Canada
Canada is the second-largest country on Earth by area, yet most of its population lives within a couple of hundred kilometres of the southern border with the United States. The vast northern interior is sparsely populated tundra, forest and Arctic islands.
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Key facts
| Capital | Ottawa |
|---|---|
| Continent | North America |
| Region | Northern America |
| Main language(s) | English and French |
| Land borders | United States |
Geography
It is a land of superlatives: the longest coastline of any country, more lakes than the rest of the world combined, and ten provinces and three territories stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans.
Neighbours
Canada shares land borders with 1 country: United States. Knowing a country's neighbours is one of the best ways to fix its place on the map — try our Name a Neighbour game to practise.
Did you know? Canada shares the world's longest land border with just one country — the United States.
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