This is a listing of the ten largest countries (by area) in the world. 

Note: Area is provided in square kilometers with an approximation in square miles.

1. Russia: 17,075,200 km² or approximately 6.6 million mi² 
2. Canada: 9,976,140 km² or approximately 3.9million mi² 
3. China: 9,596,960 km² or approximately 3.7 million mi² 
4. United States: 9,372,610 km² or approximately 3.7 million mi² 
5. Brazil: 8,511,965 km² or approximately 3.3 million mi² 
6. Australia: 7,686,850 km² or approximately 3 million mi² 
7. India: 3,287,590 km² or approximately 1.2 million mi² 
8. Argentina: 2,766,890 km² or approximately 1.1 million mi² 
9. Kazakhstan: 2,717,300 km² or approximately 1,050,000 million mi² 
10. Sudan: 2,505,810 km² or approximately 966,000 million mi² 

Learn more about these countries and the other countries of the world by going to www.countrywatch.com.


-- Denise Youngblood Coleman Ph.D.
    Editor in Chief and Executive Vice President
    June, 2007