Largest countries in the world

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Top 25

#1

RussiaEurope/Asia

17,098,246 km2Profile

#2

AntarcticaAntarctica

14,000,000 km2Compare

#3

CanadaNorth America

9,984,670 km2Compare

#4

United StatesNorth America

9,833,517 km2Compare

#5

9,600,000 km2Compare

#6

BrazilSouth America

8,510,417 km2Compare

#7

AustraliaAustralia and Oceania

7,692,024 km2Compare

#8

3,287,263 km2Compare

#9

ArgentinaSouth America

2,796,427 km2Compare

#10

2,724,910 km2Compare

#11

2,381,741 km2Compare

#12

Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica

2,345,410 km2Compare

#13

Saudi ArabiaAsia

2,206,714 km2Compare

#14

GreenlandNorth America

2,166,086 km2Compare

#15

MexicoNorth America

1,964,375 km2Compare

#16

1,916,907 km2Compare

#17

SudanAfrica

1,878,000 km2Compare

#18

LibyaAfrica

1,759,540 km2Compare

#19

IranAsia

1,630,848 km2Compare

#20

1,564,116 km2Compare

#21

PeruSouth America

1,285,216 km2Compare

#22

ChadAfrica

1,284,000 km2Compare

#23

NigerAfrica

1,267,000 km2Compare

#24

AngolaAfrica

1,246,700 km2Compare

#25

MaliAfrica

1,240,192 km2Compare