Canada is so large, why is the local population so small?

First of all, historically speaking, Canada is located in the New World of America. Before the opening of new shipping routes, it was mainly populated by a small number of indigenous people, such as Indians and Inuit. Later, with the opening of new sea routes, European colonists began to come to this land, first from France, and later after being defeated by the British, it became a British colony. The population here has only grown slowly. This is only in the past few hundred years. .

The north of Canada is close to the Arctic Ocean, and much of the land in the north belongs to the Arctic Circle. The lowest temperature can reach minus 60 degrees. In addition, the forest coverage area reaches about 45%. About 10% of the area is made up of rivers and lakes, such as Lake Erie and Lake Ontario next to the famous Niagara Falls, and the St. Lawrence River, the main shipping channel, and other Great Lakes. In addition, there are many plateaus in the east, and the highest temperature in the central and western regions can actually reach over 40 degrees. Therefore, Canada's population is mainly concentrated in the south. Several important cities, Ottawa and Toronto, are in the southeastern province of Ontario, where the climate is relatively moderate. Vancouver is located in the southwest and has a mild and humid climate. Therefore, due to the natural environment and climate, there are very few suitable places to live in Canada compared to its vast land area.

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Another point is that Canada is a highly developed capitalist country. Its residents have different life concepts. They pursue quality of life more and are less willing to have children. The birth rate relatively low. So Canada's population is relatively small.

In fact, apart from Canada, the situation in Australia is similar. Its land area is about 7.692 million square kilometers, but its population is only about 25 million. Russia is actually similar. Although Russia has a population of more than 140 million, more than 80% of its population lives in the European part of its territory. The vast Far East is larger than Canada, and its population may be smaller than Canada!

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The number of original residents in Canada is not large, mainly Indians and Inuit. After the invasion of British and French colonists in the 16th century, it finally became a British colony. Although the current statement is that it is actually independent from the United Kingdom, from the perspective of population structure, a large part of it is still descended from the British and French, and only less than 4% of the real indigenous residents are. There are also immigrants from Asia, America, and African descent. As a country with hundreds of years of colonial history, perhaps because it was far away from the British mainland, not many people came here in the past, and the population base was not high. In addition, due to pressure from various aspects, the existing population may not be willing to have more children, such as various cost restrictions. Many developed countries are facing the problem of declining fertility rates. Although some countries have increased family and child-related welfare expenditures, fertility rates remain at low levels. This is evident from the fact that the birth rate in our country has not increased since the two-child policy was introduced.

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