Discovering The Largest Countries #BiggestCountries #ExploreBig #CountryExploration

The world's largest countries by land area are Russia, Canada, China, the United States, and Brazil. Russia is the largest, spanning over 17 million square kilometres, covering Eastern Europe and northern Asia. Canada follows with nearly 10 million square kilometres, known for its vast wilderness and numerous lakes. China, the most populous country, covers about 9.6 million square kilometres. The United States, slightly smaller, includes diverse landscapes from deserts to forests across 9.5 million square kilometres. Brazil, the largest country in South America, encompasses the Amazon rainforest within its 8.5 million square kilometres.

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USA has 9.83 million km^2, not including territories but including DC, per the US Census.
Even if you go by UN statistics, China 9596961 km^2, USA 9629091 km^2.

USA is the 3rd largest nation.

I'd post links, but YT hates links. I got those from the sources for Wikipedia pages on each of the countries.