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The 50 largest (area) countries in the world

rank country area sq.km. population 2008-07-01 est.
1. Russia 17,075,200 140,702,094
2. Canada 9,984,670 33,212,696
3. United States of America 9,826,630 303,824,646
4. China 9,596,960 1,330,044,605
5. Brazil 8,511,965 191,908,598
6. Australia 7,686,850 20,600,856
7. India 3,287,590 1,147,995,898
8. Argentina 2,766,890 40,677,348
9. Kazakhstan 2,717,300 15,340,533
10. Sudan 2,505,810 40,218,455
11. Algeria 2,381,740 33,769,669
12. Congo, Dem. Rep. of the 2,345,410 66,514,506
13. Greenland 2,166,086 56,326
14. Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 28,161,417
15. Mexico 1,972,550 109,955,400
16. Indonesia 1,919,440 237,512,355
17. Libya 1,759,540 6,173,579
18. Iran 1,648,000 65,875,223
19. Mongolia 1,564,116 2,996,081
20. Peru 1,285,220 29,180,899
21. Chad 1,284,000 10,111,337
22. Niger 1,267,000 13,272,679
23. Angola 1,246,700 12,531,357
24. Mali 1,240,000 12,324,029
25. South Africa 1,219,912 43,786,115
26. Colombia 1,138,910 45,013,674
27. Ethiopia 1,127,127 78,254,090
28. Bolivia 1,098,580 9,247,816
29. Mauritania 1,030,700 3,364,940
30. Egypt 1,001,450 81,713,517
31. Tanzania 945,087 40,213,162
32. Nigeria 923,768 138,283,240
33. Venezuela 912,050 26,414,815
34. Namibia 825,418 2,088,669
35. Pakistan 803,940 167,762,040
36. Mozambique 801,590 21,284,701
37. Turkey 780,580 71,892,807
38. Chile 756,950 16,454,143
39. Zambia 752,614 11,669,534
40. Burma (Myanmar) 678,500 47,758,181
41. Afghanistan 647,500 32,738,376
42. France 643,427 64,057,790
43. Somalia 637,657 9,558,666
44. Central African Republic 622,984 4,434,873
45. Ukraine 603,700 45,994,287
46. Botswana 600,370 1,842,323
47. Madagascar 587,040 20,042,551
48. Kenya 582,650 37,953,838
49. Yemen 527,970 23,013,376
50. Thailand 514,000 65,493,298
source: "The World Factbook 2007-2008", CIA.