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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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