The World is divided into several giant and tiny nations spanning across different continents, time zones, and climes. One such giant is Russia, which is the largest country geographically extending over Asia & Europe. The territorial vastness of Russia is apparent in its diverse ecosystems ranging from temperate Siberia landscape to extreme tundra region. On the other hand, Vatican City is the smallest country followed by Monaco & Nauru. In the following article, we are going to discuss about Largest countries of the world in terms of total area. As per the United Nations Statistical Division total area of a country comprises land and inland waters. Know more about other Largest Countries by Total Area in the World.
Key highlights about Earth by Total Area
Earth is a massive planet with the total surface area of 510,072,000 Km2. Only 29.21% earthâs total surface area is covered with land and remaining water. Surprisingly, top 10 largest countries of the world hold more than 50% of the total land area.
| Surface Area | 510,072,000 Km2 |
| Total Land Area | 148,940,000 Km2 (29.2%) |
| Total Water Area | 361,132,000 Km2 (70.8%) |
| Largest Country | Russia |
| Smallest Country | Vatican City |
Among them, Russia is the largest country with the total area of 17,098,242 Km2. Thus, it alone account for land 11% of the total area of earth. Whereas, Vatican City is the smallest country enclaved within Rome, Italy.
Countries by Total Area
Total Area in square kilometre and in Percentage(%)
| ^ | Countries | Area (Km2) | Landmass Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Earth | 510,072,000 | â |
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,242 | 11 % |
| 2 | Canada | 9,984,670 | 6.1 % |
| 3 | China | 9,706,961 | 6.3 % |
| 4 | United States | 9,372,610 | 6.1 % |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,515,767 | 5.6 % |
| 6 | Australia | 7,692,024 | 5.2 % |
| 7 | India | 3,287,590 | 2.0 % |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1.8 % |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 1.8 % |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,741 | 1.6 % |
| 11 | DR Congo | 2,344,858 | 1.5 % |
The world is dynamic, the boundaries of patrons keep on changing. For example: In 1991, the USSR disintegrated into several parts, giving others to many new countries. Thus, the total area of countries is also not static. It can be witnessed in the recent, Russia â Ukraine and Israel â Palestine war, where both, Ukraine and Gaza lost a huge chunk of their territory to Russia & Israel, respectively.
Reference
Source: Surface area Report of January 2007 by United Nations Statistics Division
See also: Most populated countries in world
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