Canada
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Fast Facts (top) (bottom)
| Emblems |
Faunal
Beaver
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Floral
Maple Leaf
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| Anthems | National: O Canada | Royal: God Save the Queen (King) |
| Capital | Ottawa | |
| National Motto | A Mari usque ad Mare. English: From Sea to Sea. French: D'un océan à l'autre. | |
| Provinces (10) | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, New Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. | |
| Territories (3) | Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon | |
| National Holiday | Canada Day - 1 July (1867) | |
| Chief of State | Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952) | |
| Head of Government | Prime Minister Jean Chretien (since 4 November 1993) | |
| Currency | Candian Dollar. Coins: 2 dollar, 1 dollar, 50 cent, 25 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 1 cent | |
| Major Cities | Toronto , Montreal , Vancouver , Edmonton , Calgary , Winnipeg , Hamilton , Ottawa , Quebec City | |
| Geographic Tidbits | Second largest country in world (after Russia). Highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m | |
| Major Bays and Gulfs | Hudson Bay, Gulf of St. Lawrence. | |
| Major Lakes |
Great Bear
(31,328 km2),
Great Slave
(28,568 km2),
and
Winnipeg
(24,387 km2)
are totally within Canada. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are shared with the United States. |
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| Major Rivers |
East:
St. Lawrence Seaway
Central: Saskatchewan, Nelson, Churchill, and Mackenzie Rivers. West: Columbia, Fraser and Yukon Rivers |
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