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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 a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area. The entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories .
Not surprisingly, the largest country in the world is Russia, which spans a vast 17,098,250 km² across Eastern Europe and Asia. 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.
List of countries by area. Dymaxion map projection with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's sovereign states and their dependent territories by total area, land area and water area, ranked by total area. The 10 largest countries occupy 25% of the world. Russia (11.5%)
Dec 4, 2023 · Canada, the globe's second-largest nation, extends across 9.984 million square kilometers. This space covers five time zones, borders the United States along 7,885 km (4,900 miles), and envelops 243,042 km ( 151,019 miles) of coastline, a global high.
May 1, 2024 · With a total area of 6,592,850 square miles (17,075,400 square km), Russia is the world’s largest country. A distant second is Canada, with 3,855,103 square miles (9,984,670 square km). At the opposite end is Vatican City, which is the world’s smallest country.
The leading country in land reclamation is China; since 1949, the People's Republic has created a large amount of artificial land, estimated at more than 13,000 km², roughly the size of the Bahamas.
