How many countries have a larger land area than the state of Alaska?

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How many countries have a larger land area than the state of Alaska?

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Last updated Jun 18 2021.

neelie_447
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neelie_447
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Alaska has The proper area is 1,530,700 square km.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_by_area

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9111277/Alaska

That means that there are 18 countries larger than Alaska: Russia, Canada, China, U.S., Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Sudan, Algeria, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Indonesia, Libya, Iran, and Mongolia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_by_area

Response last updated by CmdrK on Jun 18 2021.
Mar 22 2008, 2:16 PM

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Answer 1

BRY2K
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BRY2K
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Iran is slightly larger than Alaska , as is Libya.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/geo_are_com-geography-area-comparative

Mar 22 2008, 1:51 PM

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The USA....... (no reference needed, really, except for stating that Alaska is part of the USA)

Mar 22 2008, 2:05 PM

Answer 3

Alaska: The state of Alaska covers 586,000 square miles (1,537,898 sq km) and is the largest U.S. state.

19 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 1,565,000
20 Peru Lima 1,285,220

Based on the above, there are 19 larger.

http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/world_statistics_by_area.htm

http://alaska.gov/kids/learn/population.htm