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The list of countries by area is the list of the world's countries and their territories by total area. The inputs are realized according to the ISO 3166 standard which includes sovereign states and dependent territories .
Country / DependencyTotal In Km² (mi²)Land In Km² (mi²)Water In Km² (mi²)117,098,246 (6,601,670)16,377,742 (6,323,482)29,984,670 (3,855,100)9,093,507 (3,511,023)3 / 49,833,517 (3,796,742)9,147,593 (3,531,905)3 / 49,596,960 (3,705,410)9,326,410 (3,600,950)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).
There are nearly 200 countries in the world, but when it comes to which is the largest, there is no competition. 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).
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 .
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- 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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This page contains the area in squared meters of all the countries in the world. Use the interactive map or the table with countries ranked by area, from largest to smallest. Related page: Largest and smallest countries in the world
The map visualises the world's largest countries by land area size. This list is dominated by countries known not only for their geographical expanses but also for their varied climates, natural resources, and geopolitical influence.
