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Area > Comparative somewhat larger than the US
Area > Comparative to US places somewhat larger than the US
Area > Land	9,093,507 sq km		[5th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	273.796 sq km per 1,000 people		[13th of 227]
Area > Total	9,984,670 sq km		[8th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	300.628 sq km per 1,000 people		[12th of 231]
Area > Water	891,163 sq km		[1st of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	26,831.998 sq km per million people		[1st of 225]
Capital city with population	Ottawa - 808,391
capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary
Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Coastline	202,080 km		[1st of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Logan 5,959 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	26.5%		[104th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	60 00 N, 95 00 W
Geography > Note second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border
highest towns > Town/City Banff
Irrigated land	7,850 sq km		[48th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	248.182 sq km per million people		[75th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	9,093,510 km²		[4th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	281.542 km² per 1,000 people		[10th of 206]
Land boundaries > Border countries US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)
Land boundaries > Total	8,893 km		[10th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	267.759 km per million people		[63rd of 164]
Land use > Arable land	4.57%		[153rd of 258]
Land use > Other	94.78%		[79th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0.65%		[135th of 258]
Largest city Toronto
Largest city population	4,319,000		[25th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.132 per capita		[96th of 174]
Largest city with population	Toronto - 2,481,494
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
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 nautical mile		[46th of 83]
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[75th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[138th of 191]
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
northernmost point > Latitude	83°06'N
Population density	3.36 people per sqkm		[218th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	3.55 people/m²		[195th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	13.98 people/km² of arable lan		[186th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	9,984,670 km²		[2nd of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	309.132 km² per 1,000 people		[9th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Logan
Terrain mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast

Interesting facts on Canadian Geography

• The four largest nations are Russia, China, USA, and Canada.
• Canada lays claim to more water than any other nation.

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