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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.
CountryArea (km²)% Of Earth's AreaContinent11.52%11.52%Asia Europe6.73%6.73%North America6.54%6.54%Asia6.31%6.31%North AmericaList 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%)
#Country / DependencyTotal In Km² (mi²)Land In Km² (mi²)29,984,670 (3,855,100)9,093,507 (3,511,023)39,883,517 (3,816,047)9,147,593 (3,531,905)49,596,960 (3,705,410)9,326,410 (3,600,950)58,515,767 (3,287,956)8,358,140 (3,227,100)- Russia - 17,098,242 Km2
- Canada - 9,984,670 Km2
- United States - 9,826,675 Km2
- China 9,596,960 Km2
- Brazil - 8,515,770 Km2
- Australia - 7,741,220 Km2
- India - 3,287,263 Km2
- Argentina - 2,780,400 Km2
- Kazakhstan - 2,724,900 Km2
- Algeria - 2,381,741 Km2
Population: 144,995,000Time zones: UTC +2:00 to +12:00Population: 37,808,000Time Zones: UTC −8:00 to UTC −03:30Population: 339,277,000Time Zones: UTC −10:00 to UTC −5:00Population: 1,413,659,000Time Zones: UTC +8:00Population: 216,285,000Time Zones: UTC −5:00 to UTC −2:00Population: 26,231,000Time Zones: UTC +8:00 to +10:00Population: 1,370,695,000Time Zones: UTC +5:30Population: 46,655,000Time Zones: UTC −3:00Population: 20,086,000Time Zones: UTC +5:00 to +6:00Population: 46,116,000Time Zones: UTC +1:00- Cory Price
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.
