The largest countries in size. The largest countries in the world

Earth is the third planet from the Sun, representing the shape of a geoid with a volume of 10.8321x10 11 km 3. In total, there are 251 states on the planet, 193 of which are members of the United Nations.

Russia

The Russian Federation holds absolute superiority in terms of area among the countries of the world, which is 17125 thousand km 2, almost twice the territory of the next state in this list. Russia occupies one-sixth of the land, stretching across the Eurasian continent, belonging to both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

The state includes 85 subjects, 65 percent of which are located in the permafrost zone. 40 percent of the area of ​​Europe is Russian territory.

Canada

The second largest country in the world is Canada, its area is 9984 thousand km2. The state is located in North America and has 10 provinces and 3 administrative territories. Canada's border with the United States is the world's longest common border strip. 75 percent of the state is occupied by the north zone, which determines the climatic conditions in the country.

With such a large territorial area, Canada is an extremely sparsely populated state with a population density of 3.5 people per 1 km2.

China

China, or the People's Republic of China, ranks third in terms of area, which is 9596 thousand km 2. Located in East Asia, the state is the most populated in the world, its population density is 139.6 people per km 2. China consists of 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, 2 special administrative regions and 1 disputed territory.

USA

The United States of America is the fourth largest in the world, spreading over more than 9500 thousand km2. The state includes 50 states and 5 unincorporated territories, the United States is located on the North American continent.

The total area of ​​the country's territory is a controversial issue, since the CIA takes into account territorial waters, which increases the length of the United States to 5826 thousand km 2, thereby overtaking China.

Brazil

The largest state in South America is Brazil, it covers an area of ​​8514 thousand km 2, located in the eastern and central parts of the continent.

The state is divided into 26 states and 1 federal district, united into five regions.

Brazil is not only the fifth largest country in the world, but also the fifth most populous.

Australia

The state of Australia, located on the mainland of the same name, and completely occupying it territorially, has an area of ​​​​7692 thousand km 2. The administrative division of the country includes six main states and two mainland territories.

India

The South Asian state of India covers an area of ​​3287 thousand km 2, divided into 29 states and 7 union territories. Despite numerous colonial wars and internal conflicts, India has preserved the legacy of the ancient Indus civilization.

The state is the second in terms of population, the density of which is 364 people per km 2.

Argentina

Argentina, located in South America, is the second largest state on the continent, occupying more than 2780 thousand km 2. The country is divided into 23 provinces and one autonomous metropolitan area. The Falkland Islands are a disputed territory between Argentina and the UK and do not count towards the state's total area.

Kazakhstan

The “Country of the Great Steppe” Kazakhstan, a state located in the central part of Eurasia, is more Asia, less Europe. The area of ​​the country is 2724 thousand km2.

The state has an administrative division, which includes 14 regions and 168 districts.

1. Russian Federation

The largest country in the world, its area is 17.1 million square kilometers, which is 1/8 of the land. The area of ​​Russia can be compared not with countries, but with the continents. So Antarctica and Australia are smaller than Russia, and South America is only slightly larger. The length of the territory of Russia is almost 11 thousand km (from west to east) and reaches 3 thousand km (from north to south). At the moment, the Russian Federation belongs to the industrial countries. It is a member of the G8 and the CIS.

General information:
Moscow the capital
Population - 145 million people
Monetary unit - ruble \u003d 100 kopecks.
Official language is Russian

2. Canada

The second largest country in the world, almost two times inferior to Russia. The area of ​​Canada is 9.97 million square kilometers. Canada, a former French colony, which during the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763) came under British control. It has been a British dominion since 1867 and is part of the British Union. The formal head of Canada is the British monarch. Canada is a post-industrial country. Part of the G8.

General information:
Capital - Ottawa
Population - 31.3 million people
Monetary unit - Canadian dollar = 100 cents
Official languages ​​- English, French

3. People's Republic of China

China is the third largest country in the world and the first in terms of population. The area of ​​China is 9.598 million square kilometers. China is one of the most ancient civilizations that discovered gunpowder and paper, silk and porcelain to the world. Now China is the largest supplier of goods in the world.

General information:
Capital - Beijing
Population - 1.3 billion people
Monetary unit - yuan \u003d 10 jiao \u003d 100 fyn
Official language is Chinese

4. United States of America

The USA is the fourth largest country in the world. Its area is 9.363 million square kilometers. The first English colonies on the territory of the modern United States were founded as early as 1607 (Virginia) - 1620 (Northern States). However, these lands did not remain British for long, and during the War of Independence (1776 - 1783), Great Britain officially recognized the sovereignty of the United States. After that, America led an active occupation activity, and significantly expanded its territory at the expense of Mexico, Louisiana, Alaska, Canada and the islands. The latest US acquisition is the Hawaiian Islands. Along with this, America successfully developed its economy and industry. The USA is a post-industrial country. Part of the G8.

General information:
Capital - Washington
Population - 287 million people
Currency - US dollar = 100 cents
Official language - English

5. Federative Republic of Brazil

The former Portuguese colony in South America, which gained independence in 1889, is the fifth largest country in the modern world. The area of ​​Brazil is 8.547 million square kilometers. In addition, now Brazil is a major economic and industrial center, if not the world, then certainly South America. Brazil is a member of the nuclear club, which does not eliminate poverty and low education of part of the population. In Brazil, the capital was moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia.

general information
Population - 174.6 million people
Monetary unit - real = 100 pesos
Official language - Portuguese

Ten largest countries

10th place: Algeria is a state in North Africa with an area of ​​2,381,740 km2. Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area.

9th place: Kazakhstan - a state with an area of ​​2,724,902 km, located in the center of Eurasia, most of which belongs to Asia, and a smaller part to Europe. Kazakhstan is the fourth largest country in Asia.

8th place: Argentina - a state in South America with an area of ​​2,766,890 km. Argentina is the second largest country in South America.

7th place: India - a state in South Asia with an area of ​​​​3,287,263 km. India is the third largest country in Asia.

6th place: Australia - a state in the Southern Hemisphere, occupying mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania and several other islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The area of ​​Australia is 7,692,024 km.

5th place: Brazil - a state in South America with an area of ​​8,514,877 km. Brazil is the largest country in South America by area.

4th place: United States of America - the second largest state in North America


You can find different data on the area of ​​the United States. The CIA World Book of Facts gives a figure of 9,826,675 km, which puts the United States in third place in terms of territory among the countries of the world, but the CIA data take into account the area of ​​​​territorial waters (5.6 km from the coasts). The Encyclopedia Britannica indicates the area of ​​the United States, excluding territorial and coastal waters, as 9,526,468 km. Thus, the United States is still smaller than China in area.

3rd place: China - a state in East Asia with an area of ​​9,598,077 km (including Hong Kong and Macau). China is the second largest country in Asia.

2nd place: Canada is the largest state in North America by territory with an area of ​​9,984,670 km2.

The largest country in the world in terms of territory is Russia, its area in 2014 (after the annexation of Crimea) is 17,124,442 km2.


Russia is both in Europe and in Asia. The area of ​​the European part of Russia is about 3.986 million km², which is much larger than the area of ​​any European country. The European part of Russia makes up about 40% of the entire territory of Europe. 77% of the territory of Russia is located in Asia, the Asian part of Russia has an area of ​​13.1 million km, which is also larger than the area of ​​any Asian country. Thus, Russia is the largest country in terms of area in both Europe and Asia.

The largest states by area by continents and parts of the world

The largest country in Asia is Russia (the area of ​​the European part of Russia is 3.986 million km2)

The largest country in Europe is Russia (the area of ​​the Asian part of Russia is 13.1 million km2)

The largest country in Africa is Algeria (area 2.38 million km)

The largest country in South America is Brazil (area 8.51 million km)

The largest country in North America is Canada (area 9.98 million km)

The largest country in Oceania is Australia (area 7.69 million km)

The largest countries in the world by population

10th place: Japan - an island state in East Asia with a population of 126.3 million people.

9th place: Russia - population 146.3 million people.

8th place: Bangladesh - a state in South Asia with a population of 163.1 million people.

7th place: Nigeria - a state in West Africa with a population of 180.3 million people.

6th place: Pakistan - a state in South Asia with a population of 189.1 million people.

5th place: Brazil - population 206.5 million people.

4th place: Indonesia - a state in Southeast Asia with a population of 256.2 million people.

3rd place: USA - population 324.7 million people.

2nd place: India - population 1.294 billion people.

The largest country in the world by population is China. Population - 1.373 billion people.

Surely everyone knows that the largest in the world is Russia. TravelAsk wants to give you a closer look at its magnitude.

largest territory

Russia is the largest country in the world, with an area of ​​17.1 million square kilometers, about twice the size of Canada, the second largest country in terms of area. And this is one sixth of all land on the planet.

By the way, if Antarctica were a state, it would rank second in the world after Russia, with an area of ​​14.4 million square kilometers.

In the 18th century, Russia was the third largest empire in human history. Its territory began from European Poland, and ended with North American Alaska.

Russia especially grew during the reign of the Romanov dynasty. Each monarch left to his heir a larger country than he received from his predecessor.

Russia is almost twice as large (to be more precise, 1.8). In terms of area, the country is approximately equal to the entire planet Pluto.

The Russian Federation has borders with 16 states, and this is the largest border in the world. The total length of the borders is 60,000 kilometers, 20,000 of them are land.

Russia is the only state whose territory is washed by twelve seas.

The country has 10 time zones, as it has a large extent from West to East.

In terms of population, Russia ranks seventh in the world, with about 145 million people living in the country, and 79% of the population are Russians.

Harsh climate

Russia has a very different climate. So, in winter the average temperature is +5 degrees, and at the same time in Novosibirsk -15 degrees. But the Oymyakonsky district of Yakutia breaks records: here the average monthly temperature in January is -61 degrees.

There are no other places in the world where people constantly live and work at such low temperatures. By the way, it was in Oymyakon that the lowest air temperature in history was recorded -71.2 degrees. It happened in 1924.

Interesting facts about Russia

Fact number 1. The West Siberian Plain is the largest plain on the planet.

Fact number 2. Forests occupy about 60% of the territory of the entire country.

Fact number 4. There are many water bodies in Russia: 2.5 million rivers and 3 million lakes.

Fact number 5. Russia is considered a European country, but 2/3 of the country is located in Asia.

Fact number 6. The longest railway in the world is in Russia. This is the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Great Siberian Way connects Moscow and, at a length of 9298 kilometers, it crosses 8 time zones, 16 rivers, passes through 87 cities and towns.

Fact number 7. Siberian Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and the largest source of fresh water on the planet.

The lake has 23 cubic kilometers of water. All the major rivers in the world have to flow for almost a year to fill a basin of this size.

Fact number 7. Russia is separated from America by 4 kilometers. This is the distance between the islands in the Bering Strait: Ratmanov (Russia) and Kruzenshtern ().

Fact number 8. Before the 1917 revolution, the Russian family was one of the largest in the world. In Russia, it was believed that 8 children in a family is very few. It was normal to have 12-14 children.

Fact number 9. The Moscow Kremlin is the largest medieval fortress in the world.

The total length of the Kremlin walls is 2235 meters.

Fact number 10. Russia has the largest reserves of natural gas, peat, timber, salt, drinking water, crabs, sturgeon, tin, zinc, titanium, niobium, nickel, iron ores, diamonds, and silver.

Fact number 11. The country has 103 nature reserves, 43 giant national parks and 70 sanctuaries. The total area of ​​specially protected natural areas in Russia is about 600 thousand square kilometers, which is approximately 4% of the entire area of ​​the country. The area of ​​parks in Moscow is much larger than in any Western city.

Thus, Izmailovsky Park has an area of ​​15.34 square kilometers, which is six times larger than Central Park, beloved by New Yorkers.

Fact number 12. The Siberian taiga is the largest forest in the world.

Fact number 13. 40 percent of the area of ​​Europe is the territory of the Russian Federation.

Fact number 14. Russian oil and gas pipelines are very long: almost 260,000 kilometers.

Fact #15 Russia also has the largest volume of renewable water resources in the world. It is 4498 km3.

Who else is in the lead

It occupies the second place in terms of area, its dimensions are 9,984,670 square kilometers. However, despite the high standard of living, it is sparsely populated: there are only 3.5 Canadians per square kilometer. It's all about the harsh climate.

The third place is rightfully occupied by China. Its area is 9,598,962 square kilometers. This is the most populous country.

There are states on our planet that we only heard about in geography lessons. Entire worlds with their charters, mentality, who live on the other side of the world.

They are not well known, because they do not conduct an active foreign policy, the scale of their land and production inside does not affect other countries.

Other countries are powerful fighters for rights, active helpers for neighboring states.

They are endowed with a huge scale of territories, they supply their "neighbors" with products and minerals. Their territory is so vast that it is difficult to imagine.

Everyone who went to school knows an approximate list of the largest states in the world. Let's refresh our knowledge by remembering their names and the scale of the area.

List of the largest countries in the world:

The first 7 countries in the list are classified as giants in terms of territory. Any state whose size exceeds 3,000,000 km² is gigantic.

The territory of Russia is the undoubted leader. Nearly twice the size of second-place Canada.

Interesting fact! Under the USSR, our territory was even larger. Its size almost reached the territory of the whole of North America.

The lion's share - three-quarters of the land - belonged to Russia. One sixth of the earth's space belonged to the USSR.

This order was maintained from 1922 to 1991. The area of ​​the USSR is 22,402,200 km². 293,047,571 people lived in these expanses.

The largest countries by population

Population is another indicator. Territory and population vary greatly. The leaders of the previous table change dramatically.

The number does not depend on wealth, on the contrary: poor countries have a large number. Climate, national peculiarities, mentality matter.

List of countries with the largest population:

1. India.
2. Indonesia.
3. Pakistan.
4. Brazil.
5. Nigeria.
6. Bangladesh.
7. Russia.
8. Japan.

Russia occupies only 9th position. China is in the lead, Russians have long been making jokes about the situation with population growth. And in vain, because in Russia the situation is reversed.

With a high population, the birth rate in the country is at a low level. In 2016, the birth rate in Russia amounted to 12.9%, and the mortality statistics showed exactly the same.

Today, our country has an active policy to support mothers with children. New laws are being adopted that will improve the financial situation of families with children.

But, as statistics show, the point is not the material well-being of the country.

Leaders in natural population growth:

1. Malawi - 33.2%.
2. Uganda - 33%.
3. Burundi - 32.7%.
4. Niger - 32.7%.
5. Mali - 31.8%.

These countries cannot be called developed and wealthy. The birth rate is taken from the same ratio.

Another surprising pattern: in these countries, the mortality rate is lower than in Russia, which occupies - attention - 201 lines in the ranking in terms of population growth! We are in 201st place. These are the data for 2016.

In 2017, due to the wave of the financial crisis, the situation did not improve. The mortality rate has decreased, but with it there has been a real collapse in the birth rate.

So we are still far from the indicators of Malawi and Uganda. Mortality in 2017 was 12.6%. Men don't live past 60. The female indicator is 71 years old.

Country rankings by standard of living in 2017

The effect of wealth on fertility is a dubious issue. Developed countries are known for having the smallest birth rate.

Psychologists explain this by the lack of a sense of fear, which activates the instinct of self-preservation in residents with a low standard of living.

The instinct of self-preservation encourages people to leave offspring after themselves. The worse they live, the stronger the desire to continue the race, to give birth to more children in order to increase the likelihood of continuing life.

Developed countries provide stability, and people do not have such an instinct.

In addition to the survival instinct, the culture of the country also influences the birth rate. In the East, it is customary to start large families.

They sincerely cannot understand what childfree is, and how such people can even exist.

Interesting information! Childfree - families that reject the idea of ​​having and maintaining children.

Top 5 countries leading in terms of living standards in 2017:

1. Norway.
2. Australia.
3. Sweden.
4. Switzerland.
5. Netherlands.

The Netherlands ranks 184th in terms of population growth. It is just over 2%.
Sweden - 180th place.
Switzerland - 182nd place.
Norway - 169th place in the ranking, population growth of 4.1%.
Australia - 159th place, 4.9%. The death rate does not exceed the birth rate - this is a positive indicator for states.

Many countries have a negative rate of natural population growth.

The list includes world powers:

• Poland.
• Moldova.
• Czech.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Italy.
• Japan.
• Portugal.
• Estonia.
• France.
• Greece.
• Belarus.
• Romania.
• Monaco.
• Germany.
• Croatia.
• Slovenia.
• Hungary.
• Ukraine.
• Latvia.
• Lithuania.
• Serbia.
• Bulgaria.

The birth rate in these states ranges from 8 to 10%, and the death rate: from 9 to 13%.

Comparative data show that the demographic state of affairs in Russia is relatively good.

The financial crisis of recent years has affected the birth rate, but the numbers give hope for a better outcome. Mortality and birth rates are at least equal. The ongoing policy of our country is aimed at preserving the nation.

Along with the birth rate, the number of marriages in Russia also decreased in 2017.

But the government continues to introduce new laws that will help restore the balance between mortality and fertility in the direction of increasing natural growth.

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