Of 196 countries, Canada is ranked 38th by population (wikipedia).  That puts Canada in the top 20% of countries by "size."  If ranking size by landmass, Canada is 2nd in the world.

How does this myth of Canada being a small country persist, and how can an academic and author on international affairs blatantly perpetuate this obviously incorrect idea?  Are we so focused on the comparison with the USA that we have lost all perspective on our country in relation to the rest of the world?