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With a total area of {{convert|147046|sqmi|km2}},{{sfn|Robbins, C.|2008|p=11}} Montana is slightly larger than [[Japan]].{{sfn|Kugler|2013|p=44}} It is the fourth largest state in the United States after [[Alaska]], [[Texas]], and [[California]];{{sfn|Anderson|2012|p=4}} the largest [[landlocked]] U.S. state; and the 56th largest national state/province subdivision in the world.{{sfn|State Records|2012}} To the north, Montana shares a {{convert|545|mi|km|adj=on}} border with three Canadian [[Provinces of Canada|provinces]], the most of any US state: [[British Columbia]], [[Alberta]], and [[Saskatchewan]]. {{sfn|Holding|2010|p=81}}{{sfn|Beaver|2006|p=2}} This is the second-longest international boundary of any US state (behind [[Alaska]]). The state borders [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]] to the east, [[Wyoming]] to the south and [[Idaho]] to the west and southwest.{{sfn|Holding|2010|p=81}}