What is the population and area of Canada?

In terms of population, the ten most populous countries in the world are China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Banglad

What is the population and area of Canada?

In terms of population, the ten most populous countries in the world are China, India, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia and Mexico. In addition, Japan, Ethiopia and the Philippines are also countries with a population of over 6,543.8 billion. Comparing the lists of the above two countries, we find that among the five countries with the largest territory in the world, the population of Russia, China, the United States and Brazil all exceeds 654.38 billion, while the population of Canada, the second largest in the world, is less than 654.38 billion.

Canada's land area is about 9.98 million square kilometers, which is about 380,000 square kilometers more than that of China. However, as of March 2065438+2009, Canada's population was only about 37.4 million, ranking 38th among countries in the world, and its total population was roughly equal to that of Afghanistan, an Asian country. Obviously, the population of Canada is far from the second largest country in the world. Canada's population density is only about 3.74 people per square kilometer, making it one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world.

Why is the total population of Canada, the second largest country in the world, only over 37 million? There are several reasons why Canada's population is so small. First of all, limited by the natural geographical environment, mainly the climate. Canada is located in the north of 50 north latitude, and the Arctic Circle passes through the north of Canada and reaches the north of 80 north latitude as far as possible. Canada is located in the middle and high latitudes of the northern hemisphere with a cold climate. In winter, the average temperature in Leng Yue (65438+1October) is above -5℃ only in a few southern areas, and the average temperature in Leng Yue in most areas is below-15℃, and even below -35℃ in the north.

The mountains in western Canada (Cordillera Mountains) block the warm and humid air from the Pacific Ocean, which intensifies the cold climate in Canada and makes most parts of Canada unsuitable for human survival. The situation is somewhat similar to Siberia in Asia, which is located in the middle and high latitudes, with insufficient heat and difficult agricultural production. From the analysis of natural conditions, the population capacity of Canada itself is not large, so the population of Canada is mainly distributed in low latitudes in the southeast and southwest, especially in the southeast, where major cities in Canada are concentrated, including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and other cities.

Secondly, due to historical reasons, Canada used to be an area where Indians and Inuit lived together, and the population was not very large. At present, Aboriginal people only account for 3% of Canada's total population. From16th century, Canada became a colony of France and Britain. However, due to the high latitude and cold climate, European colonists were mainly distributed in southeastern Canada, connected with the northeastern United States, and were not developed on a large scale in northern Canada. Moreover, the development history of Canada is very short, so there are many inaccessible areas in Canada.

Finally, there are social reasons. Canada is one of the seven industrialized countries in the west, which completed the industrial revolution very early and is a highly developed capitalist country. In terms of population growth model, Canada has long entered the modern population growth model of "low birth rate, low mortality rate and low natural growth rate". Canada's natural population growth rate is about 0.9%, and the natural population growth rate is slow. In order to solve the problem of small population, Canada put forward the immigration plan of 20 19 to 202 1. It is estimated that the number of all kinds of immigrants will be about 6,543,800,200 in three years, so as to increase the total population of Canada.