| The state is a region on the surface of the earth whose power politics, military, economic, social and cultural set by governments in the region. The state is organizing the have people in a region, the number of people who accept the existence of this organization. Another requirement is the existence of the state of a particular region where the country was. Another thing is what is referred to as sovereignty, namely that the state recognized by citizens as the highest authority over them in areas where the country was. |
1. Russia
Areas of the Country: 17,098,242 km ² (6,601,668 sq miles)
Russia is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. It shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to southeast): Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Also has maritime borders with Japan (by the Sea of Okhotsk) and the United States (by the Bering Strait). At 17,075,400 square kilometers (6,592,800 mile ²), Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering more than an eighth of the Earth's land area, with 142 million inhabitants, it is the ninth largest population of the world. Russia extends to the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 11 time zones and incorporating a variety of environments and landforms. Russia has the largest reserves of mineral and energy resources, and could also be called a superpower. Russia has the world's largest energy, forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter the quantity of fresh water around the world. |
2. Canada
Areas of the Country: 9,984,670 km ² (3,855,100 sq miles)
Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. then Canada the world's second largest country by total area and borders the world's longest common border with the United States to the south and northwest. A federation consisting of ten provinces and three territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick. Advanced technology and industry, Canada has a diversified economy that relies on abundant natural resources and on the trade-particularly with the United States, Canada is a member of the G8, NATO, OECD, WTO, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Francophonie, the OAS, APEC , and the United Nations (UN). |
3. People's Republic of China
Areas of the Country: 9,596,961-9,639,688 km ² (miles ² 3,705,407-3,721,904)
People's Republic of China is commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most densely populated countries in the world with over 1.3 billion people, about one-fifth of the world population. PRC is a socialist republic ruled by the Communist Party of China under a single-party system, and has jurisdiction over twenty-two provinces, five autonomous regions (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Ningxia, and Guangxi), four municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two regions full autonomy, also known as Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). Its capital is Beijing. At approximately 9.6 million square kilometers (3.7 million square miles), the PRC is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area, and the second largest by land area. Having a diverse forests with steppe and deserts (the Gobi and Taklamakan) in the dry north near Mongolia and Russia's Siberia, and subtropical forests in the south close to Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar. The terrain in the west is rugged and high altitude, with the Himalayas and the Tian Shan mountain ranges forming China's natural borders with India and Central Asia. In contrast, the east coast of mainland China is low-lying and has a length of 14,500 kilometers of coastline bounded on the southeast by the South China Sea and on the east by the East China Sea that lies outside Taiwan, Korea, and Japan |
4. The United States of America
Areas of the Country: 9,629,091 km ² (3,717,813 sq miles)
United States is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its 48 contiguous states and Washington, DC, the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories, or insular areas, in the Caribbean and Pacific. At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km ²) and with about 307 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and third largest by land area and population. The United States is one of the most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of U.S. $ 14.3 trillion (23% of the world total based on nominal GDP and almost 21% at purchasing power parity). |
5. Brazil
Brazil is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Berbatasan by the Atlantic Ocean at eastern coastline Brazil have more than 7,491 kilometers (4,655 miles). It is bounded on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas departments, French Guiana, on the northwest by Colombia, on the west by Bolivia and Peru, to the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Many of the islands are part of the Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. Federation is formed by the union Federal District, 26 States and 5564 Cities. Brazil is the world's tenth largest economy at market exchange rates and the ninth largest by purchasing power. Economic reforms have given the country projections. Brazil is a founding member of the internationally United Nations and the Union of South American Nations. Religions predominantly Roman Catholic, Portuguese-speaking, and multiethnic society, Brazil is also home to a diversity of wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats.
