5. Brazil

A country located in the South American continent, Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers, the Federal Republic of Brazil is the fifth largest nation in the world by landmass.

4. China

The People’s Republic of China, a nation located in the Eastern part of Asia, apart from being the world’s most populous country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, is also the fourth largest country in the world with a landmass of 9,596,961 square kilometers.

3. USA

A nation located in the continent of North America and bordered by Canada and Mexico, the United States of America is a large country which comprises of fifty states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, three hundred and twenty six Indian reservations, and nine minor outlying islands. Occupying 9.8 million square kilometers, the United States of America is the world’s third largest country by landmass.

2. Canada

Bordered by the United States of America and located in the North American continent, Canada is the second largest country in the world by landmass. The country has ten provinces and three territories that stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres. Furthermore, the country’s southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres, is the longest bi-national land border in the world.

1. Russia

Russia, a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, is by far the largest country in the world by landmass. The country covers 17,125,191 square kilometres and encompasses one-eighth of Earth’s inhabitable landmass.

Russia landmass stretches across eleven time zones and borders sixteen independent country, the highest of any country in the world. Furthermore, the country is also the 9th world’s most populated country and the most populous country in Europe, with a population of 145.5 million.