What are the 10 largest countries in the world by size?

The top 10 countries by total area are:

1 Russia 17,098,242 km2

2 Canada 9,984,670 km2

3 / 4 People's Republic of China 9,596,961-9,640,011 km2

3 / 4 United States 9,629,091 km2

5 Brazil 8,514,877 km2

6 Australia 7,692,024 km2

7 India 3,201,446-3,287,263 km2

8 Argentina 2,780,400 km2

9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 km2

10 Sudan 2,505,813 km2

The number of China and India vary and can make a difference in the 3 and 4 position due to they inclusion of the Aksai Chinand Trans-Karakoram Tract, which are controlled by PRC, but claimed by India