List of countries by area. Largest and smallest countries

If we pay attention to the area of the countries of the world, then Russia unconditionally prevails here. The closest members on the list: Canada, USA, China, Brazil. The territory of each of these countries of the world is so large that it exceeds the size of the whole continent of Australia. Twenty-nine states are members of the club of countries of the world, which territories exceeds a million square kilometers.

The territory of Russia is 17 125 191 km² (the first place in terms of area among the countries of the world), which is slightly smaller than the continent of South America. It is located mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, most of the territory of Russia is located in the Eastern Hemisphere, only the eastern part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is located in the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered by the waters of the Pacific and Arctic oceans, as well as the Baltic, Black, Azov seas of the Atlantic Ocean. Also it possesses the longest coastline in the world (37,653 km). Russia is located in the north of the Eurasian continent, occupying most of Eastern Europe and the entire north of Asia. The Ural Mountains and the Kumo-Manych region divide Russia into European and Asian parts.