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Countries the size of Alaska
Alaska covers 586,000 sq mi (1,519,000 km虏). That is bigger than 178 of the world's 197 countries. The closest match is Mongolia.
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Try any country over Alaska
Countries about Alaska's size
- Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia is 1.3 times the size of Alaska
- Indonesia: Indonesia is 1.2 times the size of Alaska
- Sudan: Sudan is 1.2 times the size of Alaska
- Libya: Libya is about the same size as Alaska
- Iran: Iran is about the same size as Alaska
- Mongolia: Mongolia is about the same size as Alaska
- Peru: Alaska is 1.2 times the size of Peru
- Chad: Alaska is 1.2 times the size of Chad
- Mali: Alaska is 1.2 times the size of Mali
- Angola: Alaska is 1.2 times the size of Angola
- South Africa: Alaska is 1.2 times the size of South Africa
- Niger: Alaska is 1.3 times the size of Niger
Alaska vs big-name countries
- Japan: Alaska is 4.1 times the size of Japan
- United Kingdom: Alaska is 6.3 times the size of United Kingdom
- Germany: Alaska is 4.3 times the size of Germany
- France: Alaska is 2.4 times the size of France
- Italy: Alaska is 5.1 times the size of Italy
- South Korea: Alaska is 16 times the size of South Korea
- Brazil: Brazil is 5.6 times the size of Alaska
- Russia: Russia is 11 times the size of Alaska
- Australia: Australia is 5.1 times the size of Alaska
- India: India is 2.1 times the size of Alaska
- Mexico: Mexico is 1.3 times the size of Alaska
- Canada: Canada is 6.5 times the size of Alaska
Other states
Texas 路 0.5脳California 路 0.3脳Montana 路 0.3脳New Mexico 路 0.2脳Arizona 路 0.2脳Nevada 路 0.2脳Colorado 路 0.2脳Wyoming 路 0.2脳
Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.