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| *'''Total area:''' the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines. | | *'''Total area:''' the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines. |
| *'''Land area:''' the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area. | | *'''Land area:''' the aggregate of all land within international boundaries and coastlines, excluding water area. |
− | *'''Water area:''' the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies (lakes, [[reservoir]]s, and rivers) within international boundaries and coastlines.<ref>{{cite web|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=Definitions and notes: Location|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2144|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Government of the United States|access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> Coastal [[internal waters]] (some small [[bay]]s) may be included.{{clarify|date=November 2016}} [[Territorial waters#Territorial sea|Territorial sea]]s are not included unless otherwise noted. Contiguous zones and [[exclusive economic zone]]s are not included. | + | *'''Water area:''' the sum of the surface areas of all inland water bodies (lakes, [[reservoir]]s, and rivers) within international boundaries and coastlines.<ref>{{cite web|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=Definitions and notes: Location|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2144|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Government of the United States|access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> Coastal [[internal waters]] (some small [[bay]]s) may be included. [[Territorial waters#Territorial sea|Territorial sea]]s are not included unless otherwise noted. Contiguous zones and [[exclusive economic zone]]s are not included. |
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| Data is taken from the [[United Nations Statistics Division]] unless otherwise noted.<ref name="unstats08"/> | | Data is taken from the [[United Nations Statistics Division]] unless otherwise noted.<ref name="unstats08"/> |
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| | {{nts|1}} || style="text-align:left;"| {{flaglist|Russia}} || {{convert|17098246 |km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|16377742|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|720500|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || 4.21 || style="text-align:left;" | Largest country in the world (10.995% of the world's land mass); its [[European Russia|European portion]] is roughly 4,000,000 km<sup>2</sup>, which is around 40% of the total landmass of [[Europe]], making Russia the [[List of European countries by area|largest country]] in Europe; and its [[Siberia|Asian portion]], which covers all of [[North Asia|Northern Asia]], is around 13,100,000 km<sup>2</sup>, making Russia the [[List of Asian countries by area|largest country]] in [[Asia]]. | | | {{nts|1}} || style="text-align:left;"| {{flaglist|Russia}} || {{convert|17098246 |km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|16377742|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|720500|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || 4.21 || style="text-align:left;" | Largest country in the world (10.995% of the world's land mass); its [[European Russia|European portion]] is roughly 4,000,000 km<sup>2</sup>, which is around 40% of the total landmass of [[Europe]], making Russia the [[List of European countries by area|largest country]] in Europe; and its [[Siberia|Asian portion]], which covers all of [[North Asia|Northern Asia]], is around 13,100,000 km<sup>2</sup>, making Russia the [[List of Asian countries by area|largest country]] in [[Asia]]. |
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− | | {{hs|1vend}} – || style="text-align:left;"| ''{{flaglist|Antarctica}}'' || {{convert|14000000|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|14000000|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|0|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || 0 || style="text-align:left;" | {{convert|13720000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (98%) of the land area is covered by [[ice]] and [[snow]]. Though not itself a country, areas are [[territorial claims in Antarctica|claimed by a number of countries]].{{#tag:ref|The following countries have [[territorial claims in Antarctica]]: [[Argentine Antarctica|Argentina]] ({{convert|969000|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}), [[Australian Antarctic Territory|Australia]] ({{convert|5896500|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}), [[Antártica Chilena Province|Chile]] ({{convert|1250000|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}), [[Adélie Land|France]] ({{convert|432000|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}), [[Ross Dependency|New Zealand]] ({{convert|450000|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}), [[Queen Maud Land|Norway]] (including [[Peter I Island]]) ({{convert|2500000|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}) and [[British Antarctic Territory|United Kingdom]] ({{convert|1395000|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}), which to some extent overlap. The area from {{coor d Antarctic|90|W}} to {{coor d Antarctic|150|W}} ({{convert|2100000|km2|sqmi|disp=or|abbr=on}}) is currently unclaimed territory. These areas usually have no human inhabitants, excluding scientists.|group="Note"}}
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| | {{nts|2}} || style="text-align:left;"| {{flaglist|Canada}}{{#tag:ref|Smaller than China and United States in land area.|group="Note"}} || {{convert|9984670|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|9093507|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|891163|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || 8.93 || style="text-align:left;" | Largest [[English language|English]]- and largest [[French language|French]]-speaking country; largest country completely in the [[Western Hemisphere]] by total area (second-largest by land area, after the [[United States]]); with the largest surface area of water. Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about 1,600,000 km<sup>2</sup>, nor territorial waters of 200,000 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/phys01-eng.htm|title=Land and freshwater area, by province and territory|last=Canada|first=Government of Canada, Statistics|website=www.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=2016-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/marinezones-zonesmarines/index-eng.html|title=Oceans|last=Branch|first=Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Communications|website=www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca|access-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> | | | {{nts|2}} || style="text-align:left;"| {{flaglist|Canada}}{{#tag:ref|Smaller than China and United States in land area.|group="Note"}} || {{convert|9984670|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|9093507|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || {{convert|891163|km2|sqmi|abbr=values|sortable=on}} || 8.93 || style="text-align:left;" | Largest [[English language|English]]- and largest [[French language|French]]-speaking country; largest country completely in the [[Western Hemisphere]] by total area (second-largest by land area, after the [[United States]]); with the largest surface area of water. Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about 1,600,000 km<sup>2</sup>, nor territorial waters of 200,000 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/phys01-eng.htm|title=Land and freshwater area, by province and territory|last=Canada|first=Government of Canada, Statistics|website=www.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=2016-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/marinezones-zonesmarines/index-eng.html|title=Oceans|last=Branch|first=Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Communications|website=www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca|access-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> |