2006-08-10 15:33:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The three largest countries in the world are Russia, Canada and China. Considering China is also the most populated, and not the largest by land mass, I would rule them out, although a large part of western China is a desert and/or mountains, so likely very few people living there. So that leaves Russia and Canada. Both have vast areas of cold, open space -- Siberia in Russia and the NW Territories/Nunavut/Yukon in Canada -- with their populations concentrated in the West for Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg) and along the US border for Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver). I think it would be close, but Siberia is humongous and probably less developed than Canada's open areas, so I would say Russia.
2006-08-10 15:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by wcivils 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Considering Antarctica isn't a country, it would be out anyway.
(Africa's not a country either)
Your question is a little bit vague, so I am assuming you mean country with land mass available to build on AND economically feasible. (i.e. Not under ice or uninhabitable).
I'd probably say China or Russia. Although the US and Canada still have a large amount of undeveloped land...it's just privately owned.
2006-08-10 22:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by Andy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Russia, Canada, Australia, China, and the countries of the Sahara all have huge huge tracts of land which are currently uninhabited. But they are uninhabited for a reason: they are desert, or frozen tundra. Development of these areas is really not feasible.
Do you mean land that is currently untouched by humans?
Or could we take land that is currently used for agriculture, and build on it? If so, then I think the answer to your question is: the US. The US still has tons of land used for agriculture (think: most of the midwest). We could theoretically urbanize all the farmland in the US and we'd have a long way to go. Of course, this is a totally dumb idea because of the environmental implications, and because we'd then have to import all our food. But its possible.
2006-08-11 02:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by worldpeace 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Russia or Canada. When Russia was part of the Soviet Union it was able to industrialize and expand while Canada is mostly just a bunch of ice in the winter which really eats away at any production (while Russia has ice, the western section doesn't experience as harsh winters as Canada, excluding Siberia. Plus Canada has less population.
2006-08-10 23:23:31 · answer #4 · answered by Josasa 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We're talking countries here.. how about Russia, the USA or Canada.. in response to someone else's answer.. Canada's undeveloped land is not privately owned , it's called Crown Land, and it Publicly owned by the people of Canada ( The Government )
2006-08-11 06:01:41 · answer #5 · answered by Imani 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rank Country Area (km²)
1 Russia 17,098,242
2 Canada 9,970,610
3 United States 9,629,091
4 People's Republic of China (PRC) 9,598,086
5 Brazil 8,514,877
6 Australia 7,741,220
Rank Country / Territory Population (July 2005 UN estimate)
1 People's Republic of China (Mainland) 1,315,844,000
3 United States 298,213,000
5 Brazil 186,405,000
7 Russia 143,202,000
36 Canada 32,268,000 Canada 32,268,000
53 Australia 20,155,000
So if you make the calculation, you get (people per km²)
Russia 8.38
Canada 3.24
United States 30.97
People's Republic of China (PRC) 137.09
Brazil 21.89
Australia 2.60
Obviously the winner should be Australia...
2006-08-10 23:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by armirol 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Russia for sure, In Siberia region
2006-08-11 04:59:05 · answer #7 · answered by valihuciu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Russia gets my vote. Responder armirol has done a nice presentation, but the question does not imply area per person -- simply area.
2006-08-11 01:10:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
australia
2006-08-11 01:37:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
russia ... not even close.
2006-08-10 23:05:20 · answer #10 · answered by cw 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋