Russia was the largest country in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, with a total area of over 17 million square kilometers in 2022. 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 2022, 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. (December 22, 2022). Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2022, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA. "Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2022, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. December 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA. (2022). Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2022, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA. "Ranking of The Commonwealth of Independent States (Cis) Countries in 2022, by Land Area (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
CIA, Ranking of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in 2022, by land area (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
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