World Data Editors

Encyclopædia Britannica Editor

BIOGRAPHY

Britannica's World Data editors help provide a statistical portrait of some 220 countries and dependencies of the world, at a level appropriate to the significance of each.

Primary Contributions (9)

Articles
Quizzes

list of the world’s largest countries and dependencies by area

There are nearly 200 countries in the world, but when it comes to which is the largest, there is no competition. With a total area of 6,592,850 square miles (17,075,400 square km), Russia is the world’s largest country. A distant second is Canada, with 3,855,103 square miles (9,984,670 square km).…

list of the smallest countries by area

Fanny Abington

European countries by area

list of the largest U.S. cities by population

list of state capitals in the United States

list of the populations of the world’s countries, dependencies, and territories

Which Country Is Larger By Population? Quiz

Which Country Is Larger By Area? Quiz