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This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent ) that is surrounded by water. [ 1 ] Many island countries are spread over an archipelago , as is the case with Indonesia , Japan , and the Philippines —these countries consist of thousands of islands.
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by country
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 ... List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands; List of countries and dependencies by area;
S. List of islands of São Tomé and Príncipe; List of islands of Saudi Arabia; List of islands of Scotland; List of islands of Senegal; List of islands of Serbia
Island's Name Island group(s) Country/Countries 83-42 Greenland, Denmark: A Nova: Beira Baixa islands Portugal: Abbasak: Persian Gulf Iran: Aberdeen: Georgian Bay, Ontario Canada Abner Cay: Bahamas Bahamas: Abruka: Gulf of Riga Estonia: Absecon New Jersey United States Abu Musa: Persian Gulf: Claimed by Iran and United Arab Emirates: Acheron
The following is a list of countries by largest island. It does not include divided islands; several of the world's largest islands, such as New Guinea, Borneo, Ireland and Hispaniola, are divided between two or three states. This list only includes islands fully owned by a single country.
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.