Canada is located at the extreme northern tip of North America, bordering the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Despite its vast land, Canada actually shares only one border with the United States, and has only five overseas neighbors, making Canada the smallest number of neighbors among the world's major powers.
The importance of mentioning the small number of Canada's neighbors is that in the complex and diverse international environment and policy context, fewer neighbors can effectively reduce potential territorial disputes and resource allocation problems, and in terms of national defense, it can also reduce the burden of border manpower and finance. In this regard, Canada's geographical advantage is particularly significant, with its border with the United States stretching for more than 8,000 kilometers without being fortified, demonstrating the high level of trust between the two sides.
In contrast, the border between the United States and Mexico, which is just over 3,000 kilometers long, has a wall up to 10 meters high, and the contrast between the two border management is stark.
However, despite Canada's unique geographical location, vast land and abundant resources, due to its location in the high latitudes of North America, close to the Arctic Circle, this results in it receiving less solar radiation, especially in winter, when temperatures are extremely low. The northern region is rich in permafrost and glaciers, which reflect sunlight and further exacerbate the cold on the surface. Therefore, the area of land that can be effectively used in Canada is relatively small, which limits its development and utilization to a certain extent, and becomes a major disadvantage restricting its development.
As the largest country in North America and the second largest in the world, Canada has a land area of 9.98 million square kilometers, equivalent to the combined land area of five Mexicos, accounting for 41 of the total area of North America2%, 669%, 195%。
Canada is a vast and sparsely populated country, with a current population of about 39 million, the third most populous country in North America, with a population density of only 3 per square kilometerWith 9 people, it is the least densely populated country in North America and one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world.
Despite its sparse population, Canada's economic performance is quite strong. In 2023, Canada's total GDP reached 2With $11 trillion, it is $300 billion more than Mexico, which has three times the population, making it the second largest economy in North America and one of the top ten economic powers in the world. GDP per capita is as high as 5$410,000, the highest in North America excluding the United States.
Compare Canada's economic power with China's domestic strength
In 2023, according to the average exchange rate of RMB against the US dollar, 7At 0467:1, Canada's total GDP is equivalent to 1487 trillion yuan.
GDP per capita is equivalent to 38120,000 RMB.
In 2023, among the provinces and municipalities in China, there will be two provinces with a total GDP of more than 10 trillion yuan, Jiangsu and Guangdong, with a total GDP of 12 respectively82 trillion yuan and 1356 trillion yuan, it is not difficult to see from the data that even the strongest Guangdong, the total GDP is 1 percent worse than Canada31 trillion yuan, almost one Jilin. The gap in per capita GDP is even greater, with Guangdong at 10670,000 yuan, less than one-third of Canada's, and even the most developed Hong Kong's per capita GDP is only 3470,000 yuan, which is still 3370,000 yuan.
It is worthy of being a developed country, the second economic power in North America, and one of the top ten economic powers in the world.