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Canada
General Information (Population and Where People Live)
Canada is located Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north. The only country Canada borders is USA, which located south of it. Canada’s terrain can be described as mostly plains with mountains in the west and lowlands in the southeastern areas. Canada’s population is about 33,098,932 people. Despite being the second largest country in the world, Canada does not have a very big population. According to the CIA Factbook, it is in 38th place for population. Population growth in Canada is largely accomplished through immigration and, to a lesser extent, natural growth. Canada is an ethically diverse nation, meaning that it has many ethnic groups within it. Toronto, capital city of the province of Ontario, is one of the most multicultural city in the world. If you come to Toronto, you won’t have difficulty finding just the type of food you like. .About three-quarters of Canada's population live within 160 kilometers of the US border, which means that three-quarters of the people live in southern Canada, but more precisely, southern Ontario, the most populated province of Canada. A similar proportion of people live in urban areas concentrated in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The Quebec City-Windsor Corridor is the most densely-populated and heavily-industrialized area of Canada. It contains half of Canada's population, and three of Canada’s four largest cities.
' Population Distribution
Canada being the second largest country in the world is a vast nation. It has ten provinces and 3 territories. Canada’s territories are located in the northern part of Canada which means that it is cold there. People tends to like nice warm places to live in, which means that not many people live in the north. Most people (three quarters, give or take a few) in Canada live about 160 kilometers of the US border, which means that most people live in the southern part of the country where it is warmer. Most people in Canada live in urban regions. Urbanization in Canada continued in 2001; 79.4% of Canadians lived in an urban centre of 10 000 people or more.
Areas of High and Low Population Density
Despite the fact that Canada is the second largest country in the world, it has one of the lowest population densities in the world. Canada’s population density is about 3.3 people per square kilometer. In 2001, most of Canada's population of 30 million lived within 200 kilometers of the United States. In fact, the inhabitants of Canada’s three biggest cities, Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver, can maybe even drive to the border in less than two hours. In the north, the polar region, which includes the territories, is relatively empty. Very few people probably live there because it is cold . The northern part of Canada may embrace about 41% of the land mass, but it only has 0.3% of the population. Human habitation in the solitary north clings largely to scattered settlements: villages that are among the vast amounts of ice, snow and tundra.
