Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country

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Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is

1. USA
2. Canada
3. Australia
4. Brazil

Correct Option: D

The forested area (in square kilometres) and countries are: 1. Russia: 7,762,602; 2. Brazil: 4,776,980; 3. Canada: 3,101,340; 4. United States: 3,030,890; and 5. China: 1,821,000. However, when it comes to forested area as per cent of total land area, the list is: Brazil (56.10%); Russia: 45.40%; Canada: 31.06%; United States (30.84%), etc.