Top 25 countries Based on Population, Area and Interesting facts

There are a total of many countries in the world, but according to the United Nations there are 195 countries including two observer states Vatican City and Palestine. They are classified according to some categories. Some are categorized on the basis of population, land area, culture, wildlife, etc. These classifications signify the importance of the countries.

List of top 25 countries based on its total land area:

Rank	Country Name	Total area in km2 (mi2)
1	Russia	17,098,246 (6,601,670)
2	Antarctica	14,000,000 (5,400,000)
3	Canada	9,984,670 (3,855,100)
4	China	9,596,961 (3,705,407)
5	United States	9,525,067 (3,677,649)
6	Brazil	8,515,767 (3,287,956)
7	Australia	7,692,024 (2,969,907)
8	India	3,287,263 (1,269,219)
9	Argentina	2,780,400 (1,073,500)
10	Kazakhstan	2,724,900 (1,052,100)
11	Algeria	2,381,741 (919,595)
12	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,344,858 (905,355)
13	Kingdom of Denmark	2,220,093 (857,183)
14	Greenland (Denmark)	2,166,086 (836,330)
15	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690 (830,000)
16	Mexico	1,964,375 (758,449)
17	Indonesia	1,910,931 (737,815)
18	Sudan	1,861,484 (718,723)
19	Libya	1,759,540 (679,360)
20	Iran	1,648,195 (636,372)
21	Mongolia	1,564,110 (603,910)
22	Peru	1,285,216 (496,225)
23	Chad	1,284,000 (496,000)
24	Niger	1,267,000 (489,000)
25	Angola	1,246,700 (481,400)

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List of top 25 countries based on their population :

Rank	Country	Population
1	China	1,366,990,000
2	India	1,260,160,000
3	United States	318,816,000
4	Indonesia	252,164,800
5	Brazil	203,212,000
6	Pakistan	188,020,000
7	Nigeria	178,517,000
8	Bangladesh	157,047,000
9	Russia	146,149,200
10	Japan	127,040,000
11	Mexico	119,713,203
12	Philippines	100,311,400
13	Vietnam	89,708,900
14	Ethiopia	87,952,991
15	Egypt	87,225,200
16	Germany	80,781,000
17	Iran	77,775,100
18	Turkey	76,667,864
19	Congo	69,360,000
20	France	65,991,000
21	Thailand	64,871,000
22	United Kingdom	64,105,654
23	Italy	60,780,377
24	South Africa	54,002,000
25	Burma	51,419,420

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Some interesting facts about the top countries in the world

1. Africa: Home to The Sahara, the largest desert in the world and The Nile, the longest river in the world.
2. North America: Only continent that has every kind of climate.
3. Asia: Contains the world’s largest country, Russia, and the most populous country, i.e. China.
4. It is the home to Mt. Everest (on the border of Tibet and Nepal), the highest point on earth.
5. China: Great Wall of China is the single human-made structure that is visible from space.
6. Europe: It is home to the smallest country, i.e. (Vatican City State).
7. Australia: Smallest continent on earth with an area spanning 7,687,000 Sq. Km. Australia has vast wildlife and home to unique species of animals including kangaroos “The Great Barrier Reef” is the world’s most extensive coral reef and is located off the coast of Australia.
8. Antarctica: It is the third smallest continent on earth (13,209,000 Sq. Km). The lowest point on earth is on Antarctica located 8,327 ft (2,538 m) below sea level.
9. There are no countries in Antarctica.
10. South America: The most extensive forest area in the world is in South America.
11. United States: Mauna Kea in the state of Hawaii is the world’s tallest mountain if measured from where it starts at the bottom of the ocean. The United States holds the world’s most extensive coal supplies.
12. Namibia: It was the first country to protect the environment officially.
13. Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is the largest curtain of falling water.
14. Libya: Only country whose flag is entirely one colour, i.e. green.
15. Indonesia: Indonesia holds the world’s second-highest level of biodiversity.
16. Luxembourg: Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the world.
17. Iran: Persian has characters that are read from right to left.
18. Spain: Spain has many beautiful coasts with a pleasant climate.

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