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Area (km²)
|
Country
|
|
17,098,242
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Russia
|
|
9,984,670
|
Canada
|
|
9,706,961
|
China
|
|
9,372,610
|
United States
|
|
8,515,767
|
Brazil
|
|
7,692,024
|
Australia
|
|
3,287,590
|
India
|
|
2,780,400
|
Argentina
|
|
2,724,900
|
Kazakhstan
|
|
2,381,741
|
Algeria
|
|
2,344,858
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
|
2,149,690
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
1,964,375
|
Mexico
|
|
1,904,569
|
Indonesia
|
|
1,886,068
|
Sudan
|
|
1,759,540
|
Libya
|
|
The United States and China are both among the largest countries in the world by total land area,
When it comes to land area, here’s how they compare:
United States: The total land area of the U.S. is approximately 9.83 million square kilometers (3.8 million square miles), including all 50 states and its territories.
China: China’s total land area is about 9.60 million square kilometers (3.7 million square miles).
So, the United States is slightly larger than China in terms of total land area by about 230,000 square kilometers (89,000 square miles). That's roughly the size of Romania.
The United States has more land if you count inland and coastal waters.