Last updated: May 13, 2026

Largest Countries

A list page focused on larger countries by area.

Showing 50 records from the 250 countries and territories in the database.

Country	Capital	Continent	Population	Area	Currency
Russia	Moscow	Europe	146 million	17,098,246 km²	Russian ruble
Antarctica	No official capital listed	Antarctica	1.3 thousand	14,000,000 km²	Not listed
Canada	Ottawa	North America	41.7 million	9,984,670 km²	Canadian dollar
China	Beijing	Asia	1.41 billion	9,706,961 km²	Chinese yuan
United States	Washington, D.C.	North America	340.1 million	9,525,067 km²	United States dollar
Brazil	Brasília	South America	213.4 million	8,515,767 km²	Brazilian real
Australia	Canberra	Oceania	27.5 million	7,692,024 km²	Australian dollar
India	New Delhi	Asia	1.42 billion	3,287,263 km²	Indian rupee
Argentina	Buenos Aires	South America	46.7 million	2,780,400 km²	Argentine peso
Kazakhstan	Astana	Asia	20.4 million	2,724,900 km²	Kazakhstani tenge
Algeria	Algiers	Africa	47.4 million	2,381,741 km²	Algerian dinar
DR Congo	Kinshasa	Africa	112.8 million	2,344,858 km²	Congolese franc
Greenland	Nuuk	North America	56.5 thousand	2,166,086 km²	krone
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Asia	35.3 million	2,149,690 km²	Saudi riyal
Mexico	Mexico City	North America	130.6 million	1,964,375 km²	Mexican peso
Indonesia	Jakarta	Asia	284.4 million	1,904,569 km²	Indonesian rupiah
Sudan	Khartoum	Africa	51.7 million	1,886,068 km²	Sudanese pound
Libya	Tripoli	Africa	7.5 million	1,759,540 km²	Libyan dinar
Iran	Tehran	Asia	86 million	1,648,195 km²	Iranian rial
Mongolia	Ulan Bator	Asia	3.5 million	1,564,110 km²	Mongolian tögrög
Peru	Lima	South America	34.4 million	1,285,216 km²	Peruvian sol
Chad	N'Djamena	Africa	19.3 million	1,284,000 km²	Central African CFA franc
Niger	Niamey	Africa	26.3 million	1,267,000 km²	West African CFA franc
Angola	Luanda	Africa	36.2 million	1,246,700 km²	Angolan kwanza
Mali	Bamako	Africa	22.4 million	1,240,192 km²	West African CFA franc
South Africa	Pretoria	Africa	63.1 million	1,221,037 km²	South African rand
Colombia	Bogotá	South America	53.1 million	1,141,748 km²	Colombian peso
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Africa	111.7 million	1,104,300 km²	Ethiopian birr
Bolivia	Sucre	South America	11.4 million	1,098,581 km²	Bolivian boliviano
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Africa	4.9 million	1,030,700 km²	Mauritanian ouguiya
Egypt	Cairo	Africa	107.3 million	1,002,450 km²	Egyptian pound
Tanzania	Dodoma	Africa	68.2 million	947,303 km²	Tanzanian shilling
Nigeria	Abuja	Africa	223.8 million	923,768 km²	Nigerian naira
Venezuela	Caracas	South America	28.5 million	916,445 km²	Venezuelan bolívar soberano
Namibia	Windhoek	Africa	3 million	825,615 km²	Namibian dollar
Mozambique	Maputo	Africa	34.1 million	801,590 km²	Mozambican metical
Pakistan	Islamabad	Asia	241.5 million	796,095 km²	Pakistani rupee
Turkey	Ankara	Europe	85.7 million	783,562 km²	Turkish lira
Chile	Santiago	South America	20.2 million	756,102 km²	Chilean peso
Zambia	Lusaka	Africa	19.7 million	752,612 km²	Zambian kwacha
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Asia	51.3 million	676,578 km²	Burmese kyat
Afghanistan	Kabul	Asia	43.8 million	652,230 km²	Afghan afghani
Somalia	Mogadishu	Africa	19.7 million	637,657 km²	Somali shilling
Central African Republic	Bangui	Africa	6.5 million	622,984 km²	Central African CFA franc
South Sudan	Juba	Africa	15.8 million	619,745 km²	South Sudanese pound
Ukraine	Kyiv	Europe	32.9 million	603,550 km²	Ukrainian hryvnia
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Africa	31.7 million	587,041 km²	Malagasy ariary
Botswana	Gaborone	Africa	2.4 million	582,000 km²	Botswana pula
Kenya	Nairobi	Africa	53.3 million	580,367 km²	Kenyan shilling
France	Paris	Europe	66.4 million	543,908 km²	euro

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The database holds 250 country and territory records imported from REST Countries. That count is larger than the number of sovereign states because it includes dependencies and territories.