{"id":1788,"date":"2025-02-09T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T07:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2025-04-09T18:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:22:42","slug":"largest-countries-by-total-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/hi\/geography\/largest-countries-by-total-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore the World&#8217;s Largest Countries by Total Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1788_d551a3-9b alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-carousel kb-gallery-id-1788_d551a3-9b kb-gallery-caption-style-below kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-outlinedark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-blackonlight kt-carousel-dotstyle-outlinedark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7050\" data-slider-gap=\"1px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"1px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"0px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\" data-slider-label=\"Photo Gallery Carousel\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-gallery-carousel splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-scaled.jpg\" data-description=\"Area of Countries - The Charvik\" data-alt=\"Area of Countries - The Charvik\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" alt=\"Area of Countries - The Charvik\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-scaled.jpg\" data-splide-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250408-WA0021-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"data-id=\"2673\" class=\"wp-image-2673 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" data-description=\"Area of Countries - The Charvik\" data-alt=\"Area of Countries in World - The Charvik\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Area of Countries in World - The Charvik\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" data-splide-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png 1080w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"data-id=\"2669\" class=\"wp-image-2669 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" data-description=\"Area of Countries - The Charvik\" data-alt=\"Area - The Charvik\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20667'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  data-splide-lazy=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Area - The Charvik\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png\" data-splide-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area.png 1080w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Largest-Countries-in-the-World-by-total-Area-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"data-id=\"2680\" class=\"wp-image-2680 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key highlights about Earth by Total Area<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earth is a massive planet with the total surface area of 510,072,000&nbsp;Km<sup>2<\/sup>. Only 29.21% earth\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-contrast-border-color\"><tbody><tr><td>Surface Area<\/td><td>510,072,000&nbsp;Km<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Land Area<\/td><td>148,940,000&nbsp;Km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;(29.2%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Water Area<\/td><td>361,132,000&nbsp;Km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;(70.8%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Largest Country<\/td><td>Russia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Smallest Country<\/td><td>Vatican City<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among them, Russia is the largest country with the total area of 17,098,242&nbsp;Km<sup>2<\/sup>. Thus, it alone account for land 11% of the total area of earth. Whereas, Vatican City is the smallest country enclaved within Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Countries by Total Area <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total Area in square kilometre and in&nbsp;Percentage(%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-contrast-border-color\"><thead><tr><th><span style=\"color: #cf2e2e;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">^<\/span><\/th><th><span style=\"color: #cf2e2e;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Countries<\/span><\/th><th><span style=\"color: #cf2e2e;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Area (Km<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/span><\/th><th><span style=\"color: #cf2e2e;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Landmass Share<\/span><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u2013<\/td><td>Earth<\/td><td>510,072,000&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Russia<\/td><td>17,098,242<\/td><td>11 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Canada<\/td><td>9,984,670<\/td><td>6.1 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>China<\/td><td>9,706,961<\/td><td>6.3 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>United States<\/td><td>9,372,610<\/td><td>6.1 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Brazil<\/td><td>8,515,767<\/td><td>5.6 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Australia<\/td><td>7,692,024<\/td><td>5.2 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924<\/td><td>3,287,590<\/td><td>2.0 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Argentina<\/td><td>2,780,400<\/td><td>1.8 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Kazakhstan<\/td><td>2,724,900<\/td><td>1.8 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Algeria<\/td><td>2,381,741<\/td><td>1.6 %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>DR Congo<\/td><td>2,344,858<\/td><td>1.5 %<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 \u2013 Ukraine and Israel \u2013 Palestine war, where both, Ukraine and Gaza lost a huge chunk of their territory to Russia &amp; Israel, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/unstats.un.org\/unsd\/environment\/totalarea.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/unstats.un.org\/unsd\/environment\/totalarea.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> <\/strong>Surface area Report of January 2007<\/a> by United Nations Statistics Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thecharvik.in\/hi\/uncategorized\/largest-countries-by-population\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1928\">Most populated countries in world<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id1788_96e756-18 kt-accordion-has-3-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane1788_86f630-aa\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What is the total area of earth?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total area of earth is 510.1&nbsp;million&nbsp;km\u00b2.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane1788_2b6c2c-cb\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">\u200bWhat are the top 10 largest countries by landmass?\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/environmental\/earth\/geophysics\/largest-countries-in-world-by-area.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Largest countries in the world by area, are Russia, Canada, China, the United States, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, and Algeria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane1788_53970d-02\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">\u200bWhich is the smallest country by total area?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The smallest country by total area is Vatican City, covering just 0.49 km\u00b2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India is the 7th Largest Country in the World.  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