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| Location |
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US |
| Grography |
second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border |
| Coordinates |
60 00 N, 95 00 W |
| Area |
total: 9,984,670 sq km land: 9,093,507 sq km water: 891,163 sq km |
| Terrain |
mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast |
| Natural Hazards |
continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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