|
Existence
|
Size in km²
|
Country
|
|
1707-1922
|
35,500,000
|
British Empire
|
|
1206-1294
|
24,000,000
|
Mongol Empire
|
|
1721–1917
|
22,800,000
|
Russian Empire
|
|
1922-1991
|
22,402,200
|
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
|
1991-Present
|
17,125,200
|
Russian Federation
|
|
1636-1912
|
14,700,000
|
Great Qing
|
|
1492–1976
|
13,700,000
|
Spanish Empire
|
|
1792-1980
|
11,500,000
|
Second French Colonial Empire
|
|
661–750
|
11,100,000
|
Umayyad Caliphate
|
|
|
11,100,000
|
Abbasid Caliphate
|
|
1271–1368
|
11,000,000
|
Great Yuan
|
|
|
10,760,000
|
Tang Dynasty
|
|
1982-Present
|
9,984,670
|
Canada
|
|
1949-Present
|
9,706,961
|
People's Republic of China
|
|
1776-Present
|
9,522,055
|
United States of America
|
|
209 BC-~100BC
|
9,000,000
|
Xiongnu Empire
|
|
1889-Present
|
8,514,877
|
Federative Republic of Brazil
|
|
1868-1945
|
8,510,000
|
Japanese Empire
|
|
1822–1889
|
8,337,218
|
Empire of Brazil
|
|
1901-Present
|
7,686,848
|
Commonwealth of Australia
|
|
1368–1644
|
6,500,000
|
Great Ming
|
|
25-189
|
6,500,000
|
Eastern Han Dynasty
|
|
632–661
|
6,400,000
|
Rashidun Caliphate
|
|
1242-1502
|
6,000,000
|
Golden Horde
|
|
202 BC-68 BC
|
6,000,000
|
Western Han Dynasty
|
|
552–603
|
6,000,000
|
First Turkic Khaganate
|
|
550 BC-330 BC
|
5,500,000
|
Achaemenid Empire
|
|
1663–1822
|
5,500,000
|
Second Portuguese Empire
|
|
1299–1922
|
5,200,000
|
Ottoman Empire
|
|
~700 BC-168 BC
|
5,200,000
|
Macedon
|
|
27 BC-395
|
5,000,000
|
Roman Empire
|
|
1368–1635
|
5,000,000
|
Northern Yuan Dynasty
|
|
322 BC-184 BC
|
5,000,000
|
Maurya Empire
|
|
1858–1947
|
4,903,312
|
British Raj
|
|
1821-1823
|
4,874,683
|
First Mexican Empire
|
|
9–23
|
4,700,000
|
Xin Dynasty
|
|
618-842
|
4,600,000
|
Tibetan Empire
|
|
1823-1835
|
4,536,710
|
First Mexican Republic
|
|
93–234
|
4,500,000
|
Xianbei State
|
|
1370-1507
|
4,400,000
|
Timurid Empire
|
|
909-1171
|
4,100,000
|
Fatimid Caliphate
|
|
1526-1857
|
4,000,000
|
Mughal Empire
|
|
581-630
|
4,000,000
|
Eastern Turkic Khaganate
|
|
440–560
|
4,000,000
|
Hepthalites
|
|
370–469
|
4,000,000
|
Hunnic Empire
|
|
1415–1663
|
4,000,000
|
First Portuguese Empire
|
|
312 BC–63 BC
|
3,900,000
|
Seleucid Empire
|
|
1037–1194
|
3,900,000
|
Great Seljuk Empire
|
|
1882–1947
|
3,825,000
|
Italian Colonial Empire
|
|
1256–1335
|
3,750,000
|
Ilkhanate
|
|
1634–1758
|
3,600,000
|
Dzungar Khanate
|
|
1077–1231
|
3,600,000
|
Khwarazmian Empire
|
|
224–651
|
3,500,000
|
Sassanid Empire
|
|
319-550
|
3,500,000
|
Gupta Empire
|
|
1266-1347
|
3,500,000
|
Chagatai Khanate
|
|
605-637
|
3,500,000
|
Western Turkic Khaganate
|
|
1534-1792
|
3,400,000
|
First French Colonial Empire
|
|
977–1186
|
3,400,000
|
Ghaznavid Empire
|
|
1206–1526
|
3,200,000
|
Delhi Sultanate
|
|
1884-1918
|
3,199,015
|
German Colonial Empire
|
|
1947-Present
|
3,166,414
|
Republic of India
|
|
960–1279
|
3,100,000
|
Song Dynasty
|
|
960–1127
|
3,100,000
|
Northern Song Dynasty
|
|
744–840
|
3,100,000
|
Uyghur Khaganate
|
|
266-316
|
3,100,000
|
Western Jin Dynasty
|
|
1836-1839
|
3,054,612
|
Peru-Bolivian Confederation
|
|
650–969
|
3,000,000
|
Khazar Khaganate
|
|
1536–1953
|
3,000,000
|
Danish Empire
|
|
581–618
|
3,000,000
|
Sui Dynasty
|
|
1501–1736
|
2,900,000
|
Safavid Empire
|
|
330–1453
|
2,800,000
|
Byzantine Empire
|
|
150 BC–400
|
2,800,000
|
Indo-Scythian Kingdom
|
|
247 BC–224
|
2,800,000
|
Parthian Empire
|
|
678 BC–549 BC
|
2,800,000
|
Medes
|
|
317-420
|
2,800,000
|
Eastern Jin Dynasty
|
|
330-555
|
2,800,000
|
Rouran Khaganate
|
|
1816-Present
|
2,780,400
|
Argentine Republic
|
|
1991-Present
|
2,724,900
|
Republic of Kazakhstan
|
|
1819-1931
|
2,519,954
|
Greater Colombia
|
|
1985-2019
|
2,505,813
|
The Republic of the Sudan
|
|
256 BC-120 BC
|
2,500,000
|
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
|
|
1282-1547
|
2,500,000
|
Grand Duchy of Muscovy
|
|
1674-1818
|
2,500,000
|
Maratha Confederacy
|
|
30–375
|
2,500,000
|
Kushan Empire
|
|
1908–1962
|
2,470,000
|
Belgian Empire
|
|
1962-Present
|
2,381,741
|
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
|
|
1997-Present
|
2,344,858
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
|
221 BC-206 BC
|
2,300,000
|
Qin Dynasty
|
|
1115–1234
|
2,300,000
|
Great Jin
|
|
1121–1269
|
2,300,000
|
Almohad Caliphate
|
|
1945-Present
|
2,220,093
|
Kingdom of Denmark
|
|
1932-Present
|
2,149,690
|
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
|
1804-1814
|
2,100,000
|
First French Empire
|
|
880-1240
|
2,100,000
|
Kievan Rus
|
|
1250-1517
|
2,100,000
|
Mamluk Sulatanate
|
|
1127-1279
|
2,100,000
|
Southern Song Dynasty
|
|
1822-1999
|
2,100,000
|
Third Portuguese Empire
|
|
1438–1533
|
2,000,000
|
Inca Empire
|
|
220–266
|
2,000,000
|
Cao Wei
|
|
351–394
|
2,000,000
|
Qin
|
|
304–329
|
2,000,000
|
Han-Zhao
|
|
786–1215
|
2,000,000
|
Ghurid Dynasty
|
|
420–479
|
2,000,000
|
Liu Song Dynasty
|
|
386–535
|
2,000,000
|
Northern Wei
|
|
1171–1260
|
2,000,000
|
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
|
|
1861-1865
|
1,995,392
|
Confederate States of America
|
|
1836-Present
|
1,958,201
|
United Mexican States
|
|
1949-Present
|
1,904,569
|
Republic of Indonesia
|
|
2019-Present
|
1,886,068
|
Republic of the Sudan
|
|
1607-1776
|
1,876,972
|
Thirteen Colonies
|
|
1945-Present
|
1,759,540
|
State of Libya
|
|
1979-Present
|
1,648,195
|
Islamic Republic of Iran
|
|
1399–1634
|
1,600,000
|
Oirat Confederation
|
|
934–1062
|
1,600,000
|
Buyid Dynasty
|
|
1911-Present
|
1,564,116
|
Mongolia
|
|
1124–1218
|
1,500,000
|
Great Liao
|
|
222–280
|
1,500,000
|
Wu
|
|
550–577
|
1,500,000
|
Northern Qi
|
|
557–581
|
1,500,000
|
Northern Zhou
|
|
1642–1717
|
1,400,000
|
Khoshut Khanate
|
|
911 BC-609 BC
|
1,400,000
|
Neo-Assyrian Empire
|
|
1397–1523
|
1,322,358
|
Kalmar Union
|
|
1831-1858
|
1,331,250
|
Republic of New Granada
|
|
502–557
|
1,300,000
|
Liang Dynasty
|
|
1789–1925
|
1,290,000
|
Sublime State of Iran
|
|
1879-Present
|
1,285,216
|
Republic of Peru
|
|
1960-Present
|
1,284,000
|
Republic of Chad
|
|
1960-Present
|
1,267,000
|
Republic of the Niger
|
|
150 BC-960
|
1,250,000
|
Kingdom of Aksum
|
|
1600 BC-1045 BC
|
1,250,000
|
Shang Dynasty
|
|
1975-Present
|
1,246,700
|
Republic of Angola
|
|
1960-Present
|
1,240,192
|
Republic of Mali
|
|
1270–1974
|
1,221,900
|
Ethiopian Empire
|
|
1961-Present
|
1,221,148
|
Republic of South Africa
|
|
800-843
|
1,200,000
|
Carolingian Empire
|
|
671–1025
|
1,200,000
|
Srivijaya
|
|
481-840
|
1,200,000
|
Frankish Kingdom
|
|
1569–1795
|
1,153,465
|
Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
|
1819-Present
|
1,138,914
|
Republic of Colombia
|
|
1944-Present
|
1,104,300
|
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
|
|
1235–1672
|
1,100,000
|
Mali Empire
|
|
200 BC-10
|
1,100,000
|
Indo-Greek Kingdom
|
|
1847-Present
|
1,098,581
|
Plurinational State of Bolivia
|
|
1664-1769
|
1,040,549
|
French East India Company
|
|
1960-Present
|
1,025,520
|
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
|
|
1836–1846
|
1,007,935
|
Republic of Texas
|
|
1570 BC–1070 BC
|
1,000,000
|
New Kingdom of Egypt
|
|
802–1431
|
1,000,000
|
Khmer Empire
|
|
500-647
|
1,000,000
|
Pushyabhuti Dynasty
|
|
1050–1147
|
1,000,000
|
Almoravid Dynasty
|
|
800-1806
|
1,000,000
|
Holy Roman Empire
|
|
821–873
|
1,000,000
|
Tahirid Dynasty
|
|
~900 BC-~300 BC
|
1,000,000
|
Scythia
|
|
221-263
|
1,000,000
|
Shu Han
|
|
1038–1227
|
1,000,000
|
Great Xia
|
|
305 BC–30 BC
|
1,000,000
|
Ptolemaic Kingdom
|
|
730-1036
|
1,000,000
|
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty
|
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