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largest countries

No.

Country

Area sq km

sq mi

1 Largest country in Asia and in Europe

2 Largest in North America

3 Excluding Taiwan

4 Largest in South America

5 Largest in Oceania

6 Excluding parts of Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan and China

7 Largest country in Africa

1.

Russia1

17,075,400

6,595,830

2.

Canada2

9,970,610

3,849,660

3.

USA

9,809,155

3,787,319

4.

China3

9,536,720

3,682,130

5.

Brazil4

8,547,400

3,300,410

6.

Australia5

7,682,300

2,966,145

7.

India6

3,165,595

1,222,332

8.

Argentina

2,780,400

1,073,596

9.

Kazakstan

2,717,300

1,049,155

10.

Sudan7

2,505,813

967,570

11.

Algeria

2,381,741

919,662

12.

Zaïre

2,344,885

905,365

13.

Saudi Arabia

2,149,690

829,998

14.

Mexico

1,967,183

759,589

15.

Indonesia

1,919,443

741,098

16.

Libya

1,759,540

679,358

17.

Iran

1,648,000

636,346

18.

Mongolia

1,566,500

604,250

19.

Peru

1,285,216

496,223

20.

Chad

1,284,000

495,790


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