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Rank country (km) Date of Information 1 United States 224,792 2007 2 Russia 87,157 2006 3 China 86,000 2008 4 India 63,974 2009 5 Canada 46,552 2008 6 Germany 41,981 2008 7 Australia 38,445 2008 8 Argentina 36,966 2008 9 France 29,640 2008 10 Brazil 28,538 2008 11 Japan 27,182 2009 12 Ukraine 21,619 2012 13 Italy 20,255 2008 14 South Africa 20,192 2008 15 Poland 19,428 2007 16 Mexico 17,166 2008 17 United Kingdom 16,454 2008 18 Kazakhstan 15,333 2012 19 Spain 15,293 2008 20 Turkey 12,008 2012 21 Sweden 11,633 2008 22 Romania 10,777 2012 23 Czech Republic 9,469 2008 24 Iran 8,442 2008 25 Cuba 8,203 2011 26 Hungary 8,057 2009 27 Pakistan 7,791 2007 28 Chile 7,082 2008 29 Austria 6,399 2008 30 Sudan 5,978 2008 31 Finland 5,944 2013 32 Belarus 5,537 2008 33 Korea, North 5,242 2009 34 Egypt 5,083 2009 35 Indonesia 5,042 2008 36 Burma 5,031 2008 37 Switzerland 4,876 2008 38 Mozambique 4,787 2008 39 Norway 4,237 2012 40 Uzbekistan 4,230 2012 41 Bulgaria 4,152 2011 42 New Zealand 4,128 2008 43 Thailand 4,071 2008 44 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4,007 2008 45 Algeria 3,973 2008 46 Serbia 3,809 2010 47 Tanzania 3,689 2008 48 Bolivia 3,652 2010 49 Slovakia 3,622 2008 50 Nigeria 3,505 2008 51 Zimbabwe 3,427 2008 52 Korea, South 3,381 2008 53 Portugal 3,319 2008 54 Ireland 3,237 2008 55 Belgium 3,233 2008 56 Netherlands 3,013 2012 57 Turkmenistan 2,980 2008 58 Zambia 2,922 2013 59 Azerbaijan 2,918 2009 60 Angola 2,764 2008 61 Croatia 2,722 2011 62 Denmark 2,667 2008 63 Vietnam 2,632 2008 64 Namibia 2,626 2008 65 Bangladesh 2,622 2008 66 Greece 2,548 2008 67 Iraq 2,370 2012 68 Latvia 2,239 2008 69 Tunisia 2,165 2011 70 Morocco 2,067 2008 71 Kenya 2,066 2008 72 Syria 2,052 2008 73 Mongolia 1,908 2010 74 Peru 1,907 2012 75 Malaysia 1,849 2010 76 Lithuania 1,767 2011 77 Uruguay 1,641 2010 78 Georgia 1,612 2008 79 Taiwan 1,580 2009 80 Sri Lanka 1,449 2007 81 Saudi Arabia 1,378 2008 82 Cameroon 1,245 2008 83 Uganda 1,244 2008 84 Slovenia 1,228 2007 85 Estonia 1,196 2011 86 Moldova 1,190 2008 87 Guinea 1,185 2008 88 Philippines 995 2010 89 Israel 975 2008 90 Ecuador 965 2008 91 Ghana 947 2008 92 Senegal 906 2008 93 Botswana 888 2008 94 Congo, Republic of the 886 2008 95 Colombia 874 2008 96 Armenia 869 2009 97 Madagascar 854 2008 98 Venezuela 806 2008 99 Malawi 797 2008 100 Macedonia 699 2012 101 Cambodia 690 2010 102 Ethiopia 681 2008 103 Tajikistan 680 2008 104 Cote d'Ivoire 660 2008 105 Gabon 649 2008 106 Burkina Faso 622 2008 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 601 2009 108 Fiji 597 2008 109 Mali 593 2008 110 Togo 568 2008 111 Jordan 507 2008 112 Kyrgyzstan 470 2008 113 Benin 438 2008 114 Kosovo 430 2007 115 Liberia 429 2008 116 Lebanon 401 2008 117 Albania 339 2009 118 Guatemala 332 2008 119 Eritrea 306 2008 120 Swaziland 301 2008 121 El Salvador 283 2008 122 Costa Rica 278 2008 123 Luxembourg 275 2008 124 Montenegro 250 2010 125 Dominican Republic 142 2008 126 Djibouti 100 2008 127 Panama 76 2008 128 Isle of Man 63 2008 129 Nepal 59 2008 130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 2008 131 Honduras 44 2012 132 Paraguay 36 2008 133 Christmas Island 18 2010 134 Liechtenstein 9 2008