This is a list of the 50 largest country subdivisions and dependent territories by area (including surface water) in square kilometres. List of the 50 largest country subdivisions by area Second-level list Second-level divisions are those under first level (provinces, regions, and states etc.) and they are cities, counties or districts, but the names vary by country. See also List of countries and dependencies by area List of country second-level subdivisions by area List of country third-level subdivisions by area List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area Lists of country subdivisions by GDP List of country subdivisions by GDP over 200 billion US dollars List of first-level administrative country subdivisions by nominal GDP per capita Notes References Country subdivisions Country subdivisions Subdivisions !