List
of the 100 largest countries by total area
Rank
|
Country
|
Total area in sq
km(sq miles)
|
Continent
|
1
|
Russia
|
17,098,242(6,601,668)
|
Asia / Europe
|
2
|
Canada
|
9,984,670(3,855,100)
|
North America
|
3
|
United States(incl. overseas territories)
|
9,857,348(3,805,943)
|
North America
|
4
|
China
|
9,596,961(3,705,407)
|
Asia
|
5
|
Brazil
|
8,515,770(3,287,957)
|
South America
|
6
|
Australia(incl. overseas territories)
|
7,741,220(2,988,902)
|
Australia and Oceania
|
7
|
India
|
3,287,263(1,269,219)
|
Asia
|
8
|
Argentina
|
2,780,400(1,073,518)
|
South America
|
9
|
Kazakhstan
|
2,724,900(1,052,090)
|
Asia / Europe
|
10
|
Algeria
|
2,381,741(919,595)
|
Africa
|
11
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
2,344,858(905,355)
|
Africa
|
12
|
Denmark(inc. Greenland, Faroe Islands)
|
2,210,573(853,507)
|
Europe / North America
|
13
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2,149,690(830,000)
|
Asia
|
14
|
Mexico
|
1,964,375(758,449)
|
North America
|
15
|
Indonesia
|
1,904,569(735,358)
|
Asia
|
16
|
Sudan
|
1,861,484(718,723)
|
Africa
|
17
|
Libya
|
1,759,540(679,362)
|
Africa
|
18
|
Iran
|
1,648,195(636,372)
|
Asia
|
19
|
Mongolia
|
1,564,116(603,909)
|
Asia
|
20
|
Peru
|
1,285,216(496,225)
|
South America
|
21
|
Chad
|
1,284,000(495,755)
|
Africa
|
22
|
Niger
|
1,267,000(489,191)
|
Africa
|
23
|
Angola
|
1,246,700(481,354)
|
Africa
|
24
|
Mali
|
1,240,192(478,841)
|
Africa
|
25
|
South Africa
|
1,219,090(470,693)
|
Africa
|
26
|
Colombia
|
1,141,748(440,831)
|
South America
|
27
|
Ethiopia
|
1,104,300(426,373)
|
Africa
|
28
|
Bolivia
|
1,098,581(424,164)
|
South America
|
29
|
Mauritania
|
1,030,700(397,955)
|
Africa
|
30
|
Egypt
|
1,001,450(386,662)
|
Africa
|
31
|
Tanzania
|
947,300(365,755)
|
Africa
|
32
|
Nigeria
|
923,768(356,669)
|
Africa
|
33
|
Venezuela
|
912,050(352,144)
|
South America
|
34
|
Namibia
|
824,292(318,261)
|
Africa
|
35
|
Mozambique
|
799,380(308,642)
|
Africa
|
36
|
Pakistan
|
796,095(307,374)
|
Asia
|
37
|
Turkey
|
783,562(302,535)
|
Asia / Europe
|
38
|
Chile
|
756,096(291,930)
|
South America
|
39
|
Zambia
|
752,612(290,585)
|
Africa
|
40
|
Myanmar
|
676,578(261,228)
|
Asia
|
41
|
Afghanistan
|
652,230(251,827)
|
Asia
|
42
|
South Sudan
|
644,329(248,777)
|
Africa
|
43
|
France(incl. overseas territories)
|
643,801(248,573)
|
Europe
|
44
|
Somalia
|
637,657(246,201)
|
Africa
|
45
|
Central African Republic
|
622,984(240,535)
|
Africa
|
46
|
Ukraine
|
603,500(233,012)
|
Europe
|
47
|
Madagascar
|
587,041(226,658)
|
Africa
|
48
|
Botswana
|
581,730(224,607)
|
Africa
|
49
|
Kenya
|
580,367(224,081)
|
Africa
|
50
|
Yemen
|
527,968(203,850)
|
Asia
|
51
|
Thailand
|
513,120(198,117)
|
Asia
|
52
|
Spain
|
505,600(195,213)
|
Europe
|
53
|
Turkmenistan
|
488,100(188,456)
|
Asia
|
54
|
Cameroon
|
475,440(183,568)
|
Africa
|
55
|
Papua New Guinea
|
462,840(178,703)
|
Australia and Oceania
|
56
|
Sweden
|
450,295(173,860)
|
Europe
|
57
|
Uzbekistan
|
447,400(172,742)
|
Asia
|
58
|
Morocco
|
446,550(172,410)
|
Africa
|
59
|
Iraq
|
438,317(169,235)
|
Asia
|
60
|
Paraguay
|
406,752(157,048)
|
South America
|
61
|
Zimbabwe
|
390,757(150,872)
|
Africa
|
62
|
Norway(incl. overseas territories)
|
385,203(148,727)
|
Europe
|
63
|
Japan
|
377,915(145,914)
|
Asia
|
64
|
Germany
|
357,022(137,847)
|
Europe
|
65
|
Republic of the Congo
|
342,000(132,047)
|
Africa
|
66
|
Finland(incl. Aland Islands)
|
338,435(130,670)
|
Europe
|
67
|
Vietnam
|
331,210(127,881)
|
Asia
|
68
|
Malaysia
|
330,800(127,722)
|
Asia
|
69
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
322,463(124,504)
|
Africa
|
70
|
Poland
|
312,679(120,726)
|
Europe
|
71
|
Oman
|
309,500(119,499)
|
Asia
|
72
|
Italy
|
301,340(116,348)
|
Europe
|
73
|
Philippines
|
300,000(115,831)
|
Asia
|
74
|
Ecuador
|
283,561(109,483)
|
South America
|
75
|
Burkina Faso
|
274,220(105,877)
|
Africa
|
76
|
New Zealand(incl. overseas territories)
|
268,527(103,679)
|
Australia and Oceania
|
77
|
Gabon
|
267,667(103,347)
|
Africa
|
78
|
United Kingdom(incl. overseas territories)
|
261,780(101,074)
|
Europe
|
79
|
Guinea
|
245,860(94,927)
|
Africa
|
80
|
Uganda
|
241,550(93,263)
|
Africa
|
81
|
Ghana
|
238,540(92,101)
|
Africa
|
82
|
Romania
|
238,391(92,043)
|
Europe
|
83
|
Laos
|
236,800(91,429)
|
Asia
|
84
|
Guyana
|
214,970(83,000)
|
South America
|
85
|
Belarus
|
207,600(80,155)
|
Europe
|
86
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
199,951(77,201)
|
Asia
|
87
|
Senegal
|
196,722(75,955)
|
Africa
|
88
|
Syria
|
185,180(71,498)
|
Asia
|
89
|
Cambodia
|
181,035(69,898)
|
Asia
|
90
|
Uruguay
|
176,220(68,039)
|
South America
|
91
|
Suriname
|
163,820(63,251)
|
South America
|
92
|
Tunisia
|
163,610(63,170)
|
Africa
|
93
|
Nepal
|
147,181(56,827)
|
Asia
|
94
|
Bangladesh
|
143,998(55,598)
|
Asia
|
95
|
Tajikistan
|
143,100(55,251)
|
Asia
|
96
|
Greece
|
131,990(50,962)
|
Europe
|
97
|
Nicaragua
|
130,370(50,336)
|
North America
|
98
|
North Korea
|
120,540(46,541)
|
Asia
|
99
|
Malawi
|
118,484(45,747)
|
Africa
|
100
|
Eritrea
|
117,600(45,406)
|
Africa
|
