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15 Sudan 1,861,484

Formerly the largest country in Africa. It is now the 3rd largest country in Africa

11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858

Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2nd largest country in Africa

12 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690

Largest country in the Middle East

4 USA 9,525,067

Largest country in the Western Hemisphere by land area (second largest by total area, after Canada). Secondary figures for total area and water area denote the inclusion of all coastal and territorial waters into the statistical area

2 Canada 9,984,670

Largest country in the Western Hemisphere by total area (second largest by land area, after United States), with the largest surface area of water. Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only, and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about 1,600,000 km2, or territorial waters of 200,000 km

1 Russia 17,098,246

Largest country in the world (10.995% of the world's landmass); the largest country in Asia; the largest country in Europe.

3 China 9,596,961

Largest country wholly in Asia and second largest country within that continent. Excludes Taiwan, disputed territories with India, and disputed islands in the South China Sea (total 137,296 km2). Figures for total area and water area also exclude all coastal and territorial waters

9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900

Largest landlocked country

18 Mongolia 1,564,110

Largest landlocked country that doesn't border a closed sea

13 Mexico 1,964,375

Second largest, but most populous, Spanish-speaking country and third largest country in North America

10 Algeria 2,381,741

The largest Berber-speaking and Arabic-speaking country and largest country in Africa

5 Brazil 8,515,767

The largest Portuguese-speaking country, the largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest contiguous territory in the Americas

8 Argentina 2,780,400

The largest Spanish-speaking country and second largest country in South America

6 Australia 7,692,024

The largest country in Oceania, the largest country without land borders, and the largest country completely in the Southern Hemisphere

14 Indonesia 1,910,931

The largest country in South-east Asia. The largest archipelagic state and island state in the world by area and population

19 Peru 1,285,216

Third largest Spanish-speaking country and third largest country in South America

7 India 3,287,263

Third largest country in Asia and largest country in South Asia

20 Chad 1,284,000

Third largest landlocked country and largest outside of Asia

16 Libya 1,759,540

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17 Iran 1,648,195

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