From Matt Rosenberg,
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Apr 7 2008

Here's a listing of the twenty largest countries in the world by area, in both square kilometers and square miles.

1. Russia: 17,075,200 km² (6,591,027 mi²)
2. Canada: 9,984,670 km² (3,854,082 mi²)
3. United States: 9,631,418 km² (3,717,727 mi²)
4. China: 9,596,960 km² (3,704,426 mi²)
5. Brazil: 8,511,965 km² (3,285,618 mi²)
6. Australia: 7,686,850 km² (2,967,124 mi²)
7. India: 3,287,590 km² (1,269,009 mi²)
8. Argentina: 2,766,890 km² (1,068,019 mi²)
9. Kazakhstan: 2,717,300 km² (1,048,877 mi²)
10. Sudan: 2,505,810 km² (967,243 mi²)
11. Algeria: 2,381,740 km² (919,352 mi²)
12. Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 2,345,410 km² (905,328 mi²)
13. Mexico: 1,972,550 km² (761,404 mi²)
14. Saudi Arabia: 1,960,582 km² (756,785 mi²)
15. Indonesia: 1,919,440 km² (740,904 mi²)
16. Libya: 1,759,540 km² (679,182 mi²)
17. Iran: 1,648,000 km² (636,128 mi²)
18. Mongolia: 1,564,116 km² (603,749 mi²)
19. Peru: 1,285,220 km² (496,095 mi²)
20. Chad: 1,284,000 km² (495,624 mi²)