Area: 9.984.670 Kmē
Population: 31.156.000
Density: 3 pop/Kmē

System of government: Federal Republic
Capital: Ottawa (1.107.000 pop.)
Major cities: Toronto 4.881.000 pop., Montreal 3.512.000 pop., Vancouver 2.079.000 pop., Calgary 971.000 pop., Edmonton 957.000 pop., Quebec 693.000 pop., Winnipeg 685.000 pop., Hamilton 681.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Canadian (also including European origin) 90%, Asian 8%, Indian 2%, Eskimo 0,15%
Border countries: United States SOUTH and WEST (Alaska)

Principal mountains: Mount Logan 5959 m
Principal rivers: Mackenzie (with Peace River) 4241 Km, Saint Laurent-Lawrence 3058 Km, Nelson (with Saskatchewan) 2575 Km, Churchill 1609 Km
Principal lakes: Lake Huron 36.000 Kmē (canadian part, total 59.600 Kmē), Great Bear Lake 31.328 Kmē, Lake Superior 28.700 Kmē (canadian part, total 82.100 Kmē), Great Slave Lake 28.568 Kmē, Lake Winnipeg 24.387 Kmē, Lake Erie 12.800 Kmē (canadian part, total 25.700 Kmē), Lake Ontario 10.000 Kmē (canadian part, total 18.960 Kmē)
Principal islands: Baffin 507.451 Kmē, Victoria 217.291 Kmē, Ellesmere 196.236 Kmē, Newfoundland Island 108.860 Kmē, Banks 70.028 Kmē, Devon 55.247 Kmē, Axel Heiberg 43.178 Kmē, Melville 42.149 Kmē, Southampton 41.214 Kmē, Prince of Wales 33.339 Kmē, Vancouver 31.285 Kmē, Somerset 24.786 Kmē
Climate: Continental cold, Subpolar

Language: English, French
Religion: Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%
Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD)

Useful Links: Canada Tourism 

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Data update October 2001. Source: Statistics Canada