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Canada, the second largest country in the world in area, occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America. Despite Canada’s great size, it is one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries. It has crafted what many consider to be a model multicultural society.
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Not surprisingly, the largest country in the world is Russia, which spans a vast 17,098,250 km² across Eastern Europe and Asia. This is followed by Canada (9,879,750 km²) and its aforementioned two million lakes. The country ranked third changes depending upon the source of the comparison.
note 1: second-largest country in world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border note 2: Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water ...
By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area alone, Canada ranks fourth, due to having the world's largest area of fresh water lakes.
- Russia - 17,098,242 Km2
- Canada - 9,984,670 Km2
- United States - 9,826,675 Km2
- China 9,596,960 Km2
- Brazil - 8,515,770 Km2
- Australia - 7,741,220 Km2
- India - 3,287,263 Km2
- Argentina - 2,780,400 Km2
- Kazakhstan - 2,724,900 Km2
- Algeria - 2,381,741 Km2
Population: 144,995,000Time zones: UTC +2:00 to +12:00Population: 37,808,000Time Zones: UTC −8:00 to UTC −03:30Population: 339,277,000Time Zones: UTC −10:00 to UTC −5:00Population: 1,413,659,000Time Zones: UTC +8:00Population: 216,285,000Time Zones: UTC −5:00 to UTC −2:00Population: 26,231,000Time Zones: UTC +8:00 to +10:00Population: 1,370,695,000Time Zones: UTC +5:30Population: 46,655,000Time Zones: UTC −3:00Population: 20,086,000Time Zones: UTC +5:00 to +6:00Population: 46,116,000Time Zones: UTC +1:00- Cory Price
Sep 5, 2023 · Canada country profile. 5 September 2023. The world's second-largest country by surface but relatively small in terms of population, Canada punches above its weight in economic terms. A...
By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area alone, however, Canada ranks fourth, the difference being due to it having the world's largest proportion of fresh water lakes.
