Canada
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Capital |
Ottawa 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W |
Largest city | Toronto |
Official languages | |
Recognized regional languages | |
Ethnic groups |
Ethnic demography
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Religion |
List of religions
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Demonym | Canadian |
Government | Federal parliamentary under a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch
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Elizabeth II |
David Johnston | |
Justin Trudeau | |
Beverley McLachlin | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Commons | |
Independence from the United Kingdom | |
July 1, 1867 | |
December 11, 1931 | |
April 17, 1982 | |
Area | |
• Total area
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9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi) (2nd) |
• Water (%)
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8.92 |
• Total land area
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9,093,507 km2 (3,511,023 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2016 census
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35,151,728 (38th) |
• Density
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3.92/km2 (10.2/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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$40,409 (15th) |
Gini (2012) | 31.6 medium · 20th[9] |
HDI (2015) |
0.920 very high · 10th |
Currency | Canadian dollar ($) (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 (2016 Census)
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CMA | Province | Population | CMA | Province | Population |
Toronto | Ontario | 5,928,040 | London | Ontario | 494,069 |
Montreal | Quebec | 4,098,927 | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | 406,074 |
Vancouver | British Columbia | 2,463,431 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | 403,390 |
Calgary | Alberta | 1,392,609 | Oshawa | Ontario | 379,848 |
Ottawa–Gatineau | Ontario–Quebec | 1,323,783 | Victoria | British Columbia | 367,770 |
Edmonton | Alberta | 1,321,426 | Windsor | Ontario | 329,144 |
Quebec | Quebec | 800,296 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | 295,095 |
Winnipeg | Manitoba | 778,489 | Regina | Saskatchewan | 236,481 |
Hamilton | Ontario | 747,545 | Sherbrooke | Quebec | 212,105 |
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | Ontario | 523,894 | St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | 205,955 |
Coordinates: 60°N 95°W / 60°N 95°W
Canada (i/ˈkænədə/; French: [kanadɑ]) is a country in the northern part 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 binational 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. It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, many near the southern border. One third of the population lives in the three largest cities: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Its capital is Ottawa, and other major urban areas include Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Hamilton.