That question has two answers. The largest country in the world by area is Russia, but the largest country in the world by population is China.
Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world. It is also the largest country in South America by land area and population.
Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world by population, with the majority of its citizens adhering to Islam.
Russia is the largest country in terms of land area, with an area of 17 075 400 km2 (6 592 800 miles2). China is the largest country in the world in terms of population, with 1,340,570,000 people (as of November 11th, 2010), making up 19.5% (or nearly 1/5) of the world's population.
The second largest country in North America is the United States of America, with a total area covering 9,629,091 km2, after Canada. The second largest country in South America is Argentina, with a total area covering 2,766,890 km2, after Brazil.
India is the seventh largest country in the world by land area, covering about 3.29 million square kilometers. Population-wise, India is the second most populous country in the world, after China.
China has the third-largest land area of any country and the largest population of any country.
The Ukraine is the 45th largest country by area. Nepal is the 45th largest country by population.
The largest population and the smallest land mass belongs to India.
The United States is the third largest country by both area and population.
By area, the answer is Russia, who is 17,075,400 km2.
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world with its 8.511.965 km2
Russia is not the largest country by population. With a population of 143,000,000, it is the ninth most populous country, behind countries including China, India, and the USA. It is the largest nation by area.
Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia.
The United States is the third largest country by both area and population.
The world's third-largest country by area is the People's Republic of China. The world's third-largest country by population is the United States of America.
Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world, both in terms of land area and population.
Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world. It is also the largest country in South America by land area and population.