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Area

The table below shows the five largest countries by area on each continent. The area listed includes the country's land area and water area.

Largest Countries on Each Continent
ContinentCountryArea
(square kilometers)
AfricaAlgeria2,381,741
Democratic Republic
of the Congo		2,344,858
Sudan1,861,484
Libya1,759,540
Chad1,284,000
AsiaRussia 17,098,242
China9,596,961
India3,287,263
Kazakhstan2,724,900
Saudi Arabia2,149,690
EuropeFrance643,801
Ukraine603,550
Spain505,370
Sweden450,295
Germany357,022
North AmericaCanada9,984,670
United States9,826,675
Mexico1,964,375
Honduras112,090
Cuba110,860
South AmericaBrazil8,514,877
Argentina2,780,400
Peru1,285,216
Colombia1,138,910
Bolivia1,098,581