Largest country in the world as per the area is Russia. Russia has a total of 17 million sq km of area under it and is titled as the largest country. Russia is based on an Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It has more than ⅛th of the Earth's total land area. It has a population of 146.2 million and is also one of the most popular countries on the European side. It also comes 9th under the world's most populous country. The capital of Russia is Moscow which is the largest city in Europe.
