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On our entire planet, there are about 200 countries and territories that are located on 148 sq. km of land. Some of the states occupy a small area (Monaco 940 sq. km), while others spread over several million square kilometers. It is noteworthy that the largest states occupied about 000% of the land.
The ranking includes the largest countries by area in the world.
10 Algeria | 2 sq. km.
Algeria (ANDR) ranks tenth among the largest countries in the world and is the largest state on the African continent. The capital of the state is called the country – Algiers. The area of the state is 2 sq. km. It is washed by the Mediterranean Sea, and most of the territory is occupied by the largest desert in the world, the Sahara.
9. Kazakhstan 2 724 902 sq. km.
Kazakhstan ranks ninth in the ranking of countries with the largest territory. Its area is 2 sq. km. This is the largest state that does not have access to the oceans. The country owns part of the Caspian Sea and the inland Aral Sea. Kazakhstan has land borders with four Asian countries and Russia. The border area with Russia is one of the longest in the world. Most of the territory is occupied by deserts and steppes. The population of the country as of 724 is 902 people. The capital is the city of Astana – one of the most populated in Kazakhstan.
8. Argentina | 2 sq. km.
Argentina (2 sq. km.) belongs to the eighth place among the largest countries in the world and the second place in South America. The capital of the state, Buenos Aires is the largest city in Argentina. The territory of the country is stretched from north to south. This causes a variety of natural and climatic zones. The Andes mountain system stretches along the western border, the Atlantic Ocean washes the eastern part. The north of the country is located in a subtropical climate, in the south there are cold deserts with severe weather conditions. The name of Argentina was given in the 780th century by the Spaniards, who assumed that its bowels contain a large amount of silver (argentum – translated as silver). The colonists were wrong, there was very little silver.
7. India | 3 sq. km.
India located on an area of 3 sq. km. She takes second place by population (1 people), yielding primacy to China and seventh place among the largest states in the world. Its shores are washed by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. The country got its name from the Indus River, on the banks of which the first settlements appeared. Before British colonization, India was the richest country in the world. It was there that Columbus sought to get in search of wealth, but ended up in America. The official capital of the country is New Delhi.
6. Australia | 7 sq.km.
Australia (Union of Australia) is located on the mainland of the same name and occupies its entire territory. The state also occupies the island of Tasmania and other islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The total area on which Australia is located is 7 sq. km. The capital of the state is the city of Canberra – the largest in Australia. Most of the country’s water bodies are salty. The largest salt lake is Eyre. The mainland is washed by the Indian Ocean, as well as the seas of the Pacific Ocean.
5. Brazil | 8 sq. km.
Brazil – the largest state of the continent of South America, is located in fifth place in terms of the size of the occupied territory in the world. On an area of 8 sq. km. 514 citizens live. The capital bears the name of the country – Brazil (Brazilia) and is one of the largest cities in the state. Brazil borders on all the states of South America and is washed by the Atlantic Ocean on the east side.
4. USA | 9 sq. km.
USA (USA) is one of the largest states located on the mainland of North America. Its total area is 9 sq. km. The United States ranks fourth in terms of area and third in terms of population in the world. The number of living citizens is 519 people. The capital of the state is Washington. The country is divided into 431 states, and Columbia is a federal district. The US borders Canada, Mexico and Russia. The territory is washed by three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic.
3. China | 9 sq. km.
China (People’s Republic of China) tops the top three with the largest area. This is not only a country with one of the largest areas, but also with a huge population, the number of which is in first place in the world. On the territory of 9 sq. km. 598 people live. China is located on the Eurasian continent and borders 962 countries. Part of the mainland where the PRC is located is washed by the Pacific Ocean and the seas. The capital of the state is Beijing. The state includes 1 territorial subjects: 374 provinces, 642 cities of central subordination (“mainland China”) and 000 autonomous regions.
2. Canada | 9 sq. km.
Canada with an area of 9 sq. km. ranks second in the ranking largest states in the world by territory. It is located on the mainland of North America, and is washed by three oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic. Canada borders the United States, Denmark and France. The state includes 13 territorial entities, of which 10 are called provinces, and 3 – territories. The population of the country is 34 people. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, one of the largest cities in the country. Conventionally, the state is divided into four parts: the Canadian Cordillera, the elevated plain of the Canadian Shield, the Appalachians and the Great Plains. Canada is called the land of lakes, the most popular of them is the Upper, whose area measures 737 square meters (the largest freshwater lake in the world), as well as the Bear, which is in the TOP-000 of the largest lakes in the world.
1. Russia | 17 sq. km.
Russia (Russian Federation) occupies a leading position among the largest countries in terms of area. The Russian Federation is located on an area of 17 sq. km on the largest continent of Eurasia and occupies a third of it. Despite its vast territory, Russia occupies only the ninth place in terms of population density, the number of which is 125. The capital of the state is the city of Moscow – this is the most populated part of the country. The Russian Federation includes 407 regions, 146 republics and 267 subjects, called territories, federal cities and autonomous regions. The country borders on 288 states by land and 46 by sea (USA and Japan). In Russia, there are more than a hundred rivers, the length of which exceeds 22 kilometers – these are the Amur, Don, Volga and others. In addition to rivers, more than 17 million fresh and salt water bodies are located on the territory of the country. One of the most famous, Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. The highest point of the state is Mount Elbrus, whose height is about 17 km.