He was the eldest son of James Mill, a Scotsman who had come to London and become a leading figure in the group of philosophical radicals which aimed to further the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham. John Stuart Mill's mother was Harriet Barrow, who seems to have had very little influence upon him.
Answer: Canada is bigger, second largest in the world. (Russia is the biggest.) Canada: 9,984,670 SQ KM US: 9,826,675 SQ KM Source: CIA Fact Book.
Whatever position someone takes on the prospect of US military engagement with Iran, the issue of geographic literacy forms a backdrop. Iran âs area is 636,374 square miles (1,629,807 square kilometres), making it the worldâs seventeenth largest country. Alaska is the largest state in the United States, and Iran is only 4% smaller than Alaska. The limitations of map-making contribute to too few of us realizing how large Alaska is. Maps of the United States frequently show Alaska as an afterthought, small and off to the side with a different scale from the mainland.