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Jose Garcia

(3,553 posts)
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 09:28 AM Mar 2025

If Canada were to become the 51st state,

there would be no customs check-point between it and Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

How would we keep all of tge fentanyl out?

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Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)
8. Canadian Provinces by Population and Land Area
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 11:51 AM
Mar 2025
PROVINCE/TERRITORY | POPULATION | LAND AREA (SQ. MILES)
Ontario | 14,223,942 | 415,606
Quebec | 8,501,833 | 595,402
British Columbia | 5,000,879 | 364,771
Alberta | 4,262,635 | 255,545
Manitoba | 1,342,153 | 250,120
Saskatchewan | 1,132,505 | 251,371
Nova Scotia | 969,383 | 21,346
New Brunswick | 775,610 | 28,150
Newfoundland and Labrador | 510,550 | 156,456
Prince Edward Island | 154,331 | 2,185
Northwest Territories | 41,070 | 519,744
Yukon | 40,232 | 186,276
Nunavut | 36,858 | 808,199

Ontario would be the 5th largest state by population
Nunavut would be the largest state by land area. There are 4 additional provinces/territories that are larger in land area than Texas.


Greyhead

(177 posts)
2. Canada would be the largest state
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 09:39 AM
Mar 2025

Both in population and area. A little larger to Cali in population and much larger in size compared to Texas.

Wiz Imp

(10,446 posts)
6. Largest states by land area
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 11:35 AM
Mar 2025

Alaska: 665,384 square miles
Texas: 268,596 square miles
California: 163,696 square miles

Canada land area: 3,855,100 square miles
(almost 6 times the size of Alaska, over 14 times the size of Texas and over 23 times the size of California)

RazorbackExpat

(966 posts)
4. You forgot Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 09:45 AM
Mar 2025

accessible by boat via the Great Lakes. And then there's Alaska...

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