World's third biggest country dispute

[Superboy]

China area 9.4 million sq km not including claimed territories. America area 9.3 million sq km not counting any water off the coast. CIA stays America is 9.8 million sq km including water off the coast. Both say it is third biggest country. I think China is third biggest because the US cannot count any water off the coast because the US has never signed United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1 degree of latitude is about 68 miles. China's mainland is 33 degrees of latitude wide. America's mainland is 23 degrees of latitude wide.

 

[opruh]

China is bigger, Alaska belongs to Russia.

 

[ito]

China is bigger, Alaska belongs to Russia.

In fact China is smaller. 2/3 of your country is barren dessert.

 

[East or West India Best]

India is #2 biggest

Land use statistics by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Superboy]

India is #2 biggest

Land use statistics by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[YoucanYouup]

American can claimed Afghanistan and Iraq as US territory
So American is the third biggest country

 

[Saiful Islam]

You can have Bangladesh for free.