Geography

Island Countries

Sovereign states that are islands or archipelagos.

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ÅlandAXAXLArchipelagoContinental shelfFinland1,58061028,35517.9
American SamoaASASMArchipelagoOceanicUnited States1997754,947276
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsININDTwo neighbouring archipelagos of the Andaman Islands and Nicobar IslandsContinental shelfIndia8,2493,185380,52046
AnguillaAIAIAOne main islandContinental shelfUnited Kingdom913515,423169
ArubaAWABWOne main islandContinental shelfNetherlands18069107,635598
BermudaBMBMUArchipelagoOceanicUnited Kingdom53.320.662,5001,170
Bouvet IslandBVBVTOne islandOceanicNorway4919No permanent resident0
British Indian Ocean TerritoryIOIOTArchipelago (The Chagos Archipelago)OceanicUnited Kingdom Mauritius60233,00050
British Virgin IslandsVGVGBArchipelagoContinental shelfUnited Kingdom1515831,148206
Caribbean NetherlandsBQBESThree separate main islands: Bonaire Sint Eustatius SabaContinental shelfNetherlands1274921,133166
Cayman IslandsKYCYMThree main islandsContinental shelfUnited Kingdom26410252,560199
Christmas IslandCXCXROne main islandOceanicAustralia135521,49611.1
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCCCCKArchipelagoOceanicAustralia145.459642.6
CuraçaoCWCUWOne main island (central island of the ABC Islands)Continental shelfNetherlands444171145,834328
Easter IslandCLCHLOne main islandOceanicChile163.663.26,14837.5
Falkland IslandsFKFLKArchipelago with two main islandsContinental shelfUnited Kingdom12,1734,7003,1400.26
Faroe IslandsFOFROArchipelagoContinental shelfDenmark1,39353849,48335.5
French PolynesiaPFPYFFive archipelagos: The Society Islands The Tuamotu Archipelago The Gambier Islands The Marquesas Islands The Austral IslandsOceanicFrance3,8271,478274,51271.7
French Southern and Antarctic LandsTFATFSeveral scattered archipelagos — Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands and the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean — plus Adélie Land (432,000 km claim to uninhabited territory in Antarctica)OceanicFrance7,7472,99115049.4
Galápagos IslandsECECUArchipelagoOceanicEcuador8,0103,09033,0424.1
GreenlandGLGRLOne main island with several archipelagosContinental shelfDenmark2,166,086836,33057,6950.03
GuadeloupeGPGLPArchipelagoContinental ShelfFrance1,628629405,500250
GuamGUGUMOne main islandOceanicUnited States544210159,914293
GuernseyGGGGYThree main islands: Guernsey Alderney SarkContinental shelfUnited Kingdom783065,849844
Heard and McDonald IslandsHMHMDTwo main islands (Heard Island and McDonald Island)OceanicAustralia412159No permanent resident0
Isle of ManIMIMNOne main island and a minor island (the Calf of Man)Continental shelfUnited Kingdom57222185,421149
Jan MayenSJSJMOne mid-Atlantic ridge volcanic seamountOceanicNorway377146No permanent resident0
JerseyJEJEYOne main islandContinental shelfUnited Kingdom1164594,949819
Juan Fernández IslandsCLCHLThree main islands: Robinson CrusoeAlejandro SelkirkSanta ClaraOceanicChile100399269.2
LakshadweepININDArchipelagoOceanicIndia32.6212.5964,4732,000
MartiniqueMQMTQOne main islandContinental shelfFrance1,128436403,795360
MayotteYTMYTOne main islandOceanicFrance374144194,000498.5
MontserratMSMSTOne main islandContinental shelfUnited Kingdom102395,16450.6
New CaledoniaNCNCLArchipelago around one main islandContinental shelfFrance18,2757,056260,16614.2
Norfolk IslandNFNFKOne main islandContinental shelfAustralia36142,18260.6
Northern Mariana IslandsMPMNPArchipelagoOceanicUnited States46417951,395111
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno IslandsPNPCNArchipelagoOceanicUnited Kingdom4718481
Puerto RicoPRPRIArchipelago around one main islandContinental shelfUnited States8,8683,4243,203,295361
RéunionREREUOne main islandOceanicFrance2,512970893,500330
San Andrés and ProvidenciaCOCOLTwo archipelagos around two main islands of San Andrés and ProvidenciaOceanicColombia52520361,2801,200
Saint BarthélemyBLBLMArchipelago around one main islandContinental shelfFrance218.17,332349
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSHSHNThree main islands distant from each other of: Saint Helena Ascension Tristan da CunhaOceanicUnited Kingdom3081197,72825.1
Saint MartinMFMAFPart of a larger island (Saint Martin)Continental shelfFrance54.42130,959569
Saint Pierre and MiquelonPMSPMTwo main islandsContinental shelfFrance242935,83124.1
Sint MaartenSXSXMPart of a larger island (Saint Martin)Continental shelfNetherlands341339,0881,150
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGSSGsOne main island and neighbouring archipelagoContinental shelfUnited Kingdom3,9031,5073030
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA)GBGBRParts of a larger island (Cyprus)Continental shelfUnited Kingdom2549815,70061.8
SvalbardSJSJMArchipelagoContinental shelfNorway62,04523,9562,7630.04
TokelauTKTKLArchipelagoOceanicNew Zealand124.61,368114
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCTCAArchipelago of two island groupsContinental shelfUnited Kingdom94836646,33548.9
United States Minor Outlying IslandsUMUMILoose scattered archipelago of eight Pacific insular areas with one Caribbean (Navassa Island)Continental shelfUnited States41163007.3
U.S. Virgin IslandsVIVIRArchipelagoContinental shelfUnited States34613487,146252
Wallis and FutunaWFWLFThree main islands of: Uvea (Wallis)Hoorn Islands of Futuna and Alofi IslandOceanicFrance26410215,28957.9
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