Russia's European portion is roughly 4,000,000 km2, which is around 40% of the total landmass of Europe, making Russia the largest country in Europe; and its Asian portion, which covers all of Northern Asia, is around 13,100,000 km2, making Russia the largest country in Asia.

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The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria.

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The largest countries in the world are Russia, China, Canada, and the United States.

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Complete list of the world's largest countries ranked by land area. Russia is #1 at 17.1 million km², followed by Canada and the United States. See all 195+ countries.