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10 largest states and their area. The most interesting facts

1. Russian Federation

The largest country in the world, its area is 17.1 million square kilometers, which is 1/8 of the land. The area of ​​Russia can be compared not with countries, but with the continents. So Antarctica and Australia are smaller than Russia, and South America is only slightly larger. The length of the territory of Russia is almost 11 thousand km (from west to east) and reaches 3 thousand km (from north to south). At the moment, the Russian Federation belongs to the industrial countries. It is a member of the G8 and the CIS.

General information:
Moscow the capital
Population - 145 million people
Monetary unit - ruble \u003d 100 kopecks.
Official language is Russian


2. Canada

The second largest country in the world, almost two times inferior to Russia. The area of ​​Canada is 9.97 million square kilometers. Canada, a former French colony, which during the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763) came under British control. It has been a British dominion since 1867 and is part of the British Union. The formal head of Canada is the British monarch. Canada is a post-industrial country. Part of the G8.

General information:
Capital - Ottawa
Population - 31.3 million people
Monetary unit - Canadian dollar = 100 cents
Official languages ​​- English, French


3. People's Republic of China

China is the third largest country in the world and the first in terms of population. The area of ​​China is 9.598 million square kilometers. China is one of the most ancient civilizations that discovered gunpowder and paper, silk and porcelain to the world. Now China is the largest supplier of goods in the world.

General information:
Capital - Beijing
Population - 1.3 billion people
Monetary unit - yuan \u003d 10 jiao \u003d 100 fyn
Official language is Chinese


4. United States of America

The USA is the fourth largest country in the world. Its area is 9.363 million square kilometers. The first English colonies on the territory of the modern United States were founded as early as 1607 (Virginia) - 1620 (Northern States). However, these lands did not remain British for long, and during the War of Independence (1776 - 1783), Great Britain officially recognized the sovereignty of the United States. After that, America led an active occupation activity, and significantly expanded its territory at the expense of Mexico, Louisiana, Alaska, Canada and the islands. The latest US acquisition is the Hawaiian Islands. Along with this, America successfully developed its economy and industry. The USA is a post-industrial country. Part of the G8.

General information:
Capital - Washington
Population - 287 million people
Currency - US dollar = 100 cents
Official language - English


5. Federative Republic of Brazil

The former Portuguese colony in South America, which gained independence in 1889, is the fifth largest country in the modern world. The area of ​​Brazil is 8.547 million square kilometers. In addition, now Brazil is a major economic and industrial center, if not the world, then certainly South America. Brazil is a member of the nuclear club, which does not eliminate poverty and low education of part of the population. In Brazil, the capital was moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia.

general information
Population - 174.6 million people
Monetary unit - real = 100 pesos
Official language - Portuguese

In the last article we talked about, in this publication we will learn about the largest countries. The largest country in terms of area is the Russian Federation, occupying 17,126,122 km². The largest country in terms of population is China with 1,368,779,000 people. More information on this subject can be found below.

Largest country by:

Owners of wide open spaces

To begin with, consider the TOP of the largest territories of countries and their occupied area:
  1. Russia - 17,126,122 km?;
  2. Canada - 9,976,140 km?;
  3. China - 9,598,077 km?;
  4. USA - 9,518,900 km?;
  5. Brazil - 8,511,965 km?;
  6. Australia - 7,686,850 km?;
  7. India - 3,287,590 km?;
  8. Argentina - 2,766,890 km?;
  9. Kazakhstan - 2,724,902 km?;
  10. The rest - 80 646 216 km?.
In the diagram below, you can clearly see these indicators in percentage terms.

As we can see, Russia occupies 11% of the land area of ​​the planet, Canada - 7%, China - 6%. Thus, these three countries occupy about 24% of the world's land mass. Now let's study the leading countries in more detail.

the Russian Federation

The largest country in terms of area is Russia, its area is 17,126,122 km².


Russia is the largest country in terms of territory, with a federal structure. Until 2014, the territory of Russia was 17,125,187 km², after Crimea was annexed in March 2014, the area of ​​the state increased to this figure.

Due to such a huge territory, Russia borders on 18 countries, which is the most record figure in the whole world.


The territory of the Russian state includes 85 subjects of the federation, of which:
  • 46 regions;

  • 22 republics;

  • 9 edges;

  • 4 autonomous regions;

  • 3 federal cities;

  • 1 autonomous region.

Russia occupies 1/8 of the land and is comparable not just with countries, but even with the continents.



Canada

The second largest country in the world is Canada, its area is 9,984,670 km².


Canada yields to Russia in terms of territory by almost 2 times. Like Russia, Canada is a state with a federal structure.

The territory of Canada includes:

  • 10 provinces;

  • 3 territories.

Canada is the largest state of the American islands, surpassing even the size of its neighbor on the mainland, the United States.



China

The third territory on the planet is owned by China, which occupies 9,640,821 km².


The area of ​​China is not too far away from Canada, when compared with Russia.

China includes:

  • 22 provinces (some sources indicate 23 provinces, including Taiwan);

  • 5 autonomous regions;

  • 4 municipalities;

  • 2 special administrative regions.

Despite its large area, most of the territory of China is occupied by mountains, about 67%.


"People's" countries

Consider the overall ranking of the most populated countries:
  1. China - 1,368,779,000 people;
  2. India - 1,261,779,000 people;
  3. USA - 318,613,000 people;
  4. Indonesia - 252 812 245 people;
  5. Brazil - 203,260,131 people;
  6. Pakistan - 187,878,027 people;
  7. Nigeria - 178,516,904 people;
  8. Bangladesh - 156,951,230 people;
  9. Russia - 146,200,000 people;
  10. The rest - 2,911,254,980 people.


As you can see from the table, the top three countries have a population equal to all those countries that are not included in the top nine. Now let's look at the top three in more detail.

China

The most populous country is China, which is home to about 1,368,779,000 people.


China's population is growing by 12 million every year. Since 1979, the state has switched to a policy of birth control, but having reached average rates, over time, the birth rate is gradually growing again from year to year.

India

The second country in terms of population is India, the country is home to 1,261,779,000 people.


Oddly enough, but almost 70% of Indians live in rural areas. The state does not pursue any policy of birth control. The annual population growth of India is about 14 million people.

Closes the top three countries in terms of population - the United States, they are home to 320,194,478 people.


The US population growth is about 8 million people a year. A fairly significant part of this number are migrants from other countries. The United States, exactly like other countries, will be very difficult to catch up with China and India in terms of population, and in the conditions of modern life it is unrealistic.

You can designate the ten largest countries in the world in several categories.

  • Usually such states are those that located in the largest areas. With such a classification, of course, the first place will be taken by the Russian Federation.
  • You can also determine the largest countries in the world by population. In this case, the title of the largest state will go to China, because 1.2 billion people live in this country.
  • Sometimes the largest states are considered most economically developed countries that jointly pursue their policies are the so-called "Group of Eight countries" - England, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan and Russia, and, of course, the United States of America - the state with the highest economic indicators in the world.

the site decided to compile its own rating and determine the largest countries by area. The top ten most include countries of different continents. Five countries are located on the American continent, four states are in Eurasia, and one is in Africa. The most common language of communication in some of these states is English. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia and India. Russian is used in our country and Kazakhstan.

1 place. Russian Federation, area - 17,126,122 km²

In terms of territory, our country loses only to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. The area of ​​Russia, including Crimea, is 17,126,122 km². Thus, Russia occupies approximately 11.41% of the entire earth's land area, and about 12.5% ​​of the planet's lands inhabited by people.


2nd place. Canada, area - 9,984,670 km²

Canada is next. This country is located on approximately 40% of the territory of the entire continent of North America and occupies 9,984,670 km². 9,093,507 km² is the land area, which is 6.1% of the land area of ​​our entire planet. In other words, Canada is almost 1.7 times smaller than Russia. By the way, it is on the territory of this country that the northernmost point in the world where people still live is located - this is the Alert station of the Canadian Forces, which is located only 834 km from the North Pole.


3rd place. China, area - 9,596,960 km²

China is located on a territory of 9,596,960 km², of which 9,326,410 km² is land (6.26% of the total land area of ​​the Earth). The People's Republic of China is also the largest country in the world in terms of population. In 2009, about 1 billion 339 million people officially lived in it. Sometimes the third largest country in the world is called the United States of America.



4th place. United States of America, area - 9,518,900 km²

In Russian sources, the United States is usually put in fourth place in the list of the largest countries and its area is considered to be 9,518,900 km². However, there are materials in English (for example, CIA The World Factbook), in which the area of ​​\u200b\u200bAmerica is approximately equal to 9,826,630 km², where 9,161,923 km² is land area (6.15% of the planet's land mass), which puts it in third place by the size of the territory. In addition, America is the third most populated country in the world.

5th place. Brazil, area - 8,511,965 km²

This is the most populous and largest state of the South American continent, occupying almost half of its area. Brazil is located on 8,511,965 km², 8,456,510 of the territory is land, which is equal to 5.67% of the entire land mass of the planet. Brazil is also one of the most populous countries in the world, with about 198.7 million inhabitants in 2009.

6th place. Australia, area - 7,686,850 km²

The sixth place in our ranking is occupied by Australia, the only state in the world that occupies an entire continent. Australia is located on 7,686,850 km², of which 7,617,930 km² is land, which is about 5.1% of the entire land area of ​​the planet.

7th place. India, area - 3,287,590 km²

India is in the seventh place in the ranking of the largest countries, covering an area of ​​3,287,590 km², including 2,973,190 km² - the land part. In other words, its share is 2% of the entire land mass of the Earth. In addition, India is the second most populous country after China, with a population of 1,166.1 million.

8th place. Argentina, area - 2,776,890 km²

After Brazil, Argentina ranks second in size and population in the South American mainland. Its area is 2,776,890 km², 2,736,690 km² of land is on land, which is 1.8% of the entire land surface of the planet. The population of the Argentine state in 2009 was equal to 40.9 million people.

9th place. Kazakhstan, area - 2,717,300 km²

Kazakhstan occupies 2,717,300 km², of which 2,669,800 km² is land, which corresponds to 1.8% of the planet's land areas. A huge part of the territory of Kazakhstan - 58% - is deserts and semi-deserts.

10th place. Algeria, area - 2,381,740 km²

Algeria, with its 2,381,740 km², is the largest country in North Africa. Most of the country lies in the Sahara desert (80% of the total area).


P.S. 15th place. Sudan, area - 1,886,068 km²

In the northeast of the African continent, there is another large state of this continent - Sudan. It covers an area of ​​1,886,068 km². In addition, this state is the fifth in Africa in terms of population.

You ask, why in the TOP-10 to indicate the 15th place? The fact is that not so long ago it was Sudan that ranked tenth in the ranking of the largest countries in the world in terms of area, and now only 15th.

On our entire planet, there are about 200 countries and territories that are located on 148,940,000 sq. km of land. Some of the states occupy a small area (Monaco 2 sq. km), while others spread over several million square kilometers. It is noteworthy that the largest states occupied about 50% of the land.

2,382,740 sq. km.

(ANDR) ranks tenth among the largest countries in the world and is the largest state on the African continent. The capital of the state is called the country - Algiers. The area of ​​the state is 2,381,740 sq. km. It is washed by the Mediterranean Sea, and most of the territory is occupied by the largest desert in the world, the Sahara.

2,724,902 sq. km.

It ranks ninth in the ranking of countries with the largest territory. Its area is 2,724,902 sq. km. This is the largest state that does not have access to the oceans. The country owns part of the Caspian Sea and the inland Aral Sea. Kazakhstan has land borders with four Asian countries and Russia. The border area with Russia is one of the longest in the world. Most of the territory is occupied by deserts and steppes. The population of the country as of 2016 is 17,651,852 people. The capital is the city of Astana - one of the most populated in Kazakhstan.

2,780,400 sq. km.

(2,780,400 sq. km.) belongs to the eighth place among the largest countries in the world and the second place in South America. The capital of the state, Buenos Aires is the largest city in Argentina. The territory of the country is stretched from north to south. This causes a variety of natural and climatic zones. The Andes mountain system stretches along the western border, the Atlantic Ocean washes the eastern part. The north of the country is located in a subtropical climate, in the south there are cold deserts with severe weather conditions. The name of Argentina was given in the 16th century by the Spaniards, who assumed that its bowels contain a large amount of silver (argentum - translated as silver). The colonists were wrong, there was very little silver.

3,287,590 sq. km.

It is located on an area of ​​3,287,590 sq. km. She takes second place by population(1,283,455,000 people), yielding primacy to China and seventh place among the largest states in the world. Its shores are washed by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. The country got its name from the Indus River, on the banks of which the first settlements appeared. Before British colonization, India was the richest country in the world. It was there that Columbus sought to get in search of wealth, but ended up in America. The official capital of the country is New Delhi.

7,686,859 sq. km.

(Union of Australia) is located on the mainland of the same name and occupies its entire territory. The state also occupies the island of Tasmania and other islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The total area on which Australia is located is 7,686,850 sq. km. The capital of the state is the city of Canberra - the largest in Australia. Most of the country's water bodies are salty. The largest salt lake is Eyre. The mainland is washed by the Indian Ocean, as well as the seas of the Pacific Ocean.

8,514,877 sq. km.

- the largest state of the continent of South America, is located in fifth place in terms of the size of the occupied territory in the world. On an area of ​​8,514,877 sq. km. 203,262,267 citizens live. The capital bears the name of the country - Brazil (Brazilia) and is one of the largest cities in the state. Brazil borders on all the states of South America and is washed by the Atlantic Ocean on the east side.

9,519,431 sq. km.

USA(USA) is one of the largest states located on the mainland of North America. Its total area is 9,519,431 sq. km. The United States ranks fourth in terms of area and third in terms of population in the world. The number of living citizens is 321,267,000 people. The capital of the state is Washington. The country is divided into 50 states, and Columbia is a federal district. The US borders Canada, Mexico and Russia. The territory is washed by three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic.

9,598,962 sq. km.

(People's Republic of China) tops the top three with the largest area. This is not only a country with one of the largest areas, but also with a huge population, the number of which is in first place in the world. On the territory of 9,598,962 sq. km. 1,374,642,000 people live. China is located on the Eurasian continent and borders 14 countries. Part of the mainland where the PRC is located is washed by the Pacific Ocean and the seas. The capital of the state is Beijing. The state includes 31 territorial entities: 22 provinces, 4 cities of central subordination ("mainland China") and 5 autonomous regions.

9,984,670 sq. km.

With an area of ​​9,984,670 sq. km. ranks second in the ranking largest states in the world by territory. It is located on the mainland of North America, and is washed by three oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic. Canada borders the United States, Denmark and France. The state includes 13 territorial entities, of which 10 are called provinces, and 3 - territories. The population of the country is 34,737,000 people. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, one of the largest cities in the country. Conventionally, the state is divided into four parts: the Canadian Cordillera, the elevated plain of the Canadian Shield, the Appalachians and the Great Plains. Canada is called the land of lakes, the most popular of them is the Upper, whose area measures 83,270 square meters (the largest freshwater lake in the world), as well as the Bear, which is in the TOP-10 of the largest lakes in the world.

17,125,407 sq. km.

(Russian Federation) occupies a leading position among the largest countries in terms of area. The Russian Federation is located on an area of ​​17,125,407 sq. km on the largest continent of Eurasia and occupies a third of it. Despite its vast territory, Russia occupies only the ninth place in terms of population density, the number of which is 146,267,288. The capital of the state is the city of Moscow - this is the most populated part of the country. The Russian Federation includes 46 regions, 22 republics and 17 subjects, called territories, federal cities and autonomous regions. The country borders on 17 states by land and 2 by sea (USA and Japan). In Russia, there are more than a hundred rivers, the length of which exceeds 10 kilometers - these are the Amur, Don, Volga and others. In addition to rivers, more than 2 million fresh and salt water bodies are located on the territory of the country. One of the most famous, Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. The highest point of the state is Mount Elbrus, whose height is about 5.5 km.

Ten states with the largest area in the world are listed. They are in different parts of the planet, and economically they are too different.

10. Sudan. With an area of ​​2,505,815 sq. km. Sudan is the tenth largest country in the world and the largest in . It is located in the northeastern part of the continent, on the shores of the Red Sea. Most of Sudan is predominantly dry and barren desert.

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9. Kazakhstan. The former Soviet republic covers an area of ​​2,717,300 sq. km. in the western part of the continent. The country has access to the Caspian Sea. Most of Kazakhstan is occupied by steppes and deserts.

Despite this, there are large mineral deposits in the bowels of the earth, which turn Kazakhstan into a country with a bright future.

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7. India. With an area of ​​3,287,263 sq. km. seventh largest country in the world. It completely occupies the Indian subcontinent in Asia. The country is surrounded by the waters of the warm Indian Ocean, and in the north it reaches the Himalayas.

Despite its large area, India is an overpopulated state as it is home to over 1 billion inhabitants. One of the richest and most exciting cultures on our planet flourished in what is now India.

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European Union. Despite the fact that it is not a state, it is a highly integrated community, which is united by economic and political principles. The European Union is one of the most influential organizations in the world.

If the EU were a state, it would be the 7th largest country in the world after Australia, and even economically superior to the US. The EU covers an area of ​​4,325,675 sq. km, but it continues to expand.

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6. Australia. With an area of ​​7,682,300 sq. km. the sixth largest country in the world and at the same time one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. The average population density is about 2 people per square kilometer.

The reason is that the interior of the country is extremely sparsely populated. Australia is the only country that completely occupies the territory of one continent.

5. Brazil. With an area of ​​8,574,404 sq. km. largest country in the southern hemisphere and in Latin America. It occupies the middle of South America, and on its territory there are the most abundant river in the world and the most extensive equatorial forest on the planet.

The country has a wide outlet to the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its large area and wealth of resources, Brazil is now among the fastest growing and promising economies of the 21st century.

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2. Canada. With its area of ​​9,970,610 sq. km. second largest country in the world. Similar to the US, Canada also has access to three oceans. The country is the largest in the western hemisphere and is known worldwide for its beautiful scenery.

Some of the most extensive pine forests on the planet stretch here. Since Canada is a northern country with a harsh climate, most of the population lives in the southern border regions.

1. Russia. covers an area of ​​17,075,400 sq. km. It is the largest country in the world. Russia occupies vast territories in Asia, and stretches from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

In the north, the coast of the Arctic Ocean stretches for a thousand kilometers. On its vast territory, Russia has inexhaustible natural resources, which are the basis of the Russian economy.

Here are the most extensive coniferous forests on the planet. Huge areas of the Russian Federation are almost uninhabited due to harsh climatic conditions.