Poland Is Not Europe's Largest Country — Russia Is

Europe's Largest Countries by Area

Russia is the largest country in Europe (and the world) by land area: 17.1M km² (European portion ~3.9M km²).

Top 10 Entirely/Partly in Europe

1. Russia (17.1M km² total / 3.9M km² Europe)
2. Ukraine (603,500 km²)
3. France (551,695 km² — metropolitan)
4. Spain (505,990 km²)
5. Sweden (450,295 km²)
6. Norway (385,207 km² — incl. Svalbard/Jan Mayen)
7. Germany (357,114 km²)
8. Finland (338,455 km²)
9. Poland (312,696 km²) — 9th
10. Italy (301,340 km²)

Poland's Rank

Poland is the 9th largest country wholly in Europe (Russia, Ukraine, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland are larger). It is the 5th largest EU member (after France, Spain, Sweden, Germany).