Canada

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About Canada

The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Ottawa is the seat of national government for Canada, a country in North America.

Canada has a population of about 40.1 million people, the 37th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Canada covers 9,984,670 square kilometers (3,855,101 square miles), making Canada the 2nd largest country in the world by area.

Canada borders exactly one country: United States. No other nation shares a land frontier with Canada.

Life expectancy at birth in Canada is 81.6 years, the 38th highest of any country in the world.

Canada is in Americas, in the North America region. Canada is one of 55 countries and territories in Americas.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Canada
Populationtotal people	40.1Mpeople	37th
Land Areatotal km²	10.0Mkm²	2nd
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$54.2K	25th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$2.2T	10th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	81.6years	38th
Urban Population% living in cities	82.5%	51st
Internet Users% of people online	94.0%	31st
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.26births/woman	193rd
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	22.1Marrivals/year	17th
Forest Cover% of land forested	39.5%	78th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	5.4%	87th
Military Spending% of GDP	1.3%of GDP	99th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	23.8%	96th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	3.9%	131st
Beer Consumptionliters per year	66.2L/year	22nd
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	6.5kg/year	9th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	14L/year	28th
Education Spending% of GDP	4.9%of GDP	65th
Health Spending% of GDP	11.2%of GDP	13th
Arable Land% of land arable	4.3%	142nd
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$43.9B	8th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CA · alpha-3 CAN · North America