Canada
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Anthem: "O Canada"
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Capital |
Ottawa 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W |
Largest city | Toronto |
Official languages |
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Recognized regional languages | |
Ethnic groups |
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Demonym | Canadian |
Government | Federal parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch
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Elizabeth II |
David Johnston | |
Justin Trudeau | |
Beverley McLachlin | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Commons | |
Establishment from the United Kingdom | |
July 1, 1867 | |
December 11, 1931 | |
April 17, 1982 | |
April 1, 1999 | |
Area | |
• Total
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9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi) (2nd) |
• Water (%)
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8.92 (891,163 km2 / 344,080 mi2) |
Population | |
• Q4 2016 estimate
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36,443,632 (37th) |
• 2011 census
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33,476,688 |
• Density
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3.41/km2 (8.8/sq mi) (228th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$1.672 trillion (15th) |
• Per capita
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$46,199 (20th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$1.532 trillion (10th) |
• Per capita
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$40,409 (15th) |
Gini (2010) | 33.7 medium · 110th[8] |
HDI (2014) |
0.913 very high · 9th |
Currency | Canadian dollar ($) (CAD) |
Time zone | (UTC−3.5 to −8) |
• Summer (DST)
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(UTC−2.5 to −7) |
Date format |
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Drives on the | right |
Calling code | +1 |
ISO 3166 code | CA |
Internet TLD | .ca |
Largest census metropolitan areas in Canada by population (2011 Census)
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CMA | Province | Population | CMA | Province | Population |
Toronto | Ontario | 5,583,064 | London | Ontario | 474,786 |
Montreal | Quebec | 3,824,221 | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | 392,184 |
Vancouver | British Columbia | 2,313,328 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | 390,328 |
Ottawa–Gatineau | Ontario–Quebec | 1,236,324 | Oshawa | Ontario | 356,177 |
Calgary | Alberta | 1,214,839 | Victoria | British Columbia | 344,615 |
Edmonton | Alberta | 1,159,869 | Windsor | Ontario | 319,246 |
Quebec | Quebec | 765,706 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | 260,600 |
Winnipeg | Manitoba | 730,018 | Regina | Saskatchewan | 210,556 |
Hamilton | Ontario | 721,053 | Sherbrooke | Quebec | 201,890 |
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | Ontario | 477,160 | St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | 196,966 |
Coordinates: 60°N 95°W / 60°N 95°W
Canada (i/ˈkænədə/; French: [ka.na.dɑ]) is a country in the northern half of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Canada's border with the United States is the world's longest land border. The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer. Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains. About four-fifths of the country's population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border. Its capital is Ottawa, its largest metropolis is Toronto; other major urban areas include Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Hamilton.