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According to the CIA Factbook what are the largest countries by total area in the world?
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According to the CIA Factbook, the five largest countries by total area (sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines) are:
- Russia (6.59M sq miles)
- Canada (3.86M sq miles)
- United States (3.71M sq miles)
- China (3.7M sq miles)
- Brazil (3.27M sq miles)
NOTE : There is some debate over the size of the US Vs China and who ranks 3rd or 4th largest in the world. This is due to arguments over factual data (whether to include/disregard coastal territories or bodies of water etc..) and most likely politics, as well.
Below are 2 examples of conflicting data:
About.com lists the US as larger than China (geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/bigcountries.htm)
- Russia: 17,075,200 km2 (6,591,027 mi2)
- Canada: 9,984,670 km2 (3,854,082 mi2)
- United States: 9,631,418 km2 (3,717,727 mi2)
- China: 9,596,960 km2 (3,704,426 mi2)
- Brazil: 8,511,965 km2 (3,285,618 mi2)
Encyclopedia Britannica lists China as larger than the US:
Bigger- China Total Area (sq km) 9,572,900 (britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China)
Smaller -US Total area (sq km) 9,522,0552 (britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States)
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