Russia was the largest country in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, with a total area of over 17 million square kilometers in 2024. Furthermore, Russia was the largest country in the world, followed by Canada, the United States, and China. Ranking second among the CIS countries was Kazakhstan, whose land area comprised about 2.7 million square kilometers.
Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2024, by land area
(in 1,000 square kilometers)
The source defines land area as "the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines".
Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine are not official members of the CIS and were added due to their geographic and economic proximity to CIS countries.
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CIA. (August 8, 2024). Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2024, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA. "Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2024, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA. (2024). Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2024, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA. "Ranking of The Commonwealth of Independent States (Cis) Countries in 2024, by Land Area (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA, Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2024, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2024, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], CIA, August 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
