List Of Political And Geographic Subdivisions By Total Area From 500,000 To 1,000,000 Km²
This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such 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 are bolded, while names of geographic features are italicized. There is intentional overlap between the lists in order to maximize ease of use.
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| Geographic entity | Area (km2) | Notes |
| Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth | 990,000 | Cosmopolitan Central European country with a complex political system being a combination of noble's democracy, elective monarchy and federation, under Sigismund III in 1619; 17th century superpower. |
| South Australia | 983,482 | State of Australia. |
| Egypt | 980,869 | Country in Africa; excluding the Hala'ib Triangle. |
| Sea of Japan | 978,000 | Body of water between the Korean Peninsula to the west, Russia to the north, and Japan to the east. Also known as the East Sea. |
| Northeast Greenland National Park | 972,000 | Largest administrative division of Greenland; largest National Park in the world. |
| Unorganized Borough, Alaska | 970,500 | Subdivision of Alaska; largest sub-state entity in the United States. |
| Argentine Antarctica | 965,597 | Argentine claim over Antarctica |
| Tanzania | 945,087 | Country in Africa. Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar. |
| Argentine Sea | 940,000 | Body of water within the continental shelf off the Argentine mainland. It extends from Buenos Aires Province coast on the North to the Falkland Islands on the South. |
| British Columbia | 925,186 | Province of Canada. Land area only. |
| Nigeria | 923,768 | Country in Africa. |
| Merovengian Kingdom of Francia | 918,881 | The Frankish Kingdom after the conquest of Burgundy, lasting from 536-768. |
| Ontario | 917,741 | Province of Canada. Land area only. With water, it exceeds 1,000,000. |
| Venezuela | 912,050 | Country in South America; does not include claims on Guayana Esequiba. If included, the area would be 1,075,945 km2. |
| Mato Grosso | 903,358 | State of Brazil. |
| Pakistan (including disputed areas) | 880,254 | Country in Central Asia. Includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas). |
| Grand Duchy of Lithuania | 876,600 | A large medieval pagan empire in Europe lasting from 1253-1569 as an independent state, prior to its union with Poland. Measured at its greatest extent in the 15th century. |
| Namibia | 824,292 | Country in Africa. |
| Holy Roman Empire | 814,415 | Central European Confederacy from 962-1806. Measured at its largest extent under Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. |
| Mozambique | 801,590 | Country in Africa. |
| New South Wales | 800,642 | State of Australia. |
| Akkadian Empire | 800,000 | An ancient middle eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 2400-2200 BC. |
| Pakistan (non-disputed areas) | 796,095 | Country in Central Asia. Excludes all disputed territories. |
| Khabarovsk Krai | 788,600 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| New Guinea | 786,000 | Island divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. |
| Turkey | 783,562 | Country partly in Europe and partly in Asia. |
| Union between Sweden and Norway (United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway) | 774,184 | A Kingdom in Scandinavia between 1814-1905. |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 767,900 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Chile | 756,096 | Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2). |
| Zambia | 752,618 | Country in Africa. |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 750,300 | Federal subject of Russia. Also included in Tyumen Oblast total. |
| Borneo | 748,168 | Island divided between Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. |
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | 737,700 | Federal subject of Russia. |
| Qinghai | 721,200 | Largest province of China. |
| Oregon Territory | 720,011 | Territory acquired from Britain by the US in 1848. |
| Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) | 710,000 | Largest province of Saudi Arabia. |
| Texas | 696,200 | State of the United States. |
| Visigothic Kingdom | 684,738 | A Germanic Kingdom on the Iberian peninsula, lasting from 474-723. Measured at its apex in 500. |
| Austria-Hungary | 676,615 | Central European empire from 1867 to 1918. |
| Myanmar | 676,578 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
| Qaasuitsup | 660,000 | Largest municipality of Greenland. |
| Central Federal District | 652,800 | Federal district of Russia, created May 2000. |
| Afghanistan | 652,090 | Country in Central Asia. |
| Alberta | 642,317 | Province of Canada. |
| Somalia | 637,657 | Country in Africa. |
| Sermersooq | 635,600 | Second largest municipality of Greenland. |
| Agadez Department | 634,209 | Largest department of Niger. |
| Nazi Germany | 633,786 | Nazi Germany encompasses present day Germany, and a few other territories. |
| Austrian Empire | 625,418 | A central European empire lasting from 1804-1867 |
| Central African Republic | 622,984 | Country in Africa. |
| South Sudan | 619,745 | Country in Africa. |
| Merovengian Kingdom of Francia | 611,759 | The Frankish Kingdom at its founding under Clovis I in 481. |
| Ukraine | 603,700 | Second largest European country. |
| Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region | 600,350 | Largest region of Chad. |
| Saskatchewan | 591,670 | Province of Canada. |
| Southern Federal District | 589,200 | Federal district of Russia, created May 2000. |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | 587,400 | Federal subject of Russia. Includes Nenets Autonomous Okrug; without the autonomous okrug, 410,700 km2. |
| Madagascar | 587,041 | Island country in Africa. Second largest country composed of a single island (after Australia). |
| Minas Gerais | 586,528 | State of Brazil. |
| Ostrogothic Kingdom | 586,046 | A Germanic Kingdom in Italy and Illyria after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, lasting from 476-553. Measurement is approximate. |
| Botswana | 581,730 | Country in Africa. |
| Kenya | 580,367 | Country in Africa. |
| Caliphate of Córdoba | 570,000 | A Moorish Caliphate in Iberia after the local withdrawal of the Fatimid Caliphate, lasting from 756-1031. |
| Bahia | 564,693 | State of Brazil. |
| Tamanrasset Province | 557,906 | Largest province of Algeria. |
| Manitoba | 553,556 | Province of Canada. |
| France | 551,500 | Third largest European country (Metropolitan France only). The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers 674,843 km2, excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km2). With its overseas territories France proceeds Ukraine as the second largest European country. |
| German Empire | 540,000 | The unified German state from 1871-1918. |
| Yemen | 527,968 | Country in Middle East. Includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen). |
| Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug | 523,100 | Federal subject of Russia. Also included in Tyumen Oblast total. |
| Central America | 521,499 | Region between North America and South America. |
| Thailand | 513,115 | Country in Southeast Asia. |
| Spain | 505,992 | Country in Europe. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco. |
| Orientale | 503,239 | Largest province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Middle Kingdom of Egypt | 500,000 | The second Egyptian dynastic empire lasting from 2080-1640 BC. |
| Neo-Babylonian Empire | 500,000 | An ancient Middle Eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 626 to 539 BC. |
| Aztec Empire | 500,000 | A Meso-American Empire in Mexico lasting from 1325-1521. |
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