| CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative somewhat larger than the US |
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Area > Land
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9,093,507 sq km |
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[5th of 238]
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Area > Total
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9,984,670 sq km |
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[8th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Ottawa - 808,391 |
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Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north |
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Forested Land
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26.5% |
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[104th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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60 00 N, 95 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska) |
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Land use > Arable land
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4.57% |
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[153rd of 258]
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Largest city Toronto |
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Largest city population
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4,319,000 |
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[25th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Toronto - 2,481,494 |
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Location Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US |
Map references North America |
Natural hazards continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains |
Natural resources iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower |
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Population density
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3.36 people per sqkm |
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[218th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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3.55 people/m²
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[195th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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9,984,670 km²
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[2nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Logan |
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