Canada vs Russia Geography Stats Compared

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STAT	Canada	Russia
Area > Comparative	slightly larger than the US	approximately 1.8 times the size of the US
Area > Land	9.09 million sq km Ranked 5th.	17 million sq km Ranked 1st. 87% more than Canada
Area > Land > Per capita	273.8 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Russia	120.79 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Area > Total	9.98 million sq km Ranked 3rd.	17.1 million sq km Ranked 1st. 71% more than Canada
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	537 Ranked 136th. 17% more than Russia	460 Ranked 143th.
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year	537 Ranked 129th. 17% more than Russia	460 Ranked 136th.
Climate	varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north	ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Coastline	202,080 km Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Russia	37,653 km Ranked 4th.
Geographic coordinates	60 00 N, 95 00 W	60 00 N, 100 00 E
Land area > Sq. km	9.09 million sq km Ranked 4th.	16.38 million sq km Ranked 1st. 80% more than Canada
Land area > Square miles	3.8 million square miles Ranked 3rd.	6.6 million square miles Ranked 1st. 74% more than Canada
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	North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean
Natural resources	iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower	wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, reserves of rare earth elements, timber
Surface area > Sq. km	9.98 million kmÂ² Ranked 2nd.	17.1 million kmÂ² Ranked 1st. 71% more than Canada
Terrain	mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast	broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions
Area > Water	891,163 sq km Ranked 1st. 24% more than Russia	720,500 sq km Ranked 2nd.
Area > Comparative to US places	somewhat larger than the US	approximately 1.8 times the size of the US
Population density > People per sq. km	3.55 people/mÂ² Ranked 193th.	8.74 people/mÂ² Ranked 185th. 2 times more than Canada
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Logan 5,959 m	Gora El'brus 5,633 m (highest point in Europe)
Total area > Sq. km	9.98 million Ranked 2nd.	17.1 million Ranked 1st. 71% more than Canada
Land use > Arable land	4.3% Ranked 156th.	7.11% Ranked 132nd. 65% more than Canada
Land boundaries > Border countries	US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)	Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 290 km, Finland 1,313 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 17.5 km, Latvia 292 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,441 km, Norway 196 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 432 km, Ukraine 1,576 km
Irrigated land	8,550 sq km Ranked 46th.	43,460 sq km Ranked 14th. 5 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	permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	13.98 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 185th.	31.73 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Canada
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 178th. The same as Russia	12 nautical mile Ranked 58th.
Area > Land per 1000	272.93 sq km Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia	119.73 sq km Ranked 14th.
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m	Caspian Sea -28 m
Coastline per 1000	5.86 km Ranked 14th. 22 times more than Russia	0.263 km Ranked 69th.
Population density	3.36 people per sqkm Ranked 217th.	8.61 people per sqkm Ranked 206th. 3 times more than Canada
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile Ranked 126th. The same as Russia	200 nautical mile Ranked 39th.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita	273.8 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Russia	116.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.
Map references	North America	Asia
Capital city with population	Ottawa - 808,391	Moscow - 10,415,400
Largest city with population	Toronto - 2,481,494	Moscow - 10,415,400
Total renewable water resources	None	None
Forest area > Sq. km	3.1 million Ranked 3rd.	8.09 million Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000	309.01 kmÂ² Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Russia	119.44 kmÂ² Ranked 17th.
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 heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides
Land use > Other	95.2% Ranked 77th. 3% more than Russia	92.79% Ranked 98th.
Area > Total per 1000	299.68 sq km Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Russia	120.29 sq km Ranked 14th.
Area > Water per 1000	26.75 sq km Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Russia	0.559 sq km Ranked 47th.
Natural hazards > Volcanism	the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant	significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (elev. 4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's most active volcano; Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes, which pose a threat to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 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 Bezymianny, Chikurachki, Ebeko, Gorely, Grozny, Karymsky, Ketoi, Kronotsky, Ksudach, Medvezhia, Mutnovsky, Sarychev Peak, Shiveluch, Tiatia, Tolbachik, and Zheltovsky
Land use > Permanent crops	0.49% Ranked 145th. 5 times more than Russia	0.1% Ranked 185th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	10.44 sq. km Ranked 76th. 74% more than Russia	6 sq. km Ranked 90th.
Google Street View, year added	2,009 Ranked 62nd.	2,011 Ranked 45th. The same as Canada
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 Ranked 31st. The same as Russia	24 Ranked 56th.
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	Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, 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, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita	309.13 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Russia	119.47 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.
Land boundaries > Total	8,893 km Ranked 9th.	20,241.5 km Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada
Highest point	Mount Logan	Mount Elbrus
Irrigated land > Per capita	0.248 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.	0.318 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 65th. 28% more than Canada
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	largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak; Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is estimated to hold one fifth of the world's fresh water
Irrigated land per million	247.82 sq km Ranked 75th.	318.12 sq km Ranked 64th. 28% more than Canada
Capital	Ottawa	Moscow
Marine Coastline	202,080 km Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Russia	37,653 km Ranked 4th.
Border to area ratio	0.000891 km/km² Ranked 157th.	0.00117 km/km² Ranked 156th. 31% more than Canada
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita	1386	535
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total	44.72	76.68
Highest point elevation	None	None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified	Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation	Air Pollution-Sulfur 94
Countries on other side of the world	Antarctica , France ( Kerguelen ), Australia ( Heard Island and McDonald Islands )	Antarctica , Chile , Argentina , United Kingdom ( Falklands etc.)
Northernmost point	Cape Columbia , Ellesmere Island , Nunavut	Cape Fligeli , Rudolf Island , Franz Josef Land , Arkhangelsk Oblast
Highest town	Lake Louise	Kurush
Forested Land	26.5% Ranked 103th.	50.4% Ranked 36th. 90% more than Canada
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone per million people	0.694 Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Russia	0.168 Ranked 75th.
Area > Water > Per capita	26,832 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Russia	564.31 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 48th.
Area > Total > Per capita	300.63 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Russia	121.36 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Maritime claims > Continental shelf per million people	5.79 m Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Russia	1.4 m Ranked 68th.
Maritime claims > Continental shelf	200 m Ranked 31st. The same as Russia	200 m Ranked 27th.
Northernmost point latitude	83\u00b006'N	81\u00b051'N
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	1.22 cu km/yr Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Russia	0.465 cu km/yr Ranked 62nd.
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area	8.56% Ranked 130th.	11.33% Ranked 114th. 32% more than Canada
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	46.56 cu m/yr Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Russia	3.12 cu m/yr Ranked 6th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	1.22 cu km/yr Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Russia	0.465 cu km/yr Ranked 62nd.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	42.2 cu km/yr Ranked 18th.	66.2 cu km/yr Ranked 12th. 57% more than Canada
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area	7.02% Ranked 124th.	11.35% Ranked 102nd. 62% more than Canada
Agricultural land > % of land area	7.43% Ranked 182nd.	13.16% Ranked 161st. 77% more than Canada
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area	2.39% Ranked 106th. 26% more than Russia	1.91% Ranked 115th.
Arable land > % of land area	4.73% Ranked 145th.	7.42% Ranked 125th. 57% more than Canada
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	42.2 cu km/yr Ranked 18th.	66.2 cu km/yr Ranked 12th. 57% more than Canada
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita	0.268 km per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 86% more than Russia	0.144 km per 1,000 people Ranked 99th.
Land boundaries > Total per million	266.92 km Ranked 57th. 87% more than Russia	142.6 km Ranked 90th.
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population	3.99% Ranked 118th. 39% more than Russia	2.88% Ranked 134th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	46.56 cu m/yr Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Russia	3.12 cu m/yr Ranked 6th.
Continent or sub continent	North America	Asia / Europe
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	1,589 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia	454.9 cu m/yr Ranked 5th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	1,589 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia	454.9 cu m/yr Ranked 5th.
Forest area > % of land area	34.1% Ranked 77th.	49.37% Ranked 37th. 45% more than Canada

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