Russia is larger than Pluto

The surface area of Pluto is about 16.6 million square kilometers, while Russia’s land area is approximately 17.1 million square kilometers.

Pluto, once classified as the ninth planet of our solar system, has a surface area of approximately 16.6 million square kilometers and a diameter of about 2,377 kilometers. This makes it smaller than Earth’s Moon, which has a diameter of roughly 3,474 kilometers. In 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union due to its relatively small size and inability to clear its orbit of other objects. In fact, the Moon is even larger than the dwarf planet Pluto. The Moon’s surface area is approximately 37.9 million square kilometers.

Comparing Pluto to Earth’s countries:

Russia is the largest country on Earth, with a land area of about 17.1 million square kilometers, making it slightly larger than Pluto’s surface area.

This comparison shows that Pluto’s surface area fits entirely within Russia’s landmass, which stretches from Eastern Europe to northern Asia.

If you compare other large countries:

Canada, the second-largest country, has a land area of around 9.98 million square kilometers, which is smaller than Pluto but still substantial.

Similarly, China and the United States each have land areas of approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, both smaller than Pluto.

Thus, Russia is the only country on Earth that exceeds Pluto’s total surface area, highlighting its immense geographical size.