Total area: 9,984,670 sq km (3,855,102 sq mi)
Population (2009 est.): 33,487,208
Capital (2004 est.): Ottawa, Ontario - 1,142,700 (metro. area)
Largest cities (2004 est.): Toronto - 5,203,600; Montreal - 3,606,700; Vancouver - 2,160,000; Calgary - 1,037,100; Edmonton - 1,101,600; Quebec - 710,700; Hamilton - 710,300; Winnipeg - 702,400; London - 459,700; Kitchener - 450,100
Currency: Canadian dollar
Languages: English 59.3%, French 23.2% (both official); other 17.5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 43%, other Christian 32%, Muslim 2%, other
Time zones: six time zones with Daylight Savings Time observed from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November:
Newfoundland Standard Time GMT-3.5 (DST: GMT-2.5),
Atlantic Standard Time GMT-4 (DST: GMT-3),
Eastern Standard Time GMT-5 (DST: GMT-4),
Central Standard Time GMT-6 (DST: GMT-5),
Mountain Standard Time: GMT-7 (DST: GMT-6),
Pacific Standard Time GMT-8 (DST: GMT-7)
Electricity: AC 110V/60Hz; American type plugs are used
Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area, occupying most of the northern part of North America (with the only exclusion being Alaska). Canada borders Atlantic Ocean to the east, Arctic Ocean to the north, Pacific Ocean to the west and the United States to the south. Canada also has the longest coastline in the world (243,000 km / 151,000 mi) and is home to the northernmost permanent settlement, at latitude 82.5°N, on Ellesmere Island.
Canada is a federation comprising ten provinces and tree territories: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatoon, Alberta, British Columbia and northern territories of Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.
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