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The 50 largest (area) countries in the world

rank country area sq.km. population 2009-07-01 est.
1. Russia 17,075,200 140,041,247
2. Canada 9,984,670 33,487,208
3. United States of America 9,826,630 307,212,123
4. China 9,596,960 1,338,612,968
5. Brazil 8,511,965 198,739,269
6. Australia 7,686,850 21,262,641
7. India 3,287,590 1,166,079,217
8. Argentina 2,766,890 40,913,584
9. Kazakhstan 2,717,300 15,399,437
10. Sudan 2,505,810 41,087,825
11. Algeria 2,381,740 34,178,188
12. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 68,692,542
13. Greenland 2,166,086 57,600
14. Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 28,686,633
15. Mexico 1,972,550 111,211,789
16. Indonesia 1,919,440 240,271,522
17. Libya 1,759,540 6,310,434
18. Iran 1,648,000 66,429,284
19. Mongolia 1,564,116 3,041,142
20. Peru 1,285,220 29,546,963
21. Chad 1,284,000 10,329,208
22. Niger 1,267,000 15,306,252
23. Angola 1,246,700 12,799,293
24. Mali 1,240,000 12,666,987
25. South Africa 1,219,912 49,052,489
26. Colombia 1,138,910 45,644,023
27. Ethiopia 1,127,127 85,237,338
28. Bolivia 1,098,580 9,775,246
29. Mauritania 1,030,700 3,129,486
30. Egypt 1,001,450 83,082,869
31. Tanzania 945,087 41,048,532
32. Nigeria 923,768 149,229,090
33. Venezuela 912,050 26,814,843
34. Namibia 825,418 2,108,665
35. Pakistan 803,940 176,242,949
36. Mozambique 801,590 21,669,278
37. Turkey 780,580 76,805,524
38. Chile 756,950 16,601,707
39. Zambia 752,614 11,862,740
40. Burma (Myanmar) 678,500 48,137,741
41. Afghanistan 647,500 33,609,937
42. France 643,427 64,057,792
43. Somalia 637,657 9,832,017
44. Central African Republic 622,984 4,511,488
45. Ukraine 603,700 45,700,395
46. Botswana 600,370 1,990,876
47. Madagascar 587,040 20,653,556
48. Kenya 582,650 39,002,772
49. Yemen 527,970 23,822,783
50. Thailand 514,000 65,905,410
source: "The World Factbook 2008 and of 2009", CIA.