what is considered eastern canada?
Newfoundland
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 Notwithstanding Canada 's location within the Americas , the term " Native American " is not used in Canada as it is typically used solely to describe the indigenous peoples within the boundaries of the present @-@ day United States . 

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 = = = Northeastern United States and Canada = = = 

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 Canada ( / ˈkænədə / ; French : [ ka.na.da ] ) is a country in the northern half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9 @.@ 98 million square kilometres ( 3 @.@ 85 million square miles ) , making it the world 's second @-@ largest country by total area and the fourth @-@ largest country by land area . Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest land border . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains ; about four @-@ fifths of the country 's population of 35 million people live near the southern border . The majority of Canada has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . 

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 Canada occupies much of the continent of North America , sharing land borders with the contiguous United States to the south , and the US state of Alaska to the northwest . Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west ; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean . Greenland is to the northeast . By total area ( including its waters ) , Canada is the second @-@ largest country in the world , after Russia . By land area alone , however , Canada ranks fourth , the difference being due to it having the worlds largest proportion of fresh water lakes . 

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 About four @-@ fifths of the population lives within 150 kilometres ( 93 mi ) of the contiguous United States border . Approximately 50 percent of Canadians live in urban areas concentrated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor , with an additional 30 percent living along the British Columbia Lower Mainland , and the Calgary – Edmonton Corridor in Alberta . Canada spans latitudinally from the 83rd parallel north to the 41st parallel north , and approximately 95 % of the population is found below the 55th parallel north . In common with many other developed countries , Canada is experiencing a demographic shift towards an older population , with more retirees and fewer people of working age . In 2006 , the average age was 39 @.@ 5 years ; by 2011 , it had risen to approximately 39 @.@ 9 years . As of 2013 , the average life expectancy for Canadians is 81 years . The majority of Canadians ( 69 @.@ 9 % ) live in family households , 26 @.@ 8 % report living alone , and those living with unrelated persons reported at 3 @.@ 7 % . The average size of a household in 2006 was 2 @.@ 5 people . 
