<P> Canada ( / ˈkænədə / ( listen ) ; French : ( kanadɑ ) ) is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 million square kilometres ( 3.85 million square miles ) , making it the world 's second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . Canada 's southern border with the United States is the world 's longest bi-national land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium - sized cities , many near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , and its five largest metropolitan areas are Toronto , Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary and Ottawa . </P>
<P> Canada ( / ˈkænədə / ( listen ) ; French : ( kanadɑ ) ) is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 million square kilometres ( 3.85 million square miles ) , making it the world 's second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . Canada 's southern border with the United States is the world 's longest bi-national land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium - sized cities , many near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , and its five largest metropolitan areas are Toronto , Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary and Ottawa . </P>
what country lies to the south of canada
what country lies to the south of canada
the United States
the United States