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Countries: the largest
Countries: the largest
Deserts: the largest non-polar
Lakes: the largest
Marine territories: exclusive economic zones
Mountains: the highest
Rivers: the longest
000 sq km
Rank
1
Country
Russia
Result
17,098
Rank
2
Country
Canada
Result
9,985
Rank
3
Country
United States
Result
9,832
Rank
4
Country
China
Result
9,563
Rank
5
Country
Brazil
Result
8,516
Rank
6
Country
Australia
Result
7,741
Rank
7
Country
India
Result
3,287
Rank
8
Country
Argentina
Result
2,780
Rank
9
Country
Kazakhstan
Result
2,725
Rank
10
Country
Algeria
Result
2,382
Rank
11
Country
Congo-Kinshasa
Result
2,345
Rank
12
Country
Saudi Arabia
Result
2,150
Rank
13
Country
Mexico
Result
1,964
Rank
14
Country
Indonesia
Result
1,911
Rank
15
Country
Sudan
Result
1,879
Rank
16
Country
Libya
Result
1,760
Rank
17
Country
Iran
Result
1,745
Rank
18
Country
Mongolia
Result
1,564
Rank
19
Country
Peru
Result
1,285
Rank
20
Country
Chad
Result
1,284
Rank
21
Country
Niger
Result
1,267
Rank
22
Country
Angola
Result
1,247
Rank
23
Country
Mali
Result
1,240
Rank
24
Country
South Africa
Result
1,219
Rank
25
Country
Colombia
Result
1,142
Rank
26
Country
Ethiopia
Result
1,104
Rank
27
Country
Bolivia
Result
1,099
Rank
28
Country
Mauritania
Result
1,031
Rank
29
Country
Egypt
Result
1,001
Rank
30
Country
Tanzania
Result
947
Rank
31
Country
Nigeria
Result
924
Rank
32
Country
Venezuela
Result
912
Rank
33
Country
Namibia
Result
824
Rank
34
Country
Mozambique
Result
799
Rank
35
Country
Pakistan
Result
796
Rank
36
Country
Turkey
Result
785
Rank
37
Country
Chile
Result
756
Rank
38
Country
Zambia
Result
753
Rank
39
Country
Myanmar
Result
677
Rank
40
Country
Afghanistan
Result
653
Rank
41
Country
South Sudan
Result
644
Rank
42
Country
Somalia
Result
638
Rank
43
Country
Central African Rep.
Result
623
Rank
44
Country
Ukraine
Result
604
Rank
45
Country
Madagascar
Result
587
Rank
46
Country
Botswana
Result
582
Rank
47
Country
Kenya
Result
580
Rank
48
Country
France
Result
549
Rank
49
Country
Yemen
Result
528
Rank
50
Country
Thailand
Result
513
Rank
51
Country
Spain
Result
506
Rank
52
Country
Turkmenistan
Result
488
Rank
53
Country
Cameroon
Result
475
Rank
54
Country
Papua New Guinea
Result
463
Rank
55
Country
Morocco
Result
447
Rank
Country
Sweden
Result
447
Rank
Country
Uzbekistan
Result
447
Rank
58
Country
Iraq
Result
435
Rank
59
Country
Paraguay
Result
407
Rank
60
Country
Zimbabwe
Result
391
Rank
61
Country
Norway
Result
385
Rank
62
Country
Japan
Result
378
Rank
63
Country
Germany
Result
357
Rank
64
Country
Congo-Brazzaville
Result
342
Rank
65
Country
Finland
Result
338
Rank
66
Country
Malaysia
Result
331
Rank
Country
Vietnam
Result
331
Rank
68
Country
Ivory Coast
Result
322
Rank
69
Country
Poland
Result
313
Rank
70
Country
Oman
Result
310
Rank
71
Country
Italy
Result
301
Rank
72
Country
Philippines
Result
300
Rank
73
Country
Burkina Faso
Result
274
Rank
74
Country
Gabon
Result
268
Rank
Country
New Zealand
Result
268
Rank
76
Country
Ecuador
Result
256
Rank
77
Country
Guinea
Result
246
Rank
78
Country
United Kingdom
Result
244
Rank
79
Country
Uganda
Result
242
Rank
80
Country
Ghana
Result
239
Index key & notes
Notes
Includes freshwater.
Sources: United Nations; World Bank