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Canada
Vertical triband (red, white, red) with a red maple leaf in the centre
Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare  (Latin)
(English: "From Sea to Sea")
Anthem: "O Canada"


Projection of North America with Canada in green
Capital Ottawa
45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W / 45.400; -75.667
Largest city Toronto
Official languages
Recognized regional languages
Ethnic groups
Religion
Demonym Canadian
Government Federal parliamentary
under a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
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
9,984,670 km2 (3,855,100 sq mi) (2nd)
• Water (%)
8.92
• Total land area
9,093,507 km2 (3,511,023 sq mi)
Population
• 2016 census
35,151,728 (38th)
• Density
3.92/km2 (10.2/sq mi) (228th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.672 trillion (15th)
• Per capita
$46,199 (20th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.532 trillion (10th)
• Per capita
$40,409 (15th)
Gini (2012) 31.6
medium · 20th[9]
HDI (2015) Increase 0.920
very high · 10th
Currency Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
Time zone (UTC−3.5 to −8)
• Summer (DST)
 (UTC−2.5 to −7)
Date format
  • dd-mm-yyyy
  • mm-dd-yyyy
  • yyyy-mm-dd (CE)
Drives on the right
Calling code +1
ISO 3166 code CA
Internet TLD .ca
CMA Province Population CMA Province Population
Toronto Ontario 5,928,040 London Ontario 494,069
Montreal Quebec 4,098,927 St. CatharinesNiagara Ontario 406,074
Vancouver British Columbia 2,463,431 Halifax Nova Scotia 403,390
Calgary Alberta 1,392,609 Oshawa Ontario 379,848
OttawaGatineau OntarioQuebec 1,323,783 Victoria British Columbia 367,770
Edmonton Alberta 1,321,426 Windsor Ontario 329,144
Quebec Quebec 0800,296 Saskatoon Saskatchewan 295,095
Winnipeg Manitoba 0778,489 Regina Saskatchewan 236,481
Hamilton Ontario 0747,545 Sherbrooke Quebec 212,105
KitchenerCambridgeWaterloo Ontario 0523,894 St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador 205,955

Coordinates: 60°N 95°W / 60°N 95°W / 60; -95

Canada (Listeni/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.


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