Country guide
Canada
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Canada.
Key facts
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Region
- Americas
- Area
- 9,984,670 km²
- Population
- 41,651,653
Neighboring countries
Canada has 1 land neighbors in the country data.
Learn Canada
Ottawa is Canada's capital. Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
Canada covers 9,984,670 square kilometers, bordering only the United States, also its largest neighbor. Canada is the second-largest country in the world by total area, after Russia.
Canada contains more lakes than any other country in the world.
Trivia
- Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
- Canada contains more lakes than any other country in the world.
- The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world.
- Canada spans six time zones, from Newfoundland in the east to the Pacific coast in the west.
- Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area, after Russia.
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