| Rank | Country | land | Area |
| World | 148,940,000 | total: 510.072 million sq km land: 148.94 million sq km water: 361.132 million sq km note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land |
1 | Russia | 16,377,742 | total: 17,098,242 sq km land: 16,377,742 sq km water: 720,500 sq km |
2 | Antarctica | 14,000,000 | total: 14 million sq km land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.) note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe |
3 | China | 9,569,901 | total: 9,596,961 sq km land: 9,569,901 sq km water: 27,060 sq km |
4 | United States | 9,161,966 | total: 9,826,675 sq km land: 9,161,966 sq km water: 664,709 sq km note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia |
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This page was last updated on 2 February, 2012 |
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