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Quick Facts About Canada  
» Capital City : Ottawa » Continent : North America » Region : North America » Surface Area : 9970610.00
» ISO Code : CA » ISD Code : 1 » Currancy : Canadian Dollar (CAD). » Local Time : UTC -5h
Independence Year : 1867

Population : 31147000

Life Expectancy : 79.4

Capital : 1822

GNP : 598862.00

GNP Old : 625626.00

Local Name : Canada

Government Form : Constitutional Monarchy, Federation

Location : Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north

Terrain : as vast as the country is, it offers many different landscapes, mountains, prairies, deserts, artic tundra, glaciers, valleys, foothills, rivers and lakes

Climate : Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north

Ethnic Group : British descent (28%), French descent (23%), Italian descent (3%), aboriginal peoples (2%), plus significant minorities of German, Ukrainian, Dutch, Greek, Polish and Chinese

Religions : Catholic (45%), Protestant (36%) and minorities from most of the world's major religions

Official Website : www.gg.ca/

Genral Information - Canada

Background
Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown.
The vast land in Northern North America is rich of natural resources, home to 41 national parks and hundreds of provincial parks, Canada is a natural playground!
The United Nations ranked Canada one of the best country in the world in which to live. Canada is globally recognized for its outstanding quality of life, stable, progressive political environment and one of the healthiest economies in the world. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border.
 

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Kitchener Ontario 189959
Markham Ontario 189098
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Abbotsford British Colombia 105403
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Saint John´s Newfoundland 101936
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Saanich British Colombia 101388
Gatineau Québec 100702
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Kelowna British Colombia 89442
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Language Percentage
Chinese 2.5
Dutch 0.5
English 60.4
Eskimo Languages 0.1
French 23.4
German 1.6
Italian 1.7
Polish 0.7
Portuguese 0.7
Punjabi 0.7
Spanish 0.7
Ukrainian 0.6
 
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