| CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
somewhat larger than the US |
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Capital city with population
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Ottawa - 808,391 |
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Forested Land
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26.5% |
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[104th of 193]
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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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Map references
North America |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[14th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[28th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[27th of 190]
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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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northernmost point > Latitude
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83°06'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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13.98 people/km² of arable lan |
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[186th of 188]
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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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Terrain
mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast |
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