Top ten world largest Country by Area in the world 2021 ll Top 10 biggest countries by area in world
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Russia 17,098,242 11.5% Northern Asia and Eastern Europe
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The largest country in the world--and growing (Crimea).
-- -- Antarctica 14,200,000 9.4% South Pole
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Antarctica is not a country but the world's southernmost continent. It is the only continent in the world without a permanent population.
-- North Asia 13,138,000 8.8% Northern Asia
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North Asia, also Northern Asia or Asian Russia, consists of the area of the Russian Federation east of the Ural Mountains: the Ural region, Siberia, and the Russian Far East. (see map)
-- European Flag Europe 10,180,000 6.8% Europe
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Includes all European countries and the European part of transcontinental countries such as Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
2 Canada 9,984,670 6.7% North America
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The largest nation in the Western Hemisphere by area and the country with the longest coastline in the world.
3 United States
Contiguous United States
9,833,517
8,081,867 6.5%
North America
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The figure includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia (aka Washington D.C.), excluding the United States' unincorporated territories and the like. Size includes the coastal and territorial waters of the United States.
See also US States by Area
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PR China 9,597,000 6.4% Eastern Asia
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The 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 other disputed territories.
— Australia (continent) 8,600,000 5.8% Oceania
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The Australian continent consists of the landmasses which sit on Australia's continental plate. The smallest continent includes mainland Australia and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea.
5 Brazil 8,514,877 5.7% South America
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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Southern Hemisphere.
6 Australia (country) 7,692,024 5.2% Australia /Oceania
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Australia is the only country that is coterminous with a continent. It is also by far the largest country without a land-border to neighbors, and it is the largest country located entirely within the southern hemisphere.
-- European Flag European Union 3,928,273 2.6% Europe
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Size of the European Union without French overseas territories. (Although they are considered part of the EU; see a Map of the EU)
-- European Russia 3,960,000 2.6% Europe
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The European part of Russia occupies the largest territorial area in Europe. 77% of Russia's population live in the European part of Russia, three-fourths of the entire population of the country. (see map)
7 India 3,287,263 2.3% South Central Asia
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Figure includes 120,849 km² of disputed territories with Pakistan and China. The third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China).
8 Argentina 2,780,400 2% South America
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The second-largest country in South America.
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1.8% South Central Asia
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The 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 1.6% North Africa
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Since the divide of Sudan, Algeria is now the largest country in Africa.
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