Indications ratings of the largest countries in the world the occupied area may vary from source to source. For example, often we can see that China is in 3rd place and the United States is 4th. This is due to the fact that some sources include the area of overseas and subordinate territories in the total area of the state, while others do not.
1. Russia
The largest country in the world. Area - 17,098,242 km2. Russia in the ranking of the most-most countries in the world occupies approximately one eighth of the Earth’s land, extends across Eurasia and covers nine time zones. Russia has common borders with 18 other states (including two partially recognized), among which are the countries of the EU, CIS and the Far East. Russia has a federal structure and includes 83 entities. One of the world's largest exporters of natural resources. Despite such a huge area, Russia occupies only ninth place in the list of countries in terms of population (143.2 million people).
2. Canada
Area - 9,984,670 km2. Canada has only one land border - with the United States. The borders of Canada and the USA are the longest in the world. Canada is washed by the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and also has maritime borders with Greenland and France (through the French overseas community of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located 20 km south of Newfoundland). Canada is a bilingual state (Canadian versions of English and French) and is administratively divided into 3 territories and 10 provinces. In terms of population, Canada ranks 39th (33.7 million people).
3. USA
Area - 9.826.675 km2. The United States has common land borders with Canada and Mexico, as well as a maritime border with Russia. The United States is washed by the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans and has a number of island territories subordinate. Administratively, the United States includes 50 states, one federal district, and dependent territories. The United States, like Canada, has the unofficial status of an “immigrant country.” This explains the great linguistic diversity. The most common languages are American English and South American Spanish. In terms of population, the United States is third in the world (315.1 million people).
4. China (People's Republic of China)
Area - 9,596,961 km2. China is located in East Asia, bordered by 14 states, from the east it is washed by the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Despite the huge area, the whole country is located in one time zone, called the single Chinese time zone. China is the first country in the world in terms of population (1.3 billion people), army size, number of industrial production, and export of goods. In China, half of the world's foreign exchange reserves are concentrated. Administratively, China is divided into 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 2 special administrative regions, 4 municipalities.
5. Brazil
Area - 8.514.877 km2. The largest state in South America. It occupies 5th place in the world in terms of population (192 million people, the vast majority profess Catholicism, which makes Brazil the first in the world in the number of adherents of this religion). Consists of 26 states and one metropolitan area. Considered the most developed country in South America, it has the eighth largest economy in the world in terms of nominal GDP. The official language is Portuguese (Brazilian); also, due to immigration from other South American countries, South American Spanish is widespread. It borders on 10 states, washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean from the east and north.
