failed states Compared by Geography > Area > Land

DEFINITION: Total land area in square kilometres.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Sudan	2.38 million sq km	2008
2	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.27 million sq km	2008
3	Chad	1.26 million sq km	2008
4	Nigeria	910,768 sq km	2008
5	Pakistan	778,720 sq km	2008
6	Afghanistan	647,500 sq km	2008
7	Somalia	627,337 sq km	2008
8	Central African Republic	622,984 sq km	2008
9	Yemen	527,970 sq km	2008
10	Iraq	432,162 sq km	2008
11	Zimbabwe	386,670 sq km	2008
12	Cote d'Ivoire	318,000 sq km	2008
13	Guinea	245,857 sq km	2008
14	Guinea-Bissau	28,000 sq km	2008
15	Haiti	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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