Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's 2,700 km (1,678 mi) border with the United States follows inland waterways: from the west at Lake of the Woods, eastward along the major rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence River drainage system. These are the Rainy River, the Pigeon River, Lake Superior, the St. Marys River, Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, Lake Erie, the Niagara River, Lake Ontario and along the St. Lawrence River from Kingston, Ontario, to the Quebec boundary just east of Cornwall, Ontario. There is only about 1 km (0.6 mi) of land border made up of portages including Height of Land Portage on the Minnesota border.

Ontario is sometimes conceptually divided into two regions, Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario. The great majority of Ontario's population and arable land is in the south. In contrast, the larger, northern part of Ontario is sparsely populated with cold winters and heavy forestation.

Demonym	Ontarian
Capital	Toronto
Official Motto	Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin; "Loyal she began, loyal she remains")
Official Flag
Official Language(s)	English
Approximate Size	Total: 415,598 sq mi (1,076,395 km2) Land: 354,342 sq mi (917,741 km2) Water: 61,257 sq mi (158,654 km2) 14.7%
Population	14,411,424 (2018)
Currency	Canadian Dollar (CAD $)
Drives	On the Right
International Dialing Code	+1
Sports	The province has professional sports teams in baseball, basketball, Canadian football, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby and soccer. Hockey National Hockey League • Ottawa Senators • Toronto Maple Leafs American Hockey League • Belleville Senators • Toronto Marlies ECHL • Brampton Beast Canadian Women's Hockey League • Markham Thunder • Toronto Furies Basketball National Basketball Association • Toronto Raptors NBA G League • Raptors 905 National Basketball League of Canada • KW Titans • London Lightning • Sudbury Five • Windsor Express Canadian Elite Basketball League • Niagara River Lions Baseball Major League Baseball • Toronto Blue Jays Can-Am League • Ottawa Champions Canadian football Canadian Football League • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Ottawa Redblacks • Toronto Argonauts Lacrosse National Lacrosse League • Toronto Rock Soccer Major League Soccer • Toronto FC United Soccer League • Ottawa Fury FC • Toronto FC II Canadian Premier League • York 9 FC
Area Facts	Where is Ontario? In Canada, bordered by the United States, as well as the provinces of Quebec and Manitoba. Eastern Canada What are Ontario's major imports? Ontario's main international imports are motor vehicles parts and accessories, mechanical equipment, electrical machinery, plastic products, and pharmaceutical products. What are Ontario's major exports? Ontario's main international exports are motor vehicles and parts, mechanical equipment, precious metals and stones, electrical machinery, and plastic products. What is agriculture like in Ontario? Major field crops in Ontario include soybeans, corn, wheat, barley, mixed grain, dry field beans, oats, rye, tobacco, and canola.

Posted By Gremelin Posted on January 8th, 2019 · Updated on July 14th, 2020

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