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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.
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RafaThe largest single land mass in the world is Afro-Eurasia[also called Afrasia and Eurafrasia] (the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia). It's total area is about 81,480,532 km^2. The second largest single land mass in the world is America (the continents of North and South America), it is about 42,000,000 km^2.
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