Top 10 biggest countries in history considering area
10. Portuguese Empire
- area: 10,400,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 6.97%
- year: 1815
9. Umayyad Caliphate
- area: 11,100,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 7.45%
- year: 720
- population in 720: 50,000,000
8. Abbasid Caliphate
- area: 11,100,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 7.45%
- year: 750
- population in 750: 50,000,000
7. Second French colonial empire

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- area: 11,500,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 7.72%
- year: 1920
- population in 1920: 94,696,000
6. Spanish Empire

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- area: 13,700,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 9.19%
- year: 1780
- population in 1780: 68,000,000
5. Qing dynasty
- area: 14,700,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 9.87%
- year: 1790
- population in 1790: 381,000,000
4. ZSRR

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- area: 22,400,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 15.03%
- years: 1945-1991
- population in 1989: 286,000,000
3. Russian Empire

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- area: 23,700,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 15.91%
- year: 1866
- population in 1866: 125,000,000
2. Mongol Empire

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- area: 24,000,000 km²
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 16.11%
- year: 1309
- population in 1309: 110,000,000
1. British Empire
- area: 35,800,000 km²,
- percentage of Earth’s land area: 24.03%
- year: 1925
- population in 1925: 478,000,000
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