Canada vs Japan Geography Stats Compared

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STAT	Canada	Japan
Area > Comparative	slightly larger than the US	slightly smaller than California
Area > Land	9.09 million sq km Ranked 5th. 24 times more than Japan	374,744 sq km Ranked 60th.
Area > Land > Per capita	273.8 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 93 times more than Japan	2.94 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 190th.
Area > Total	9.98 million sq km Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Japan	377,915 sq km Ranked 63th.
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	537 Ranked 136th.	1,668 Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Canada
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year	537 Ranked 129th.	1,668 Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Canada
Climate	varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north	varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Coastline	202,080 km Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan	29,751 km Ranked 6th.
Geographic coordinates	60 00 N, 95 00 W	36 00 N, 138 00 E
Land area > Sq. km	9.09 million sq km Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Japan	364,500 sq km Ranked 59th.
Land area > Square miles	3.8 million square miles Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Japan	145,894 square miles Ranked 24th.
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	Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Natural resources	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower	negligible mineral resources, fish
Surface area > Sq. km	9.98 million kmÂ² Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Japan	377,910 kmÂ² Ranked 61st.
Terrain	mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast	mostly rugged and mountainous
Area > Water	891,163 sq km Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Japan	13,430 sq km Ranked 39th.
Area > Comparative to US places	somewhat larger than the US	slightly smaller than California
Population density > People per sq. km	3.55 people/mÂ² Ranked 193th.	350.55 people/mÂ² Ranked 21st. 99 times more than Canada
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Logan 5,959 m	Fujiyama 3,776 m
Total area > Sq. km	9.98 million Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Japan	377,930 Ranked 59th.
Land use > Arable land	4.3% Ranked 156th.	11.26% Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Canada
Irrigated land	8,550 sq km Ranked 46th.	25,000 sq km Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada
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	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	13.98 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 185th.	1,002.26 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 5th. 72 times more than Canada
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 178th. The same as Japan	12 nautical mile Ranked 50th.
Area > Land per 1000	272.93 sq km Ranked 9th. 93 times more than Japan	2.93 sq km Ranked 173th.
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m	Hachiro-gata -4 m
Coastline per 1000	5.86 km Ranked 14th. 25 times more than Japan	0.233 km Ranked 71st.
Population density	3.36 people per sqkm Ranked 217th.	336.72 people per sqkm Ranked 31st. 100 times more than Canada
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile Ranked 126th. The same as Japan	200 nautical mile Ranked 31st.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita	273.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 96 times more than Japan	2.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 177th.
Map references	North America	Asia
Capital city with population	Ottawa - 808,391	Tokyo - 12,527,115
Largest city with population	Toronto - 2,481,494	Tokyo - 12,527,115
Total renewable water resources	None	None
Forest area > Sq. km	3.1 million Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Japan	248,648 Ranked 24th.
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000	309.01 kmÂ² Ranked 10th. 104 times more than Japan	2.96 kmÂ² Ranked 178th.
Environment > Current issues	air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities	air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere
Land use > Other	95.2% Ranked 77th. 8% more than Japan	87.93% Ranked 125th.
Area > Total per 1000	299.68 sq km Ranked 8th. 101 times more than Japan	2.96 sq km Ranked 177th.
Area > Water per 1000	26.75 sq km Ranked 1st. 1105 times more than Japan	0.0242 sq km Ranked 124th.
Natural hazards > Volcanism	the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant	both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu
Land use > Permanent crops	0.49% Ranked 145th.	0.81% Ranked 128th. 65% more than Canada
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	10.44 sq. km Ranked 76th.	89.06 sq. km Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Canada
Google Street View, year added	2,009 Ranked 62nd. The same as Japan	2,008 Ranked 71st.
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 Ranked 31st. The same as Japan	24 Ranked 49th.
Environment > International agreements > Party to	Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands	Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita	309.13 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 105 times more than Japan	2.96 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 183th.
Highest point	Mount Logan	Mount Fuji
Irrigated land > Per capita	0.248 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 74th. 22% more than Japan	0.203 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 79th.
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; Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined	strategic location in northeast Asia
Irrigated land per million	247.82 sq km Ranked 75th. 22% more than Japan	202.95 sq km Ranked 83th.
Capital	Ottawa	Tokyo
Border to area ratio	0.000891 km/km² Ranked 157th.	0.0 Ranked 169th.
Marine Coastline	202,080 km Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan	29,751 km Ranked 6th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita	1386	690
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total	44.72	88.43
Highest point elevation	None	None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified	Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation	none of the selected agreements
Highest town	Lake Louise	Fujikawaguchiko
Countries on other side of the world	Antarctica , France ( Kerguelen ), Australia ( Heard Island and McDonald Islands )	(Ryukyu) Brazil, Paraguay
Northernmost point	Cape Columbia , Ellesmere Island , Nunavut	Cape Soya , Hokkaid\u014d
Forested Land	26.5% Ranked 103th.	64% Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Canada
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone per million people	0.694 Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Japan	0.189 Ranked 74th.
Area > Water > Per capita	26,832 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 1st. 1105 times more than Japan	24.28 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 128th.
Area > Total > Per capita	300.63 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 101 times more than Japan	2.97 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 195th.
Northernmost point latitude	83\u00b006'N	45\u00b031'N
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	42.2 cu km/yr Ranked 18th.	90.04 cu km/yr Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	1,589 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan	714.3 cu m/yr Ranked 4th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	1,589 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan	714.3 cu m/yr Ranked 4th.
Forest area > % of land area	34.1% Ranked 77th.	68.22% Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Canada
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area	8.56% Ranked 130th.	16.54% Ranked 87th. 93% more than Canada
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	46.56 cu m/yr Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Japan	5.59 cu m/yr Ranked 11th.
Arable land > % of land area	4.73% Ranked 145th.	11.67% Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Canada
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	1.22 cu km/yr Ranked 12th. 73% more than Japan	0.708 cu km/yr Ranked 37th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	42.2 cu km/yr Ranked 18th.	90.04 cu km/yr Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada
Continent or sub continent	North America	Asia
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area	7.02% Ranked 124th.	10.97% Ranked 104th. 56% more than Canada
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	46.56 cu m/yr Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Japan	5.59 cu m/yr Ranked 11th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	1.22 cu km/yr Ranked 12th. 73% more than Japan	0.708 cu km/yr Ranked 37th.
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area	2.39% Ranked 106th.	5.88% Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Canada
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population	3.99% Ranked 118th.	16.23% Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Canada
Agricultural land > % of land area	7.43% Ranked 182nd.	12.76% Ranked 164th. 72% more than Canada

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