Is it settled whether the United States or China is the third largest country of the world?

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China is the 4th largest https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html US is the third largest https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html Canada is the 2nd largest https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html Russia is the largest https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html Aug 19 07, 2:15 PM

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If you watch this list, you might see that it is not that easy. The figures are dependent on whether you count lake areas, and also on whether you count areas that are claimed by various countries. For example: Both Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract are claimed by India, but presently controlled by China. And then there is also Taiwan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area Aug 19 07, 6:34 PM