 
 <prompt> **From 1989 go reach 1996, the total area of the US na 9,372,610 km2 (3,618,780 sq mi) (land + inland water only). The total area change reach 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi) for 1997 (Great Lakes area and coastal waters added), reach 9,631,418 km2 (3,718,711 sq mi) for 2004, reach 9,631,420 km2 (3,718,710 sq mi) for 2006, and reach 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,080 sq mi) for 2007 (territorial waters added). Presently, the CIA World Factbook dey give 9,826,675 km2 (3,794,100 sq mi), the United Nations Statistics Division dey give 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi), and the Encyclopædia Britannica dey give 9,522,055 km2 (3,676,486 sq mi)(Great Lakes area included but not coastal waters). These sources dey consider only the 50 states and the Federal District, and exclude overseas territories.

By total area (water and land), the United States dey either slightly larger or smaller pass the People's Republic of China, making am the world's third or fourth largest country. China and the United States dey smaller pass Russia and Canada for total area, but dem dey larger pass Brazil. By land area only (exclusive of waters), the United States na the world's third largest country, after Russia and China, with Canada for fourth. Whether the US or China na the third largest country by total area dey depend on two factors: (1) The validity of China's claim on Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract. Both these territories dey also claimed by India, so dem no dey count; and (2) How US dey calculate its own surface area. Since the initial publishing of the World Factbook, the CIA don update the total area of United States many times.

Answer the following questions:
1. Na US pass China?
2. E pass Russia?
3. How US dey rank for size with land only?
4. Who dey pass US?
5. Wetin be the US total area for 1992?
6. Wetin dem include for that area?
7. Wetin the area change to when dem add the Great Lakes and Coastal water?
8. Na when?
9. Wetin dem add later on?
10. Na when?
11. Wetin that bring the total area to?
12. Which source dey currently list the US area the largest amount?
13. Wetin e list?
14. Which source dey list the smallest area?
15. Wetin e be?
16. Any other sources dey?
17. How much e list?
18. Which source include the overseas territories?
19. How many areas' claim dey disputed?
20. Wetin dem be?
21. Which 2 areas dey disputed by 2 nations wey dey claim them?
22. Which 2 nations dey disagree on claim?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: ```1. Maybe according to how e dey measure
2. No
3. third largest country
4. Russia and China
5. 9,372,610 km2
6. land + inland water only
7. 9,629,091 km2
8. 1997
9. territorial waters
10. 2007
11. 9,826,630 km2
12. CIA World Factbook
13. 9,826,675 km2
14. Encyclopædia Britannica
15. 9,522,055 km2
16. United Nations Statistics Division
17. 9,629,091 km2
18. None
19. Two
20. China's territory claim and how the US calculates its own surface area.
21. Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract
22. China and India``` 