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Canada covers 9,984,670 km 2 (3,855,100 sq mi) and a panoply of various geoclimatic regions, of which there are seven main regions. [9] Canada also encompasses vast maritime terrain, with the world's longest coastline of 243,042 kilometres (151,019 mi). [20] The physical geography of Canada is widely varied.
The Great Lakes Basin consists of the Great Lakes and the surrounding lands of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada, whose direct surface runoff and watersheds form a large drainage basin that feeds into the lakes.
Canada has an unusually important primary sector, of which the forestry and petroleum industries are the most prominent components. [244] Many towns in northern Canada, where agriculture is difficult, are sustained by nearby mines or sources of timber. [245]
Ohio's population growth lags that of the entire United States, and whites are found in a greater density than the U.S. average. As of 2000, Ohio's center of population is located in Morrow County, [134] in the county seat of Mount Gilead. [135] This is approximately 6,346 feet (1,934 m) south and west of Ohio's population center in 1990. [134]
Canada is divided into 10 provinces and three territories.The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada–US border.Its four largest provinces by area (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86.5 percent of the country's population.
The forests of Canada are located across much of the country. Approximately half of Canada is covered by forest, totaling around 2.4 million km 2 (0.93 million sq mi). [1] Over 90% of Canada's forests are owned by the public (Crown land and Provincial forest). About half of the forests are allocated for logging.
Toronto is located at (40.462266, -80.604443), [8] and is about 45 minutes from Pittsburgh According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.14 square miles (5.54 km 2 ), of which 1.86 square miles (4.82 km 2 ) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km 2 ) is water.
The U.S. portion of this lake peninsula has a land border with Canada, making land access to it possible only through Canada. Image by U.S. Geological Survey. [ 87 ] 48°59′54″N 99°52′44″W / 48.99833°N 99.87889°W / 48.99833; -99