GMT		1 point
	some of those are part of the included territories above (i.e. Palmrya, Kingman & Johnston - typing those would bring up the US Pacific Island Wildlife Refuge)...Djibouti just failed to make the list...BIOT isn't listed due to the area measurement for it discussed in the above comments...Reunion, Martinique are French departments so not included...Peter I claim not official due to being south of 60 deg (Antarctic Treaty), other similar reasons for other islands you listed.

	koopa08:	Apr 3rd, 2011 at 01:55 GMT		2 points
	Gotcha, but I'm wondering why Peter I wouldn't count just because of that. All other Antarctic areas are broken up into sections named by the overseas country. Peter I is unique in that way. Fun quiz. Djibouti and Fiji have to be close :)

	darinh:	Apr 3rd, 2011 at 02:04 GMT		1 point
	I think to be in the Factbook it must be a formally recognized claim...Everything south of 60 degrees South cannot be claimed officially due to the Treaty...therefore it isn't formally recognized at least by the US.

	cantthinkofaname:	Apr 3rd, 2011 at 09:04 GMT		1 point
	El Salvador is smaller than Israel

	darinh:	Apr 3rd, 2011 at 13:47 GMT		2 points
	believe israel's area may omit west bank and gaza due to them being listed as well.

	ClintT13:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 20:42 GMT		-1 points
	You need to accept "Tahiti" for French Polynesia.

	Fergenaprido:	May 7th, 2013 at 16:32 GMT		1 point
	It should be spelled Saint-Barthélemy, not Bartemely. Also, the area of 15,000 km² for Paracel is ocean surface. If you add up the individual islands (as found on the wikipedia page), the total land area is only ~7.92 km². And if you're included disputed territories, should self-declared states like South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh, & Northern Cyprus not be included? Lastly, I was definitely surprised to discover that Djibouti is larger than Israel & Slovenia, even if only by ~2,500 km². Nevertheless, another interesting quiz from you. :)