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The 50 largest (area) countries in the world

rank country area sq.km. population 2008-07-01 est.
1. Russia 17,075,200 140,702,096
2. Canada 9,984,670 33,212,696
3. United States of America 9,826,630 303,824,640
4. China 9,596,960 1,330,044,544
5. Brazil 8,511,965 196,342,592
6. Australia 7,686,850 21,007,310
7. India 3,287,590 1,147,995,904
8. Argentina 2,766,890 40,482,000
9. Kazakhstan 2,717,300 15,340,533
10. Sudan 2,505,810 40,218,456
11. Algeria 2,381,740 33,769,668
12. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 66,514,504
13. Greenland 2,166,086 57,564
14. Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 28,146,656
15. Mexico 1,972,550 109,955,400
16. Indonesia 1,919,440 237,512,352
17. Libya 1,759,540 6,173,579
18. Iran 1,648,000 65,875,224
19. Mongolia 1,564,116 2,996,081
20. Peru 1,285,220 29,180,900
21. Chad 1,284,000 10,111,337
22. Niger 1,267,000 13,272,679
23. Angola 1,246,700 12,531,357
24. Mali 1,240,000 12,324,029
25. South Africa 1,219,912 48,782,756
26. Colombia 1,138,910 45,013,672
27. Ethiopia 1,127,127 82,544,840
28. Bolivia 1,098,580 9,247,816
29. Mauritania 1,030,700 3,364,940
30. Egypt 1,001,450 81,713,520
31. Tanzania 945,087 40,213,160
32. Nigeria 923,768 146,255,312
33. Venezuela 912,050 26,414,816
34. Namibia 825,418 2,088,669
35. Pakistan 803,940 172,800,048
36. Mozambique 801,590 21,284,700
37. Turkey 780,580 71,892,808
38. Chile 756,950 16,454,143
39. Zambia 752,614 11,669,534
40. Burma (Myanmar) 678,500 47,758,180
41. Afghanistan 647,500 32,738,376
42. France 643,427 64,057,792
43. Somalia 637,657 9,558,666
44. Central African Republic 622,984 4,444,330
45. Ukraine 603,700 45,994,288
46. Botswana 600,370 1,842,323
47. Madagascar 587,040 20,042,552
48. Kenya 582,650 37,953,840
49. Yemen 527,970 23,013,376
50. Thailand 514,000 65,493,296
source: "The World Factbook 2007-2008", CIA.