Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its capital is Ottawa. About 40 million people live there (2023). It covers 9,984,670 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Ottawa
- People (2023)
- 40 million
- Area
- 9,984,670 km²
- Currency
- Canadian dollar
Canada at a glance
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Population
- 40,000,000 (2023)
- Area
- 9,984,670 km² (3,855,101 mi²)
- People are called
- Canadian, Canadians
- Official languages
- English, French
- Currency
- Canadian dollar
- Life expectancy
- 81 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.936 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 33.3 (2017)
- Unemployment
- 7% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, federation, parliamentary system
- Head of state
- Charles III (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Mark Carney (since 2025)
- Country codes
- CA, CAN
- Calling code
- +1
- Internet domain
- .ca
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Newfoundland Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, UTC−04:00, Eastern Time Zone, , Central Time Zone, UTC−06:00, Mountain Time Zone, UTC−07:00
- Coordinates
- 56°, -109°
Canada and its neighbours
Canada borders United States. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Canada
- Neighbours
Divisions of Canada
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Manitoba
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- British Columbia
Member of
- United Nations
- NATO
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- G8
- World Trade Organization
- Arctic Council
- G20
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Organization of American States
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
and 32 more organisations.
How far are you from Canada?
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Questions
What is the capital of Canada?
The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
What is the population of Canada?
Canada has about 40,000,000 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Canada?
Canada covers 9,984,670 square kilometres (3,855,101 square miles).
What currency does Canada use?
The Canadian dollar.
What language is spoken in Canada?
The official languages of Canada are English and French.
Which countries border Canada?
Canada shares a border with United States.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.