By area, it is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, the second-largest in all of Africa, and the 11th-largest country in the world.
Ngokwendawo, yizwe elikhulu kunawo wonke e-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara, eyesibili ngobukhulu kulo lonke elase-Afrika, nelesi-11 ngobukhulu emhlabeni.