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By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area alone, however, Canada ranks fourth, due to having the world’s largest proportion of fresh water lakes.
Brazil
Brazil: Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world. The area covered by Brazil is 8,515,767 square kilometres.
The 100 Smallest Countries in the World
Rank | Country | Total are in km2 (mi2) |
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1 | Vatican City | 0.49 km2 (0.19 mi2) |
2 | Monaco | 2.02 km2 (0.78 mi2) |
3 | Nauru | 21 km2 (8.1 mi2) |
4 | Tuvalu | 26 km2 (10 mi2) |
In sum, according to older versions of the CIA World Factbook (from 1982 to 1996), the U.S. was listed as the world’s fourth-largest country (after Russia, Canada, and China) with a total area of 9,372,610 km 2. However, in the 1997 edition, the U.S. added coastal waters to its total area (increasing it to 9,629,091 km 2).
Australia Australia is the sixth largest country in the world with an area of 7,682,300 square kilometers. It is also one of the most sparsely populated on the planet. The average population density is about 2 people per square kilometer. The reason is that the interior is occupied by dry and barren desert.
Here is a list of the top ten largest countries by area in square miles: Russia (6,599,921 square miles) Canada (3,854,083 square miles) China (3,746,887 square miles)
The Algerian Sahara, the largest expanse of Saharan desert. Algeria, at 2.38 million square kilometers, is the tenth-largest country in the world by area and the only African country in the top 10.