Modern-Day Country
|
Amount of Lost Land
|
Home Continent
|
United Kingdom
|
-35,256,390 sq km (since 1920)
|
Europe
|
Mongolia
|
-22,435,884 sq km (since 1270/1309)
|
Asia
|
Spain
|
-13,194,006 sq km (since 1810)
|
Europe
|
France
|
-10,856,199 sq km (since 1920)
|
Europe
|
Saudi Arabia
|
-8,950,310 sq km (since 750)
|
Asia
|
Taiwan
|
-7,663,803 sq km (since 1912)
|
Asia
|
Japan
|
c. -7,557,641 sq km (since 1942)
|
Asia
|
Russia
|
-5,701,754 sq km (since 1895)
|
Europe
|
Portugal
|
-5,407,770 sq km (since 1820)
|
Europe
|
China
|
-5,103,039 sq km (since 1790)
|
Asia
|
Greece
|
-5,068,043 sq km (since 323 BC)
|
Europe
|
Italy
|
-4,698,660 sq km (since 117)
|
Europe
|
Turkey
|
-4,416,438 sq km (since 1683)
|
Asia
|
|
Modern-Day Country
|
Amount of Lost Land
|
Home Continent
|
Iran
|
-3,851,805 sq km (since 500 BC)
|
Asia
|
Germany
|
-2,789,400 sq km (since 1911)
|
Europe
|
Egypt
|
-2,689,592 sq km (since 1956)
|
Africa
|
Mexico
|
-2,456,450 sq km (since 1821)
|
North America
|
Belgium
|
c. -2,386,752 sq km (since 1941/1939)
|
Europe
|
Netherlands
|
-2,057,469 sq km (since 1938)
|
Europe
|
Colombia
|
-1,994,165 sq km (since 1829)
|
South America
|
Ukraine
|
-1,496,372 sq km (since 1000)
|
Europe
|
Morocco
|
c. -1,432,211 sq km (since 1200/1150)
|
Africa
|
Peru
|
Over -1,098,581 sq km (since 1839)
|
South America
|
India
|
c. -835,843 sq km (since 261 BC/250 BC)
|
Asia
|
South Africa
|
-825,615 sq km (since 1990)
|
Africa
|
|