5 Largest Countries In The World

The following is a list of the largest countries by area in the world:
1. Russia – Largest country in the world by far with a size of 17,098,242 square km (6,601,668 square mi)

St. Basil Cathedral near the Kremlin, Moscow (source: wiki)

2. Canada – Second largest in the world and largest in the Americas with 9,984,670 square km (3,855,100 sq ml). It is also the country with the most water in the world (8.93% of it’s total size is water)

The Skyline of Toronto, Canada (source: wiki)

3. China – Third in the world and the largest in Asia: 9,706,961 sq km (3,747,879 sq mi)

China is the third largest country in the world. Shanghai, China (source: wiki)Shanghai, China (source: wiki)

4. United States – Fourth largest in the world: 9,629,091 sq km (3,717,813 sq mi). It is only slightly smaller than China

The United States is the fourth largest country in the world (Skyline of Manhattan) (source: wiki)

5. Brazil – 5th largest in the world and the largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere: 8,514,877 sq km (3,287,612 sq mi)

Corcovado statue in Rio, Brazil (source: wiki)