All states of the world vary greatly in size, population, wealth of natural resources and so on. There are tiny dwarf countries and huge powers on our planet, whose areas are estimated at millions of square kilometers. This article lists all the giant countries by area and population. In addition, we have collected the most interesting and interesting information about them.
All giant countries by area: list
Geographers classify all the states of our planet according to various parameters. One of them is the area of the occupied territory. Thus, dwarf countries, small, small, medium, significant, large states, as well as giant countries, stand out in the world. In area, they can differ from each other by hundreds or even thousands of times!
According to this classification, a “gigantic” state should have at least 3 million km 2 of territory. The largest countries in the world in area are listed below:
- Russia.
- Canada.
- China.
- USA.
- Brazil.
- Australia.
- India.
For comparison, you can bring the area of the smallest state of the planet - 0.44 km 2 , which the Vatican occupies.
It is interesting to note that giant countries are present on all continents in the world except Africa (the continent without a permanent population of Antarctica is not taken into account).
The largest countries in the world by population
If the state occupies vast expanses, then this does not mean that the same huge number of people live in it. So, for example, only 146 million people live in Russia. 10 million more residents are in Bangladesh, a country comparable in size to the Vologda Oblast of the Russian Federation.
In which states does the majority of the population live? The leaders by this criterion are:
- China (1,373 million people).
- India (1,282 million people).
- USA (323 million people).
- Indonesia (258 million people).
- Brazil (203 million people).
By the way, the population of India is growing at a catastrophic rate. According to scientists, by 2050 it is this Asian country that should take the lead in the above rating.
Russia is the largest country in the world
Besides the fact that Russia is the largest state in the world by area, it also has a number of other records:
- Russia boasts the largest freshwater reserves in the world;
- this state has the lowest external debt in the world;
- in terms of the total number of military personnel, the Russian army is second only to China;
- the most circulated newspaper is also published in Russia - this is Komsomolskaya Pravda;
- in this country is the largest forest on the planet - the Siberian taiga;
- Russia is a world leader in the export of nitrogen fertilizers;
- Moscow is the tallest building in Europe - this is the Ostankino tower ;
- dacha is a purely Russian “invention” that appeared under Peter the Great.
China is the most populated country in the world
China is the second country on the planet in size and the first in terms of population. And here are some more amazing facts about this eastern state:
- in the territory of modern China, the oldest civilization in the world arose;
- China is the birthplace of many flowers that today adorn many gardens around the world;
- it was in this country that a compass, salutes, ice cream, a crossbow and toilet paper were invented;
- many consider English to be the founders of football, but historians have found evidence that the Chinese “kicked the ball” in the field before our era;
- the color of mourning and sorrow in China is considered white;
- the largest dam in the world was built in the PRC.
Finally...
Giant countries are huge in size. Their territories occupy over 3 million square kilometers. These include seven countries of the planet: Russia, China, Canada, the USA, Brazil, Australia and India.
Among the most populated countries of the modern world, it is worth highlighting China, India, the USA, Indonesia and Brazil.