The
Canada–United States border, officially known as the
International Boundary, is the longest international
border in the world. It is shared between
Canada and the
United States of America, the
second and fourth largest countries by area respectively. The terrestrial boundary (including small portions of maritime boundaries on the
Atlantic,
Pacific, and
Arctic coasts, as well as the
Great Lakes) is long, of which is with
Alaska. Eight
Canadian provinces and territories (
Yukon,
British Columbia,
Alberta,
Saskatchewan,
Manitoba,
Ontario,
Quebec, and
New Brunswick), and thirteen
U.S. states (
Alaska,
Washington,
Idaho,
Montana,
North Dakota,
Minnesota,
Michigan,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
New York,
Vermont,
New Hampshire, and
Maine) are located along the border.