What is the World's largest country?

Answer 1

By land mass, the world's largest country is Russia with and area of 17,075,200 sq km.

By population, the world's largest country is China, with 1,340,570,000 people living there, making up 19.5% (or nearly 1/5th) of the world's population.

Answer 2

The World's Ten Largest Countries (By population as of January 2007):

1. China ~ 1,317,432,000

2. India ~ 1,129,668,000

3. United States ~ 301,968,000

4. Indonesia ~ 224,482,000

5. Brazil ~ 186,771,000

6. Pakistan ~ 167,807,000

7. Nigeria ~ 167,807,000

8. Russia ~ 143,406,000

9. Bangladesh ~ 137,494,000

10. Japan ~ 128,646,000