| Country/Territory |
Area (km2) |
% of Total |
Continent/Region |
Notes |
| Earth |
148,940,000 |
100% |
Solar System |
Total land coverage (29.2% of Earth’s surface) |
| Russia |
17,098,242 |
11.5% |
Asia/Europe |
Largest country in the world EB:17,075,400 km2 |
| Canada |
9,984,670 |
6.7% |
America, North |
Largest country in the western hemisphere. Longest coastline. EB:
9,984,670 km2 |
| U.S. |
9,629,091 |
6.5% |
America, North |
Includes only the 50 states and the district of Columbia. the
total area is listed as 9,826,630 km2 by the CIA World Factbook.
EB:9,522,055 km2 |
| PR China |
9,598,094 |
6.4% |
Asia, Eastern |
Second largest asian country (after asian part of Russia). Total
of separate UN figures for Mainland China (9,596,961) inclusive Hong
Kong SAR (1,104 km2) and Macau (29 km2). (Excludes all disputed
territories). EB: 9,572,900 km2. |
| Brazil |
8,514,877 |
5.7% |
America, South |
Largest country in South America, and in the southern
hemisphere. EB: 8,514,877 km2. |
| Australia |
7,692,024 |
5.2% |
Australia/Oceania |
Australia is the only country that is coterminous with a
continent. Largest country without a land-border to neighbours.
Largest country in Oceania. Eb: 7,692,208 km2. |
| India |
3,287,263 |
2.3% |
Asia, South-Central |
disputed territories with Pakistan and China. Third-largest
country in Asia (after Russia and China). EB: 3,166,414 km2. |
| Argentina |
2,780,400 |
2% |
America South |
Second largest country in South America,EB: 2,780,403 km2. |
| Kazakhstan |
2,724,900 |
1.8% |
Asia,South-Central |
Largest landlocked country in the world. EB: 2,724,900 km2 |
| Sudan |
2,505,813 |
1.7% |
Africa,Northern |
Largest country in Africa. EB: 2,505,810 km2. |
