Emerged land · 2022 · World Bank
Land area — dry land, excluding inland waters (lakes, rivers) — a fixed map, 2022 data.
World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). Not to be confused with the neighbouring indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2, which includes inland waters — a common mix-up that would slightly skew the ranking of countries with large lakes or rivers (Canada, Russia).
A static indicator, a single data point.
Russia (17 million km²) remains by far the world's largest country by land area — more than Canada and China combined, the next two countries. At the other end, several micro-states (Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu) fit within a few km², a size that doesn't prevent full sovereignty and a UN seat.