Administrative divisions
13 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 15,630,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 5,741,000 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 13 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous USCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 202,080 km; note: the Canadian Arctic Archipelago -- consisting of 36,563 islands, several of them among the world's largest -- gives Canada the longest coastline in the worldCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 8,892 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | US 8,891 km (includes 2,475 km with Alaska); Denmark (Greenland) 1.3 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeastCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in northCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | bauxite, iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, uranium, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropowerCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Mount Logan 5,959 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Atlantic/Pacific/Arctic Oceans 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 487 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly larger than the USCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormantCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental marginCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
