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 * Some Miscellaneous Facts About Canada **

Canada is an immense country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Artic Ocean. It is the world's second largest Country by total area and its common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.

The total area of Canada is 9 984 670 square kilometres. Of this, 9 093 507 square kilometres is land and 891 163 square kilometres is fresh water. Canada's area is the second largest in the world (after Russia which has a total area of 17 075 000 square kilometres). On Canadian territory, the longest distance North to South (on land) is 4 634 kilometres from Cape Columbia on Ellesmere Island Nunavut to Middle Island in Lake Erie, Ontario. The longest distance East to West is 5 514 kilometres from Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador to the Yukon Territory - Alaska boundary.
 * Total Area of Canada**

Approximately 40% of Canada's landmass and freshwater is north of 60 degrees North latitude. Between them, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut contains 9.2% of the world's total freshwater. The area of Canada north of the treeline is 2 728 800 square kilometres or 27.4% of the total area of the country.
 * Landmass and Freshwater**

__**Provincial and Territorial Data**__
 * ~ Rank ||~ Name and flag ||~ Abbr ||~ Population ||~ Percentage of national pop. ||~ Land area (km²) ||~ Population density ||~ Seats in House of Commons ||~ People per House Seat ||
 * 1 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Ontario || ON || &0000000013014018.000000 13,014,018 || 38.7% || &**Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","****Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","**.**Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","** 1,076,395 || 12.09 || 106 || 122,774 ||
 * 2 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/22px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Quebec || QC || &0000000007799372.000000 7,799,372 || 23.2% || &0000000001365128.000000 1,365,128 || 5.71 || 75 || 103,991 ||
 * 3 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/22px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png width="22" height="13"]] British Columbia || BC || &0000000004435344.000000 4,435,344 || 13.2% || &0000000000925186.000000 925,186 || 4.79 || 36 || 123,204 ||
 * 4 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Alberta.svg/22px-Flag_of_Alberta.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Alberta || AB || &0000000003653840.000000 3,653,840 || 10.9% || &0000000000642317.000000 642,317 || 5.69 || 28 || 130,494 ||
 * 5 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Manitoba.svg/22px-Flag_of_Manitoba.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Manitoba || MB || &0000000001217163.000000 1,217,163 || 3.6% || &0000000000553556.000000 553,556 || 2.20 || 14 || 86,940 ||
 * 6 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saskatchewan.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Saskatchewan || SK || &0000000001027092.000000 1,027,092 || 3.1% || &0000000000591670.000000 591,670 || 1.74 || 14 || 73,364 ||
 * 7 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Nova Scotia || NS || &0000000000939475.000000 939,475 || 2.8% || &0000000000053338.000000 53,338 || 17.61 || 11 || 85,406 ||
 * 8 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/22px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png width="22" height="14"]] New Brunswick || NB || &0000000000748866.000000 748,866 || 2.2% || &0000000000071450.000000 71,450 || 10.48 || 10 || 74,886 ||
 * 9 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/22px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Newfoundland and Labrador || NL || &0000000000508726.000000 508,726 || 1.8% || &0000000000373872.000000 373,872 || 1.36 || 7 || 72,675 ||
 * 10 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/22px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Prince Edward Island || PE || &0000000000140638.000000 140,638 || 0.4% || &0000000000005660.000000 5,660 || 24.85 || 4 || 35,159 ||
 * 11 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Northwest Territories || NT || &0000000000042840.000000 42,840 || 0.1% || &0000000001183085.000000 1,183,085 || 0.036 || 1 || 42,840 ||
 * 12 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/22px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Yukon || YT || &0000000000033550.000000 33,550 || 0.1% || &0000000000474391.000000 474,391 || 0.071 || 1 || 33,550 ||
 * 13 || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/22px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png width="22" height="12"]] Nunavut || NU || &0000000000031762.000000 31,762 || 0.1% || &0000000001936113.000000 1,936,113 || 0.016 || 1 || 31,762 ||
 * **Total** || ** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/22px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Canada ** ||  || ** &0000000033592686.000000 33,592,686** || **100%** || ** &0000000009093507.000000 9,093,507** || **3.61** || **308** || **109,167** ||

Group// || //Number// || //Per cent// || //Number// || //Per cent// || Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_demographics, [] Home
 * __Age Structure in Canada__ [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Canada_age_structure_2001.png/800px-Canada_age_structure_2001.png width="496" height="370" align="right" caption="File:Canada age structure 2001.png" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Canada_age_structure_2001.png"]]**
 * |||| **Males** |||| **Females** ||
 * //Age
 * 0-4 || 864,600 || 2.7% || 825,940 || 2.6% ||
 * 5-9 || 926,855 || 2.9% || 882,520 || 2.8% ||
 * 10-14 || 1,065,860 || 3.3% || 1,014,060 || 3.2% ||
 * 15-19 || 1,095,285 || 3.5% || 1,045,205 || 3.3% ||
 * 20-24 || 1,047,950 || 3.3% || 1,032,435 || 3.3% ||
 * 25-29 || 975,945 || 3.1% || 1,009,635 || 3.2% ||
 * 30-34 || 987,730 || 3.1% || 1,032,515 || 3.3% ||
 * 35-39 || 1,083,495 || 3.4% || 1,124,780 || 3.6% ||
 * 40-44 || 1,285,535 || 4.1% || 1,324,925 || 4.2% ||
 * 45-49 || 1,290,125 || 4.1% || 1,330,470 || 4.2% ||
 * 50-54 || 1,158,970 || 3.7% || 1,198,330 || 3.8% ||
 * 55-59 || 1,026,395 || 3.2% || 1,058,230 || 3.3% ||
 * 60-64 || 780,135 || 2.5% || 809,730 || 2.6% ||
 * 65-69 || 593,810 || 1.9% || 640,770 || 2.0% ||
 * 70-74 || 493,460 || 1.6% || 560,320 || 1.8% ||
 * 75-79 || 386,485 || 1.2% || 493,095 || 1.6% ||
 * 80-84 || 251,420 || 0.8% || 395,285 || 1.3% ||
 * 85+ || 161,930 || 0.5% || 358,680 || 1.1% ||
 * **Totals** || **15,475,970** || **49.0%** || **16,136,930** || **51.0%** ||