By Smarth Vigg

A vast country 10 provinces; three territories. Large variations in population, size,

economic base, incomes, population makeup

A diverse country: key dimensions -language, region, Aboriginal peoples; multiculturalism

Canada is located in the northernmost part of North America.

Canada shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean.

Canada is a constitutional monarchy, and it is a member of the Commonwealth.

Canada’s queen is Elisabeth II of the United Kingdom, that who acts as a symbolic or ceremonial executive.

In the first image we can see the governor general of Canada, Michaëlle Jean.

In the second picture we can see the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.

Here, there is a picture of the capital city of Canada, Ottawa. It is located at the Ottawa River valley, in the province of Ontario.

But the lagest city of Canada it isn’t Ottawa, it is Toronto.

Canada is the second largest country in the world. It covers 9,984,670 square kilometers.

Canada has 33.331.389 inhabitants and its density is 4hab./km2.

In non-coastal regions, snow can cover the ground almost six months of the year (more in the north).

Coastal British Columbia is an exception and enjoys a temperate climate with a mild and rainy winter.

On the east and west coast, average high temperatures are generally in 20 °C , while between the coasts the average summer high temperature ranges from 25 to 30°C with occasional extreme heat in some interior locations exceeding 40°C .

Canada is also geologically active, having many earthquakes and potentially active volcanoes.

Canada has hosted several international sporting events, including the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Is also expected to hold the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

Canada is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, with a high per-capita income, and is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G8.

It is one of the world’s top 10 trading nations.

Canada is a mixed market. Since the early 1990s, the Canadian economy has been growing rapidly with low unemployment and large government surpluses on the federal level.

Canada is a geographically vast and ethnically diverse country.

Canadian culture has also been greatly influenced by immigration from all over the world.

Many Canadians value multiculturalism and see Canadian culture as being inherently multicultural.

Canada is famous for inventing the ice hockey, which is the national sport in the country. It was invented based on the Field Hockey.

The official languages of Canada are english and french.

In this graph we can see that the most spoken native language in Canada is English (59,3%), followed by French (23%).

Also, we can see that the language that most Canadians know is English (90%), but not French (60%).

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Roman catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, Others 18%

The currency of Canada is the Canadian Dollar,

which was adopted in 1858. Approximately one Canadian Dollar (CAD) is

1.48 €.

The parliment of Canada. Is the federal legislative branch of Canada, formed by the Canadian monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.

Saint Joseph’s Oratory is the largest church in Montreal.

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