- List of national parks
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This is a list of national parks as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ordered by nation. Nearly 100 countries around the world have lands classified as a national park by this defintion.
Contents
Africa
Mountain Gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Mikumi National Park landscapeSee also: List of national parks in AfricaCountry Oldest
(year)Number
of parksTotal area
km²Percentage
of country areaAlgeria 1972 22 Botswana 1968 4 56,258 9.67% Burkina Faso 1954 4 Burundi 1934 3 Chad 1963 4 14,540 1.13% Côte d'Ivoire 1953 8 Egypt 1983 3 4,353 4.3% Ethiopia 1959 13 2,026 1.8% Gabon 2002 13 10.0% Gambia 1978 3 Ghana 1971 8 Kenya 1946 23 Madagascar 1958 18 Malawi 1966 9 Morocco 1942 10 Mozambique 1960 6 Namibia 1907 8 10,878 13.2% Niger 1954 1 Nigeria 1979 8 20,156 3.0 % Sierra Leone 1986 2 South Africa 1916 27 Tanzania 1951 16 42,000 4.44% Uganda 1952 10 Zambia 1971 19 Zimbabwe 1926 11 Asia
Country Oldest
(year)Number
of parksTotal area
km²Percentage
of country areaAfghanistan 2009 1 Azerbaijan 2003 8 Bhutan Burma 7 Cambodia People's Republic of China 1982 208 India 1936 102 1.16% Indonesia 1980 50 Iran Israel 41 Japan 1934 29 20,482 5.4% Kazakhstan 10 Korea Malaysia 4 Mongolia 1965 24 Nepal 10 Pakistan 1972 25 Philippines 54 Russia 1983 41 71,700 South Korea 1967 20 3.7% Sri Lanka 22 Republic of China (Taiwan) 7 3,124 8.6% Thailand 1961 138 Turkey 1958 41 Vietnam 1962 30 Europe
Rondane National Park, Norway
Country Oldest
(year)Number
of parksTotal area
km²Percentage
of country areaAlbania 14 1,177 4.1% Austria 1981 7 2,521 3.0% Belarus 1939 3 2,222 1.0% Belgium 2006 1 57 0.2% Bosnia and Herzegovina 1965 3 404 0.8% Bulgaria 1963 3 1,930 1.8% Croatia 1949 8 994 1.8% Czech Republic 1963 4 1,190 1.5% Denmark 1974 3* 1,889 Estonia 1971 5 1,927 4.3% Finland 1956 37 8,873 2.7% France 1963 9 9,055 1.7% Georgia 8 Germany 1970 14 9,620 2.7% Greece 1938 10 6,960 3.6% Hungary 1972 10 4,819 5.2% Iceland 1928 3 12,407 12.1% Ireland 1932 6 590 0.8% Italy 1922 24 15,000 5.0% Kazakhstan 1985 10 18,876 0.7% Latvia 1973 4 2,065 3.2% Lithuania 1974 5 1,554 2.4% Macedonia 1948 3 974 3.8% Montenegro 1952 5 1,096 7.9% Netherlands 1930 20 1,251 3.0% Norway 1962 36 24,060 6.3% Poland 1932 23 3,149 1.0% Portugal 1971 1 702 0.8% Romania 1935 12 3,158 1.3% Russia 1983 40 73,000 0.4% Serbia 1974 5 1,775 2.3% Slovakia 1949 9 3,690 7.5% Slovenia 1961 1 838 4.1% Spain 1918 14 3,447 0.7% Sweden 1909 28 6,326 1.4% Switzerland 1914 1 170 0.4% Turkey 2* Ukraine 1980 17 7,020 1.2% United Kingdom 1951 14 19,989 8.2% *refers to European part only
- By region
North America and Caribbean
Auyuittuq National Park, CanadaCountry Oldest
(year)Number
of parksTotal area
km²Percentage
of country areaBahamas Canada 1885 43 377,000 3.78% Dominica 1975 3 107 Dominican Republic 1956 12 Haiti 1983 2 Mexico 1917 67 United States 1872 58 210,000 2.18% - For Guadeloupe: see France
- For Greenland: see Northeast Greenland National Park
Central America
Tapanti National Park in Costa Rica.Country Oldest
(year)Number
of parksTotal area
km²Percentage
of country areaCosta Rica 1955 26 Guatemala 1955 12 Panama 1976 15 South America
A pet alpaca at Lauca National Park, Chile.Country Oldest
(year)Number
of parksTotal area
km²Percentage
of country areaArgentina 1934 30 Bolivia 1939 17 Brazil 1937 67 Chile 1926 32 Colombia 1975 Ecuador 1959 11 Guyana 1929 1 Paraguay 1966 16 Peru 1961 11 Uruguay 1916 7 Venezuela 1937 43 21.76% Oceania
Country Oldest
(year)Number
of parksTotal area
km²Percentage
of country areaAustralia 1879 685 335,062 4.36% Fiji 6 New Zealand 1887 14 25,000 10% - Hawaii: see United States
- Easter Island: see Chile
See also
- List of tourist attractions worldwide
External links
External links to countries for which there are no articles yet.
- Malawi: A list of national parks - Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Wildlife
- Portugal: Linked from the official site of the Government of Portugal - Portuguese only
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