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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. About 37.1 million people live there, in an area of 9 984 670 square kilometres. Its capital city is Ottawa.
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Where is Canada?
Canada lies in North America, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 6 679 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 202 080 km long.
It shares a border with 1 country: the United States.
How big is Canada?
Canada covers 9 984 670 square kilometres.
That is about 10 times the size of Egypt.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 2nd largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 3.7 people on every square kilometre.
That is emptier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Canada?
About 37.1 million people live in Canada.
That is the 39th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English and French.
They pay with the Canadian dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 79 years.
The land of Canada
The land of Canada sits on average 487 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 202 080 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 10 104 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Canada different?
A dish the country is known for: Kraft Dinner.
Websites from here often end in .ca.
Canada and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 5 live in Canada.
It takes up about 7.5 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Americas it is the largest of 35 countries, and 6th by population.
Canada and its neighbours
Canada is about 1.1 times the size of the United States, its only neighbour.
The United States has more people: 326.7 million against 37.1 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 57 live wild in Canada: Brown bear, Polar bear, Grey wolf, Red fox, Arctic fox, Raccoon and more. The highest mountain in the country is Mount Logan, at 5 959 metres. The longest river in the country is the Mackenzie. The largest lake in the country is Lake Huron.
Brown bear
Polar bear
Grey wolf
Red fox
Arctic fox
Raccoon
Moose
Reindeer
American bison
Bald eagle
Golden eagle
Snowy owl
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Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Canada compared with the United States?
- Canada and the United States are almost the same size: 9 984 670 km² against 9 372 610 km². See both on one map
- Canada is about 41 times as big as the United Kingdom: 9 984 670 km² against 242 900 km². See both on one map
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Canada?
The capital of Canada is Ottawa. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Canada?
About 37.1 million people live in Canada, which makes it the 39th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Canada?
Canada borders the United States — 1 neighbour in total.
How big is Canada?
Canada covers 9 984 670 square kilometres, making it the 2nd largest country in the world. That is about 10 times the size of Egypt.
What is the highest mountain in Canada?
The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan, 5 959 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Canada?
The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie. Of its 4 241 kilometres, about 1 738 run through the country.
What is the largest lake in Canada?
The largest lake in Canada is Lake Huron. The whole lake covers about 59 600 km², and part of it belongs to neighbouring countries.
Which continent is Canada in?
Canada is in Americas, in the part called North America.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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