Some countries in the world cover large portions of the earth as compared to others. Whereas there are smaller countries than cities in other countries, others are so huge that they have different time zones just in one country. Take for instance, Russia, which is the largest country in the world; covers about 11.5% of all the land in the entire world.
Here are the top 20 largest countries in the world.
| Rank | Country | Area |
| 1. | Russia | 17,098,242 km2 |
| 2. | Canada | 9,984,670 km2 |
| 3. | United States | 9,826,675 km2 |
| 4. | China | 9,596,960 km2 |
| 5. | Brazil | 8,514,877 km2 |
| 6. | Australia | 7,741,220 km2 |
| 7. | India | 3,287,263 km2 |
| 8. | Argentina | 2,780,400 km2 |
| 9. | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 km2 |
| 10. | Algeria | 2,381,741 km2 |
| 11. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,344,858 km2 |
| 12. | Greenland (Denmark) | 2,166,086 km2 |
| 13. | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 km2 |
| 14. | Mexico | 1,964,375 km2 |
| 15. | Indonesia | 1,904,569 km2 |
| 16. | Sudan | 1,861,484 km2 |
| 17. | Libya | 1,759,540 km2 |
| 18. | Iran | 1,648,195 km2 |
| 19. | Mongolia | 1,564,116 km2 |
| 20. | Peru | 1,285,216 km2 |
