Area 9,970,610 sq km (3,849,653 sq mi)
Poplation 32,207,000
Capital city Ottawa (649,000)
Government Federal multiparty constitutional monarchy
Ethnicity Groups: British origin 28%, Frence origin 23%, Others European 15%, Amerindian/inuit 2% others
Language English and Frence (both official)
Religions Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism
Currency Canadian dollar= 100 cents

Canada is the world's second largest country affter russia. It is thinly populated, however, with much of the land to cold or too mountainous for human settlement.

back to Canada Travel information directory to find out more infomation