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With an area of 510.1 million km2, planet Earth is one of the largest stars in the universe. However, the Blue Planet is the only one for the time able to shelter life. More than 7 billion humans live there in five continents, which themselves are subdivided into larger nations. Among these are the 20 largest countries in the world in terms of area?
1. Russian Federation
Located on horseback between Europe and Asia, the Russian Federation is the largest nation in the world. With a total area of almost 17,125,191 km2 or 11.5 per cent of the Earth's living area.
Russia is 26 times the size of France , but only has a population of just 3 times greater than that of the Hexagon.
2. Canada
Canada is renowned for its maple syrup, but also for its quality of life and its magnificent National parks . Former British colony, the beaver nation is the second largest in the world with an area of almost 10 million km2 or 6.7% of the living space on Earth.
3. United States
Although they are among the world’s leading nations, the United States is only the third largest country in the world. With an area of 9,629,091 km2, they occupy only 6.4% of the planet’s surface area.
4. People ' s Republic of China
The Middle Empire is a heteroclite of nations and territories or special provinces, all forming in fine the People’s Republic of China. With an area of 9,596,961 km2, China is the fourth largest country in the world.
This area includes China ' s municipalities and special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macao . Concerning the status of Taiwan , it is even more special.
5. Brazil
Brazil is the most economically developed nation and infrastructure in South America. It ranks fifth among the 20 largest countries in the world with a total area of 8,515,767 km2, or 5.7% of the world's living space.
6. Australia
Renowned for its kangaroos, its wild nature well blended with an environment as modern as the countries of the West, Australia is probably one of the most fascinating, intriguing and isolated countries in the world.
With an area of 7,692,060 km2, or 5.2 per cent of the living space on Earth, Australia is the sixth largest nation in the world.
7. India
India is the country of superlatives in terms of geography and demography. The Maharajas country with an area of 3,287,263 km2 (2.3 per cent of the Earth ' s living space) is the seventh largest country in the world.
It is also one of the most populous with more than a billion inhabitants.
8. Argentina
Especially known for offering to the world some of the greatest players in football history (Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi), Argentina is above all an imposing nation that extends over 2,780,400 km2 of land. She is the eighth largest nation in the world.
9. Kazakhstan
Unknown because of its continental enclavement, the Kazakhstan is yet one of the nations that have decided to separate themselves from the Soviet bloc at the time. With a total area of 2,724,910 km2 it is the ninth largest country in the world.
10. Algeria
Especially known for the architectural masterpieces inherited from the colonial period in the cities of Constantine or others, Algeria is the largest country in Africa, but also the tenth largest in the world with an area of 2,381,741 km2. 1.6% of the Earth's surface area.
11. DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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There would probably be no IT without the DRC. Second largest nation in the world, it owns more than 90% of the world reserves of coltan and even cobalt. Two raw materials used, one in the design of hardware parts for computers and smartphones, the other for the design of electric cars batteries.
The DRC is the eleventh largest country in the world with a total area of 2,345,409 km2.
12. Denmark
No one will be surprised to see Denmark appear in this ranking. However, remember that Denmark is not only the small European nation of just 43,000 km2. It is also Greenland with 2,166,086 km2 as well as the Faroe Islands with 1,393 km, a total area of 2,210,573 km2.
Denmark is therefore technically the largest country in Europe.
13. Saudi Arabia
The history of the Middle East is incessantly linked to that of the Saudi Arabia . This Kingdom is the largest country in the Middle East and the thirteenth largest nation in the world with a total area of 2 149,680 km2.
14. Mexico
Mexico is the fourteenth largest country in the world with a total area of 1,964,375 km2.
15. Indonesia
Indonesia is the largest country in South-East Asia, but also the fifteenth largest country in the world with an area of 1,910,931 km2.
16. Sudan
Although excluded from the theatre of nations for political reasons, Sudan is the third largest nation in Africa, and the sixteenth largest in the world with a total area of 1,861,484 km2.
17. Libya
A country rich in terms of raw materials, Libya is the seventeenth largest nation in the world with an area of 1,759,540 km2.
18. Iran
Iran is the second largest country in the Middle East, after Saudi Arabia. This Muslim country has an area of 1,648,195 km2.
19. Mongolia
Mongolia is one of these nations that are very little to speak of them. It is also loaded with raw materials of all kinds, this country of East Asia is 1,564,100 km2 of area.
20. Peru
The third largest country in South America, Peru has an area of 1,285,216 km2.
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