The Largest Countries in the World by Area: Map & Facts

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The 100 largest countries in the World ranked by their total area in square miles nad km, along know their capital, content and list of countries and territories by land borders.

Map of Largest Countries in the World by Area

The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²) followed by Canada 9,984,670 Km² (3,855,100 mi²), in the 3rd largest country United States (incl. overseas territories) 9,857,348 Km² (3,805,943 mi²), 4th largest country China 9,596,961 Km² (3,705,407 mi²) and Brazil is the 5th place with total area 8,515,770 Km² (3,287,957 mi²).

List of the 100 Largest Countries by Total Area

Rank	Country	Area in Sq. mi	Area in Sq. Km	Capital	Continent	Bordering countries by land
1	Russia	6,601,668	17,098,242	Moscow	Asia / Europe	Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Ukraine
2	Canada	3,855,100	9,984,670	Ottawa	North America	United States
3	United States(incl. overseas territories)	3,805,943	9,857,348	Washington, D.C.	North America	Canada, Mexico
4	China	3,705,407	9,596,961	Beijing	Asia	Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
5	Brazil	3,287,957	8,515,770	Brasilia	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, France (French Guiana), Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
6	Australia(incl. overseas territories)	2,988,902	7,741,220	Canberra	Australia and Oceania	-
7	India	1,269,219	3,287,263	New Delhi	Asia	Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
8	Argentina	1,073,518	2,780,400	Buenos Aires	South America	Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
9	Kazakhstan	1,052,090	2,724,900	Astana	Asia / Europe	China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
10	Algeria	919,595	2,381,741	Algiers	Africa	Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
11	Democratic Republic of the Congo	905,355	2,344,858	Kinshasa	Africa	Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
12	Denmark(incl. Greenland, Faroe Islands)	853,507	2,210,573	Copenhagen	Europe / North America	Germany
13	Saudi Arabia	830,000	2,149,690	Riyadh	Asia	Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
14	Mexico	758,449	1,964,375	Mexico City	North America	Belize, Guatemala, United States
15	Indonesia	735,358	1,904,569	Jakarta	Asia	Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
16	Sudan	718,723	1,861,484	Khartoum	Africa	Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan
17	Libya	679,362	1,759,540	Tripoli	Africa	Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
18	Iran	636,372	1,648,195	Tehran	Asia	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
19	Mongolia	603,909	1,564,116	Ulaanbaatar	Asia	China, Russia
20	Peru	496,225	1,285,216	Lima	South America	Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
21	Chad	495,755	1,284,000	N'Djamena	Africa	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
22	Niger	489,191	1,267,000	Niamey	Africa	Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
23	Angola	481,354	1,246,700	Luanda	Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia
24	Mali	478,841	1,240,192	Bamako	Africa	Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
25	South Africa	470,693	1,219,090	Pretoria (Administrative Capital), Cape Town (Legislative Capital), Bloemfontein (Judicial Capital)	Africa	Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
26	Colombia	440,831	1,141,748	Bogota	South America	Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
27	Ethiopia	426,373	1,104,300	Addis Ababa	Africa	Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
28	Bolivia	424,164	1,098,581	Sucre (constitutional capital) and La Paz (administrative capital)	South America	Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
29	Mauritania	397,955	1,030,700	Nouakchott	Africa	Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
30	Egypt	386,662	1,001,450	Cairo	Africa	Palestine (Gaza Strip), Israel, Libya, Sudan
31	Tanzania	365,755	947,300	Dodoma	Africa	Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
32	Nigeria	356,669	923,768	Abuja	Africa	Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
33	Venezuela	352,144	912,050	Caracas	South America	Brazil, Colombia, Guyana
34	Namibia	318,261	824,292	Windhoek	Africa	Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
35	Mozambique	308,642	799,380	Maputo	Africa	Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
36	Pakistan	307,374	796,095	Islamabad	Asia	Afghanistan, China, India, Iran
37	Turkey	302,535	783,562	Ankara	Asia / Europe	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
38	Chile	291,930	756,096	Santiago	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
39	Zambia	290,585	752,612	Lusaka	Africa	Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
40	Myanmar	261,228	676,578	Naypyidaw	Asia	Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Thailand
41	Afghanistan	251,827	652,230	Kabul	Asia	China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
42	South Sudan	248,777	644,329	Juba	Africa	Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda
43	France(incl. overseas territories)	248,573	643,801	Paris	Europe	Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland. Brazil and Suriname border with the overseas territory of France in South America (French Guiana). The Netherlands borders with the overseas territory of France in North America (Saint Martin).
44	Somalia	246,201	637,657	Mogadishu	Africa	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
45	Central African Republic	240,535	622,984	Bangui	Africa	Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
46	Ukraine	233,012	603,500	Kiev	Europe	Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
47	Madagascar	226,658	587,041	Antananarivo	Africa	-
48	Botswana	224,607	581,730	Gaborone	Africa	Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
49	Kenya	224,081	580,367	Nairobi	Africa	Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
50	Yemen	203,850	527,968	Sana'a	Asia	Oman, Saudi Arabia
51	Thailand	198,117	513,120	Bangkok	Asia	Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar
52	Spain	195,213	505,600	Madrid	Europe	Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, United Kingdom (Gibraltar)
53	Turkmenistan	188,456	488,100	Ashgabat	Asia	Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
54	Cameroon	183,568	475,440	Yaounde	Africa	Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria
55	Papua New Guinea	178,703	462,840	Port Moresby	Australia and Oceania	Indonesia
56	Sweden	173,860	450,295	Stockholm	Europe	Finland, Norway
57	Uzbekistan	172,742	447,400	Tashkent	Asia	Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
58	Morocco	172,410	446,550	Rabat	Africa	Algeria, Spain (Ceuta and Melilla - two autonomous cities in Africa), Mauritania, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
59	Iraq	169,235	438,317	Baghdad	Asia	Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
60	Paraguay	157,048	406,752	Asuncion	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
61	Zimbabwe	150,872	390,757	Harare	Africa	Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
62	Norway(incl. overseas territories)	148,727	385,203	Oslo	Europe	Finland, Sweden, Russia
63	Japan	145,914	377,915	Tokyo	Asia	-
64	Germany	137,847	357,022	Berlin	Europe	Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
65	Republic of the Congo	132,047	342,000	Brazzaville	Africa	Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
66	Finland(incl. Aland Islands)	130,670	338,435	Helsinki	Europe	Norway, Sweden, Russia
67	Vietnam	127,881	331,210	Hanoi	Asia	Cambodia, China, Laos
68	Malaysia	127,722	330,800	Kuala Lumpur	Asia	Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand
69	Cote d'Ivoire	124,504	322,463	Yamoussoukro	Africa	Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali
70	Poland	120,726	312,679	Warsaw	Europe	Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), Slovakia, Ukraine
71	Oman	119,499	309,500	Muscat	Asia	Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
72	Italy	116,348	301,340	Rome	Europe	Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
73	Philippines	115,831	300,000	Manila	Asia	-
74	Ecuador	109,483	283,561	Quito	South America	Colombia, Peru
75	Burkina Faso	105,877	274,220	Ouagadougou	Africa	Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo
76	New Zealand(incl. overseas territories)	103,679	268,527	Wellington	Australia and Oceania	-
77	Gabon	103,347	267,667	Libreville	Africa	Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
78	United Kingdom(incl. overseas territories)	101,074	261,780	London	Europe	Ireland
79	Guinea	94,927	245,860	Conakry	Africa	Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
80	Uganda	93,263	241,550	Kampala	Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania
81	Ghana	92,101	238,540	Accra	Africa	Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo
82	Romania	92,043	238,391	Bucharest	Europe	Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine
83	Laos	91,429	236,800	Vientiane	Asia	Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
84	Guyana	83,000	214,970	Georgetown	South America	Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
85	Belarus	80,155	207,600	Minsk	Europe	Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
86	Kyrgyzstan	77,201	199,951	Bishkek	Asia	China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
87	Senegal	75,955	196,722	Dakar	Africa	Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
88	Syria	71,498	185,180	Damascus	Asia	Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
89	Cambodia	69,898	181,035	Phnom Penh	Asia	Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
90	Uruguay	68,039	176,220	Montevideo	South America	Argentina, Brazil
91	Suriname	63,251	163,820	Paramaribo	South America	Brazil, France (French Guiana), Guyana
92	Tunisia	63,170	163,610	Tunis	Africa	Algeria, Libya
93	Nepal	56,827	147,181	Kathmandu	Asia	China, India
94	Bangladesh	55,598	143,998	Dhaka	Asia	Burma, India
95	Tajikistan	55,251	143,100	Dushanbe	Asia	Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
96	Greece	50,962	131,990	Athens	Europe	Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Turkey
97	Nicaragua	50,336	130,370	Managua	North America	Costa Rica, Honduras
98	North Korea	46,541	120,540	Pyongyang	Asia	China, South Korea, Russia
99	Malawi	45,747	118,484	Lilongwe	Africa	Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
100	Eritrea	45,406	117,600	Asmara	Africa	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan

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