Top Ten Largest Countries in Area

The international boundaries of the world divide the entire world into 203 countries. The countries vary in shapes and sizes. This particular page of maps of world indicates world's top ten largest countries in Area.

The map of largest countries in area is prepared on the basis of the total land area covered by each country. Largest countries in area map indicates the name of the ten countries with largest area, their location, their total land area and their % of land share as compared to the land area of the world.

The map of largest countries in area shows that Russia with a total area of 6,592,800 sq miles is the largest country in the world. It covers more that one-eight of the total world's land area. Canada with a total area of 3,849,674 sq miles stands second in the list of largest countries in area. Interestingly Canada is the largest country when it comes to the entire Western Hemisphere. This map can be of great help while explaining the expanse of worlds ten most largest countries.

World Top 10 - Largest Countries In Area

Country	Area(sq km)
Russia Canada United States of America China Brazil Australia India Argentina Kazakhstan Algeria	17,075,200 9,976,140 9,629,091 9,596,960 8,511,965 7,686,850 3,287,590 2,766,890 2,717,300 2,381,740