Based on square footage, which of the following countries is the smallest?

Among these countries, Israel has the smallest land area at approximately 22,000 square kilometers. Canada is the second-largest country in the world (about 10 million sq km), the United States is the third/fourth-largest (about 9.8 million sq km), and China is the third/fourth-largest (about 9.6 million sq km). Israel is the only country listed that could reasonably be called 'small' in geographic terms.