Canada β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Canada covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Canada
The capital of Canada is Ottawa. It has a population of approximately 41.7M. The country covers an area of 9,984,670 kmΒ². It is located in North America.
Has the longest coastline in the world, stretching over 202,080 km.
Geography
Canada is a country in North America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 9,984,670 kmΒ². It shares land borders with United States of America, totalling 1 neighbour.
Demographics & Languages
Canada has a population of approximately 41,651,653 people. Population density is around 4.2 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include English and French, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Canadian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Canada reports a nominal GDP of about $2.24 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 64.9% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Canadian dollar (CAD, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 1.38 CAD.
Culture & Time
Canada spans 6 time zones (including UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ca.
Government & Status
The capital of Canada is Ottawa. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +1. Its FIFA country code is CAN, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CA.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.