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United States Minor Outlying Islands
United States Minor Outlying Islands covers about 12 km² (4.7 mi²), the 240th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 12.1km²Area, main territory
- 190Population
- 0.00In Belgiums
100 km
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
The outline shows the main territory. Overseas parts, about 16 km² in all, are counted in the figure “with overseas territory” below but are not drawn.
Facts
| Area, main territory | 12.1 km²4.7 mi² |
|---|---|
| Area with overseas territory | 28.0 km²10.8 mi² |
| Official area | 34.2 km²Wikidata · 18% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.00 |
| Population | 190Wikidata, 2010 |
| Density | 6.8 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 0°S to 6°N |
| In other languages | Islas Ultramarinas Menores de los Estados Unidos Español · Amerikanische Überseeinseln Deutsch · Îles mineures éloignées des États-Unis Français · Ilhas Menores Distantes dos Estados Unidos Português · 合衆国領有小離島 日本語 · 美国本土外小岛屿 中文 · 미국령 군소 제도 한국어 |
| Continent | North America |
What the numbers say about United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 1,403,321× the size of United States Minor Outlying Islands.
- United States Minor Outlying Islands lies at 5°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, United States Minor Outlying Islands's main territory stretches about 760 km north to south and 266 km east to west.
- Counting overseas territory, United States Minor Outlying Islands grows from 12.1 km² to 28.0 km², 131% more.
- Our measured 28.0 km² is 18% below Wikidata's official figure of 34.2 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How United States Minor Outlying Islands measures up
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12.1 km² | 234th of 239 |
| Population | 190 | 234th of 237 |
| Compared with | Its area | United States Minor Outlying Islands is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1 in 2,535 its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 20,147 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 29,560 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 30,868 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 45,276 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 260,392 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 700,220 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 780,775 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 1,403,321 its size |
Where United States Minor Outlying Islands sits
- United States Minor Outlying Islands's centre lies at 4.8°N, 161.7°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 530 km from the equator.
- It straddles the equator, spanning 0°S to 6°N.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2010; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11