Hey guys, beauty? Ruan Henrik here and today I came to bring an article citing the 5 largest countries in the world, I would also cite the five most populous in the world. I don't know if you know, but there are countries that are extremely large in terms of territory but with little population, for example, I fear Russia, which is the largest country in the world in terms of territory but in terms of population, it is in the 11th position.
First I will start by talking about the five largest countries in the world in terms of territory and then I will talk about the five largest in population.
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1- Russia
First we have Russia, currently this country has an incredible 17,075,400 square kilometers of territory, but know that it was even bigger. From 1922 to 1991 Russia was part of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and its area was 22,400,000 km².
However, on December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved and became several separate countries.
2- Canada
In second place we have Canada with an area of 9,976,139 square kilometers, despite its enormous size, its population is only 33.8 million inhabitants. One of the main natural resources of this country is its vast regions of wild nature, it is also home to Niagara Falls, a famous set of huge waterfalls.
As it is located in the north of the planet, Canada has a colder climate.
3- China
In third place in this list of the largest countries in the world we have China, it is also the holder of the first place of the most populous countries with an incredible 1.5 billion people inhabiting it.
Its area is 9,596,961 square kilometers, some experts believe that the same thing will happen in China as happened with the Soviet Union. Yes, these experts believe that in the next few years China will dissolve and become several countries.
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4- United States
The fourth most populous country in the world is none other than the United States of America. As a matter of war power, the United States always enters into a technological confrontation with China, in the past its biggest beef was with Russia. To tell you the truth to this day the USA and Russia are “rivals”, one of the biggest milestones between them was the Space Race.
This Space Race lasted between 1955 and 1975, a striking arc in this period was the dispute over who would reach the moon first. Who ended up stepping on the moon first was the United States, remembering that in this period Russia was still the Soviet Union.
The US has a territory of 9,363,520 square kilometers.
5- Brazil
The fifth largest country in the world is nothing less than our dear Brazil of unparalleled beauty. Brazil is well known abroad for having one of the largest forests in the world in its territory, which is the Amazon rainforest.
Brazil has a territory of 8,514,876 square kilometers. Are you enjoying this list of the five largest countries in the world? So let's know which are the five most populous countries in the world?
The 5 Most Populous Countries in the World
5- Pakistan: Until a few years ago this position was occupied by Brazil, but recently Pakistan has surpassed us.
Pakistan's population is currently 212.2 million inhabitants, Brazil has 209.5 million and is in sixth position.
4- Indonesia: Indonesia ranks fourth among the most populous countries in the world with around 267.7 million inhabitants.
3- United States: The States ranks third on this list with around 327.2 million people living in its territory.
2- India: From the third to the second place, the difference in people is gigantic, India has 1 Billion more people than the USA. Its population is currently 1.353 billion people.
1- China: China takes first place in this rank with about 1.5 billion people, that's a lot of people.
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