largest country
Most land area
Largest country typically refers to Russia, which spans more continents and time zones than any other nation.
The phrase appears in geographic trivia and comparative discussions: What's the largest country in Africa?
Context determines the measure—usually land area, though sometimes population or economy: China is the largest country by population.
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
- land massContinuous area of terrain
- vastExtremely great in size
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- time zonesRegional clock-setting divisions
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Least-sized sovereign state
Vatican City · Monaco · San Marino · Liechtenstein · Malta
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