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  1. Largest countries and territories in the world by area

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 29, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Largest countries and territories in the world by area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262955/largest-countries-in-the-world/
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    Jul 29, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Russia is the largest country in the world by far, with a total area of just over 17 million square kilometers. After Antarctica, the next three countries are Canada, the U.S., and China; all between 9.5 and 10 million square kilometers. The figures given include internal water surface area (such as lakes or rivers) - if the figures were for land surface only then China would be the second largest country in the world, the U.S. third, and Canada (the country with more lakes than the rest of the world combined) fourth. Russia Russia has a population of around 145 million people, putting it in the top ten most populous countries in the world, and making it the most populous in Europe. However, it's vast size gives it a very low population density, ranked among the bottom 20 countries. Most of Russia's population is concentrated in the west, with around 75 percent of the population living in the European part, while around 75 percent of Russia's territory is in Asia; the Ural Mountains are considered the continental border. Elsewhere in the world Beyond Russia, the world's largest countries all have distinctive topographies and climates setting them apart. The United States, for example, has climates ranging from tundra in Alaska to tropical forests in Florida, with various mountain ranges, deserts, plains, and forests in between. Populations in these countries are often concentrated in urban areas, and are not evenly distributed across the country. For example, around 85 percent of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border; around 95 percent of China lives east of the Heihe–Tengchong Line that splits the country; and the majority of populations in large countries such as Australia or Brazil live near the coast.

  2. Land area in the CIS region 2024, by country

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    Updated Sep 12, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Land area in the CIS region 2024, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356573/cis-land-area-by-country/
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    Sep 12, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Asia, Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States
    Description

    Russia was the largest country in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, with a total area of over 17 million square kilometers in 2024. Furthermore, Russia was the largest country in the world, followed by Canada, the United States, and China. Ranking second among the CIS countries was Kazakhstan, whose land area comprised about 2.7 million square kilometers.

  3. Population Distribution, 1996

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    Updated Oct 7, 2024
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    Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada (2024). Population Distribution, 1996 [Dataset]. https://datasets.ai/datasets/e7c2fac0-8893-11e0-98e7-6cf049291510
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    0, 57Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 7, 2024
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    Ministry of Natural Resources of Canadahttps://www.nrcan.gc.ca/
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    Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
    Description

    Even though Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area, it ranks 33rd in terms of population. Almost all of Canada’s population is concentrated in a narrow band along the country’s southern edge. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within the 25 major metropolitan areas, which represent only 0.79% of the total area of the country.

  4. Global land border length between countries

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    Updated Jan 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Global land border length between countries [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103985/border-length-between-countries/
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    Jan 23, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2019
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The international land border between the United States and Canada is the longest in the world at almost 8,900 kilometers. It includes the border between Canada and the continental U.S. as well as the border between Alaska and northern Canada.

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    Population Distribution, 1996 - Catalogue - Canadian Urban Data Catalogue...

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    • beta.data.urbandatacentre.ca
    Updated Oct 1, 2024
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    (2024). Population Distribution, 1996 - Catalogue - Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC) [Dataset]. https://data.urbandatacentre.ca/dataset/gov-canada-e7c2fac0-8893-11e0-98e7-6cf049291510
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 1, 2024
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
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    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Even though Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area, it ranks 33rd in terms of population. Almost all of Canada’s population is concentrated in a narrow band along the country’s southern edge. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within the 25 major metropolitan areas, which represent only 0.79% of the total area of the country.

  6. Population Density, 1996

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    Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada (2024). Population Density, 1996 [Dataset]. https://datasets.ai/datasets/e7ba9651-8893-11e0-8d01-6cf049291510
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    Aug 8, 2024
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    Ministry of Natural Resources of Canadahttps://www.nrcan.gc.ca/
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    Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
    Description

    The majority of the Canadian population, about 60% is concentrated within a thin belt of land representing 2.2% of the land between Windsor, Ontario and Quebec City. Even though Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area, it only ranks 33rd in terms of population. The agricultural areas in the Prairies and eastern Canada have higher population densities than the sparsely populated North, but not as high as southern Ontario or southern Quebec.

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    Percent of world GDP by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Nov 18, 2016
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    Globalen LLC (2016). Percent of world GDP by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/gdp_share/
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    xml, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 18, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1980 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World, World
    Description

    The average for 2023 based on 188 countries was 0.53 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 26.3 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Canada Exports By Country

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • id.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated May 26, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Canada Exports By Country [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/exports-by-country
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    xml, excel, csv, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 26, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Canada's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$569.17 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada's main export partners were: the United States, China and the United Kingdom. The top three export commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Vehicles other than railway, tramway and Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. Total Imports were valued at US$558.45 Billion. In 2024, Canada had a trade surplus of US$10.72 Billion.

  9. Land area in Eastern Europe and Central Asia region 2025, by country

    • statista.com
    Updated Feb 17, 2023
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    Statista Research Department (2023). Land area in Eastern Europe and Central Asia region 2025, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/study/88994/commonwealth-of-independent-states-cis/
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    Feb 17, 2023
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Authors
    Statista Research Department
    Description

    Russia was the largest country in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, with a total area of over 17 million square kilometers in 2025. Furthermore, Russia was the largest country in the world, followed by Canada, the United States, and China. Ranking second among the CIS countries was Kazakhstan, whose land area comprised about 2.7 million square kilometers.

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    United States Imports By Country

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    • zh.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated May 17, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). United States Imports By Country [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports-by-country
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    xml, json, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 17, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The United States' total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$3.36 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The United States' main import partners were: Mexico, China and Canada. The top three import commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Electrical, electronic equipment and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Exports were valued at US$2.06 Trillion. In 2024, The United States had a trade deficit of US$1.29 Trillion.

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    Population Density, 1996 - Catalogue - Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC)

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    Updated Oct 1, 2024
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    (2024). Population Density, 1996 - Catalogue - Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC) [Dataset]. https://data.urbandatacentre.ca/dataset/gov-canada-e7ba9651-8893-11e0-8d01-6cf049291510
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 1, 2024
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
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    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    The majority of the Canadian population, about 60% is concentrated within a thin belt of land representing 2.2% of the land between Windsor, Ontario and Quebec City. Even though Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area, it only ranks 33rd in terms of population. The agricultural areas in the Prairies and eastern Canada have higher population densities than the sparsely populated North, but not as high as southern Ontario or southern Quebec.

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    Percent people with credit cards by country, around the world |...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Feb 25, 2018
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    Globalen LLC (2018). Percent people with credit cards by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/people_with_credit_cards/
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    excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 25, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 2011 - Dec 31, 2021
    Area covered
    World, World
    Description

    The average for 2021 based on 121 countries was 22.26 percent. The highest value was in Canada: 82.74 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 2011 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  13. Data from: The Canada-China Global Commerce Picture and Supply Chain Links

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    Updated Jun 13, 2025
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    Global Affairs Canada (2025). The Canada-China Global Commerce Picture and Supply Chain Links [Dataset]. https://open.canada.ca/data/info/76ac9727-f5fa-44d9-9997-bb6a2a1ef161
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    htmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 13, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Global Affairs Canadahttp://www.international.gc.ca/
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
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    Area covered
    China, Canada
    Description

    There have been many studies that examine the Canada-U.S. trade relationship; this is deservedly so as the U.S. is Canada’s dominant trading partner. In 2018, the minister of international trade diversification announced a target to increase overseas exports by 50% by 2025.Footnote1 China is the world’s second largest economy and is the second most important bilateral commercial partner for Canada. Thus, China might be a key market if Canada is to achieve its export diversification target. The goal of this paper is to explore Canada’s commercial relationship with China. This will be done by examining trading and investment relationship between the two countries over the last two decades. Additionally, COVID-19 showed the world that in extreme cases, production within a country can be brought to a halt. Therefore, the second part of this paper will examine how a disruption to trade with China might affect Canadian supply chains and production.

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    United States Exports By Country

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • es.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Apr 30, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). United States Exports By Country [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports-by-country
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    xml, json, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 30, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The United States' total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$2.06 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The United States' main export partners were: Canada, Mexico and China. The top three export commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Electrical, electronic equipment. Total Imports were valued at US$3.36 Trillion. In 2024, The United States had a trade deficit of US$1.29 Trillion.

  15. Total population in Canada 2030

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    Updated May 15, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Total population in Canada 2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263742/total-population-in-canada/
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    May 15, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    The statistic shows the total population in Canada from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, the total population in Canada amounted to about 41.14 million inhabitants. Population of Canada Canada ranks second among the largest countries in the world in terms of area size, right behind Russia, despite having a relatively low total population. The reason for this is that most of Canada remains uninhabited due to inhospitable conditions. Approximately 90 percent of all Canadians live within about 160 km of the U.S. border because of better living conditions and larger cities. On a year to year basis, Canada’s total population has continued to increase, although not dramatically. Population growth as of 2012 has amounted to its highest values in the past decade, reaching a peak in 2009, but was unstable and constantly fluctuating. Simultaneously, Canada’s fertility rate dropped slightly between 2009 and 2011, after experiencing a decade high birth rate in 2008. Standard of living in Canada has remained stable and has kept the country as one of the top 20 countries with the highest Human Development Index rating. The Human Development Index (HDI) measures quality of life based on several indicators, such as life expectancy at birth, literacy rate, education levels and gross national income per capita. Canada has a relatively high life expectancy compared to many other international countries, earning a spot in the top 20 countries and beating out countries such as the United States and the UK. From an economic standpoint, Canada has been slowly recovering from the 2008 financial crisis. Unemployment has gradually decreased, after reaching a decade high in 2009. Additionally, GDP has dramatically increased since 2009 and is expected to continue to increase for the next several years.

  16. Territorial Evolution, 1867 to 1999

    • ouvert.canada.ca
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    Updated Mar 14, 2022
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    Natural Resources Canada (2022). Territorial Evolution, 1867 to 1999 [Dataset]. https://ouvert.canada.ca/data/dataset/cb568551-8893-11e0-a3fc-6cf049291510
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 14, 2022
    Dataset provided by
    Ministry of Natural Resources of Canadahttps://www.nrcan.gc.ca/
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Canada had a relatively small area when created in 1867, but it then expanded greatly to become, by area, the second largest country in the world. This map is a composite of 18 Atlas maps which show territorial changes at specific times during the period 1867 to 1999. Not only did Canada as a whole expand over time, but also most of the provinces expanded their areas: only two provinces (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) had their present boundaries as of Confederation (1867). The boundaries and names of the territories also changed over time; one of the three existing territories, Nunavut, was created as recently as 1999.

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    Canada Imports By Country

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    Updated Mar 12, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Canada Imports By Country [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/imports-by-country
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    json, csv, xml, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 12, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Canada's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$558.45 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada's main import partners were: the United States, China and Mexico. The top three import commodities were: Vehicles other than railway, tramway; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Electrical, electronic equipment. Total Exports were valued at US$569.17 Billion. In 2024, Canada had a trade surplus of US$10.72 Billion.

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    Robbery rate by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Apr 24, 2015
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    Globalen LLC (2015). Robbery rate by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/robery/
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    excel, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 24, 2015
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 2003 - Dec 31, 2017
    Area covered
    World, World
    Description

    The average for 2017 based on 79 countries was 105 robberies per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Costa Rica: 1587 robberies per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Oman: 1 robberies per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  19. Ten countries with most forest area 2022

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    Updated Jul 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Ten countries with most forest area 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238893/ten-countries-with-most-forest-area/
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    Jul 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    Russia had the largest forest area in the world in 2021, amounting to around 815 million hectares, more than twice that of Canada, whose forest area amounted to 347 million hectares. The forestry industry in Canada With the third largest forest area in the world, Canada’s forestry industry is a significant contributor to the country’s gross domestic product. In 2021, the nominal GDP of Canada’s forest industry reached more than 34 billion Canadian dollars, with the wood product manufacturing sector alone contributing around 19.8 billion Canadian dollars in nominal GDP. A comparison of Canadian provinces shows that British Colombia has the largest forestry and logging industry in the country, followed by Quebec and Ontario. The Amazon rainforest in Brazil Brazil has the second largest forest area in the world after Russia, with total forest areas in the South American country amounting to approximately 494 million hectares in 2022. This is largely because around 62 percent of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil. The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest, what some call “the lungs of the planet”. However, in recent years, deforestation has been a salient issue in the Amazon, with illegal logging and wildfires raging across the rainforest have contributed to very high deforestation rates. Indeed, around 8,000 square kilometers were destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon in 2023. Deforestation and its impact on climate change has spurred opposition to the logging industry, which was the sector responsible for the most killings of environmental activists in 2021.

  20. Largest Nickel Producers Country

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    Updated Jul 1, 2025
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    IndexBox Inc. (2025). Largest Nickel Producers Country [Dataset]. https://www.indexbox.io/search/largest-nickel-producers-country/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 1, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    IndexBox
    Authors
    IndexBox Inc.
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2012 - Jul 17, 2025
    Area covered
    World
    Variables measured
    Price CIF, Price FOB, Export Value, Import Price, Import Value, Export Prices, Export Volume, Import Volume
    Description

    Canada is the largest producer of nickel in the world, accounting for approximately 25% of the total global production. This article explores Canada's significant role in the global nickel industry, including its major nickel-producing regions such as Sudbury and Manitoba. It also highlights the dominant players in the Canadian nickel industry, the economic impact of nickel mining, and Canada's commitment to responsible and sustainable mining practices.

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Statista (2025). Largest countries and territories in the world by area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262955/largest-countries-in-the-world/
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Largest countries and territories in the world by area

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Dataset updated
Jul 29, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2025
Area covered
World
Description

Russia is the largest country in the world by far, with a total area of just over 17 million square kilometers. After Antarctica, the next three countries are Canada, the U.S., and China; all between 9.5 and 10 million square kilometers. The figures given include internal water surface area (such as lakes or rivers) - if the figures were for land surface only then China would be the second largest country in the world, the U.S. third, and Canada (the country with more lakes than the rest of the world combined) fourth. Russia Russia has a population of around 145 million people, putting it in the top ten most populous countries in the world, and making it the most populous in Europe. However, it's vast size gives it a very low population density, ranked among the bottom 20 countries. Most of Russia's population is concentrated in the west, with around 75 percent of the population living in the European part, while around 75 percent of Russia's territory is in Asia; the Ural Mountains are considered the continental border. Elsewhere in the world Beyond Russia, the world's largest countries all have distinctive topographies and climates setting them apart. The United States, for example, has climates ranging from tundra in Alaska to tropical forests in Florida, with various mountain ranges, deserts, plains, and forests in between. Populations in these countries are often concentrated in urban areas, and are not evenly distributed across the country. For example, around 85 percent of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border; around 95 percent of China lives east of the Heihe–Tengchong Line that splits the country; and the majority of populations in large countries such as Australia or Brazil live near the coast.

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