The Twenty Largest Countries in Area in the World
Here's a listing of the twenty largest countries in the world by area, in both square kilometers and square miles.
1. Russia: 17,075,200 km2 (6,591,027 mi2)
2. Canada: 9,984,670 km2 (3,854,082 mi2)
3. United States: 9,631,418 km2 (3,717,727 mi2)
4. China: 9,596,960 km2 (3,704,426 mi2)
5. Brazil: 8,511,965 km2 (3,285,618 mi2)
6. Australia: 7,686,850 km2 (2,967,124 mi2)
7. India: 3,287,590 km2 (1,269,009 mi2)
8. Argentina: 2,766,890 km2 (1,068,019 mi2)
9. Kazakhstan: 2,717,300 km2 (1,048,877 mi2)
10. Sudan: 2,505,810 km2 (967,243 mi2)
http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/bigcountries.htm
2006-10-13 14:03:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Russia
2006-10-14 07:36:30
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answered by jamal531 1
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Russia, to aall the people who answered China , it has the most people, it doesn't even compare to the size of Russia. Russia takes up most of the Northeren Asia, the second largest country is Canada, with US as third place
2006-10-14 14:06:07
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answered by Anonymous
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It is not Biggest should be largest.
The Largest country Russia 17,098,242 sq. km(@)
(@)This is as recognized by the United Nations. Total areas are included, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Marine internal waters, territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included.
The Largest country by population-People's Republic of China (*)Population - 1,315,000,000 - 20.28% of world's population.
(*)This is arrived using the most recently available official figures.
2006-10-13 23:27:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Russia
2006-10-13 12:53:57
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answered by ... 6
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Russia has the largest area.
2006-10-13 12:53:07
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answered by Glenn N 5
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Russia (U.S.S.R.) has the largest area of any country on earth, at 17,075,200 square kilometers. China has the largest population (over 1 billion).
2006-10-13 13:59:47
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answered by Stan 5
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the largest country in the world is Russia, even though it has lost much of its kand, when Perystroaka took place, it is still the largest country in the world,
2006-10-14 10:56:20
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answered by monkey luv... 2
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Russia!
2006-10-13 21:24:31
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answered by nalaredneb 7
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Russia.
2006-10-13 18:10:12
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answered by Hardrock 6
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