 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. right|350px|pie chart of percentages of area. in order of portion size: nunavut: 21.0; quebec: 15.4; northwest territories: 13.5; ontario: 10.8; british columbia: 9.5; alberta: 6.6; saskatchewan: 6.5; manitoba: 6.5; yukon: 4.8; newfoundland and labrador: 4.1; new brunswick: 0.7; nova scotia: 0.6; prince edward island: 0.1 canada is the second-largest country in the world; however, in terms of dry land area, it ranks fourth. in terms of freshwater area, canada is the largest country. == 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. {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" |-bgcolor="pink" ! rank ! name ! total area (km2) ! total area (mi2) ! percentage of national total area |- | 1 |align="left"|  |align="right"| 2,093,190 |align="right"|  |align="right"| 21.0% |- | 2 |align="left"|  |align="right"| 1,542,056 |align="right"|  |align="right"| 15.4% |- | 3 |align="left"|  |align="right"| 1,346,106 |align="right"|  |align="right"| 13.5% |- | 4 |align="left"|  |align="right"| 1,076,395 |align="right"|  |align="right"| 10.8% |- | 5 |align="left"|  |align="right"| 944,735 |align="right"|  |align="right"| 9.5% |- | 6 |align=&qu
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