My Briggs Myers Type Indicator - ISTP

ISTP (Introversion, Sensing, Thinking, Perception) generally have the following traits:

• Interested in how and why things work
• Do not function well in regimented, structured environments; they will either feel stifled or become intensely bored
• Constantly gather facts about their environment and store them away
• Have an excellent ability to apply logic and reason to their immense store of facts to solve problems or discover how things work
• Learn best "hands-on"
• Usually able to master theory and abstract thinking, but don't particularly like dealing with it unless they see a practical application
• Action-oriented "doers"
• Focused on living in the present, rather than the future
• Love variety and new experiences
• Highly practical and realistic
• Excellent "trouble-shooters", able to quickly find solutions to a wide variety of practical problems
• Results-oriented; they like to see immediate results for their efforts
• Usually laid-back and easy-going with people
• Risk-takers who thrive on action
• Independent and determined - usually dislike committing themselves
• Usually quite self-confident

ISTP strengths

ISTPs tend to enjoy learning and perfecting a craft through their patient application of skills. They can remain calm while managing a crisis, quickly deciding what needs to be done to solve the problem.

Potential development areas for ISTPs

ISTP people risk focusing so much on what needs to be done immediately that they fail to see the big picture. They don’t always follow through on projects that require them to work closely with others.  

Typical ISTP characteristics

ISTPs are typically analytical, practical, realistic but also logical and adaptable. 

Their most common characteristics are shown here in the form of a fun Typie. 

ISTP careers & career ideas

ISTPs like analysing problems and responding to crises. They enjoy working autonomously, and tend to prefer hands-on or analytical work. Jobs that might appeal to ISTPs might include surgery, agriculture or engineering. 

ISTPs under stress

ISTPs will typically become stressed in the situations shown in this MBTI stress head illustration. In extreme circumstances they will tend to feel alienated and upset, and prone to whingeing and hypersensitivity. 

University students in England pay the highest tuition fees in the world

Job hopping facts for managers

2009 survey by career network ExecuNet found that executives now stay with an organization for only 3.3 years, on average, before moving on. 

Career histories of 1,001 chief executive officers who lead the largest corporations in Europe and the U.S. reveals that CEOs have worked, on average, for just three employers during their careers. And although lifetime employment is increasingly rare, a quarter of the CEOs I looked at spent an entire career with the same firm. Overall, the more years people stayed with a company, the faster they made it to the top.

Job changes of 14,000 non-CEO executives to compare the outcomes of their inside and outside moves. Again, inside moves produced a considerably higher percentage and faster pace of promotions.

A consultant at another firm told me that a short stint—less than three years or so—probably wouldn’t be sufficient to produce any meaningful contribution to a firm and thus wouldn’t do much to demonstrate a candidate’s value. 

A significant proportion of executives succeed by sticking it out with one company, so consider cross-employer moves only if they’ll considerably increase your employability.

Fast, upward leaps may not secure success. Often, a slower ascent of lateral and upward moves is what pays off.

While there is no optimal time to stay in a job, the secret is to show progression. You need to demonstrate on your CV that you have mastered the role, providing value to your employer and earning recognition for your efforts. This can come in the form of promotion and/or additional work responsibility and often takes four or more years to attain, on average.

since 2008, large companies have been more inclined than they were in 2001 to fill vacancies from within.

University hiring boards – possibly spurred on by headhunters – have become fixated on the idea that it is necessary to hire a vice-chancellor from an external institution. The same is happening for appointments at the level of pro vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. While evidence about the effect of this is unclear, work by Sue Shepherd at the University of Kent shows that external hires are more likely to be male. Women stand a greater chance of being promoted from within an institution.

UK further and higher education

Level	Degree	Year	Credits
Level 1	GCSE (grades D-G)
Level 2	GCSE (grades A*-C)
Level 3	AS, A level
Level 4	HNC, Certificate of Higher Education	Undergraduate Year 1	120
Level 5	FdA, FdSc, HND, Diplomas of Higher Education	Undergraduate Year 2	240
Level 6	BA, BSc Ordinary degree	Undergraduate Year 3	300
	BA (Hons), BSc (Hons)	Undergraduate Year 3	360
Level 7	Postgraduate Certificate	PGT term 1	60
	Postgraduate Diploma, Integrated Masters (4-year MEng or MSci)	PGT term 2	120
	MA, MSc, MPhil, MRes	PGT term 3	180
Level 8	PhD	Doctorate

FdA: Foundation of Art

FdSc: Foundation of Science

FdEng: Foundation of Engineering

Rivers passing Huddersfield

The River Colne flows from west to east through the Colne Valley passing through the villages of Marsden, Slaithwaite and Milnsbridge to Huddersfield and then on to Cooper Bridge where it feeds the larger River Calder.

The River Holme is a tributary of the River Colne. From Digley reservoir, it flows north east through Holmbridge and Holmfirth. It flows north-north-east to Thongsbridge and Brockholes before turning north and reaching Honley, Berry Brow and Lockwood. It then proceeds northwards and joins the River Colne just south of Huddersfield town centre at Folly Hall.

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal follows the course of the River Colne through the valley, as does the Huddersfield Line railway, and the A62 road. The Narrow Canal passes the University of Huddersfield campus. It runs just under 20 miles (32 km) from Aspley Basin at Huddersfield to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whitelands Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne. It crosses the Pennines by means of 74 locks and the Standedge Tunnel, which is Britain's longest canal tunnel.

Cheap and satisfying food for losing weight

1 Plain corn flakes with no added sugar or honey
2 Salad vegetables: cucumber, tomatoes, radishes
3 Oats porridge
4 Plain yogurt with no added sugar or flavour
5 Low-sugar fruits: apple, berries, grapefruit, orange, plum

Tenancy deposit protection schemes

Landlords have 30 days from receiving the deposit to register with either the Deposit Protection Service, MyDeposits or the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. Separate schemes apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In the case of a dispute between landlord and tenant, the deposit will be protected in the scheme until the issue is sorted out.

The Deposit Protection Service is free to use, although landlords will not hold the money and therefore earn no interest (custodial). If the landlord wants to hold on to the money, it costs £22.20 per deposit (insured).

MyDeposits lets landlords hold on to the money, but costs up to £24 per deposit, with a standard joining fee of £20.

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is free to sign up to and costs up to £21.95 per deposit. Landlords can keep the deposit during the tenancy.

Joint tenancy agreement with private landlord

Paying rent

As joint tenants, you are all jointly and individually responsible for paying the rent. If one tenant moves out without giving notice or is not paying their share, you will be responsible for paying it for them. If none of you pay your rent, your landlord can pursue any of you and ask you to pay the full amount. In practice, they'll probably go after the person who is easiest to find or who has the most money and is more likely to pay. You will also be jointly and individually liable for paying any arrears, even if you personally were not responsible for them.

List of countries by area

Rank	Country/Dependency	Total in km2 (mi2)	Land in km2 (mi2)	Water in km2 (mi2)	% water	Notes
–	World	510,072,000 (196,940,000)	148,940,000 (57,510,000)	361,132,000 (139,434,000)	70.8
1	Russia	17,098,242 (6,601,668)	16,377,742 (6,323,482)	720,500 (278,200)	4.21	Largest country in the world (10.995% of the world landmass); its Asian portion makes it the largest country in Asia, and its European portion makes it the largest country in Europe.[Note 2]
–	Antarctica	14,000,000 (5,400,000)	14,000,000 (5,400,000)	0 (0)	0	13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi) (98%) of land area is covered by ice. Though not itself a country, its territories are claimed by a number of countries.[Note 3]
2	Canada	9,984,670 (3,855,100)	9,093,507 (3,511,023)	891,163 (344,080)	8.93	Largest country in the Americas, and largest surface area of water.
3	China	9,572,900 (3,696,100) –9,596,961 (3,705,407)	9,326,410 (3,600,950)	270,550 (104,460)	1.41	Second largest country in Asia and the world by land area only, after Russia. Excludes Taiwan, disputed territories with India, and islands in the South China Sea (Total 137,296 km2).[Note 4]
4	United States	9,526,468 (3,678,190) –9,826,675 (3,794,100)	9,161,966 (3,537,455)	364,502 (140,735) –664,709 (256,646)	3.83 – 6.76	Second largest country in the Americas, after Canada.[Note 4]
5	Brazil	8,515,767 (3,287,956)	8,460,415 (3,266,584)	55,352 (21,372)	0.65	The largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere. Largest contiguous territory in theAmericas.[9]
6	Australia	7,692,024 (2,969,907)	7,633,565 (2,947,336)	58,459 (22,571)	0.76	The largest country in Oceania, the largest country without land borders, and the largest country wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.[Note 5]
7	India	3,166,414 (1,222,559)	2,864,021 (1,105,805)	302,393 (116,755)	9.55	Third largest country in Asia.[Note 6]
8	Argentina	2,780,400 (1,073,500)	2,736,690 (1,056,640)	43,710 (16,880)	1.57	The largest Spanish-speaking country in the world and second largest country in South America.[Note 7]
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900 (1,052,100)	2,699,700 (1,042,400)	25,200 (9,700)	0.92	Largest landlocked country.[14]
10	Algeria	2,381,741 (919,595)	2,381,741 (919,595)	0 (0)	0	Largest country in Africa.
11	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,344,858 (905,355)	2,267,048 (875,312)	77,810 (30,040)	3.32	Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
12	Greenland (Denmark)	2,166,086 (836,330)	2,166,086 (836,330)	0 (0)	0	Part of the Kingdom of Denmark.[Note 8]
13	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690 (830,000)	2,149,690 (830,000)	0 (0)	0	Largest country in the Middle East.
14	Mexico	1,964,375 (758,449)	1,943,945 (750,561)	20,430 (7,890)	1.04	The mainland 1,959,248 km2, the Gulf of California, the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, the Caribbeanisland 244 5,127 km2. However, Clipperton Island (8.9 km2, France is effective control) is not included.
15	Indonesia	1,904,569 (735,358)	1,811,569 (699,451)	93,000 (36,000)	4.88	The largest archipelagic state in the world by area and population, the largest Island country in the world.[15]
16	Sudan	1,886,068 (728,215)	NA	NA	NA [Note 9]	Formerly the largest country in Africa.[Note 10]
17	Libya	1,759,540 (679,360)	1,759,540 (679,360)	0 (0)	0
18	Iran	1,648,195 (636,372)	1,531,595 (591,352)	116,600 (45,000)	7.07	[Note 11]
19	Mongolia	1,564,110 (603,910)	1,553,556 (599,831)	10,560 (4,080)	0.68
20	Peru	1,285,216 (496,225)	1,279,996 (494,209)	5,220 (2,020)	0.41
21	Chad	1,284,000 (496,000)	1,259,200 (486,200)	24,800 (9,600)	1.93
22	Niger	1,267,000 (489,000)	1,266,700 (489,100)	300 (120)	0.02
23	Angola	1,246,700 (481,400)	1,246,700 (481,400)	0 (0)	0
24	Mali	1,240,192 (478,841)	1,220,190 (471,120)	20,002 (7,723)	1.61
25	South Africa	1,221,037 (471,445)	1,214,470 (468,910)	4,620 (1,780)	0.38
26	Colombia	1,141,748 (440,831)	1,038,700 (401,000)	100,210 (38,690)	8.8
27	Ethiopia	1,104,300 (426,400)	1,000,000 (390,000)	104,300 (40,300)	0.7	[Note 12]
28	Bolivia	1,098,581 (424,164)	1,083,301 (418,265)	15,280 (5,900)	1.39
29	Mauritania	1,030,700 (398,000)	1,025,520 (395,960)	4,480 (1,730)	0
30	Egypt	1,002,450 (387,050)	995,450 (384,350)	6,000 (2,300)	0.6
31	Tanzania	945,087 (364,900)	885,800 (342,000)	61,500 (23,700)	6.49
32	Nigeria	923,768 (356,669)	910,768 (351,649)	13,000 (5,000)	1.41
33	Venezuela	916,445 (353,841)	882,050 (340,560)	30,000 (12,000)	3.29
34	Pakistan	881,912 (340,508)	881,912 (340,508)	25,220 (9,740)	2.86	[Note 13]
35	Namibia	825,615 (318,772)	823,290 (317,870)	2,425 (936)	0.12
36	Mozambique	801,590 (309,500)	786,380 (303,620)	13,000 (5,000)	1.63
37	Turkey	783,562 (302,535)	769,632 (297,157)	13,930 (5,380)	1.78
38	Chile	756,102 (291,933)	743,812 (287,187)	12,290 (4,750)	1.63	[Note 14]
39	Zambia	752,612 (290,585)	743,398 (287,028)	9,220 (3,560)	1.23
40	Burma	676,578 (261,228)	653,508 (252,321)	23,070 (8,910)	3.41
41	Afghanistan	652,230 (251,830)	652,230 (251,830)	0 (0)	0
42	France	640,679 (247,368)	640,427 (247,270)	3,374 (1,303)	0.52	Includes Metropolitan France and overseas regions, but excludes overseas territories and collectivities, shown separately.[Note 15]
43	Somalia	637,657 (246,201)	627,337 (242,216)	10,320 (3,980)	1.62	[Note 16]
44	Central African Republic	622,984 (240,535)	622,984 (240,535)	0 (0)	0
45	South Sudan	619,745 (239,285)	NA	NA	NA [Note 9]	[Note 17]
46	Ukraine	603,500 (233,000)	553,544 (213,725)	24,220 (9,350)	4.01	Largest country wholly in Europe.[Note 18]
47	Madagascar	587,041 (226,658)	581,540 (224,530)	5,501 (2,124)	0.94
48	Botswana	582,000 (225,000)	566,730 (218,820)	15,000 (5,800)	2.58
49	Kenya	580,367 (224,081)	569,140 (219,750)	11,227 (4,335)	1.93
50	Yemen	527,968 (203,850)	527,968 (203,850)	0 (0)	0
51	Thailand	513,120 (198,120)	510,890 (197,260)	2,230 (860)	0.43
52	Spain	505,992 (195,365)	498,980 (192,660)	6,390 (2,470)	1.26
53	Turkmenistan	488,100 (188,500)	469,930 (181,440)	18,170 (7,020)	3.72
54	Cameroon	475,442 (183,569)	472,710 (182,510)	2,730 (1,050)	0.57
55	Papua New Guinea	462,840 (178,700)	452,860 (174,850)	9,980 (3,850)	2.16
56	Sweden	450,295 (173,860)	410,335 (158,431)	39,960 (15,430)	8.87
57	Uzbekistan	447,400 (172,700)	425,400 (164,200)	22,000 (8,500)	4.92
58	Morocco	446,550 (172,410)	446,300 (172,300)	250 (97)	0.06	[Note 19]
59	Iraq	438,317 (169,235)	437,367 (168,868)	950 (370)	0.22	[Note 20]
60	Paraguay	406,752 (157,048)	397,302 (153,399)	9,450 (3,650)	2.32
61	Zimbabwe	390,757 (150,872)	386,847 (149,362)	3,910 (1,510)	1
62	Japan	377,930 (145,920)	364,485 (140,728)	13,430 (5,190)	3.55
63	Germany	357,114 (137,882)	348,672 (134,623)	8,350 (3,220)	2.34
64	Republic of the Congo	342,000 (132,000)	341,500 (131,900)	500 (190)	0.15
65	Finland	338,424 (130,666)	303,815 (117,304)	34,330 (13,250)	10.15	[Note 21]
66	Vietnam	331,212 (127,882)	310,070 (119,720)	21,140 (8,160)	6.38
67	Malaysia	330,803 (127,724)	329,613 (127,264)	1,190 (460)	0.36
68	Norway	323,802 (125,021)	304,282 (117,484)	19,520 (7,540)	6.03	[Note 22]
69	Ivory Coast	322,463 (124,504)	318,003 (122,782)	4,460 (1,720)	1.38
70	Poland	312,679 (120,726)	311,888 (120,421)	791 (305)	3.07
71	Oman	309,500 (119,500)	309,500 (119,500)	0 (0)	0
72	Italy	301,336 (116,346)	294,140 (113,570)	7,200 (2,800)	2.39
73	Philippines	300,000 (120,000)	298,170 (115,120)	115,120 (44,450)	12.90
74	Ecuador	276,841 (106,889)	256,369 (98,985)	6,720 (2,590)	2.37	[Note 23]
75	Burkina Faso	272,967 (105,393)	273,800 (105,700)	400 (150)	0.15
76	New Zealand	270,467 (104,428)	262,443 (101,330)	4,395 (1,697)	1.65	Second largest country in Oceania. [Note 24]
77	Gabon	267,668 (103,347)	257,667 (99,486)	10,000 (3,900)	3.74
78	Western Sahara	266,000 (103,000)	266,000 (103,000)	0 (0)	0	Disputed territory.[Note 25]
79	Guinea	245,857 (94,926)	245,717 (94,872)	140 (54)	0.06
80	United Kingdom	242,495 (93,628)	241,930 (93,410)	1,680 (650)	0.69	[Note 26]
81	Uganda	241,550 (93,260)	197,100 (76,100)	43,938 (16,965)	18.23
82	Ghana	238,533 (92,098)	227,533 (87,851)	11,000 (4,200)	4.61
83	Romania	238,391 (92,043)	229,891 (88,761)	8,500 (3,300)	3.57
84	Laos	236,800 (91,400)	230,800 (89,100)	6,000 (2,300)	2.53
85	Guyana	214,969 (83,000)	196,849 (76,004)	18,120 (7,000)	8.43
86	Belarus	207,600 (80,200)	202,900 (78,300)	4,700 (1,800)	2.26
87	Kyrgyzstan	199,951 (77,202)	191,801 (74,055)	8,150 (3,150)	4.08
88	Senegal	196,722 (75,955)	192,530 (74,340)	4,192 (1,619)	2.13
89	Syria	185,180 (71,500)	183,630 (70,900)	1,550 (600)	0.84	[Note 27]
90	Cambodia	181,035 (69,898)	176,515 (68,153)	4,520 (1,750)	2.5
91	Uruguay	181,034 (69,898)	175,015 (67,574)	1,200 (460)	0.68
92	Suriname	163,820 (63,250)	156,000 (60,000)	7,820 (3,020)	4.77	Smallest country in South America.
93	Tunisia	163,610 (63,170)	155,360 (59,980)	8,250 (3,190)	5.04
94	Bangladesh	147,570 (56,980)	130,168 (50,258)	13,830 (5,340)	9.6	[Note 28]
95	Nepal	147,181 (56,827)	143,351 (55,348)	3,830 (1,480)	2.6
96	Tajikistan	143,100 (55,300)	141,510 (54,640)	2,590 (1,000)	1.81
–	Somaliland	137,600 (53,100)				[Note 29]
97	Greece	131,990 (50,960)	130,647 (50,443)	1,310 (510)	0.99
98	Nicaragua	130,373 (50,337)	119,990 (46,330)	10,380 (4,010)	7.96	Largest country in Central America.
99	North Korea	120,538 (46,540)	120,408 (46,490)	130 (50)	0.11
100	Malawi	118,484 (45,747)	94,080 (36,320)	24,404 (9,422)	20.6
101	Eritrea	117,600 (45,400)	101,000 (39,000)	16,600 (6,400)	14.12
102	Benin	112,622 (43,484)	110,622 (42,711)	2,000 (770)	1.78
103	Honduras	112,492 (43,433)	111,890 (43,200)	200 (77)	0.18
104	Liberia	111,369 (43,000)	96,320 (37,190)	15,049 (5,810)	13.51
105	Bulgaria	110,879 (42,811)	108,489 (41,888)	2,390 (920)	2.16
106	Cuba	109,884 (42,426)	109,820 (42,400)	1,040 (400)	0.94	Largest country in Caribbean
107	Guatemala	108,889 (42,042)	107,159 (41,374)	1,730 (670)	1.59
108	Iceland	103,000 (40,000)	100,250 (38,710)	2,750 (1,060)	2.67
109	South Korea	100,210 (38,690)	99,909 (38,575)	301 (116)	0.3
110	Hungary	93,028 (35,918)	89,608 (34,598)	3,420 (1,320)	3.68
111	Portugal	92,090 (35,560)	91,470 (35,320)	620 (240)	0.67
112	Jordan	89,342 (34,495)	88,802 (34,287)	540 (210)	0.6
113	Serbia	88,361 (34,116)	88,246 (34,072)	115 (44)	0.13	[Note 30]
114	Azerbaijan	86,600 (33,400)	86,100 (33,200)	500 (190)	0.13	Largest country in Caucasus.[Note 31]
115	Austria	83,871 (32,383)	82,445 (31,832)	1,426 (551)	1.7
116	United Arab Emirates	83,600 (32,300)	83,600 (32,300)	0 (0)	0
117	Czech Republic	78,865 (30,450)	77,247 (29,825)	1,620 (630)	2.05
118	Panama	75,417 (29,119)	74,340 (28,700)	1,080 (420)	1.43
119	Sierra Leone	71,740 (27,700)	71,620 (27,650)	120 (46)	0.17
120	Ireland	70,273 (27,133)	68,883 (26,596)	1,390 (540)	1.98
121	Georgia	69,700 (26,900)	69,700 (26,900)	0 (0)	0	[Note 32]
122	Sri Lanka	65,610 (25,330)	62,732 (24,221)	2,878 (1,111)	4.4
123	Lithuania	65,300 (25,200)	62,680 (24,200)	2,620 (1,010)	4.01
124	Latvia	64,559 (24,926)	62,249 (24,034)	2,340 (900)	3.62
125	Svalbard (Norway)	62,045 (23,956)	62,045 (23,956)	0 (0)	0	[Note 33]
126	Togo	56,785 (21,925)	54,385 (20,998)	2,400 (930)	4.23
127	Croatia	56,594 (21,851)	55,974 (21,612)	620 (240)	1.1
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,209 (19,772)	51,187 (19,763)	10 (3.9)	0.02
129	Costa Rica	51,100 (19,700)	51,060 (19,710)	40 (15)	0.08
130	Slovakia	49,037 (18,933)	48,105 (18,573)	930 (360)	1.9
131	Dominican Republic	48,671 (18,792)	48,320 (18,660)	350 (140)	0.72
132	Estonia	45,227 (17,462)	42,388 (16,366)	2,840 (1,100)	6.28
133	Denmark	43,094 (16,639)	42,434 (16,384)	660 (250)	1.53	European territory (metropolitan Denmark) only, without Greenland and Faroe Islands.[Note 34]
134	Netherlands	41,850 (16,160)	33,893 (13,086)	7,650 (2,950)	18.41	Includes the special municipalities, but excludes other countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shown separately.[Note 35]
135	Switzerland	41,284 (15,940)	39,997 (15,443)	1,280 (490)	3.1	[Note 36]
136	Bhutan	38,394 (14,824)	38,394 (14,824)	0 (0)	0
137	Taiwan	36,193 (13,974)	32,260 (12,460)	3,720 (1,440)	10.34	Before the end of the civil war in 1949, the Republic of China included mainland China, inner Mongolia, Taiwan and other areas, totaling 11,418,174 km2 (4,408,582 sq mi).[Note 37]
138	Guinea-Bissau	36,125 (13,948)	28,120 (10,860)	8,005 (3,091)	22.16
139	Moldova	33,846 (13,068)	32,891 (12,699)	960 (370)	2.84	[Note 38]
140	Belgium	30,528 (11,787)	30,278 (11,690)	250 (97)	0.82
141	Lesotho	30,355 (11,720)	30,355 (11,720)	0 (0)	0
142	Armenia	29,843 (11,522)	29,843 (11,522)	1,540 (590)	5.18
143	Solomon Islands	28,896 (11,157)	27,986 (10,805)	910 (350)	3.15
144	Albania	28,748 (11,100)	27,398 (10,578)	1,350 (520)	4.7
145	Equatorial Guinea	28,051 (10,831)	28,051 (10,831)	0 (0)	0
146	Burundi	27,834 (10,747)	25,680 (9,920)	2,150 (830)	7.73
147	Haiti	27,750 (10,710)	27,560 (10,640)	190 (73)	0.68
148	Rwanda	26,338 (10,169)	24,668 (9,524)	1,670 (640)	6.34
149	Macedonia	25,713 (9,928)	25,433 (9,820)	280 (110)	1.09
150	Djibouti	23,200 (9,000)	23,180 (8,950)	20 (7.7)	0.09
151	Belize	22,966 (8,867)	22,806 (8,805)	160 (62)	0.7
152	El Salvador	21,041 (8,124)	20,721 (8,000)	320 (120)	1.52	Smallest country in continental North America.
153	Israel	20,770 (8,020)	20,330 (7,850)	440 (170)	2.12	[Note 39]
154	Slovenia	20,273 (7,827)	20,151 (7,780)	122 (47)	0.6
155	New Caledonia (France)	18,575 (7,172)	18,275 (7,056)	300 (120)	1.62
156	Fiji	18,272 (7,055)	18,274 (7,056)	0 (0)	0
157	Kuwait	17,818 (6,880)	17,818 (6,880)	0 (0)	0
158	Swaziland	17,364 (6,704)	17,204 (6,643)	160 (62)	0.92
159	East Timor	14,874 (5,743)	14,874 (5,743)	0 (0)	0
160	Bahamas	13,943 (5,383)	10,010 (3,860)	3,870 (1,490)	27.88
161	Montenegro	13,812 (5,333)	13,452 (5,194)	360 (140)	2.61
162	Vanuatu	12,189 (4,706)	12,189 (4,706)	0 (0)	0
163	Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)	12,173 (4,700)	12,173 (4,700)	0 (0)	0
164	Qatar	11,586 (4,473)	11,586 (4,473)	0 (0)	0
–	Nagorno-Karabakh	11,458 (4,424)	11,458 (4,424)	1,200 (460)	1	[Note 40] 5.000 km2. Armenian-controlled territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh by regions 11,5 km2.
165	Gambia	11,295 (4,361)	10,000 (3,900)	1,295 (500)	11.47	Smallest country in continental Africa.
166	Jamaica	10,991 (4,244)	10,831 (4,182)	160 (62)	1.46
–	Kosovo	10,887 (4,203)				[Note 41]
167	Lebanon	10,452 (4,036)	10,230 (3,950)	170 (66)	1.63	Smallest country in continental Asia.
168	Cyprus	9,251 (3,572)	9,241 (3,568)	10 (3.9)	0.11	[Note 42]
169	Puerto Rico (United States)	9,104 (3,515)	9,104 (3,515)	3,054 (1,179)	35.2	Third largest island of the United States after the Big island of Hawaii and Kodiak Island of Alaska.
–	Abkhazia	8,660 (3,340)				[Note 43]
170	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)	7,747 (2,991)	7,668 (2,961)	79.8 (30.8)	1.03	Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.[Note 44]
171	United States Minor Outlying Islands	6,959.41 (2,687.04)	22.41 (8.65)	6,937 (2,678)	99.68
172	State of Palestine	6,220 (2,400)	5,640 (2,180)	220 (85)	?	[Note 45]
173	Brunei	5,765 (2,226)	5,265 (2,033)	500 (190)	8.67
174	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130 (1,980)	5,128 (1,980)	0 (0)	0
175	French Polynesia (France)	4,167 (1,609)	3,827 (1,478)	340 (130)	8.16
–	Transnistria	4,163 (1,607)				[Note 46]
176	Cape Verde	4,033 (1,557)	4,033 (1,557)	0 (0)	0
177	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)	3,903 (1,507)	3,903 (1,507)	0 (0)	0	[Note 17]
–	South Ossetia	3,900 (1,500)				[Note 47]
–	Northern Cyprus	3,355 (1,295)				[Note 48]
178	Samoa	2,842 (1,097)	2,821 (1,089)	10 (3.9)	0.35
179	Luxembourg	2,586 (998)	2,586 (998)	0 (0)	0
180	Mauritius	2,040 (790)	2,030 (780)	10 (3.9)	0.49	[Note 49]
181	Comoros	1,862 (719)	1,862 (719)	0 (0)	0	[Note 50]
182	Åland Islands (Finland)	1,580 (610)				[Note 51]
183	Faroe Islands (Denmark)	1,393 (538)	1,393 (538)	0	0.00	[Note 52]
184	Hong Kong (China)	1,104 (426)	1,054 (407)	50 (19)	4.53
185	São Tomé and Príncipe	964 (372)	964 (372)	0 (0)	0
186	Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)	948 (366)	430 (170)	0 (0)	0	[Note 17]
187	Kiribati	811 (313)	811 (313)	0 (0)	0	[Note 53]
188	Bahrain	765 (295)	765 (295)	0 (0)	0
189	Dominica	751 (290)	751 (290)	0 (0)	0
190	Tonga	747 (288)	717 (277)	30 (12)	4.02
191	Singapore	716 (276)	687 (265)	10 (3.9)	1.43
192	Federated States of Micronesia	702 (271)	702 (271)	0	0.00
193	Saint Lucia	616 (238)	606 (234)	10 (3.9)	1.62	[Note 54]
194	Isle of Man (United Kingdom)	572 (221)	572 (221)	0 (0)	0
195	Guam (United States)	549 (212)	544 (210)	0 (0)	0
196	Andorra	468 (181)	468 (181)	0 (0)	0
197	Northern Mariana Islands (United States)	464 (179)	464 (179)	0 (0)	0
198	Palau	459 (177)	459 (177)	0 (0)	0
199	Seychelles	452 (175)	455 (176)	0 (0)	0	Smallest country in Africa.
200	Curaçao (Netherlands)	444 (171)	444 (171)	0 (0)	0	[Note 35]
201	Antigua and Barbuda	442 (171)	442.6 (170.9)	0 (0)	0
202	Barbados	430 (170)	431 (166)	0 (0)	0
203	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)	412 (159)	412 (159)	0 (0)	0	[Note 17]
204	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389 (150)	389 (150)	0 (0)	0
205	Jan Mayen (Norway)	377 (146)	377 (146)	0 (0)	0
206	U.S. Virgin Islands (United States)	347 (134)	346 (134)	1,564 (604)	81.88
207	Grenada	344 (133)	344 (133)	0 (0)	0
208	Malta	316 (122)	316 (122)	0 (0)	0
209	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)	308 (119)	308 (119)	0 (0)	0	[Note 55]
210	Maldives	300 (120)	298 (115)	0 (0)	0	Smallest country in Asia.
211	Bonaire (Netherlands)	294 (114)	294 (114)	0 (0)
212	Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)	264 (102)	264 (102)	0 (0)	0
213	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261 (101)	261 (101)	0 (0)	0	Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
214	Niue (New Zealand)	260 (100)	260 (100)	0 (0)	0	[Note 56]
215	Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)	253.8 (98.0)	NA	NA	NA	There is a salt lake and some wetlands of unknown area.
216	Saint Pierre and Miquelon(France)	242 (93)	242 (93)	0 (0)	0
217	Cook Islands (New Zealand)	236 (91)	236 (91)	0 (0)	0	[Note 57]
218	American Samoa (United States)	199 (77)	199 (77)	0 (0)	0
219	Marshall Islands	181 (70)	181 (70)	11,673 (4,507)	98.47
220	Aruba (Netherlands)	180 (69)	180 (69)	0 (0)	0
221	Liechtenstein	160 (62)	160 (62)	0 (0)	0
222	British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)	151 (58)	151 (58)	0 (0)	0
223	Wallis and Futuna (France)	142 (55)	142 (55)	0 (0)	0
224	Christmas Island (Australia)	135 (52)	135 (52)	0 (0)	0	[Note 58]
225	Jersey (United Kingdom)	116 (45)	116 (45)	0 (0)	0
226	Montserrat (United Kingdom)	102 (39)	102 (39)	0 (0)	0
227	Anguilla (United Kingdom)	91 (35)	91 (35)	0 (0)	0
228	Guernsey (United Kingdom)	78 (30)	78 (30)	0 (0)	0
229	San Marino	61 (24)	61 (24)	0 (0)	0
230	British Indian Ocean Territory(United Kingdom)	60 (23)	60 (23)	54,340 (20,980)	99.89	[Note 59]
231	Saint Martin (France)	54 (21)	54.4 (21.0)	Neg.	0.00	[Note 17]
232	Bermuda (United Kingdom)	54 (21)	54 (21)	0 (0)	0
233	Bouvet Island (Norway)	49 (19)	49 (19)	0 (0)	0	[Note 17]
234	Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)	47 (18)	47 (18)	0 (0)	0	[Note 60]
235	Norfolk Island (Australia)	36 (14)	36 (14)	0 (0)	0
236	Sint Maarten (Netherlands)	34 (13)	34 (13)	0 (0)	0	[Note 35]
237	Macau (China)	31.3 (12.1)	28.2 (10.9)	0 (0)	0	[Note 61]
238	Tuvalu	26 (10)	26 (10)	0 (0)	0
239	Nauru	21 (8.1)	21 (8.1)	0 (0)	0	Smallest island country.
240	Saint Barthélemy (France)	21 (8.1)	NA	NA	NA	[Note 17]
241	Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)	21 (8.1)	NA	NA	NA
242	Cocos (Keeling) Islands(Australia)	14 (5.4)	14 (5.4)	0 (0)	0	[Note 58]
243	Saba (Netherlands)	13 (5.0)	NA	NA	NA
244	Tokelau (New Zealand)	12 (4.6)	12 (4.6)	0 (0)	0
245	Gibraltar (United Kingdom)	6 (2.3)	6.5 (2.5)	0 (0)	0
246	Clipperton Island (France)	6 (2.3)	6 (2.3)	0 (0)	0
247	Ashmore and Cartier Islands(Australia)	5 (1.9)	5 (1.9)	0 (0)	0
250	Monaco	2.02 (0.78)	2.02 (0.78)	0 (0)	0	Smallest country with a coastline.
251	Vatican City	0.44 (0.17)	0.44 (0.17)	0 (0)	0	Smallest country in the world.