This is the largest country in the world

The largest country in the world has a clear lead when you compare its surface area with that of the other countries. It is Russia

Russia is the largest country in the world

Russia is the largest country in the world. If you cut out Germany on the map and place it on Russia as a test, our federal state would fit in about 48 times.

• With around 17.1 million square kilometers, Russia is the world leader when it comes to comparing the size of countries. Russia therefore accounts for around 11 percent of the entire world.

• 77 percent of Russia is located on the Asian continent. 23 percent of the country belongs to Europe.

• If you wanted to drive all the way across Russia, you would have to cover 9,000 kilometers from west to east and 4,000 kilometers from north to south.

• Canada is the second largest country in the world, far behind with 9.9 million square kilometers. The USA and China follow in third and fourth place (9.8 and 9.5 million square kilometers). Brazil is in fifth place with 8.5 million square kilometers.