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Island nations: list of island countries

These 44 countries occupy an island, part of one, or an archipelago. Haiti, Indonesia, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom and Dominican Republic share their island with another country. Australia sits alone on a whole continent and is not on this list.

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Antigua and Barbuda — capital: Saint John's
Caribbean · area: 442 km²
Bahamas — capital: Nassau
Caribbean · area: 13,943 km²
Bahrain — capital: Manama
Asia · area: 778 km²
Barbados — capital: Bridgetown
Caribbean · area: 430 km²
Cabo Verde — capital: Praia
Africa · area: 4,033 km²
Comoros — capital: Moroni
Africa · area: 1,861 km²
Cuba — capital: Havana
Caribbean · area: 109,884 km²
Cyprus — capital: Nicosia
Asia · area: 9,251 km²
Dominica — capital: Roseau
Caribbean · area: 751 km²
Dominican Republic — capital: Santo Domingo
Caribbean · area: 48,671 km²
Fiji — capital: Suva
Oceania · area: 18,274 km²
Grenada — capital: St. George's
Caribbean · area: 344 km²
Haiti — capital: Port-au-Prince
Caribbean · area: 27,750 km²
Iceland — capital: Reykjavík
Europe · area: 103,000 km²
Indonesia — capital: Jakarta
Asia · area: 1,904,569 km²
Ireland — capital: Dublin
Europe · area: 70,273 km²
Jamaica — capital: Kingston
Caribbean · area: 10,991 km²
Japan — capital: Tokyo
Asia · area: 377,975 km²
Kiribati — capital: South Tarawa
Oceania · area: 811 km²
Madagascar — capital: Antananarivo
Africa · area: 587,041 km²
Maldives — capital: Malé
Asia · area: 298 km²
Malta — capital: Valletta
Europe · area: 316 km²
Marshall Islands — capital: Majuro
Oceania · area: 181 km²
Mauritius — capital: Port Louis
Africa · area: 2,040 km²
Micronesia — capital: Palikir
Oceania · area: 702 km²
Nauru — capital: Yaren
Oceania · area: 21 km²
New Zealand — capital: Wellington
Oceania · area: 268,021 km²
Palau — capital: Ngerulmud
Oceania · area: 459 km²
Papua New Guinea — capital: Port Moresby
Oceania · area: 462,840 km²
Philippines — capital: Manila
Asia · area: 300,000 km²
Saint Kitts and Nevis — capital: Basseterre
Caribbean · area: 261 km²
Saint Lucia — capital: Castries
Caribbean · area: 616 km²
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — capital: Kingstown
Caribbean · area: 389 km²
Samoa — capital: Apia
Oceania · area: 2,842 km²
São Tomé and Príncipe — capital: São Tomé
Africa · area: 964 km²
Seychelles — capital: Victoria
Africa · area: 457 km²
Singapore — capital: Singapore
Asia · area: 733 km²
Solomon Islands — capital: Honiara
Oceania · area: 28,896 km²
Sri Lanka — capital: Colombo
Asia · area: 65,610 km²
Tonga — capital: Nuku'alofa
Oceania · area: 747 km²
Trinidad and Tobago — capital: Port of Spain
Caribbean · area: 5,130 km²
Tuvalu — capital: Funafuti
Oceania · area: 26 km²
United Kingdom — capital: London
Europe · area: 242,495 km²
Vanuatu — capital: Port Vila
Oceania · area: 12,189 km²