[en] How small is Canada?

Canada is the second largest country in the world. Only a few parts of the country are densely populated. More than half of Canada's population live in what is called the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor located in the southern parts of the two Central Canadian provinces:

The Quebec City-Windsor Corridor in North America

Some statistics about this Core Canada:

• Population:
  19.2 million = 57% of Canada (more than the Netherlands, less than Romania—almost as much as New York State)
• Area:
  265,000 km² = 102,300 sq mi = 3% of Canada (larger than the UK, smaller than New Zealand—almost as large as Oregon)
• Population Density:72 per km² = 185 per sq mi = 20 times as much as Canada (almost as densely populated as Bosnia-Herzegovina—like Indiana)
  
• Native Languages:
  49% English, 32% French, 22% other languages
• MPs in the House of Commons 2015:
  61% Liberals, 23% Conservatives, 11% NDP, 5% BQ
• MPs in the House of Commons 2011:
  45% Conservatives, 41% NDP, 11% Liberals, 2% BQ
• MPs in the House of Commons 2008:
  36% Conservatives, 31% Liberals, 25% BQ, 7% NDP

1960s proposal for the national flag of Canada

Two thirds of Core Canada's population live in Southern Ontario, one third in Southern Quebec. Both provinces have about the same area.

Southern Ontario:

• Population:
  12.1 million = 94% of Ontario (more than Belgium—slightly more than Ohio)
• Area:
  128,800 km² = 49,400 sq mi = 12% of Ontario (as large as Greece—slightly larger than Mississippi)
• Population Density:
  94 per km² = 243 per sq mi = 7 times as much as Ontario (like Spain—between Illinois and California)
• Native Languages:
  70% English, 4% French, 27% other languages
• Administrative Divisions:
  22 counties 10 single-tier municipalities and 8 regional municipalities
• Largest cities:Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Hamilton, Brampton

Flag of Ontario

Southern Quebec:

• Population:
  7.1 million = 90% of Quebec (as many as Serbia—more than Washington)
• Area:
  136,200 km² = 52,500 sq mi = 9% of Quebec (larger than Greece, smaller than Nepal—almost as large as Arkansas)
• Population Density:
  52 per km² = 135 per sq mi = 9 times as much as in Quebec (like Tanzania and Eritrea—between Kentucky and New Hampshire)
  
• Native Languages:
  77% French, 12% English, 14% other languages
• Administrative Divisions:11 administrative regions with a total of 60 regional county municipalities, 6 independent towns and 4 agglomerations
• Largest Cities:
  Montreal, Quebec City, Laval, Gatineau, Longueuil

Flag of Quebec

Southern Ontario is a well established term. In this context, I define Southern Quebec as being Quebec without the sparsely populated administrative regions Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and without the sparsely populated Agglomeration of La Tuque in Mauricie.

To compare with Europe, I have moved Core Canada to the east on the following map:

Der Umriss des Québec-Windsor-Korridors in Europa