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The Soviet Union would have a larger land area if it were still in existence. Since it has split into Russia, it is still larger than the People's Republic of China.
There is no more Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. But when there was, India was smaller. In area, but not in population.
Eastern Europe was influenced and controlled by the Soviet Union.
China has a much larger population than the United States. So China is larger when measured by population. The area of China is slightly smaller than the area of the US.
China is larger in both land area and people.
Russia and Canada are both larger than China in area.
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The funny thing is the same question was on my DG (Daily Geography) Soviet Union, Canda, China and United States.
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The Soviet Union was fighting the Eastern Front on D-Day. Many German troops were occupied in this area.
Russia is larger in land area. Russia is 6,592,800 square miles and China is 3,969,100 square miles.