Canada is a country, consisting of ten provinces and three territories, in the northern part of the continent of North America. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles) in total, making it the world’s second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Canada’s common border with the United States forms the world’s longest land border. The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
Fast Facts about Canada
1.The name Canada comes from the word ‘kanata’ which means ‘settlement’ or ‘village’ in the language of the indigenous St Lawrence Iroquoians.
2. Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area (Russia is the largest).
3. Canada is also home to the longest street in the world. Yonge Street in Ontario starts at Lake Ontario, and runs north through Ontario to the Minnesota border, a distance of almost 2000 kilometres.
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4. The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan, Yukon Territory, 5959 meters (19,551 feet).
5. The population in Canada in 2011 was approximately 34.3 million.
6. Hockey and lacrosse are Canada’s national sports.
7. Canada’s literacy rate is over 99%.
8. Canada has the third largest oil reserves of any country in the world after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
9. Canada is a cold country. In Newfoundland, Canada, the Atlantic Ocean sometimes freezes so people play hockey on it.
10. Canada is the World’s Most Educated Country: over half its residents have college degrees.
