Country,Flag and codes Area(sq. km) Area(sq. mile) Continent 1 Russia RU, RUS 17100000 10625427 Europe 2 Antarctica AQ, ATA 14000000 8699180 Antarctica 3 Canada CA, CAN 9984670 6204174 North America 4 United States US, USA 9629091 5983228 North America 5 China CN, CHN 9596960 5963263 Asia...
—Antarctica14,000,000(5,400,000)14,000,000(5,400,000)0(0)013,720,000km2(5,300,000sqmi)(98%)oflandareaiscoveredbyice.[Note2]2Canada9,984,670(3,855,100)9,093,507(3,511,023)891,163(344,080)8.93LargestcountryintheAmericas.3DisputedChina9,706,961(3,747,879)9,569,901(3,694...
You’ll notice that Antarctica is not on the list. This is because it has no countries. However, if it was a country itself, it would be the second largest in the world behind Russia. Using the Seven Continents model popular in the U.S., let’s take a look at thelargest countries ...
Argentina lays claim to a section of Antarctica of about 1,235,000 sq km (477,000 sq mi). Both Argentina and the UK claim the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), with the UK exercising effective occupancy. In 1978, Argentina almost went to war over three Chilean-held islands in the Beagl...