Big numbers have always fascinated humanity, and if these numbers feed national pride, even more so. It is an honor to be the largest country in Europe, but it is a hundred times more honorable to occupy one of the world's largest territories. What is the largest country in the world? Readers will find out the answer from our rating, which lists the largest countries in the world.
10. Algeria (2.4 million km2)
The largest country in Africa opens the top 10 largest countries by area. Almost 80% of the territory of Algeria is occupied by the Sahara Desert, so the most inhabited part of the country is the coast. Algeria also boasts the deepest cave on the African continent - Anu Ifflis, whose depth is 1170 meters.
9.Kazakhstan (2.7 million km2)
The second place among the CIS countries and the ninth in the world in terms of occupied territory is given to Kazakhstan - the largest state among the Turkic-speaking countries. It is also the largest country in the world without access to the World Ocean. But Kazakhstan did not remain completely without seas - on its territory there are two large inland seas, the Caspian and Aral, the first of which is considered the largest closed body of water on Earth.
8. Argentina (2.8 million km2)
The eighth largest country in the world is Argentina - the second largest state in Latin America. In terms of population, it is second only to Brazil and Colombia.
7. India (3.3 million km2)
Although India only ranks seventh in terms of land area, it is in second place in terms of population. In India, 3.3 million km2 more than 1.3 billion people live, and according to statistics, the population continues to grow. One km2 India has 357 people!
6. Australia (7.7 million km2)
If India occupies its own peninsula entirely, then Australia has its own continent. Australia's total area of 5.9 million km2 (in total, the country accounts for 5% of the total surface surface of the Earth), and only 24 million people live on it. It is the largest country in Oceania. Australia is also famous for its quality of life - in the ranking of the human development index, the homeland of the kangaroo is in second place.
5. Brazil (8.5 million km2)
The largest state in Latin America has an area of 8.5 million km2, on which 2.67% of the total population of the earth is located relatively spacious, namely more than 205 million people. These criteria make Brazil the largest Catholic country in the world. And also the largest river on Earth, the Amazon River, flows in Brazil.
4. USA (9.5 million km2)
US area - 9.5 million km2, and the population is 325 million people (fourth place on the planet, second only to India and China). Due to its size and length, the United States is the only country in the world that can boast a full range of climatic zones in its territory, from the tropics to the arctic tundra.
3. China (9.6 million km2)
A large state has a large population. Although China is in third place in terms of area (or rather, the United States and China dispute the third and fourth places depending on whether the disputed territories are considered to belong to China or not), it has long been in first place in terms of population - on an area of 9.6 million km2 1.38 billion people live.However, it is possible that India will soon become the leader in terms of population, as China entered the phase of the second demographic transition, characterized by a decline in the birth rate. As of December 2016, India lags behind China by only 82 million.
2. Canada (10 million km2)
The largest country in America. It is interesting that the second largest state in the world, in terms of population is only 38th - on an area of 9.98 million km2 is home to 36 million people. The Canadian population density is only 3.41 people per km2. 75% of Canada's territory is located in the north, and the largest number of the population is in the south of the country, which is more climate-friendly.
1.Russia (17.1 million km2)
And the largest country in the world in terms of territory is still Russia, its total area is 17 million km2... The length of the Russian border is almost 61 thousand kilometers, and due to this length it borders on eighteen other countries. 1/6 of the land is home to 146.5 million people (ninth place in the world in terms of population). The climatic diversity of Russia is second only to the United States - from the arctic climatic zone to the subtropical.