Canada: By the Numbers
- July 19, 2017
- By Cody Battershill
Canada Statistics: By the Numbers
Everyone knows Canada is one of the biggest countries in the world. At 9,984,670 square kilometres, it's second in size to only Russia, a country which accounts for approximately 11 percent of all land in the world.
But what about other cool number-related facts to do with Canada? We've compiled a list of many more sourced from the most recent years as possible:
Oh, Canada...
Worlds 2nd largest country by area
Worlds 37th largest population by country
Worlds 3rd largest proven oil reserves
Worlds 6th largest oil producer
Worlds 4th largest oil exporter
Worlds 3rd largest natural gas exporter
Worlds 5th largest natural gas producer
Worlds 10th largest coal producer
Worlds 3rd largest renewable water resources
Worlds 2nd largest uranium producer
Worlds 2nd largest mixed grains, barley and oat producer
Worlds 2nd largest producer of hydro electricity
Worlds largest producer of potash
Worlds largest producer of peas
Worlds largest producer of canola
Worlds largest producer of lentils
Worlds largest producer of mustard seed
Worlds largest producer of flax seed
Worlds 5th largest producer of wheat
Worlds 7th largest producer of soybeans
Is home to 75% of the worlds mining companies
Has the worlds 18th highest life expectancy rate - 81.76 years
Shares the worlds longest undefended border - 8.891 million metres
229th out of 240 Countries for lowest Population Density
Has 106 embassies world wide
Receives 35 million tourists every year
Home to 8 of the world top 200 Universities
Has about 92,000 foreign students
Has 202,080 km (125,566 miles) of coastline, the longest in the world
Trans Canada Highway is the longest point to point highway in the world at 7,821km (4,860 miles)
6 different time zones from east to west coast
Turned 150 years old in 2017
Has 5,162 cities, towns, villages, hamlets
Has approximately 2 million lakes
Has 318 billion trees
*Sources: Statistics Canada, Z/Yen Group, Government of Canada, Conference Board of Canada, Investing News Network, Economist, GreenBlizzard.com