Canada is located in the continent of North America: it’s the second largest nation in the world with a total area of 9,984,670 square kilometers.
You may wonder why the title of this article is Canada: An Educated Country. With more than half of Canada’s residents having college degrees, by percentage, Canada is the world’s most educated country!
Canada is located in the continent of North America: it’s the second largest nation in the world (second only to Russia) with a total area of 9,984,670 square kilometers. In fact, Canada occupies most of the continent of North America and shares its borders with only one country – the United States of America.
In 1867 Canada became an independent state after achieving sovereignty from the United Kingdom.
Some interesting facts about Canada are –
The word ‘Canada’ is an Iroquoian language word meaning ‘village’;
Canada is considered a Constitutional Monarchy;
The population of Canada as at the year 2012 was 34.5 million people;
Canada’s currency is the Canadian dollar (CAD);
The people of Canada are referred to as Canadian;
The capital city of Canada is Ottawa, with a population of over 812,000 people. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and home to its Ceremonial Head of State;
The five largest cities in Canada are –
Toronto, with a population of 2.6 million;
Vancouver, population of 1,838,000;
Montréal, 1,650,000;
Calgary, over 1 million people, and
Ottawa, with 812,000 people.
Police Departments in Canada hand out positive tickets to people they see doing something positive;
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world's lakes combined: it also has the largest coastline in the world;
Canada's lowest recorded temperature was in 1947 when it recorded a reading of -81.4 degrees Fahrenheit (-63 Celsius);
Residents of Churchill in Manitoba provide a means of escape for pedestrians’ unfortunate enough to encounter a polar bear by leaving their cars unlocked!
The United States - Canada border is the longest international border in the world;
An interesting phenomenon was discovered in the 1960s; that there is less gravity in many parts of Canada then the rest of earth;
Canada has been invaded by the United States twice - in 1775 and 1812. Both times Canada was victorious;
After Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Canada has the third largest oil reserves of any country in the world;
In the year 1962, Canada was considered to have the most advanced space program: Canada was the third country in space, after the United States and the USSR.
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Government
Canada consists of a Federation of 10 Provinces and three Territories –
The provinces include British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec; and
The three territories are Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.
Canada is governed by its own House of Commons, but it was formally considered a Constitutional Monarchy. The Governor General of Canada is officially the representative of Queen Elizabeth 11, but in reality the Governor General only acts on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister.
