🇨🇳 True size of China

Top 15 Largest Countries by Land Area (Excluding lakes and rivers) 1. 🇷🇺 Russia – 6.2M mi² 2. 🇨🇳 China – 3.6M mi² 3. 🇺🇸 United States – 3.5M mi² 4. 🇨🇦 Canada – 3.4M mi² 5. 🇧🇷 Brazil – 3.2M mi² 6. 🇦🇺 Australia – 3.0M mi² 7. 🇮🇳 India – 1.2M mi² 8. 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1.1M mi² 9. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan – 1.0M mi² 10. 🇩🇿 Algeria – 920K mi² 11. 🇨🇩 DR Congo – 875K mi² 12. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – 830K mi² 13. 🇲🇽 Mexico – 751K mi² 14. 🇮🇩 Indonesia – 731K mi² 15. 🇸🇩 Sudan – 721K mi² 🟡 Note: Canada ranks 2nd in total area (including lakes & rivers), but 4th in land area when excluding them. 🟡 Crop land is a self-reported figure and includes croplands, pastures, and land used for rearing animals. As of January 2025. Source: World Bank

bigger than Europe similar to USA smaller than Russia in a nutshell

Just 30 Countries Control 80% of Earth’s Land – Here’s the Full List 🌍 1Russia 🇷🇺17,098,242~11.48% 2Canada 🇨🇦9,984,670~6.70% 3China 🇨🇳9,596,961~6.44% 4USA 🇺🇸9,525,067~6.39% 5Brazil 🇧🇷8,515,767~5.72% 6Australia 🇦🇺7,692,024~5.16% 7India 🇮🇳3,287,263~2.21% 8Argentina 🇦🇷2,780,400~1.87% 9Kazakhstan 🇰🇿2,724,900~1.83% 10Algeria 🇩🇿2,381,741~1.60% 11DR Congo 🇨🇩2,344,858~1.57% 12Greenland 🇬🇱 (Denmark)2,166,086~1.45% 13Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦2,149,690~1.44% 14Mexico 🇲🇽1,964,375~1.32% 15Indonesia 🇮🇩1,904,569~1.28% 16Sudan 🇸🇩1,861,484~1.25% 17Libya 🇱🇾1,759,541~1.18% 18Iran 🇮🇷1,648,195~1.11% 19Mongolia 🇲🇳1,564,116~1.05% 20Peru 🇵🇪1,285,216~0.86% 21Chad 🇹🇩1,284,000~0.86% 22Niger 🇳🇪1,267,000~0.85% 23Angola 🇦🇴1,246,700~0.84% 24Mali 🇲🇱1,240,192~0.83% 25South Africa 🇿🇦1,221,037~0.82% 26Colombia 🇨🇴1,141,748~0.77% 27Ethiopia 🇪🇹1,104,300~0.74% 28Bolivia 🇧🇴1,098,581~0.74% 29Mauritania 🇲🇷1,030,700~0.69% 30Egypt 🇪🇬1,001,449~0.67% Source: UN Stats, World Bank, CIA Factbook (2024)

World’s Biggest Countries Ranked by Area... 1. 🇷🇺 Russia 2. 🇨🇦 Canada 3. 🇨🇳 China 4. 🇺🇸 USA 5. 🇧🇷 Brazil 6. 🇦🇺 Australia 7. 🇮🇳 India 8. 🇦🇷 Argentina 9. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 10. 🇩🇿 Algeria

🇨🇳 5 Fascinating Facts About China 1️⃣ 🌏 It’s the world’s most populous country — home to over 1.4 billion people! 2️⃣ 🧱 The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built — stretching over 21,000 km. 3️⃣ 💹 China is the second-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP — and first by purchasing power (PPP). 4️⃣ 🚄 China has the world’s largest high-speed rail network — over 45,000 km of lightning-fast trains. 5️⃣ 🛰️ In 2003, China became the third country to send a human into space — after Russia and the U.S. 🔍 A nation of ancient wonders and futuristic ambition — China continues to shape the 21st century. — @GlobalStatsXX 📊

Oh, sneaky map projection.

It's exactly the size of US

🇨🇳 China is the world's 3rd largest country by land area, spanning approximately 9.6 million square kilometers (3.7 million square miles). It is also the largest country in Asia. The country's vast territory stretches 5,250 kilometers (3,250 miles) from east to west and 5,500 kilometers (3,400 miles) from north to south. China shares a land border with 14 other countries.

China will be a lot smaller once we decolonize it.