Northern America · North America
Canada
Canada is a country in Northern America. Its capital is Ottawa. It shares a land border with one country.
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Northern America
- Currency
- Canadian Dollar CAD5
- United Nations
- Member since November 9, 19456
- Internet domain
- .ca7
- Country code
- CA · CAN
At a glance
Canada in numbers
- Population 40.5 million140,467,728 No. 38 of 195
- Area 9,984,670 km²2 No. 2 of 195
- Population density 4.1 per km²12 No. 189 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$2.3 trillion3 No. 10 of 189
- GDP per person $55,6984 No. 22 of 189
- Life expectancy 83.1 years1 No. 19 of 195
- Median age 40.8 years1 No. 39 of 195
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Sources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.