CANADA: The 2nd largest country in the world

CANADA 

 

North America is the third largest of the seven continents. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. North America is its three largest countries: Canada, Mexico, and United States. Central America and the Caribbean are generally considered part of North America, but they have their own section here. Although Columbus is heavily credited with the discovery of America, there were already many people living in North America before Europeans arrived.

So know about Canada, the largest country of North America, what are its features and history.

Canada covers an area of ​​9,984,670 sq km. It is roughly the size of China and the United States. It is three times the size of India and five times the size of Mexico. It is forty times the size of the UK and one hundred times the size of South Korea.

Canada is the second largest country in the world with only Russia being the largest. Canada has a more surface area of ​​water than any other country, with an estimated three million lakes in Canada.

 

Canada is located in the northern part of the continent of North America.

 

Canada's vast geographic area extends from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east, in the north it also forms the coastline along the Arctic Ocean. In terms of area, Canada is the second largest country after Russia.

 

Canada shares an international border with the United States; Canada has different international borders with the United States in the northwestern part of which Alaska is the newest state.

 

Currently, Canada is a federation, with a parliamentary democracy, and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. Despite having a large area and diverse climate, Canada is one of the most developed countries in the world. Of course, the reason behind this is that Canada has a huge stock of natural hydro-electric power as well as natural recourses.

 

Canada- UN is a potential member of several international organizations including G7, G8, G20, OECD, WTO, NATO, Commonwealth, Francophony, OAS and APEC. Not only this, Canada has the eighth largest human development index globally and has one of the highest standards of living in the world.

 

 

Overview History

Aboriginal Canadians are the first to have occupied Canada long before Europeans occupied the country. These Native Canadians lived as groups - until Europeans, or "new" Canadians, came to claim the land for themselves.

The first Europeans to arrive in Canada around 1,000AD - the Vikings.

Soon after, when Leif Eriksson landed and named the land "Vinland",

 

Centuries later, in 1497, King Henry VII of England sent an Italian, John Cabot, on an expedition to Newfoundland — a journey that England later used to claim Canada, and which multicultural, Bilingual shaped Canada as we know it today.

The French, Jacques Cartier sailed towards the St. Lawrence River during the 1530s - the region was claimed as a French territory. In fact, the permanent inhabitants of Europe long ago were the French, who established themselves in the St. Lawrence Valley of Canada, which they called New France.

During the American War of Independence, Canada remained loyal to Britain rather than fighting with 13 American colonies. After the war, a new border was created between the United States and Canada for which the Great Lakes were used to pull its boarder. Due to the demands of the new Canadians, the Crown passed the Constitutional Act 1791, dividing Quebec into Lower Canada and Upper Canada, which were French and English respectively.

 

The term "Canada" was first used when Lower and Upper Canada were formed, Canada was officially born in 1867 after Britain passed the British North American Act, governing Canada itself. Was independence and became the first Dominion of the British Empire.

 Soon after the First World War, Canada's position changed and in 1931 gave Canada the right to be an independent nation.

In 1982 the Canada Act finally ended Canada's last remaining relationship with the British Parliament. Prior to the passage of this Act, certain amendments to the Canadian Constitution had to be approved by the UK government. Despite the Canada Act, Queen Elizabeth II is still the head of state and Queen of Canada, a role distinct to her role as British emperor.

Canada's political system is called "constitutional monarchy", which means a government elected with a queen or king.

Today, Queen Elizabeth is Canada's "head of state", which means that when she does not rule the country, she remains part of our system of government. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Queen of Canada Huh. She has dedicated her life to public service and continues to serve Canada and Canadians

 

 

Divisions 

Canada is divided into 10 provinces (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island). The largest populations are Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

 

 

Population of Canada

Canada has a population of 34,834,831. It is the 38th largest population in the world. Canada is a very large country with a relatively small population. In fact there are only six countries in the world with low population density.

 

National Flag of Canada

The National Flag of Canada came into existence in 1964 and consists of eleven red pointed maple leaves in a red zone with a white square.

 

Languages of Canada

Canada has two official languages, including English (59%) and French (22%). Apart from these, the next most widely spoken languages are Punjabi, Italian, Spanish, German, Cantonese, Tagalog and Arabic, all spoken by 1-2% of the population.

 

Capital city of Canada

The capital of Canada is Ottawa, which has a population of 1,236,000 people in the metropolitan area. This makes it the fourth largest city in Canada.

 

National day

Canada celebrates Canada Day every year on 1 July. Because the three British colonies Canada united to form the country.

 

 

Time zone

Being such a large country, it is no surprise that Canada has 6 time zones.

 

 

Climate 

The large size of Canada gives it a wide landscape ranging from temperate in the south to positive Arctic in the north. Canada has the northernmost settlement in the world. Landlocked areas have hot, continental summers and temperatures in summer can reach 40 °C. In winter, it has dropped to as low as -65 °C.

 

 

Currency

In Canada, the Canadian Dollar is used for currency

1 US $ = 1.36 Canadian Dollar

 

Due to the large distances involved, Canada has the 5th longest road network in the world, the 5th longest rail network and the 7th largest air travel market in the world. Car ownership is often required in rural areas and Canada, enjoying the highest living standards, owning the 7th highest car per 100 people in the world

 

 

National symbols 

Animal - Beaver, Canadian horse, moose, polar bear 

Tree - Maple Tree Sports - Ice hockey (winter) and lacrosse (summer) 

 

 

 

 

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