About CANADA
Canada is the second largest country in the world and has a collection of ten fairly large provinces and three territories. The total area of Canada is 9,984,670 sq.km. Initially Canada was a colony of the United Kingdom but today it s a free nation. The National Flag of Canada holds a large red maple leaf in the middle with thick red borders on the two sides. Canada represents Federal Contitutional Monarchy with Parliamentary democracy.
| Capital | OTTAWA |
| Population | 33,212,696 |
| Language | English/French |
| Weights and Measures | Metric |
| Currency | Canadian Dollar (100 cents = 1 Canadian Dollar) |
| Time Zone | Operates on GMT Daylight Savings Time is observed April through October (plus 1 hour) except in Nunavut, Quebec and Saskatchewan |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Largest City | Toronto |
| Climate | Varies from temperate to sub-artic to artic |
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The ten provinces are:
The three territories are: |
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