List of top 10 countries by area
The measurement of total area is the sum of land and inland water bodies(lakes, rivers, reservoirs).
Rank |
Country | Total area in km2 |
Water % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Russia | 17,098,242 | 4.21 | Largest country in the world. |
-- |
Antarctica | 14,000,000 | 0 | 13,720,000 km2 (98%) of land area is covered by ice. |
2 |
Canada | 9,984,670 | 8.93 | Largest country in the Americas. |
3 |
China | 9,706,961 | 1.41 | Largest country situated entirely in Asia. |
4 |
United States | 9,629,091 | 2.23 | |
5 |
Brazil | 8,515,767 | 0.65 | The largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere. Largest contiguous territory in the Americas. |
6 |
Australia | 7,692,024 | 0.76 | The largest country in Oceania, the largest country without land borders, and the largest country wholly in the Southern Hemisphere. |
7 |
India | 3,287,590 | 9.55 | |
8 |
Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1.57 | |
9 |
Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 0.92 | Largest landlocked country. |
10 |
Algeria | 2,381,741 | 0 | Largest country in Africa. |
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Created At: 08 March, 2014
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