Largest countries in the world
The largest country in the world by area is Russia (17,098,242 km²), ahead of Canada (9,984,670 km²) and China (9,706,961 km²). The table shows the top 30 with flag, capital and continent. It counts the 195 independent countries; area from mledoze/countries, population from the World Bank (2024).
The top 30
| # | Country | Capital | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | Moscow | 17,098,242 km² |
| 2 |  Canada | Ottawa | 9,984,670 km² |
| 3 |  China | Beijing | 9,706,961 km² |
| 4 |  United States | Washington, D.C. | 9,372,610 km² |
| 5 |  Brazil | Brasília | 8,515,767 km² |
| 6 |  Australia | Canberra | 7,692,024 km² |
| 7 |  India | New Delhi | 3,287,590 km² |
| 8 |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2,780,400 km² |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan | Astana | 2,724,900 km² |
| 10 |  Algeria | Algiers | 2,381,741 km² |
| 11 |  DR Congo | Kinshasa | 2,344,858 km² |
| 12 |  Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 2,149,690 km² |
| 13 |  Mexico | Mexico City | 1,964,375 km² |
| 14 |  Indonesia | Jakarta | 1,904,569 km² |
| 15 |  Sudan | Khartoum | 1,886,068 km² |
| 16 |  Libya | Tripoli | 1,759,540 km² |
| 17 |  Iran | Tehran | 1,648,195 km² |
| 18 |  Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 1,564,110 km² |
| 19 |  Peru | Lima | 1,285,216 km² |
| 20 |  Chad | N'Djamena | 1,284,000 km² |
| 21 |  Niger | Niamey | 1,267,000 km² |
| 22 |  Angola | Luanda | 1,246,700 km² |
| 23 |  Mali | Bamako | 1,240,192 km² |
| 24 |  South Africa | Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein | 1,221,037 km² |
| 25 |  Colombia | Bogotá | 1,141,748 km² |
| 26 |  Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 1,104,300 km² |
| 27 |  Bolivia | Sucre | 1,098,581 km² |
| 28 |  Mauritania | Nouakchott | 1,030,700 km² |
| 29 |  Egypt | Cairo | 1,002,450 km² |
| 30 |  Tanzania | Dodoma | 945,087 km² |
Quiz: Largest countries in the world
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