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List of Canadian provinces and territories by area
Here is a list of Canadian provinces and territories ranked by area. Areas are in square kilometres.
| Rank | Rank among prov- inces |
Rank among terri- tories |
Name | Area | Land area | Freshwater area | Percent of total |
| 1 | 1 | Nunavut | 2 093 190 | 1 936 113 | 157 077 | 21,0 | |
| 2 | 1 | Quebec | 1 542 056 | 1 365 128 | 176 928 | 15,4 | |
| 3 | 2 | Northwest Territories | 1 346 106 | 1 183 085 | 163 021 | 13,5 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ontario | 1 076 395 | 917 741 | 158 654 | 10,8 | |
| 5 | 3 | British Columbia | 944 735 | 925 186 | 19 549 | 9,5 | |
| 6 | 4 | Alberta | 661 848 | 642 317 | 19 531 | 6,6 | |
| 7 | 5 | Saskatchewan | 651 036 | 591 670 | 59 366 | 6,5 | |
| 8 | 6 | Manitoba | 647 797 | 553 556 | 94 241 | 6,5 | |
| 9 | 3 | Yukon | 482 443 | 474 391 | 8 052 | 4,8 | |
| 10 | 7 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 405 212 | 373 872 | 31 340 | 4,1 | |
| 11 | 8 | New Brunswick | 72 908 | 71 450 | 1 458 | 0,7 | |
| 12 | 9 | Nova Scotia | 55 284 | 53 338 | 1 946 | 0,6 | |
| 13 | 10 | Prince Edward Island | 5 660 | 5 660 | - | 0,1 | |
| Canada total | 9 984 670 | 9 093 507 | 861 163 | 100,0 |
Source: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/phys01.htm
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