failed states Compared by Geography > Area > Land

DEFINITION: Total land area in square kilometres.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SudanSudan	2.38 million sq km	2008
2	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	2.27 million sq km	2008
3	ChadChad	1.26 million sq km	2008
4	NigeriaNigeria	910,768 sq km	2008
5	PakistanPakistan	778,720 sq km	2008
6	AfghanistanAfghanistan	647,500 sq km	2008
7	SomaliaSomalia	627,337 sq km	2008
8	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	622,984 sq km	2008
9	YemenYemen	527,970 sq km	2008
10	IraqIraq	432,162 sq km	2008
11	ZimbabweZimbabwe	386,670 sq km	2008
12	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	318,000 sq km	2008
13	GuineaGuinea	245,857 sq km	2008
14	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	28,000 sq km	2008
15	HaitiHaiti	27,560 sq km	2008

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4 of the top 7 countries by area > land are Christian.
Russia has had the highest area > land since 2005.
15 of the top 25 countries by area > land are Sparsely populated.
China has ranked in the top 3 for area > land since 2005.
United States has ranked in the top 4 for area > land since 2005.
India ranked first for area > land amongst Densely populated countries in 2008.
Canada has ranked in the top 5 for area > land since 2005.
United Kingdom ranked first for area > land amongst UK and its territories in 2008.
Brazil has ranked in the top 6 for area > land since 2005.
France ranked first for area > land amongst Western Europe in 2006.

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