<page_title> List of countries and dependencies by area </page_title> <section_title> Countries and dependencies by area </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Russia <col_header> Sovereign state/dependency </col_header> </cell> <cell> Largest country in the world (10.995% of the world's land mass); its Asian portion makes it the largest country in Asia, and its European portion of roughly 3,960,000 km2 (1,530,000 sq mi) makes it the largest country in Europe. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Russia is the largest country in the world by area.