TOP 10 Countries in Area
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,242 sqkm | 11.5% | Northern Asia and Europe | ||
| Note: The largest country in the world--and growing (Crimea). | ||||||
| Antarctica | 14,200,000 sqkm | 9.4% | South Pole | |||
| Note: Antarctica is not a country but the world's southernmost continent. | ||||||
| 2 | Canada | 9,984,670 sqkm | 6.7% | North America | ||
| Note: Largest nation in the Western Hemisphere by area and the country with the longest coastline in the world. | ||||||
| 3 | United States Contiguous United States | 9,833,516 sqkm 8,081,867 sqkm | 6.5% | North America | ||
| Note: Includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia (aka Washington D.C.), without unincorporated territories of the United States and the like. Figure includes coastal and territorial waters of the United States. See also US States by Area | ||||||
| 4 | PR China | 9,597,000 sqkm | 6.4% | Eastern Asia | ||
| Note: Second-largest Asian country (after the Asian part of Russia). Total of separate UN figures for Mainland China (9,596,961 km²) exclusive Hong Kong (1,104 km²), Macao (29 km²) and Taiwan and all disputed territories. | ||||||
| 5 | Brazil | 8,514,877 sqkm | 5.7% | South America | ||
| Note: Largest country in both South America and the Southern Hemisphere. | ||||||
| 6 | Australia | 7,692,024 sqkm | 5.2% | Australia /Oceania | ||
| Note: Australia is the only country that is a coterminous with a continent. It is also the largest country without a land-border to neighbors and it is the largest country located entirely within the southern hemisphere. | ||||||
| -- | European Union | 3,928,273 sqkm | 2.6% | Europe | ||
| Note: Size of the European Union without French overseas territories. (although they are considered part of the EU) | ||||||
| -- | European Russia | 3,960,000 sqkm | 2.6% | Europe | ||
| Note: Largest European country, 77% of Russia's population live in the European part of Russia, three-fourths of the entire population of the country. | ||||||
| 7 | India | 3,287,263 sqkm | 2.3% | South Central Asia | ||
| Note: Figure includes 120,849 km² of disputed territories with Pakistan and China. Third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). | ||||||
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 sqkm | 2% | South America | ||
| Note: Second-largest country in South America. | ||||||
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 sqkm | 1.8% | South Central Asia | ||
| Note: Largest landlocked country in the world. It has a shoreline at the Caspian Sea but no access to the high seas. | ||||||
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,741 sqkm | 1.6% | North Africa | ||
| Note: Since the divide of Sudan, Algeria is now the largest country in Africa. | ||||||
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