About Canada
FAST FACTS
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OFFICIAL NAME: Canada
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FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Federal parliamentary state
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CAPITAL: Ottawa
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POPULATION: 35,881,659
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, French
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MONEY: Canadian dollar
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AREA: 3,849,674 square miles (9,970,610 square kilometers)
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MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Rockies, Coast, Laurentian
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MAJOR RIVERS: St. Lawrence, Mackenzie
Canada is the second largest country on earth. Three oceans line Canada’s frontiers: the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Along the southern edge of Canada lies the Canada-United States boundary.
Canada includes many different geographical areas and five distinct regions.
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The Atlantic Provinces
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Central Canada
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The Prairie Provinces
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The West Coast
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The Northern Territories
Ottawa, located on the Ottawa River, was chosen as the capital in 1857 by Queen Victoria, the great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Canada has ten provinces and three territories. Each province and territory has its own capital city.
10 Provinces and 3 territories of Canada
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