Dunyoning ba'zi mamlakatlari, boshqalariga qaraganda, erning katta qismini egallaydi. Boshqa davlatlardagi shaharlarga qaraganda kichikroq davlatlar bo'lsa, boshqalari shunchalik ulkanki, ular faqat bitta mamlakatda har xil vaqt mintaqalariga ega. Masalan, dunyodagi eng katta davlat bo'lgan Rossiyani olaylik. butun dunyodagi barcha erlarning taxminan 11.5% qismini egallaydi.
Bu yerda dunyodagi eng yirik 20 ta davlat.
unvon | mamlakat | maydon |
1. | Rossiya | 17,098,242 km2 |
2. | Kanada | 9,984,670 km2 |
3. | Qo'shma Shtatlar | 9,826,675 km2 |
4. | Xitoy | 9,596,960 km2 |
5. | Braziliya | 8,514,877 km2 |
6. | Avstraliya | 7,741,220 km2 |
7. | Hindiston | 3,287,263 km2 |
8. | Argentina | 2,780,400 km2 |
9. | Qozog'iston | 2,724,900 km2 |
10. | Jazoir | 2,381,741 km2 |
11. | Kongo Demokratik Respublikasi | 2,344,858 km2 |
12. | Grenlandiya (Daniya) | 2,166,086 km2 |
13. | Saudiya Arabistoni | 2,149,690 km2 |
14. | Meksika | 1,964,375 km2 |
15. | Indoneziya | 1,904,569 km2 |
16. | Sudan | 1,861,484 km2 |
17. | Liviya | 1,759,540 km2 |
18. | Eron | 1,648,195 km2 |
19. | Mo'g'uliston | 1,564,116 km2 |
20. | Peru | 1,285,216 km2 |