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Ten Largest Countries

Square Kilometers

  1. Russia - 17,075,200
  2. Canada - 9,984,670
  3. United States - 9,631,418
  4. China - 9,596,960
  5. Brazil - 8,511,965
  6. Australia - 7,686,850
  7. India - 3,287,590
  8. Argentina - 2,766,890
  9. Kazakhstan - 2,717,300
  10. Sudan - 2,505,810

Ten Largest Economies

2004 GDP (PPP) Estimate, $Billion

  1. United States - 11,750
  2. China - 7,262
  3. Japan - 3,745
  4. India - 3,319
  5. Germany - 2,362
  6. United Kingdom - 1,782
  7. France - 1,737
  8. Italy - 1,609
  9. Brazil - 1,492
  10. Russia - 1,408

Ten Most-Populous Countries

July 2005 Estimate, Millions

  1. China - 1,306
  2. India - 1,080
  3. United States - 296
  4. Indonesia - 242
  5. Brazil - 186
  6. Pakistan - 162
  7. Bangladesh - 144
  8. Russia - 143
  9. Nigeria - 129
  10. Japan - 127
Adapted from material published in the CIA World Fact Book.
 
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