9th place: Kazakhstan is a state with an area of 2,724,902 km², located in the center of Eurasia, most of which belongs to Asia, and the smaller part to Europe. Kazakhstan is the fourth largest country in Asia.
8th place: Argentina is a state in South America with an area of 2 766 890 km ².Argentina is the second largest country in South America. Argentina claims a part of the territory of Antarctica, but it does not join the general territory of the country. According to international norms, Antarctica is a neutral territory.
7th place: India is a state in South Asia with an area of 3,287,263 km².India is the third largest country in Asia.
6th place: Australia is a state in the Southern Hemisphere occupying the mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania and several other islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The area of Australia is 7 692 024 km ².
5th place: Brazil is a state in South America with an area of 8 514 877 km ².Brazil - is the largest country in South America .
4th place: United States of America is the second largest state in North America. You can find different data on the area of the United States. The CIA's World Fact Book calls the number 9,826,675 km², which puts the United States in third place among the countries of the world, but the CIA figures take into account the area of territorial waters( 5.6 km from the coasts).Encyclopedia Britannica indicates the area of the United States without taking into account territorial and coastal waters - 9,526,468 km².Thus, the US is still smaller than China in terms of area.
3rd place: China is a state in East Asia with an area of 9,598,077 km²( including Hong Kong and Macau).China is the second largest country in Asia.
2nd place: Canada is the largest state in North America with an area of 9 984 670 km ².
The largest country in the world - Russia , its area for 2014( after the accession of the Crimea) is 17,124,442 km².Russia is at the same time in Europe and in Asia. The area of the European part of Russia is about 3.986 million km2, which is much larger than the area of any European country. The European part of Russia is about 40% of the territory of the whole of Europe. In Asia, 77% of the territory of Russia is located, the Asian part of Russia has an area of 13.1 million km², which is also larger than the area of any Asian country. Thus, Russia is the largest country in Europe and Asia.
Map of Russia in 2014( with the Crimea):
Russia( with the Crimea) on the globe:
see also The largest countries of Europe
The largest countries in the world by continents and parts of the world
The largest country in Asia is Russia( the area of the European part of Russia3,986 million km²)
The largest country in Europe is Russia( the area of the Asian part of Russia is 13.1 million km²)
The largest country in Africa is Algeria( 2.38 million sq. Km)
The largest country in South America is Brazil8.51 million km²)
The largest country in North America -Anada( . area of 9.98 million square kilometers)
largest country in Oceania - Australia( area of 7.69 million square kilometers.)
biggest country in the world by population
10th place: Japan is an island nation in East Asia with a population of 127.2 million people.
9 place: Russia - the population of 146 million people.
8th place: Bangladesh is a state in South Asia with a population of 163.6 million people.
7 place: Nigeria is a country in West Africa with a population of 174.5 million people.
6th place: Pakistan is a state in South Asia with a population of 193.2 million people.
5th place: Brazil - the population of 201 million people.
4th place: Indonesia is a country in South-East Asia with a population of 251.1 million people.
3rd place: the United States - the population of 316.6 million people.
2 place: India - the population of 1.22 billion people.
The world's largest population in the world is China. The population is 1.349 billion people.
The largest population in the world according to continents and parts of the world
The largest population of Asia - China( 1.349 billion people)
The largest population of Europe in Europe is Russia( the population of the European part of Russia is 114.2 million people).
The largest population in Africa is Nigeria( 174.5 million)
The largest population of South America is Brazil( 201 million people).
The largest population of North America is the USA( 316.6 millionpeople)
The largest population of Oceania is Australia( 22.2 million people)
see also The smallest countries in the world
In this article will be presented the largest countries in the world, both in terms of area and population.
The largest countries in terms of area
10th place: Algeria is a state in North Africa with an area of 2 381 740 km ².Algeria - is the largest country in Africa, .
