5 Largest Countries in the World

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1. Russia

Area: 17,098,250 km2

With a staggeringly large area of 17,098,250 km², Russia tops our list as the largest country in the world. It covers 1.7% of the Earth’s total inhabited land. Its total area is comparable to the surface area of Pluto. Residing in the northern hemisphere, the country is a neighbor to four states. Due to its sheer size, it spans eleven time zones and has a remarkable range of environmental landforms, deep forests, Arctic tundra, deserts, and semiarid steppes.

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