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As a country, Canada has ten provinces and three territories. These subdivisions vary widely in both land and water area. The largest subdivision by land area is the territory of Nunavut. The largest subdivision by water area is the province of Quebec. The smallest subdivision in terms of both land and water area is the province of Prince Edward Island.^[1]

Canada is the second-largest country in the world;^[2] however, in terms of dry land area, it ranks fourth.^[2] In terms of freshwater area, Canada is the largest country.^[2]

Listings

Total area

The total area of a province or territory is the sum of its land area and its freshwater area.

Areas are rounded to the nearest square kilometre or square mile. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Rank	Name and flag	Total area (km2)[1]	Total area (mi2)[1]	Percentage of national total area[1]
1	Nunavut	2,093,190	808,199	21.0%
2	Quebec	1,542,056	595,402	15.4%
3	Northwest Territories	1,346,106	519,744	13.5%
4	Ontario	1,076,395	415,606	10.8%
5	British Columbia	944,735	364,771	9.5%
6	Alberta	661,848	255,545	6.6%
7	Saskatchewan	651,036	251,371	6.5%
8	Manitoba	647,797	250,120	6.5%
9	Yukon	482,443	186,276	4.8%
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	405,212	156,456	4.1%
11	New Brunswick	72,908	28,150	0.7%
12	Nova Scotia	55,284	21,346	0.6%
13	Prince Edward Island	5,660	2,185	0.1%
Total	Canada	9,984,670	3,855,171	100.0%

Land area

Land areas consist of dry land, excluding areas of freshwater.

Areas are rounded to the nearest whole unit. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Rank	Name and flag	Land area (km2)[1]	Land area (mi2)[1]	Percentage of national land area
1	Nunavut	1,936,113	747,551	21.3%
2	Quebec	1,365,128	527,088	15.0%
3	Northwest Territories	1,183,085	456,800	13.0%
4	British Columbia	925,186	357,216	10.4%
5	Ontario	917,741	354,348	10.1%
6	Alberta	642,317	275,000	7.1%
7	Saskatchewan	591,670	228,449	6.5%
8	Manitoba	553,556	213,733	6.1%
9	Yukon	474,391	183,167	5.2%
10	Newfoundland and Labrador	373,872	144,355	4.1%
11	New Brunswick	71,450	27,587	0.8%
12	Nova Scotia	53,338	20,594	0.6%
13	Prince Edward Island	5,660	2,185	0.1%
Total	Canada	9,093,507	3,511,085	100.0%

Freshwater area

Freshwater area consists of lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. It excludes territorial waters claimed by Canada in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. Canada has no significant inland areas of salt water.

Areas are given to the nearest whole unit. Percentages are given to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Rank	Name and flag	Water area (km2)[1]	Water area (mi2)[1]	Water area as percentage of total area	Percentage of national freshwater area
1	Quebec	176,928	68,313	11.5%	19.9%
2	Northwest Territories	163,021	62,944	12.1%	18.3%
3	Ontario	158,654	61,258	14.7%	17.8%
4	Nunavut	157,077	60,649	7.5%	17.6%
5	Manitoba	94,241	36,387	14.5%	10.6%
6	Saskatchewan	59,366	22,922	9.1%	6.7%
7	Newfoundland and Labrador	31,340	12,101	7.7%	3.5%
8	British Columbia	19,549	7,548	2.1%	2.2%
9	Alberta	19,531	7,541	3.0%	2.2%
10	Yukon	8,052	3,109	1.7%	0.9%
11	Nova Scotia	1,946	751	3.5%	0.2%
12	New Brunswick	1,458	563	2.0%	0.2%
13	Prince Edward Island	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
Total	Canada	891,163	344,086	8.9%	100.0%

See also

• Demographics of Canada
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area

References

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