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The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km² (6,323,142 mi²), equivalent to 11% of the total world's landmass of 148,940,000 Km² (57,510,000 square miles).
This is followed by Canada (9,879,750 km²) and its aforementioned two million lakes. The country ranked third changes depending upon the source of the comparison. Encyclopedia Britannica gives the third slot to China (9,600,013 km²) and places the United States in fourth.
CountryArea (km²)% Of Earth's AreaContinent17.1M11.52%Asia Europe10M6.73%North America9.7M6.54%Asia9.4M6.31%North AmericaUnited States: 9,525,067 (3,677,647) 9,147,593 (3,531,904) 377,424 (145,724) 4.0: 5 Brazil: 8,510,346 (3,285,862) 8,460,415 (3,266,583) 55,352 (21,372) 0.6: 6 Australia: 7,741,220 (2,988,900) 7,682,300 (2,966,200) 58,920 (22,750) 0.8: 7 India: 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,190 (1,147,960) 314,070 (121,260) 9.6: 8 Argentina: 2,780,400 (1,073,500)
- Contents
- 10 Largest Countries in The World
- Some Sources Consider China Larger Than The Us
- How Big Is Antarctica Compared to The World's Largest Countries?
- The Five Smallest Countries in The World
- Biggest Countries and Empires of The Past
- Territories and Dependencies
The world's ten largest countries cover a total area of approximately 85.74 million km2or 16.8% of the Earth's total surface area or 49.7% of the total land area of the planet. Russia is the largest country in the world with a total area of approximately 17.1 million km2. Of Russia’s total surface area, water accounts for 720,500 km2. Russia is app...
Countries worldwide can be ranked using different indices, including total surface area, land area, population, population density, size of the economy, and so much more. It is not a secret that China and the US have always competed for leadership in world affairs, with each aiming to outdo the other. One of the areas that will remain a topic of de...
Antarctica is the coldest, brightest, windiest, driest, and highest continent in the world. It is located mostly to the south of the Antarctic Circle and has a coastline of approximately 18,000 km. Antarctica is almost entirely covered by a thick ice sheet and accounts for about 90% of the Earth’s ice. If the ice covering the region were to melt ri...
The world's five smallest countries have a combined total area of approximately 110.44 km2, about 36 times smaller than the US’ smallest state (Rhode Island). Vatican City, an enclave within Rome, Italy, is the smallest country in the world with a total area of approximately 0.44 km2. It is interesting to note that Vatican City is only about 0.7 ti...
Some of the countries existing today as individual states once existed as one large sovereign state or empire. However, due to war, conflicts, uprising, rebellion, and annexation, these sovereign states dissolved into individual states. Some of these previously large countries or empires that no longer exist are;
The following table shows the area of territories and dependencies. These geographic entities are not strictly considered to be countries, but rather are related to other countries. Source: United Nations Statistics
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1 day ago · The United States is the fourth largest country in the world in area (after Russia, Canada, and China). The national capital is Washington, which is coextensive with the District of Columbia, the federal capital region created in 1790.
Oct 20, 2019 · A Visual Comparison of the World's Largest Countries. Illustration by Hugo Lin. ThoughtCo. If you take a look at a globe or a map of the world, it's not too hard to find the largest country, Russia. Covering more than 6.5 million square miles and stretching 11 time zones, no other nation can match Russia for sheer size.
The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world after , and . With an area of 9.53 million km², it stretches across North America from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east. They border Canada to the north and to the south.
