No doubt Russia, with a surface area of 17,098,242 square kilometers across East Europe and Asia, is not surprisingly large. Following this, Canada and the United States completed the top three positions at 9,984,670 square kilometers and 9,857,348 square kilometers. China’s largest landmass in Asia is 9,706,961 square kilometers, while the Macau region of only 30 square kilometers on the south coast of China is the smallest. Algeria (2 381,741 km2) is Africa’s largest country, and the Mayotte archipelago (374 km2) is its smallest. While Russia is the largest country in Europe, France is 551,695 square kilometers, the largest in Europe.
So without any additional ado, let’s discuss The Top Ten Largest Countries in the World ranked by their Population and area.
10. Algeria
Algeria is the World’s 10th largest country in Africa. It is bordered on the west by Morocco, Western Sahara, and on the east by Tunisia and Libya, almost four times the size of Texas. The Mediterranean Sea is in the north, Mauritania, Mali, and Niger in the south. Almost completely uninhabited is its Sahara Region, which is 85% of the country. The highest point of the Sahara is Mount Tahat, 9,850 ft above sea level (3,000 m). With just 15.9 people per square kilometer (38/square miles), Algeria is one of the World’s least-populated countries. The capital of Algeria is Algiers, busy skyscrapers and apartment blocks, and its historical center. Oran, the Mediterranean Sea Port, near the border with Morocco, is Algeria’s second-largest city. Oran has developed into an important hub of music, art, and education less hectic than Algiers.
9. Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s largest country and the World’s ninth-largest. It is north of the Central Asian republic and is bordered by northern Russia, eastern China, Kyrgyzstan, and south by Uzbekistan, the Caspian Sea, and western Turkmenistan. Kazakhstan is approximately four times Texas’ size. The area is mainly steppe with hilly plains and plateaus. The great mineral resources of Kazakhstan and the arable land have long been the envy of outsiders, and environmental and political problems have arisen from the resulting exploitation. The traditional Kazakh customs coexist uncomfortably with modern-day incursions. Kazakhstan signed an agreement in 2004 that would enable China to build an oil pipeline on the border with China.
