Only seven countries in the world surpass it in surface area. Further down the ranking are other large countries such as Mexico, Indonesia, and South Africa, which, while being regional powers, are far from the territorial dimensions of Argentina. Argentina's presence in this select group makes it the second largest country in South America and one of the territories with the greatest potential in natural resources, agribusiness production, and climatic diversity. In this ranking, which takes into account the total surface area of each nation, Argentina is in the top 10 of the largest countries in the world, surpassing most of the states in Europe, Africa, and Asia. According to the Argentine News Agency (NA), the surface area data expressed in square kilometers, Argentina ranks eighth in the world with an area of 2,780,400 km². Brazil is also the largest country in South America and the only one in the region that surpasses Argentina in size. The 10 largest countries in the world by surface area: Russia – 17,098,242 km², Canada – 9,984,670 km², United States – 9,833,517 km², China – 9,596,961 km², Brazil – 8,515,767 km², Australia – 7,692,024 km², India – 3,287,263 km², Argentina – 2,780,400 km², Kazakhstan – 2,724,900 km², Algeria – 2,381,741 km². Russia is the country with the largest surface area in the world. Behind it are Canada and the United States, both with areas close to 10 million km². China and Brazil are in fourth and fifth place, two territorial and demographic giants. This dimension explains their enormous geographical diversity, ranging from the Puna and the Andes mountain range to Patagonia and the river littoral. The global ranking is led by Russia, which with over 17 million km² is, by a wide margin, the largest country on the planet. The data once again puts the country's geographical scale into context on the world map.
