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Not true. China 9.6 million square kilometers, USA 9.8 million square kilometers, contiguous 8.1 million.

You're presumably looking at a source that's including water area. When talking about land area, China > USA > Canada. (As opposed to when including water area, Canada > USA > China)

Yeah you're right. Good distinction.

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