REF - World's Largest by Geographical Area

The World's Largest Countries by Geographical Area (includes land + inland water bodies only):

*World: 149 million square kilometers
1. Russia: 17.1 million
2. Canada: 10.0 million
3. China: 9.6 million
4. United States: 9.6 million
5. Brazil: 8.5 million
6. Australia: 7.7 million
7. India: 3.3 million
8. Argentina: 2.8 million
9. Kazakhstan: 2.7 million
10. Sudan: 2.5 million
11. Algeria: 2.4 million
12. Congo: 2.3 million
13. Greenland: 2.2 million
14. Saudi Arabia: 2.1 million
15. Mexico: 2.0 million
16. Indonesia: 1.9 million
17. Libya: 1.8 million
18. Iran: 1.6 million
19. Mongolia: 1.6 million
20. Peru: 1.3 million
21. Chad : 1.3 million
22. Niger : 1.3 million
23. Angola: 1.2 million
24. Mali: 1.2 million
25. South Africa: 1.2 million
Other Notables:
36. Pakistan: 0.8 million
37. Turkey: 0.78 million
48. France: 0.55 million
58. Iraq: 0.44 million
62. Japan: 0.38 million
63. Germany: 0.36 million
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World Geography Stats:
*Land accounts for about 29% of the Earth's total surface
*Russia is the world's largest country (they also own the world's largest natural gas reserves)
*Is it me or is it prety interesting to see that China and the U.S. are virtually the same size!
*Canada is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere and also boasts the world's largest coastline (approx 200,000 kilometers)
*India is 1/3 the size of the U.S...and has 4 times as many people !
*India is the 3rd largest country in Asia behind Russia and China
*Sudan is the largest country in Africa
*Kazakhstan is the largest 'landlocked' country in the world (defined as a a country entirely or almost entirely enclosed by land...YEAH, i drop knowledge)

Data Courtesy: Wikipedia.com, snagged on 4/05/08.