Speaking about the five largest nations in the world can be measured in 2 main ways. One is based on population, the other is based on land size. Looking at the former category first, the five nations with the highest population are:
1. China 2. India 3. USA 4. Indonesia, and 5. Brazil.
Using land size as a determining factor, here are the top five largest nations:
1. Russia 2. Canada 3. USA 4. China and 5. Brazil
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Russia has the largest land mass in the world, covering over 17 million square kilometers.
At one time it was the Soviet Union, but they lost some member states. This may have caused a change in their status.
No. France is the largest country in the European union. It is not the largest country in Europe (Ukraine and the European part of Russia are larger), and it is far from being the largest country of the world.
China has a land mass of approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, making it the fourth largest country in the world by land area.
Nigeria has a land area of approximately 923,768 square kilometers, making it the 32nd largest country in the world by land area.
The largest country in the world is Russia. This is followed by Canada, then China then the USA. China is only about 10,000 square miles larger than the United States. If you are referring to the nation that has the highest percentage of it's land that is arable (usable), then that would be the United States followed by China.
Russia is the largest country by geographical area. China is the country with the largest population (through 2012). Russia at 6,592,800 sq. mi. (17,075,400 sq km) is the largest country in the world. Measured by land mass, Russia is the largest country in the world. It encompasses roughly 11.5% of our planet. The second closest country by land mass is Canada, which is actually larger than the United States. It encompasses 6.7% of the planet.