Island countries of the world

These 40 countries are island nations — states located entirely on islands, with no land borders. They range from large countries like Japan and the Philippines to tiny Pacific and Caribbean microstates.

#	Country	Continent	Capital	Population
1	Japan	Asia	Tokyo	123,366,734
2	Philippines	Asia	Manila	116,786,962
3	Madagascar	Africa	Antananarivo	32,740,678
4	Australia	Oceania	Canberra	27,614,411
5	Taiwan	Asia	Taipei	23,375,000
6	Sri Lanka	Asia	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative), Colombo (commercial)	21,756,000
7	Cuba	Americas	Havana	10,937,203
8	Singapore	Asia	Singapore	6,111,175
9	New Zealand	Oceania	Wellington	5,324,700
10	Jamaica	Americas	Kingston	2,837,077
11	Bahrain	Asia	Manama	1,600,366
12	Cyprus	Asia	Nicosia	1,370,754
13	Trinidad and Tobago	Americas	Port of Spain	1,367,764
14	Mauritius	Africa	Port Louis	1,243,741
15	Fiji	Oceania	Suva	933,154
16	Comoros	Africa	Moroni	882,847
17	Solomon Islands	Oceania	Honiara	838,645
18	Malta	Europe	Valletta	579,704
19	Maldives	Asia	Malé	529,676
20	Cape Verde	Africa	Praia	527,326
21	Bahamas	Americas	Nassau	403,033
22	Iceland	Europe	Reykjavik	392,404
23	Vanuatu	Oceania	Port Vila	335,169
24	Barbados	Americas	Bridgetown	282,623
25	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	São Tomé	240,254
26	Samoa	Oceania	Apia	219,306
27	Saint Lucia	Americas	Castries	180,149
28	Kiribati	Oceania	Tarawa	136,488
29	Seychelles	Africa	Victoria	122,730
30	Grenada	Americas	Saint George's	117,303
31	Micronesia	Oceania	Palikir	113,683
32	Tonga	Oceania	Nuku'alofa	103,742
33	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Americas	Kingstown	99,924
34	Antigua and Barbuda	Americas	Saint John's	94,209
35	Dominica	Americas	Roseau	65,871
36	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Americas	Basseterre	46,922
37	Marshall Islands	Oceania	Majuro	36,282
38	Palau	Oceania	Ngerulmud	17,663
39	Nauru	Oceania	Yaren	12,025
40	Tuvalu	Oceania	Funafuti	9,492