The name ‘Canada’ comes from the
aboriginal word ‘kanata’ meaning land village or settlement.
Canada is located
in Northern North America. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean on the east
coast, the North Pacific Ocean on the west coast and the Arctic Ocean on the
North coast.
The total area of Canada is 9,984,670 square kilometres. This
makes Canada the second largest country in the world by area. Canada is made up
of ten provinces and three territories. The provinces are Alberta, British
Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
and Labrador, Nova
Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The three territories are Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
The Capital of Canada is Ottawa and is located in the province of Ontario. It
is the fourth biggest city in Canada and is located quite far away from the
main cities of Canada such as Montreal and Quebec City. The province of Ontario
has the largest population in Canada with almost 13 million inhabitants. It is
also the 2nd largest province by area with the province of Quebec
being the biggest.
The official language in Canada is English but
in Quebec and New Brunswick they also speak French. Canada became a self-
governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British Crown.
The
present day Prime Minister of Canada is Stephen Harper who is head of the
Conservative Party. He is the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada. Canada
celebrates the same holidays as other countries around the world such as
Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday. They also have their own
holidays such as Canada Day (celebrated on July 1st every year in
celebration of Canada’s dominion status in 1867), Victoria Day (celebrated
either on or prior to May 24th, it marks the birthday of Queen
Victoria and the present Canadian monarch) and Remembrance Day (celebrated on
November 11th every year to commemorate the war soldiers of Canada
that have died.).
Canadian flag:
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