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9,596,960 km2
Geography of China
Region | East Asia |
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Area | Ranked 3rd/4th |
• Total | 9,596,960 km2 (3,705,410 sq mi) |
• Land | 97.2% |
• Water | 2.8% |
The 30 largest countries in the world by total area (in square kilometers)
Characteristic | Area in square kilometers |
---|---|
Russia | 17,098,242 |
Canada | 9,984,670 |
USA | 9,833,517 |
China | 9,596,960 |
The United States occupies a total area of about 3.8 million square miles while China has an area of approximately 3.7million square miles. However, China has a bigger land area than the United States. The Chinese land area is about 2.2% bigger than the United States (3.5 million square miles).
Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Countries Compared. Sq. DEFINITION: Land area is a country’s total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.”.
India ranked first for area > land amongst Densely populated countries in 2008. Canada has ranked in the top 5 for area > land since 2005. United Kingdom ranked first for area > land amongst UK and its territories in 2008.
China has illegally occupied a 38,000 sq km of India’s land in Aksai Chin. In the Eastern sector, China also claims approximately 90,000 square kilometers of Indian Territory in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The central sector, which mostly covers the state of Uttarakhand, India has a 545 km-long boundary with China.
With an area of 17,125,200 square km, Russia is Asia’s largest country. Asia has over 50 countries, all of which vary considerably in size. Asia is the largest continent in the world with an area of 17,212,048 square miles. The continent is home to some of the biggest countries (Russia) and the smallest countries (the Maldives).