Top 10 Largest Countries In the World
You may think of a country as being a large area of cities, towns, wide-open fields, lakes, and rivers. Many countries on Earth do fit this definition. The smallest countries extent is just a couple of square miles. The biggest is massive. These biggest countries established themselves as contributors to the world's economy, politics to religious influence, most of these countries in the world are surprisingly powerful. Some of them are regional powers. These world’s largest countries have a variety of geography, climate, and forest which provides shelter for wildlife. These countries encompass rainforest, mountains, coastline and desert.
Each country has its boundaries. These boundaries often change from time to time. These borders separate countries from each other by imaginary lines or natural borders. Sometimes, boundaries are the artificial lines that separate one country from another. Natural borders are oceans, seas, rivers, and mountain ranges. Borders are often changing, in history, the geopolitical boundaries change as the centuries pass.
Countries from list are ranked by Total area. According to Wikipedia,
The total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area. Water area is the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies comprising lakes, reservoirs, and rivers within international boundaries and coastlines.
However, rankings change when the countries are ordered by land area only.
By total area including its waters, Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area, Canada ranks fourth, with China and the United States ranking above it, because it has the world's largest amount of fresh water lakes.
The largest country Russia in the world is a seventh time larger than tenth-largest country that is Algeria. All 10 of the world's largest countries occupying total 49% of the earth's entire 149 million square kilometres of land. The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² and a land area of 16,376,870 Km², 11.5 percent of all the land in the entire world is claimed by Russia.
Each country has its boundaries. These boundaries often change from time to time. These borders separate countries from each other by imaginary lines or natural borders. Sometimes, boundaries are the artificial lines that separate one country from another. Natural borders are oceans, seas, rivers, and mountain ranges. Borders are often changing, in history, the geopolitical boundaries change as the centuries pass.
Countries from list are ranked by Total area. According to Wikipedia,
The total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area. Water area is the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies comprising lakes, reservoirs, and rivers within international boundaries and coastlines.
However, rankings change when the countries are ordered by land area only.
By total area including its waters, Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area, Canada ranks fourth, with China and the United States ranking above it, because it has the world's largest amount of fresh water lakes.
The largest country Russia in the world is a seventh time larger than tenth-largest country that is Algeria. All 10 of the world's largest countries occupying total 49% of the earth's entire 149 million square kilometres of land. The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² and a land area of 16,376,870 Km², 11.5 percent of all the land in the entire world is claimed by Russia.
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10. Algeria :-
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the North Africa. It is the tenth-largest country in the world, with an area of 2,381,741 km². It is the largest country by total area in Africa, and by extension, the Arab world. It is bordered by Tunisia to the northeast; by Libya to the east; by Niger to the southeast; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, for an overall land border length of 6,764 km.
Algeria covers an area of 2,381,741 km², with a population of 44 million, and is the ninth-most populous country in Africa. Algeria has 1,622 km of coastline.
The varied vegetation of Algeria includes coastal, mountainous and grassy desert-like regions which all support a wide range of wildlife.
Republic of Kazakhstan is a country
mainly located in Central Asia, a small portion of Kazakhstan is also located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.
Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country and largest landlocked country in the world, With an area of 2,700,000 km² equivalent in size to Western Europe.
It shares land borders with Russia in the north, China in the east, and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south and Caspian Sea in the southwest.
Kazakhstan has an warm summers and very cold winters. There are ten nature reserves and ten national parks in Kazakhstan that provide safe haven for many rare and endangered plants and animals.
Argentine Republic is a country located in the southern half of South America. Argentina is the world's fourth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of 2,780,400 km². It is the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world. It is the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
It shares the land border with Chile across the Andes to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, for an overall land border length of 9,376 km.
Its coastal border over the RÃo de la Plata and South Atlantic Ocean is 5,117 km long. Argentina is divided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital of the nation, Buenos Aires. The states and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina also claims over a part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Argentina has four main climate types including warm, moderate, arid, and cold, all determined by the area across latitude, range in altitude, and relief features. The most populated areas are generally temperate, Argentina has an exceptional amount of climate diversity.
Republic of India is a country located in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country in the world, with covering total area of 3,287,263 km². It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
India's coastline measures 7,517 km in length; of this, 5,423 km belong to peninsular India and 2,094 km to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep island chains. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. Its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar and
Indonesia.
India's land is megadiverse, with four biodiversity hotspots. Its forest covers 21.7% of its area. India is a megadiverse country, which display high biological diversity and contain many species exclusively indigenous, or endemic, to them. India is a habitat for 8.6% of all mammal species, 13.7% of bird species, 7.9% of reptile species, 6% of amphibian species, 12.2% of fish species, and 6.0% of all flowering plant species.
Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country encompassing the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of 7,617,930 km². Australia composed of six states and ten territories.
With population of nearly 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent. Because of its size and isolation Australia is often called as the "island continent" and is sometimes considered the world's largest island. Australia has 34,218 km of coastline.
Australia is the oldest, flattest and driest inhabited continent, with the limited fertile soils. Australia is a megadiverse country, its size gives it a wide diversity of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.
Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. Federative Republic of Brazil, is the world's fifth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of
8,515,767 km². Brazil stretches along four time zones. Brazil is composed of 26 states and the Federal District. Brazil shares land borders with every South American country except Ecuador and
Chile.
Brazil is the longest country in the world, stretching 4,395 km from north to south. Brazil is also the only country in the world that has the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn running through it. Brazilian topography is also mixed which includes hills, mountains, plains, highlands, and scrublands. Much of the landscape lies between 200 metres and 800 metres in elevation.
Brazil has a dense and complicated system of rivers, one of the world's most extensive, with eight major drainage basins, all of which drain into the Atlantic. The climate of Brazil includes a wide range of weather conditions across a large area and differed topography. Brazil hosts six major climatic subtypes: desert, equatorial, tropical, oceanic and subtropical.
People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country located in East Asia. People's Republic of China is the world's fourth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of approximately 9.6 million km². It spans five geographical time zones and borders 14 countries, the second most of any country in the world after Russia. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500 km long.
The country is officially divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to the subtropical forests in the wetter south. China's weather is mainly dominated by dry seasons and wet monsoons.
China is one of 17 megadiverse countries. China has over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, making it the third-most biodiverse country in the world, after Brazil and Colombia.
The United States of America is a country located in North America. USA is the world's third-largest country by total area, with covering area of 9.8 million km². USA shares border with Canada from North and East and Mexico from South. It comprises 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and some minor properties.
Estimated by only land area, the United States is third in size behind Russia and China, just ahead of Canada. The United States, with its large size and geographic variation, includes most climate types.
The U.S. is one of 17 megadiverse countries containing a large amount of endemic species. The United States is home to 428 mammal species, 784 bird species, 311 reptile species, and 295 amphibian species, as well as about 91,000 insect species.
Algeria covers an area of 2,381,741 km², with a population of 44 million, and is the ninth-most populous country in Africa. Algeria has 1,622 km of coastline.
The varied vegetation of Algeria includes coastal, mountainous and grassy desert-like regions which all support a wide range of wildlife.
9. Republic of Kazakhstan :-
Republic of Kazakhstan is a country
mainly located in Central Asia, a small portion of Kazakhstan is also located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.
Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country and largest landlocked country in the world, With an area of 2,700,000 km² equivalent in size to Western Europe.
It shares land borders with Russia in the north, China in the east, and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in the south and Caspian Sea in the southwest.
Kazakhstan has an warm summers and very cold winters. There are ten nature reserves and ten national parks in Kazakhstan that provide safe haven for many rare and endangered plants and animals.
8. Argentine :-
Argentine Republic is a country located in the southern half of South America. Argentina is the world's fourth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of 2,780,400 km². It is the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world. It is the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
It shares the land border with Chile across the Andes to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, for an overall land border length of 9,376 km.
Its coastal border over the RÃo de la Plata and South Atlantic Ocean is 5,117 km long. Argentina is divided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital of the nation, Buenos Aires. The states and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina also claims over a part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Argentina has four main climate types including warm, moderate, arid, and cold, all determined by the area across latitude, range in altitude, and relief features. The most populated areas are generally temperate, Argentina has an exceptional amount of climate diversity.
7. India :-
Republic of India is a country located in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country in the world, with covering total area of 3,287,263 km². It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
India's coastline measures 7,517 km in length; of this, 5,423 km belong to peninsular India and 2,094 km to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep island chains. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. Its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar and
Indonesia.
India's land is megadiverse, with four biodiversity hotspots. Its forest covers 21.7% of its area. India is a megadiverse country, which display high biological diversity and contain many species exclusively indigenous, or endemic, to them. India is a habitat for 8.6% of all mammal species, 13.7% of bird species, 7.9% of reptile species, 6% of amphibian species, 12.2% of fish species, and 6.0% of all flowering plant species.
6. Australia :-
Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country encompassing the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of 7,617,930 km². Australia composed of six states and ten territories.
With population of nearly 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent. Because of its size and isolation Australia is often called as the "island continent" and is sometimes considered the world's largest island. Australia has 34,218 km of coastline.
Australia is the oldest, flattest and driest inhabited continent, with the limited fertile soils. Australia is a megadiverse country, its size gives it a wide diversity of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.
5. Brazil :-
Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. Federative Republic of Brazil, is the world's fifth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of
8,515,767 km². Brazil stretches along four time zones. Brazil is composed of 26 states and the Federal District. Brazil shares land borders with every South American country except Ecuador and
Chile.
Brazil is the longest country in the world, stretching 4,395 km from north to south. Brazil is also the only country in the world that has the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn running through it. Brazilian topography is also mixed which includes hills, mountains, plains, highlands, and scrublands. Much of the landscape lies between 200 metres and 800 metres in elevation.
Brazil has a dense and complicated system of rivers, one of the world's most extensive, with eight major drainage basins, all of which drain into the Atlantic. The climate of Brazil includes a wide range of weather conditions across a large area and differed topography. Brazil hosts six major climatic subtypes: desert, equatorial, tropical, oceanic and subtropical.
4. China :-
People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country located in East Asia. People's Republic of China is the world's fourth-largest country in the world, with covering total area of approximately 9.6 million km². It spans five geographical time zones and borders 14 countries, the second most of any country in the world after Russia. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500 km long.
The country is officially divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to the subtropical forests in the wetter south. China's weather is mainly dominated by dry seasons and wet monsoons.
China is one of 17 megadiverse countries. China has over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, making it the third-most biodiverse country in the world, after Brazil and Colombia.
3. United States of America :-
The United States of America is a country located in North America. USA is the world's third-largest country by total area, with covering area of 9.8 million km². USA shares border with Canada from North and East and Mexico from South. It comprises 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and some minor properties.
Estimated by only land area, the United States is third in size behind Russia and China, just ahead of Canada. The United States, with its large size and geographic variation, includes most climate types.
The U.S. is one of 17 megadiverse countries containing a large amount of endemic species. The United States is home to 428 mammal species, 784 bird species, 311 reptile species, and 295 amphibian species, as well as about 91,000 insect species.
2. Canada :-
Canada is a country located in North America. Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, with covering area of 9.98 million km². Canada extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Canada shares southern and western border with the United States, spreading 8,891 kilometres, is the world's longest bi-national land border.
By total area including its waters, Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area, Canada ranks fourth, because it has the world's largest amount of fresh water lakes. Canada has longest coastline in the world, at 243,042 km. Canada shares a maritime boundary with Greenland to the northeast and with the France's Saint Pierre and Miquelon to the southeast.
Total 42% of its land area covered by forests about 8 percent of the world's forested land. Because of its vast land, Average winter and summer high temperatures across Canada vary from region to region. Winters can be harsh in many parts of the country.
1. Russia :-
Russia or the Russian Federation, is a country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Russia is the largest country in the world, covering a total area of 17,075,200 km² and comprising more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited land area. Russia extends across eleven time zones, and has borders with sixteen independent nations.
It is a transcontinental country spanning much of the landmass of Eurasia, spreading vastly over both Europe and Asia. Russia has the fourth-longest coastline in the world, at 37,653 km. The two most widely separated points in Russia are about 8,000 km long.
Russia is largely covered by Arctic tundra, taiga, mixed and broad-leaf forests, steppe, and semi-desert. Siberia is also largely taiga. About half of Russia's total area is forested, and it has the world's largest forest reserves, known as the "Lungs of Europe", which is second only to the Amazon rainforest in the amount of carbon dioxide it absorbs. There are 266 mammal species and 780 bird species in Russia.
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