FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Fun Trivia
Home: Questions and Answers Forum
Answers to 100,000 Fascinating Questions
Welcome to FunTrivia's Question & Answer forum!

Search All Questions


Please cite any factual claims with citation links or references from authoritative sources. Editors continuously recheck submissions and claims.

Archived Questions

Goto Qn #


Which is largest in land area, mainland Australia or the 48 contiguous states of the U.S.A.?

Question #151806. Asked by odo5435.
Last updated Nov 09 2024.
Originally posted Nov 09 2024 11:07 AM.

avatar
elburcher star
Answer has 3 votes
Currently Best Answer
elburcher star
24 year member
1529 replies avatar

Answer has 3 votes.

Currently voted the best answer.
The United States... but not by much!
The contiguous United States occupies an area of 3,119,884.69 square miles (8,080,464.3 square kilometers).

Australia covers an impressive land area of approximately 7,741,220 square kilometers (2,988,902 square miles)

link https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-contiguous-united-states.html

link https://www.measuringknowhow.com/australia-vs-usa-size-comparison-land-area-facts/


Response last updated by elburcher on Nov 09 2024.
Nov 09 2024, 3:37 PM
free email trivia FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!


arrow Your Email Address:

Sign in or Create Free User ID to participate in the discussion

Other Similar Questions & Answers

Related FunTrivia Quizzes

play quiz Largest Countries in Area
(Europe)
play quiz A-Z Largest Countries (in Area)
(Alphabetical Places)
play quiz Largest Country By Area
(Difficult Geography)

Return to FunTrivia
"Ask FunTrivia" strives to offer the best answers possible to trivia questions. We ask our submitters to thoroughly research questions and provide sources where possible. Feel free to post corrections or additions. This is server B184.